Harvest Festival of the Municipalities Bendorf, Bornholt and Beldorf

Three Municipalities in the Mittelholstein District

Bendorf-Oersdorf, Bornholt and Beldorf are three small municipalities in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. With fewer than 500 inhabitants each, they are typical of rural central Schleswig-Holstein between Hohenwestedt and Hanerau-Hademarschen. In the Mittelholstein district, several small municipalities have joined forces to organize administration, infrastructure, and events together.

Harvest Thanksgiving in Community

The joint harvest festival of three municipalities is a remarkable constellation: Instead of holding three separate, small festivals in the three villages, Bendorf-Oersdorf, Bornholt and Beldorf organize a joint festival evening. The meeting point is the Bendorf community center — a central location easily accessible to the three municipalities. The event begins at 7:00 PM and follows the classic structure of a North German Harvest Thanksgiving festival: devotion, shared meal, social gathering, music. On the eve (October 25, 2026), a "Klönnachmittag" (a cozy afternoon chat) will also take place in the same community center.

What You'll Experience

• Klönnachmittag on October 25 (eve)
• Harvest Festival on October 24 starting at 7:00 PM in the Bendorf community center
• Devotion and Harvest Thanksgiving rituals
• Shared meal in the community center's large kitchen (120 seats)
• Social gathering between the three village communities
• Music and entertainment program
• Rural character without tourist frills

A Format That Works

Compared to large harvest festivals in district towns like Heide or Rendsburg, the harvest festival in Bendorf-Beldorf-Bornholt is a deliberately small event. Three villages join forces because none can raise the funds or the number of active participants for their own festival alone. The result is a format that demonstrates the neighborly solidarity of this region — and that celebrates Harvest Thanksgiving in the spirit of community, not as a tourist spectacle. Anyone who comes here becomes part of the village communities.