Harvest Festival with Parade at Klockenhagen Open-Air Museum

Thanksgiving in the Museum Village

The Harvest Festival at the Klockenhagen Open-Air Museum is celebrated annually in September, traditionally on the third Sunday of September. It is one of the largest and most popular folk festivals in the Ribnitz-Damgarten area and focuses on the old custom of Thanksgiving — gratitude for the harvested crops, celebrated festively in the historic setting of the museum village.

Farmers' Market and Parade

Highlights include the large farmers' market with regional produce and the historical parade: museum members in historical costumes, decorated carriages, and tractors move across the grounds. The harvest crowns — artfully woven from grain — are judged, a traditional Thanksgiving custom. Brass bands and folklore groups provide musical accompaniment for the day.

Crafts, Children's Program, and Thanksgiving Service

Around the market, craftspeople demonstrate old techniques, and there is a special hands-on program for children. A Thanksgiving service gives the festival its spiritual dimension. The Harvest Festival thus combines market activities, folklore, customs, and family entertainment into an atmospheric autumn festival.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Vorpommern-Rügen

Klockenhagen is a district of Ribnitz-Damgarten in the Vorpommern-Rügen district. The open-air museum gathers historic buildings from 18 Mecklenburg villages on five hectares, making the Harvest Festival an authentic experience of rural Mecklenburg-Vorpommern tradition.