Name: Harvest Festival Walsleben 2026
Start: 2026-10-17T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-17T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festplatz Walsleben / Grundschule am Mühlenweg

Harvest Festival Walsleben

About Harvest Festival Walsleben

The Walsleben Harvest Festival 2026 invites you on October 17th to the festival grounds in Walsleben — a traditional Harvest Thanksgiving festival in the Amt Temnitz in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, about 10 km northwest of Neuruppin. The harvest crown, decoratively adorned floats, a parade through the village, a stage program by the elementary school am Mühlenweg, catering by local clubs, and a colourful family offering characterise the day. The event is organised by the municipality of Walsleben together with the elementary school am Mühlenweg, which embeds the festival into the school calendar and village life. You will experience an authentic Brandenburg village harvest festival here, as it has been celebrated for generations — down-to-earth, connecting generations, without tourist staging.

Dates 17 Oct — 17 Oct 2026

Venue Walsleben (12068)

Prices Free

Status —

Edition 2026

Harvest Festival Walsleben — edition 2026

The Walsleben Harvest Festival will take place on Saturday, October 17, 2026, on the festival grounds. Harvest crown, parade with decorated floats, elementary school stage program, club catering, and family activities. Organised by the municipality of Walsleben together with the elementary school am Mühlenweg. Free admission.

On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the municipality of Walsleben (Amt Temnitz, OPR) will celebrate its annual Harvest Festival on the festival grounds near the Grundschule am Mühlenweg.

The program includes the Harvest Crown Handover, a Festival Parade with decoratively adorned floats through the village, the Elementary School Stage Program, Catering by Local Clubs with bratwurst, cake, and regional drinks, as well as a family program with children's games and craft stations.

Highlights Harvest Festival Walsleben 2026

Traditional Brandenburg Harvest Festival
Harvest Crown and Festival Parade
Elementary School Stage Program
Catering by Local Clubs from the village community
Family Program
Free Admission

Programme Harvest Festival Walsleben 2026

Program October 17, 2026, Walsleben Festival Grounds

Morning: Harvest Crown Handover, ecumenical Harvest Thanksgiving
Midday: Festival Parade through the village with decorated floats
Afternoon: Stage Program by the Grundschule am Mühlenweg
Family Program: Children's games, pony rides, craft stations
Catering by local clubs (fire brigade, sports club)
Evening Program: Dance with DJ or regional band

Prices Harvest Festival Walsleben 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks available for purchase from local clubs.

Practical information

Practical information — Harvest Festival Walsleben

Getting There

Car: A24 Berlin–Hamburg, exit Neuruppin, then B167 towards Walsleben (approx. 10 km northwest of Neuruppin).
Train: RE6 from Berlin to Neuruppin, then bus or taxi to Walsleben.
Address: Festplatz Walsleben (near Grundschule am Mühlenweg, Mühlenweg 8), 16818 Walsleben.

Admission

Free admission. Catering provided by local clubs on site.

Contact

Amt Temnitz, event calendar: amt-temnitz.de/veranstaltungen. Grundschule am Mühlenweg, Tel. +49 33920 69329.

Walsleben — Village in the Amt Temnitz

Walsleben is a municipality in the Amt Temnitz, district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin (OPR), northwest of Berlin and about 10 km northwest of the district town of Neuruppin. The municipality has around 1,000 inhabitants and is characterised by fields, forests, and the rolling hills of the northern Mark Brandenburg. Walsleben is also home to the Grundschule am Mühlenweg (Elementary School on Mühlenweg), which, as a central educational institution, helps shape village life.

Harvest Thanksgiving — One of the Oldest Festival Traditions

The Harvest Thanksgiving festival is one of the oldest festival traditions in Europe. It is still celebrated today in rural regions of Brandenburg — with a harvest crown, decoratively adorned floats, a parade through the village, and a communal feast. In Walsleben, the Harvest Festival has established itself as an annual village event, supported by a partnership between the municipality, the elementary school, and local clubs (fire brigade, sports club, heritage society).

Program Harvest Festival October 17, 2026

The festival takes place on the Walsleben festival grounds near the Grundschule am Mühlenweg. The program includes:

Harvest Crown Handover with an ecumenical Harvest Thanksgiving character
Festival Parade with decoratively adorned floats through the village
Stage Program by the Grundschule am Mühlenweg (children perform)
Catering by local clubs — bratwurst, cake, regional drinks
Family Program with children's games, pony rides, craft stations
Evening dance with a DJ or regional band

Tradition That Grows With You

The Walsleben Harvest Festival is one of those Brandenburg village festivals that manage without marketing staging. It thrives on volunteer commitment and the matter-of-fact way a village celebrates its annual highlight. Co-organisation by the Grundschule am Mühlenweg ensures that children also actively participate in shaping the festival — a tradition that has retained its firm place in the Brandenburg village calendar.