Home and Costume Festival of the Burg (Spreewald) District
Wendish-Sorbian costume diversity, craft market, and grand parade on the last weekend of August in the Spreewald
About Home and Costume Festival Burg
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Burg (Spreewald) — Heart of Wendish-Sorbian Tradition
Burg in the Spreewald, Germany's largest scattered settlement with around 4,000 inhabitants, has been a core center of Wendish-Sorbian tradition in Lower Lusatia for centuries. The region between Cottbus and Lübben preserves its own language (Lower Sorbian), its own traditional costumes, and its own folk customs — celebrated every year on the last weekend of August at the festival grounds of the Amt Burg.
Three Days of Costume Diversity and Folklore
The 2026 Home and Costume Festival runs from Friday, August 28, to Sunday, August 30. At the festival grounds with its large main stage, costume groups from all over Lower Lusatia present themselves: girls and women in various festive costumes (festive, mourning, bridal, and semi-mourning attire), men in classic Sorbian festive garments. In addition, an international contingent of folklore groups from Poland, the Czech Republic, and other Central European regions will perform.
Crafts and Showmen's Market
A crafts and showmen's market extends around the festival area. Regional potters, fabric painters, basket weavers, felt artists, and honey producers showcase their products here. The showmen's attractions include classic folk festival attractions such as carousels and shooting galleries — typical for a South/Central German home festival of this magnitude.
Parade on Sunday Afternoon
The highlight of the festival is traditionally the grand parade on Sunday. Over 1,000 costume wearers, floats, brass bands, and costume groups march through the village of Burg — a spectacle that garners attention in the supra-regional press every three years. The parade concludes at the festival grounds, where the closing celebration with a stage program takes place.
In the Spree-Neiße District and the Spreewald
Burg is located in the Spree-Neiße district, one of Brandenburg's most sparsely populated and nature-rich districts. The UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Spreewald with its over 1,000 canals surrounds the village — punt rides, hikes, and bike tours are typical accompanying excursions to the costume festival. Visitors should plan a full day and include a trip to the Bismarck Tower, the Schlossberg, or a punt ride through the canals.
Home and Costume Festival Burg — edition 2026
Three Days of Costumes and Folklore
The 2026 edition runs from Friday, August 28, to Sunday, August 30. On the main stage, folklore and dance groups alternate with brass bands, rock and pop acts, and circus acrobatics. Costume groups from Lower Lusatia and neighboring regions of Poland and the Czech Republic present the full spectrum of Wendish-Sorbian festive attire.
The crafts and showmen's market is spread around the festival grounds and offers pottery, fabric painting, basket weaving, felt art, and honey products from the region — complemented by classic folk festival attractions.
Programme Home and Costume Festival Burg 2026
Friday, August 28, 2026 — Opening
- Opening of the Home and Costume Festival on the festival grounds
- Stage program with folklore, brass music, and dance groups
- Opening of the crafts and showmen's market
Saturday, August 29, 2026 — Main Program
- Crafts and showmen's market all day
- Stage program: Folklore and dance groups, brass music, rock and pop
- Evening event with dancing on the festival stage
Sunday, August 30, 2026 — Parade and Closing
- Morning: Market and stage program
- Afternoon: Grand Parade through Burg with over 1,000 costume wearers, floats, and brass bands
- Closing on the festival grounds with a stage finale and acrobatics
Detailed 2026 program will be published by the Amt Burg in the summer.
Highlights Home and Costume Festival Burg 2026
- Three days of Wendish-Sorbian costume diversity in the Spreewald
- Grand parade on Sunday with over 1,000 costume wearers
- Stage program: Folklore, brass music, rock, pop, dance, acrobatics
- Crafts and showmen's market
- Free admission on all three days
Prices Home and Costume Festival Burg 2026
Free admission on all three days. Food, drinks, and crafts are offered at usual festival prices.
Practical information — Home and Costume Festival Burg
Getting There
Festival grounds Burg (Spreewald), 03096 Burg. By car via the A 15 (exit Vetschau/Spreewald) and then via the B 168. By train to Lübbenau/Spreewald, then by bus or taxi (approx. 12 km). Weekend traffic via Cottbus with regional transport.
Dates
August 28 to 30, 2026 (last full August weekend). Detailed program will be published by the Amt Burg in the summer of 2026.
Admission
Free admission on all three days. Food, drinks, and crafts are offered at usual festival prices.
Contact
Amt Burg (Spreewald), [email protected], Phone 035603 750160.
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Where it takes place Home and Costume Festival Burg
Festplatz Burg (Spreewald)
Festplatz Burg (Spreewald), 03096 Burg (Spreewald)