20th Hugo Junkers Festival Dessau
Airfield and Volksfest on the Pentecost weekend at Dessau Hugo Junkers Airfield
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Pentecost between Wings and Ferris Wheel
When the Junkers biplanes, Bundeswehr helicopters, and agile aerobatic planes fly over the old runway south of Dessau-Roßlau on Pentecost weekend, everyone in the Anhalt region knows: the Hugo Junkers Festival is here. For three days, the tradition of the great pioneer Hugo Junkers, who established his aircraft factories and his first test airfield here in Dessau, shaping civil aviation forever, is celebrated.
You'll be on a real airfield, able to climb between cockpits, watch tandem skydivers glide down to the meadow from 3,000 meters, and, if you're brave enough, take off on sightseeing flights over the Bauhaus city, the Elbe meadows, and the Wörlitz Garden Realm. For children, the festival offers more than just watching: carousels, bouncy castles, model aircraft displays, and the adjacent Hugo Junkers Technology Museum (with a 50% discount for festival visitors) turn the weekend into a family adventure with a learning effect.
20th Edition — 100 Years of Aviation in Dessau
The 2026 edition is a double anniversary celebration: DVV Stadtwerke Dessau is hosting the festival for the 20th time, and at the same time, it commemorates the beginnings of aviation around a century ago. Expect Bundeswehr helicopters, an aerobatic team, vintage aircraft, a large model aircraft show, and the traditional festival tent with live music late into the night — Saturday until 0:30 AM.
In the Heart of Saxony-Anhalt
Dessau-Roßlau, as an independent city in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, is the cultural hub between the Bauhaus heritage, Junkers industrial history, and the UNESCO World Heritage Wörlitz Garden Realm. The Hugo Junkers Festival is the major Pentecost highlight here, attracting technology fans, families, and Volksfest lovers alike — with a free shuttle from the main train station, you can easily get there without a car.
Hugo Junkers Festival — edition 2026
Pentecost Saturday kicks off at 10 AM with the grand airfield bustle: vintage aircraft roll out of the hangars, the festival tent fills up, and the first sightseeing flights depart. In the afternoon, aerobatic displays and parachute jumps are on the program, while live music in the tent provides entertainment until after midnight. Sunday and Monday focus more on the family program: model aircraft clubs, hands-on Bundeswehr helicopters, vintage cars, a flea market, and bouncy castles. Admission is free for everyone on Monday — a true family outing to round off Pentecost.
Programme Hugo Junkers Festival 2026
Saturday — May 23, 2026
- 10:00 AM — Festival opening, start of sightseeing flights and model aircraft operations
- 11:00 AM–5:00 PM — Bundeswehr helicopter display, Junkers vintage aircraft in flight
- afternoon — Aerobatic teams, parachute jumps, tandem jumps
- evening until 0:30 AM — Live music in the festival tent, carousels, and showmen
Sunday — May 24, 2026
- 10:00 AM — Reopening, flea and hobby market along the runway
- morning — Model aircraft show, family tours at the Hugo Junkers Technology Museum
- afternoon — Vintage car and motorcycle exhibition, further sightseeing and aerobatic flights
- 5:00 PM — End of day
Monday — May 25, 2026 (Pentecost Monday, Free Admission)
- 10:00 AM — Family Day with free admission
- during the day — final sightseeing flights, aerobatic highlights, children's carousels, live music in the tent
- 5:00 PM — Festival dismantling
The complete 2026 daily program will be published by DVV Stadtwerke at flugplatz-dessau.de/flugplatzfest.
Highlights Hugo Junkers Festival 2026
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Getting There
Free DVV shuttle from Dessau main station to the Technology Museum and on to the airfield. On Saturday until approx. 0:30 AM, Sunday and Monday until approx. 5 PM, running every 20–30 minutes. By car: free parking at the festival grounds.
Admission
Saturday and Sunday: €5 per person, Monday free admission for everyone. Children under 14 always free.
Opening Hours
Sat 10:00 AM–0:30 AM, Sun 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Mon 10:00 AM–5:00 PM.
Sightseeing and Aerobatic Flights
Sightseeing flights in vintage and modern aircraft between €35 and €220. Aerobatic flights with Dietke Clauß between €310 and €400. Tandem parachute jumps can be booked.
Families
Hugo Junkers Technology Museum with 50% discount for festival visitors (10:00 AM–5:00 PM).
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Where it takes place Hugo Junkers Festival
Flugplatz Dessau (Hugo-Junkers-Flugplatz)
Alte Landebahn 27, 06846 Dessau-Roßlau