Children's and Family Festival in Lauchhammer Castle Park

The Children's Day Festival of the City of Lauchhammer

Every year on June 1 — International Children's Day, which is still an important family celebration in the former GDR — Lauchhammer-West Castle Park is transformed into an open family area. The City of Lauchhammer is hosting its Children's and Family Festival for the repeated time in 2026 in the classicist park between the former castle and the castle pond complex. Admission is free.

Program on the Park Stage

The stage program begins in the afternoon and continues into the early evening. Fixed points include regional school and dance groups — including the dance ensemble "Jessy tanzt" and the percussion class "Klasse: Musik für Brandenburg". The children's theater program is traditionally provided by "Meister Blauknopf und der Wunderkoffer" — a puppet show for the youngest. The regional school band "Schulverweis" has also been a regular guest for several years.

Children's Flea Market "Children for Children"

One of the most popular elements of the festival is the Children's Flea Market "Children for Children": Children between 6 and 14 years old — with a supervisor — sell their own outgrown toys and children's clothing up to size 176. Each child brings their own table and displays their items themselves. Registration is via an online form or QR code in advance; there is no stand fee.

Family Program in the Park

In addition to the stage and flea market, you can expect classic family festival attractions: bouncy castles, a carousel for toddlers, a play street with creative stations, face painting, and craft and participation activities from local clubs. A small park railway runs through the grounds. For food, there are waffles, ice cream, coffee and cake, bratwurst and burgers, goulash, and fries. The festival grounds offer plenty of shade under the old park trees.

Lauchhammer and the Castle Park

Lauchhammer, with around 14,000 inhabitants, is an industrial city in southern Brandenburg, in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, on the border with Saxony. The originally baroque castle complex of Lauchhammer-West once belonged to the iron cast manufactory that shaped the city in the 18th century. Today, the castle park is a public garden monument with a pond, pavilions, and old trees — an ideal location for a family festival.