Kleines Fest im großen Park Ludwigslust
A travelling arts festival in the palace gardens
About Kleines Fest im großen Park
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Big Little Arts
The "Kleines Fest im großen Park" is perhaps Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's most charming open-air festival. Since the mid-1990s, the Festspiele MV, together with Landesmarketing MV and the State Palaces, Gardens, and Art Collections, have organized a travelling festival where artists from all over the world perform simultaneously on around a dozen small stages in the Ludwigslust palace gardens.
The Concept
Instead of one large main stage with a fixed programme, the performances are spread across the entire park grounds. Acrobatics, mime, acting, comedy, music, and puppet theatre alternate in half-hour slots. You wander from stage to stage, let yourself be surprised, return to favourites – and between performances, discover the extensive English garden with its avenue sightlines, the palace pond, and the cascade system in front of the palace.
2026 Programme – Highlights
For the 2026 edition, the programme includes the Argentinian duo Un Pie (Sailor Circus, street theatre acrobatics), Figurentheater Werner Momsen, and stand-up comedian Timo Wopp. The programme is complemented by a diverse lineup of dance, music, and performance. Exact stage plans and performance times will be published shortly before the festival at kleines-fest-ludwigslust.de.
Local Context
The Ludwigslust palace gardens are among the most important English landscape parks in Northern Germany. Laid out in the 18th century for the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, it now covers 130 hectares with waterways, bridges, small temples, and old oak trees. The Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern uses the park as one of its most attractive venues – the Kleines Fest has been sold out for years.
Kleines Fest im großen Park — edition 2026
The 31st edition opens its park gates on Saturday, August 1st, 2026, at 4:00 PM (entry) with the festival starting at 6:00 PM. On Sunday, August 2nd, the park opens at 1:00 PM, with the festival starting at 3:00 PM. On around a dozen stages in the palace gardens, acrobatics, mime, acting, comedy, music, and puppet theatre alternate in half-hour performances. Visitors wander freely between the venues. Highlights for 2026 include the Argentinian duo Un Pie with their Sailor Circus street performance, puppet theatre legend Werner Momsen with "Erna," and stand-up comedian Timo Wopp. Both evenings conclude with a grand firework display over the park lake (weather permitting). Refreshments are available from stands in the park; personal picnic baskets are expressly permitted. Capacity: 9,000 people per day.
Programme Kleines Fest im großen Park 2026
Saturday, August 1st
- 4:00 PM — Park opens
- 6:00 PM — Festival begins, stages open simultaneously
- Over 12 stages with half-hour performances
- Late evening — Grand Fireworks over the park lake
Sunday, August 2nd
- 1:00 PM — Park opens
- 3:00 PM — Festival begins
- Performances throughout the afternoon
- Late evening — Fireworks
Artist Highlights 2026
- Duo Un Pie (Argentina) — Sailor Circus, street theatre acrobatics
- Werner Momsen — Puppet theatre with "Erna"
- Timo Wopp — Stand-Up Comedy
- More acrobats, dancers, music groups from around the world
Full programme and stage plans at kleines-fest-ludwigslust.de.
Highlights Kleines Fest im großen Park 2026
- 31st edition of the travelling arts festival
- Over 12 stages simultaneously in the palace gardens
- Duo Un Pie, Werner Momsen, Timo Wopp
- Grand fireworks display on both evenings
- Picnic baskets allowed, numerous gastronomic stands
Prices Kleines Fest im großen Park 2026
Saturday 30 EUR, Sunday 25 EUR, Children 4–12 years 6 EUR, Children under 3 free. Combined ticket Saturday + Sunday: 10% discount. Concessions 10–50% for students, severely disabled persons, volunteers. Programme booklet on-site 1 EUR.
Practical information — Kleines Fest im großen Park
Getting There
Ludwigslust is directly accessible by train on the Berlin–Hamburg ICE line. By car, take the A24, exit Wittenburg or Suckow. From Ludwigslust station, it is approx. a 15-minute walk to the park.
Tickets
Tickets are available via the Festspiele MV ticket hotline (+49 385 591 85 85) or online at kleines-fest-ludwigslust.de. Combined tickets for Saturday + Sunday with a 10% discount. Programme booklets available on-site for 1 EUR.
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Where it takes place Kleines Fest im großen Park
Schlosspark Ludwigslust (Open Air)
Schlossfreiheit, 19288 Ludwigslust