Kleinkunsttraum Oranienbaum

A Park Becomes a Stage

As the sun slowly sets over the Schlosspark Oranienbaum, one of Central Germany's most beautiful open-air experiences begins. The Kleinkunsttraum Oranienbaum transforms the baroque park into a walkable stage landscape over two consecutive evenings in June: 16 stages are spread between the palace, orangery, pagoda, and hedges; 40 artists perform in around 20 different shows. In between, you stroll through the park, encountering walking acts, stilt walkers, fire artists, and fairy-tale characters.

A Program for Strolling

The concept is deliberately non-linear: there are no fixed seats and no tightly scheduled main program. You choose what you want to see — acrobatics at the orangery, magic on the main stage, mime at the pagoda, puppetry in the hedge theatre. Both evenings offer the same program; many visitors come for one of the two dates, some combine both. The official opening is at 6:30 PM in front of the palace; from 6:45 PM, the program runs concurrently on all stages. The evening concludes with a grand finale in front of the palace facade.

In the UNESCO World Heritage Garden Kingdom

The Schlosspark Oranienbaum is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz — one of Germany's most important cultural landscapes. In the late 18th century, Prince Leopold III. Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau developed a cohesive garden artwork here, combining English, Chinese, and Dutch garden ideals. Oranienbaum, originally a summer residence of the Orange-Dutch Princess Henriette Catharina, is a special jewel in the ensemble with its baroque layout and Chinese garden. The state of Saxony-Anhalt promotes the Garden Kingdom as a cultural flagship.

Organizers and Tradition

The Kleinkunsttraum is organized by the Kulturstiftung DessauWörlitz and has been one of the most visited open-air variety events in Saxony-Anhalt for years. In good weather, families, couples, and culture enthusiasts from all over Central Germany flock to Oranienbaum-Wörlitz in the Wittenberg district.