Köpenick Spring Wine Festival

Köpenick as a Baroque Wine Setting

Köpenick in southeastern Berlin, with its baroque Old Town situated between the Dahme and Spree rivers, is one of the capital's most historically rich corners. Köpenick Palace on Schlossinsel is now part of the Berlin State Museums (Museum of Decorative Arts); the adjacent Luisenhain is a wooded park directly on the Spree. For two decades, both areas have served as the backdrop for the two Köpenick wine festivals: the Spring Wine Festival in April and the Wine Summer in August.

20th Edition – Spring Wines from Four Countries

In 2026, the Köpenick Spring Wine Festival celebrates its 20th edition. Approximately 40 vintners are expected, including exhibitors from Rheingau, Mosel, Pfalz, Württemberg, Sachsen, and Saale-Unstrut, as well as international guests from France (Alsace, Burgundy), Slovenia, and Italy. A total of over 400 wines will be available for tasting – spring wines, young wines, rosé selections, and sparkling wines will be the focus of the season.

Format, Stages, and Atmosphere

The festival runs for three days: Friday 2 PM–11 PM (last pour 10:45 PM), Saturday 12 PM–11 PM (last pour 10:45 PM), Sunday 11 AM–8 PM. On two stages – one on Schlossinsel, one in Luisenhain – cover bands, jazz combos, and acoustic sets will alternate. Admission is free; payment is made directly at the vintner stands, usually with a glass deposit system (tasting glass for a deposit). Accompanying them, craftspeople and artisans will offer regional products, along with bratwurst, cheese, tarte flambée, and vegetarian options.

Between the Palace Park and the Spree

Visitors to the festival should allow ample time for the historic Old Town: cobblestone streets, a town hall in neo-Gothic brick style (famous for the 'Captain of Köpenick'), burgher houses from the 17th–19th centuries, and the Spree riverbanks with moorings for excursion boats. Travel by S-Bahn S3 to Köpenick, then take tram 27 / 60 / 62 or a ten-minute walk through the Old Town.