NeuStadtFest Neustadt am Rübenberge

NeuStadtFest — the town festival from Neustadt residents for Neustadt residents

When Stadtmarketing Neustadt invites you to the NeuStadtFest, it's more than just a date on the event calendar. It's a gathering of the community, an occasion where business people, clubs, cultural creators, and citizens bring the city center to life together. With the slogan of a festival from Neustadt residents for Neustadt residents, the format consciously positions itself as a neighborhood festival with a clear local identity — and is precisely for this reason also attractive to guests from the wider region.

A City Comes Alive

The market square in front of the Liebfrauenkirche, Marktstraße 36, forms the center of the festival. Stages are set up here, local gastronomy and club stands line up here, and the program items find their framework here. Throughout the day, a diverse range of offerings unfolds: live music on the market square stage, children's activities, sports demonstrations, culinary specialties, and sales stands. A special program item is regularly the opening in the town hall, which embeds the festival in an official framework.

Duck Race on the Kleine Leine

A unique feature of the NeuStadtFest is the duck race on the Kleine Leine — a competition where numbered rubber ducks float down the river, and the public can bet on the winners. What sounds quirky at first has become a crowd-puller: families stand on the bank, cheer for their duck, and eagerly await the finish line. The proceeds often go to social projects or club funds.

Free and Family-Friendly

Free admission — this is one of the fundamental principles of the NeuStadtFest. Funding comes from stand fees, sponsors, and Stadtmarketing. This accessibility makes the festival a meeting point for all generations and income groups. Parents bring their children to the market square, older residents meet for coffee, clubs present their work, young people enjoy the live music. Thus, the Neustadt city center becomes the city's shared living room for a day.