Name: Rolandfest Burg 2026
Start: 2026-06-13T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-14T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Goethepark Burg

Rolandfest

About Rolandfest

The Rolandfest is the big summer city festival of Burg near Magdeburg, celebrated every two years in Goethepark in honor of the Roland statue as a symbol of civic freedom. 2026 will be the 20th edition — celebrated with radio SAW as media partner, a stage program of pop, rock, and Schlager on Saturday, and a day for associations with over twenty Burg clubs on Sunday. Approx. 5,000 visitors, free admission.

Dates 13 Jun — 14 Jun 2026

Venue Burg (15086)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Rolandfest — edition 2026

The 20th anniversary edition of Rolandfest in Burg from June 13th to 14th, 2026, in Goethepark. Saturday "Day of the Region" with the radio SAW stage, Tila Brea & Tommy A., EMPIRE, and DJ Enrico Ostendorf. Sunday "Day of the Associations" with ecumenical service and stage program. Free admission.

For its 20th birthday, Rolandfest 2026 pulls out all the stops: two days of programming in Goethepark, media partner radio SAW, a headline DJ from the national charts scene, and an entire Sunday dedicated solely to Burg's associations. This clearly positions the festival between traditional Volksfest and modern city party.

Highlights Rolandfest 2026

Headliner DJ Enrico Ostendorf on Saturday evening, ecumenical service and Day of Associations on Sunday, 20th anniversary edition, free admission.

Programme Rolandfest 2026

Day 1 — Saturday, June 13, 2026 (Day of the Region)

10:00 AM–6:00 PM — Club stands and Roland figures in Goethepark, hosted by Freddy Holzapfel (radio SAW)
Afternoon — Tila Brea & Tommy A. (Pop, Rock & Soul) on the main stage
7:00 PM — radio SAW party starts with Warren Green and radio SAW Dancers
8:00 PM — EMPIRE live: Schlager, NDW, Rock, and Chart hits
11:00 PM — DJ Enrico Ostendorf ("In The Mix") until open end

Day 2 — Sunday, June 14, 2026 (Day of the Associations)

10:15 AM — Ecumenical festival service with brass band
10:00 AM–6:00 PM — Over 20 club stands with interactive activities and a stamp card promotion
Stage — Duo Zwischenspiel (Live Music), Line Dance, Cheerleaders
Historical theater about the Roland statue
Acrobatics by the Wilden Zwerge
Sing-along choir concert
Prizes: scenic flight over Burg, family packages, vouchers, kitchenware

Prices Rolandfest 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks at festival prices from Burg club stands. Scenic flight and prizes through the stamp card promotion on Sunday.

Practical information

Practical information — Rolandfest

Getting There

By car via the A2, exit Burg-Ost or Burg-Zentrum, approx. 25 min. from Magdeburg. By train: Burg (bei Magdeburg) station, then a 15-min. walk to the old town and Goethepark. Parking in surrounding streets is free, but can be tight on festival weekends.

Admission

Completely free. No tickets required.

On-site

Several food stalls, beer stands run by Burg clubs, children's carousels. Goethepark is largely accessible, all stages are at ground level.

Accommodation

Hotels in the old town (Hotel zur Kapelle, Steiger Hotel Burg) and holiday apartments in the Jerichower Land — book early, as Rolandfest 2026 falls on the Pentecost weekend.

Roland as a Symbol — and as a Festival Occasion

A Roland has stood in the cityscape of Burg near Magdeburg for centuries. This stone figure, found in many northern German Hanseatic cities, represents civic freedom, market rights, and self-governance. Since 1999, the district town in the Jerichower Land has celebrated the memory of this tradition with the Rolandfest — every two years, in Goethepark in the middle of the old town, now the largest city festival in the district.

20th Edition — Pentecost 2026

The anniversary edition runs from June 13th to 14th, 2026. Saturday is the "Day of the Region" program: club stands, Roland figures, and live music by the pop-rock-soul duo Tila Brea & Tommy A., hosted by radio-SAW presenter Freddy Holzapfel. In the evening, Warren Green takes the stage, followed by radio-SAW-Dancers, the live band EMPIRE with Schlager, NDW, Rock, and Chart hits, and from 11 PM, star DJ Enrico Ostendorf, known for "In The Mix" on 54 stations since 1998. Sunday follows with the Day of the Associations in Goethepark, featuring an ecumenical festival service, brass band, acrobatics by the Wilden Zwerge, and line dancing.

Location and Context

Burg is located in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Jerichower Land district (AGS 15086), about a half-hour drive east of Magdeburg. Goethepark is a green oasis in the center, ideal for a festival under old trees. Over 20 regional sponsors support the Rolandfest, and admission remains free — a matter of course for a city festival that sees itself as a community event.