27th Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival Wurzen 2026
«Wurzener Land — Future Grows Here» — three days of harvest crowns, parade, and agricultural technology from September 18th to 20th, 2026
About Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival
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Saxony's Largest Agricultural Festival in Wurzen
Since 1999, the Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival has been the annual major event for Saxony's rural areas. Each year, a different Saxon municipality hosts the festival — in 2026, the choice falls on Wurzen, a town on the Mulde river in the Leipzig district, which, together with the neighboring municipalities of Bennewitz, Lossatal, and Thallwitz, bundles the Wurzen region as the event space. From September 18th to 20th, 2026, three days of agriculture, tradition, and community are on the agenda.
Festival Motto: «Future Grows Here»
Under the motto «Wurzener Land — Future Grows Here», the 2026 festival focuses on the future of rural areas: sustainable agriculture, direct marketing, regional value creation, and generational farm succession. The Saxon Country Women's Association will showcase traditional and modern harvest crowns and arrangements in the St. Wenceslai town church — artistic straw creations where each association from a region can weave in its identity.
Parade — The Grand Finale on Sunday
The highlight of the weekend is the grand parade on Sunday. Associations, agricultural businesses, country women, traditional costume wearers, customs groups, show bands, and representatives from all Saxon districts will march through Wurzen's city center with decorated floats and harvest crowns. The parade is a showcase of the entire Saxon agricultural sector — from Mittelsachsen to Oberlausitz, from Saxon Switzerland to the Vogtland region.
Agricultural Technology, Crafts, Culinary Delights
For three days, Wurzen's squares and halls will feature: exhibitions of historical agricultural machinery (threshing machines, 1950s tractors, horse-drawn carriages) and modern agricultural technology (combine harvesters, GPS steering systems, farm robots), stands of Saxon direct marketers offering sausages, cheese, bread, honey, juices, and farm ice cream, as well as a craft market with basket weavers, blacksmiths, potters, and beekeepers. Concerts by Saxon brass bands and family activities round off the program.
Wurzen — Town on the Mulde
Wurzen, located about 25 kilometers east of Leipzig on the Mulde river, is the administrative seat for the northern Mulde region. The medieval old town with St. Marien Cathedral (founded in the 11th century) and Wurzen Castle provides a worthy setting for an agricultural festival of this magnitude. Over 50,000 visitors from all over Saxony are expected.
Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival — edition 2026
27th State Thanksgiving Festival Wurzen 2026
The 27th edition of the Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival runs from Friday, September 18th, to Sunday, September 20th, 2026, in Wurzen's city center. Festival motto: «Wurzener Land — Future Grows Here». For three days, associations, country women, agricultural businesses, and direct marketers from all over Saxony will present rural life.
Organizing committee: City of Wurzen, Saxon State Rural Development Association (SLK), Saxon Country Women's Association, municipalities of Bennewitz, Lossatal, and Thallwitz.
Programme Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival 2026
27th Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival Wurzen — Program
Friday, September 18, 2026
- Festival opening in Wurzen city center
- Setup and opening of the Harvest Crown Exhibition in St. Wenceslai town church by the Saxon Country Women's Association
- Opening of the direct marketers' stands and the craft market
- Concerts by Saxon brass bands in the evening
Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Harvest Crown Exhibition and ecumenical Thanksgiving service
- Exhibitions of historical and modern agricultural machinery
- Direct marketer stands, craft market, children's farm
- Demonstrations (blacksmithing, basket weaving, butter churning, beekeeping)
- Evening: Stage with live music and traditional costume show
Sunday, September 20, 2026 — Finale
- Morning — ecumenical festival service
- Afternoon — grand parade through Wurzen city center
- Floats, harvest crowns, traditional costumes, brass bands from all Saxon districts
- Closing at the market square with a festival address and handover to the next host municipality
Current details: landeserntedankfest-sachsen.de.
Highlights Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival 2026
- 27th edition of Saxony's largest agricultural festival
- Festival motto «Wurzener Land — Future Grows Here»
- Harvest Crown Exhibition in St. Wenceslai town church
- Ecumenical Thanksgiving service
- Exhibition of historical and modern agricultural machinery
- Direct marketer stands from all over Saxony
- Craft market — blacksmithing, pottery, basket weaving, beekeeping
- Grand parade on Sunday through Wurzen city center
- Free admission, shuttle buses from park-and-ride lots
Prices Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival 2026
Free admission to all program points. Food and drinks at direct marketer stands at usual prices. Shuttle buses from park-and-ride lots on the outskirts are included in the admission.
Practical information — Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival
Date
Friday, September 18th to Sunday, September 20th, 2026.
Location
Wurzen City Center — Marktplatz, Domplatz, St. Wenceslai Town Church, 04808 Wurzen (Leipzig District, Saxony). Program points also in Bennewitz, Lossatal, and Thallwitz.
Admission
Free admission to all program points.
Getting There
Train: RE Leipzig–Dresden with a stop in Wurzen (approx. 25 min from Leipzig Hbf). Car: A 14 exit Wurzen/Mulda or B 6 from Leipzig. During the festival, shuttle buses will operate from park-and-ride lots on the outskirts to the festival grounds.
Organizer
City of Wurzen in cooperation with the Saxon State Rural Development Association (SLK), the Saxon Country Women's Association, and the municipalities of Bennewitz, Lossatal, Thallwitz.
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Where it takes place Saxon State Thanksgiving Festival
Innenstadt Wurzen — Marktplatz, St. Wenceslai-Kirche
Innenstadt Wurzen, 04808 Wurzen