Schlossweihnachtsmarkt Semlow

Advent in the Manor House

The Schlossweihnachtsmarkt Semlow takes place in and around Semlow Castle, a classicist manor house from 1825 with an English landscape park. The estate is located in Semlow, a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Traditionally, the market opens on the third weekend of Advent and has become a fixed date in the region's Advent season over the years.

Music from the Castle Balcony

The market is atmospherically opened when the Semlow-Eixen brass band plays Christmas music from the castle balcony. The sounds above the castle courtyard give the market its special, contemplative atmosphere, connecting the manor house, church, and village community.

Arts and Crafts, Culinary Delights, and Children's Program

In the castle rooms, vendors offer arts and crafts and Christmas gift ideas. For refreshments, there's wild boar on a spit and bratwurst, accompanied by mulled wine and a Christmas café in the castle's hunting lodge cellar. Children can get creative at various craft stations. Thus, the market appeals to families as well as anyone looking for a contemplative Advent excursion.

A Castle with Tradition

Semlow Castle is one of the manor houses that characterize the landscape of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Christmas market makes the architectural monument accessible during the dark season, combining the preservation of the manor house with lived village tradition. In the summer, Semlow Castle also participates in the Gutshäuser cultural heritage festival.