Späth'er Frühling – Garden Market and Spring Festival
Garden market and Frühlingsfest (spring festival) at the historic Späth'sche Baumschulen, Berlin-Baumschulenweg – 9 and 10 May 2026
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Späth'sche Baumschulen – Germany's oldest commercial nursery
The Späth'sche Baumschulen in Berlin-Baumschulenweg are among the oldest and most renowned commercial nurseries in Germany. Founded as early as the 17th century in Köpenick and on their current site since the 19th century, they have shaped the district named after them – «Baumschulenweg» literally means «way to the nursery». On the spacious historic grounds, with mature trees, traditional show greenhouses and model gardens, seasonal festivals are still held today – Späth'er Frühling in May is their first major event of the year.
Around 100 exhibitors in a spring format
Around 100 exhibitors are announced for the 2026 spring festival: nurseries and garden centres, craftspeople, regional garden product suppliers, booksellers with gardening literature, seasonal kitchens and food stalls. The plant offer focuses on the stars of the Berlin spring: rhododendrons, narcissi, hyacinths and over 300 tulip varieties in every colour.
Stage programme, theatre and Botanik-Battle
On both days, the main stage runs a music programme – jazz and swing/funk ensembles, brass formations, choirs, rock. The official opening takes place on Saturday at 12:45 p.m., featuring the introduction of the nursery's new leadership team and city representatives. A highlight for hobby gardeners: the «Botanik-Battle» – a moderated plant identification contest – takes place daily from 2 to 3 p.m., hosted by poet Theo Theodor, who shares anecdotes between rounds.
Also on offer: moderated garden talks on sustainable watering, fruit tree pruning and ecological gardening, carriage rides with horse-drawn Kremser wagons across the historic grounds, demonstrations of pruning techniques and fairy-tale performances by the Monbijou-Theater for families. New for 2026: an «art meadow» with botanical watercolour painting and crafts, and a «Späth Library» in a converted construction trailer featuring historic company catalogues and gardening literature. The «Weltacker Berlin» offers guided tours on sustainability in agriculture.
Food and family area
Several stands offer seasonal specialities: asparagus, spring salads, cakes and coffee, street food. For children there is face painting, botanical watercolour courses, crafts activities and performances by the children's storyteller Ellen Luckas.
Garden culture in the federal state of Berlin
The Späth'er Frühling is more than a market: it is one of the largest garden-culture events in the Treptow-Köpenick borough and the federal state of Berlin. In 2026 the event will also serve as the stage for a campaign against planned development of parts of the nursery grounds – the Späth site is meant to be preserved as a historic green area in Berlin.
Späth'er Frühling — edition 2026
The 2026 edition opens the historic grounds on the weekend of 9/10 May. With around 100 exhibitors – nurseries, garden centres, craftspeople, booksellers, seasonal kitchens – Späth'er Frühling is Berlin's first major garden event of the year.
The official opening takes place on Saturday at 12:45 p.m., with the presentation of the new leadership team and city representatives. On the main stage, a live music programme runs on both days. The «Botanik-Battle», hosted by poet Theo Theodor, is a daily must-see from 2 to 3 p.m. for plant enthusiasts.
Also on offer: carriage rides across the grounds, garden talks on sustainable watering and fruit tree pruning, fairy-tale performances by the Monbijou-Theater, and new for 2026 the «art meadow» with watercolour painting and the «Späth Library» in a converted construction trailer. Families will find their own children's programme with face painting, crafts activities and readings by the children's storyteller Ellen Luckas.
Programme Späth'er Frühling 2026
Key facts 2026
- Date: 9 and 10 May 2026 (Saturday/Sunday)
- Opening hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on both days
- Venue: Späth'sche Baumschulen, Späthstraße 80/81, 12437 Berlin
- Entrances: Späthstraße and Ligusterweg
- Admission: €10 / €6 / children under 16 free
- 10% discount on all plants with admission ticket
Exhibitors and plants
- Around 100 exhibitors
- Over 300 tulip varieties in every colour
- Rhododendrons, narcissi, hyacinths
- Crafts and garden decoration
- Seasonal kitchen and street food
Programme
- Official opening: Saturday 12:45 p.m.
- Live music on the main stage: jazz, swing/funk, brass, choirs, rock
- «Botanik-Battle» daily 2 – 3 p.m. with Theo Theodor
- Garden talks: sustainable watering, fruit tree pruning, ecological gardening
- Carriage rides across the historic grounds
- Monbijou-Theater: fairy-tale performances for families
- Pruning technique demonstrations
New for 2026
- «Art meadow» with botanical watercolour painting and crafts
- «Späth Library» in a converted construction trailer with company catalogues and gardening literature
- «Weltacker Berlin»: guided tours on sustainability in agriculture
For children
- Face painting (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Botanical watercolour courses
- Crafts activities
- Readings by the children's storyteller Ellen Luckas
Highlights Späth'er Frühling 2026
- Around 100 exhibitors on the historic Späth grounds
- Over 300 tulip varieties in every colour
- «Botanik-Battle» with poet Theo Theodor
- Carriage rides across the grounds
- Live music, Monbijou-Theater, garden talks
- New for 2026: art meadow and Späth Library
- 10% discount on all plants with admission ticket
Prices Späth'er Frühling 2026
Admission €10 standard, €6 reduced (students, trainees up to 28, visitors with a severe disability pass). Children under 16 free. With the admission ticket, you receive a 10% discount on all plants from Späth'sche Baumschulen. All programme items are included in the ticket price, with the exception of individual small crafts activities.
Practical information — Späth'er Frühling
Getting there
Späth'sche Baumschulen, Späthstraße 80/81, 12437 Berlin (Baumschulenweg district, Treptow-Köpenick borough). Entrances: Späthstraße and Ligusterweg. S-Bahn S8/S9/S46/S47 Baumschulenweg, then about a 10-minute walk or bus 170/265. By car: A113, Adlershof exit, then towards Baumschulenweg. Limited parking in surrounding streets.
Admission and opening hours
9 and 10 May 2026, daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission: €10 standard, €6 reduced (students, trainees up to 28, visitors with a severe disability pass). Children under 16 free. With admission, you receive a 10% discount on all plants from Späth'sche Baumschulen; all programme items (apart from small crafts activities) are included in the ticket price.
Organiser
Späth'sche Baumschulen, Späthstraße 80/81, 12437 Berlin. Current information, programme and exhibitor lists: spaethsche-baumschulen.de.
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Späth'sche Baumschulen
Späthstraße 80/81, 12437 Berlin