Springlike Arts and Crafts Market at Sasel-Haus

Spring in the House

Anyone wanting to see what a Hamburg district house looks like two weeks before Easter should visit the Sasel-Haus. Around 70 stalls are packed onto two floors – set up in halls, corridors, staircases, and side rooms. Every other square meter displays something that can be given as a gift, placed on your own shelf, or hung on the Easter tree.

The 70 Exhibitors – Range and Selection

The assortment is deliberately curated broadly: ceramics (bowls, cups, vases, mini-sculptures), jewellery (silver, gemstones, recycled materials), textiles (scarves, shawls, felt creations), wood art (boards, toys, tablets), glass art, photography as prints and postcards, plus specifically spring-related items: hand-painted eggs, felt or wooden Easter bunnies, spring wreaths, table decorations.

Handicrafts Instead of Mass-Produced Goods

Unlike Hamburg's large markets, the Sasel-Haus focuses on handicrafts in the narrower sense: the exhibitors work in their own workshops, are often self-employed or work part-time, know their materials from practical experience, and offer unique pieces or small series. This clearly distinguishes the market from Hamburg's large tourist Christmas markets or street food festivals.

Sasel – District Wandsbek, Walddörfer

Sasel is located in the Wandsbek district, on the transition from Hamburg's city center to the Walddörfer – Berne, Volksdorf, Wohldorf, Bergstedt, Duvenstedt. The district has around 23,000 inhabitants and a distinctly green character. For decades, the Sasel-Haus has been the cultural center of the district – offering adult education courses, concerts, readings, and several markets a year (spring, autumn, Christmas).

Donation Instead of Admission Fee

The €2 admission fee per person goes entirely to a Sasel-Haus project – this changes every year; in recent editions, proceeds have gone to youth work or cultural education programs, for example. Thus, the admission fee also serves as support for neighborhood cultural activities in the state of Hamburg.