Stade Weekly Market Festival

From Weekly Market to Festival

The Stade Weekly Market at Pferdemarkt is an important part of the city's supply and market culture. Once a year, the classic weekly market transforms into an extended market festival with special promotions, tastings, live music, and a family program. The format was developed by Stade Tourism to increase the visibility of regional producers and market culture and to create a festive highlight in early summer.

Regional Producers in Focus

The participating exhibitors primarily come from the Stade district and the Altes Land region. Seasonal fruits and vegetables (strawberries, asparagus, salads, young kohlrabi), cheese from regional farm dairies, honey directly from the beekeeper, sausage and meat specialties, wood-fired bread, jams, and liqueurs characterize the offerings. Those who want to shop regionally will find a concentrated selection of North German products here.

Sustainable Culinary Delights

A focus of the market festival is on sustainable culinary offerings. Street food stalls cook with regional ingredients and communicate their suppliers. Thematic stations provide information on seasonality, regional value chains, and sustainable agriculture. The market festival also serves as an educational format for conscious consumption.

Pferdemarkt as Festival Grounds

The Pferdemarkt is one of the central squares in the historic old town of Stade. With its facades, the adjacent Pferdemarkt Fountain, and its location between the city center and the harbor, it offers an atmospheric backdrop for the market. The combination of history and sustainable regional food supply makes the Weekly Market Festival a special Sunday event.