Stader Frühjahrsmarkt (Jahrmarkt)
Traditional Stader Spring Fair with rides, stalls, and festivities
About Stader Frühjahrsmarkt
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Tradition Across Generations
The Stader Frühjahrsmarkt looks back on a long tradition and is one of the fixed events in the Hanseatic city's annual calendar. Generations of Stade residents associate personal memories with the carousel rides, the view from the Ferris wheel over the city, and the stalls with candied almonds. The city administration organizes the fair in cooperation with showmen from the entire region.
Five Days of Festivities
The spring fair runs from Thursday morning to Monday evening, offering five full days of events. It is open from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM or 11:00 PM. On weekdays, it primarily attracts families with children to the festival grounds, while on weekends, the adult audience is also strongly represented.
Carousels, Rides, and Stalls
The showmen set up the entire repertoire of a classic funfair: carousels for the little ones, dodgems, a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, throwing and shooting stalls, game stalls with grabbers, food stalls with bratwurst, fries, crêpes, cotton candy, and candied almonds. The evening lighting turns the festival grounds into a dazzling experience.
Hanseatic City of Stade as a Festival Venue
The Stade festival grounds are centrally located and easily accessible via the S-Bahn line S3 / the Metronom from Hamburg. Those arriving by public transport can easily reach the fair from the train station. The spring fair marks the start of the funfair season in Stade and is complemented in autumn by a comparably large Stader Herbstmarkt (Stade Autumn Fair).
Stader Frühjahrsmarkt — edition 2026
Festival Grounds in Spring
With the first warm days in April, the showmen open their gates. Families, students after school, young adults in the evening – each time of day has its own audience.
Evening Illumination
As darkness falls, the festival grounds transform into a dazzling spectacle. The Ferris wheel offers a view over the Hanseatic city and the harbor.
Programme Stader Frühjahrsmarkt 2026
Schedule Stader Frühjahrsmarkt 2026
Thursday to Saturday (April 9–11, 2026)
- 11:00 AM: Opening of rides and stalls
- Daytime: Family activities
- Evening: Full program until 11:00 PM
- Illumination of the festival grounds at dusk
Sunday, April 12, 2026 (Family Day)
- 11:00 AM: Opening
- Family-friendly daytime activities
- Often reduced ride prices
- 10:00 PM: End of day
Monday, April 13, 2026 (Last Day)
- 11:00 AM: Last day of the fair
- Special offers and reduced ride prices
- 10:00 PM: Fair ends
Highlights Stader Frühjahrsmarkt 2026
- Five days of festival grounds in the Hanseatic city of Stade
- Carousels, rides, Ferris wheel, dodgems
- Throwing stalls, food, cotton candy, candied almonds
- Family-friendly, heavily frequented on weekends
- Free admission – easy access by public transport
Prices Stader Frühjahrsmarkt 2026
Practical information — Stader Frühjahrsmarkt
Date
- Thursday, April 9, 2026 – 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
- Friday, April 10, 2026 – 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
- Saturday, April 11, 2026 – 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
- Sunday, April 12, 2026 – 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
- Monday, April 13, 2026 – 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Venue
- Festplatz Stade
- 21682 Stade, District of Stade
Admission
- Free admission
- Rides and food payable
Getting There
- S-Bahn Hamburg S3 / Metronom to Stade
- From the station, walk or take a bus to the festival grounds
- Parking available at the festival grounds
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