Name: Stadtfest Güsten 2026
Start: 2026-06-12T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-14T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Kirchplatz Güsten

Stadtfest Güsten

About Stadtfest Güsten

Every year in June, the Kirchplatz in Güsten transforms into a festival mile. The Stadtfest – supported by the town, clubs, and citizens – offers a tried-and-tested weekend program with stage music, catering by local clubs, family activities, and a fireworks display on Saturday evening. Located in the Salzlandkreis, in the heart of the Wipper valley. The date for 2026 will be announced by the town administration in spring.

Dates 12 Jun — 14 Jun 2026

Venue Güsten (15089)

Prices Free

Status —

Edition 2026

Stadtfest Güsten — edition 2026

The Stadtfest Güsten 2026 is expected to take place in mid-June over three days on the Kirchplatz. The program structure will be similar to previous years: opening on Friday, club mile and stage with live bands on Saturday including fireworks in the evening, and a family program and closing on Sunday. The date and bands will be announced in spring 2026.

The town of Güsten is organizing its 2026 Stadtfest according to the proven format. On the central stage at the Kirchplatz, regional live bands will perform, the clubs will provide food and activities, and the family program aims for weekend participation. The traditional highlight is the fireworks display on Saturday evening.

The Stadtfest was held in 2022, 2024, and 2025 — a vibrant, ongoing event whose date and band lineup are published by the festival committee in spring.

Highlights Stadtfest Güsten 2026

Club mile on the Kirchplatz, live bands, family program, fireworks on Saturday evening.

Programme Stadtfest Güsten 2026

Stadtfest Güsten 2026 — Expected Schedule

Friday

Evening — Opening at the Kirchplatz with beer tapping
Evening — Live band on the main stage

Saturday

Morning/Afternoon — Club mile opens (marksmen, fire brigade, sports clubs, church community)
Afternoon — Family program: bouncy castle, face painting, interactive activities
Evening — Live Band Evening on the main stage
Late Evening — Fireworks display

Sunday

Morning — Frühschoppen (morning pint), possibly ecumenical church service
Afternoon — Family program and closing

Updated program on saale-wipper.de.

Prices Stadtfest Güsten 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks available from the clubs for a fee.

Practical information

Practical information — Stadtfest Güsten

Getting There

By car via the A14 (Bernburg exit) or the B6, then take the B185 towards Güsten. By train to Güsten (Magdeburg–Halle line), 5 min. walk to the Kirchplatz. Parking available in the town center.

Admission & Times

Expected June 2026, three days Friday to Sunday. Free admission. The date will be announced in spring 2026 by the town of Güsten and the Saale-Wipper administrative district.

Families & Dogs

Family-friendly town festival in the city center. Dogs on a leash are permitted, but rather impractical in dense festival crowds.

Detailed Program

Updated program on the page of the town of Güsten and the Facebook event page.

Town Festival in the Wipper Valley

If you're traveling through the Salzlandkreis in the summer and looking for a classic town festival away from the major tourist crowds, Güsten is a good choice. The small town in the Wipper valley – between Bernburg, Aschersleben, and Staßfurt – has been celebrating its town festival around the Kirchplatz for years. It is supported by the town of Güsten and local clubs, and organizationally integrated into the Saale-Wipper administrative district.

What to Expect

The format is reliable: a stage at the Kirchplatz with live music (regional bands), catering stands from Güsten's clubs (marksmen's club, fire brigade, sports clubs), a family program with a bouncy castle and face painting, and traditionally a fireworks display over the town on Saturday evening. The program is curated by, among others, the Bürgerstiftung (community foundation) and the town administration in cooperation with the volunteer festival committee.

Güsten — Small Town with Great Tradition

Güsten is one of the oldest documented settlements in the region – a market town as early as the Middle Ages. Its location in the Saale-Wipper administrative district in the southern Salzlandkreis makes the town a hub between Bernburg, Aschersleben, and the Magdeburger Börde. The state of Saxony-Anhalt has helped preserve many small town festivals in this region — Güsten is one of them.