Woodbunge

About Woodbunge

The Woodbunge Festival is the intimate garden party among Indie and Post-Rock festivals: two days of live music with Post Rock, Stoner Rock, Alternative Metal, and Indie on private grounds in the 700-inhabitant village of Holzbunge in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district. Around 300 festival guests per edition, fixed date at the beginning of July, with the motto “celebrare humanum est".

Dates 03 Jul — 04 Jul 2026

Venue Holzbunge (01058)

Prices —

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Woodbunge — edition 2026

Tickets →

The Woodbunge Festival 2026 will take place on July 3 and 4 on the festival grounds at Karksiek in Holzbunge. Ten bands from the Post-Rock, Indie, and Stoner universe will make the small festival grounds in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district vibrate.

The 2026 edition continues the DIY tradition of the Woodbunge Festival: two days of live music on a single stage, around 300 visitors, a hand-picked selection of ten bands from the Post-Rock, Stoner, and Indie genres. Arrival and camping are possible from Friday, the festival concludes late Saturday evening.

Tickets are sold exclusively through the official webshop – the limited contingent is usually sold out quickly.

Highlights Woodbunge 2026

The mix of European Post-Rock acts like Overhead the Albatros (Ireland) and Nordic bands like Feather Mountain is the festival's signature programming.

Programme Woodbunge 2026

Confirmed Line-up 2026

Danefae
DeGreaver
Feather Mountain
HamaSaari
InnerAxis
Minus Mountain
Overhead the Albatros
Saviourself
Thoughts
THRÆDS

The order of performances and exact set times will be announced by the organizer closer to the date.

Prices Woodbunge 2026

Tickets exclusively in the official webshop at woodbunge-festival.de/shop/. Camping usually included in the festival ticket.

Practical information

Practical information — Woodbunge

Getting There

By car via the A7 (exit Owschlag or Rendsburg-Büdelsdorf). By train to Rendsburg Hbf, then continue by bus or taxi to Holzbunge.

Camping

Camping is part of the festival concept and usually included in the ticket.

Address

Karksiek 3, 24361 Holzbunge (Rendsburg-Eckernförde District).

North Germany's Smallest Big Festival

The Woodbunge Festival is a declaration of love for the DIY spirit of the North German independent scene. It has been held since the 2010s in the 700-soul village of Holzbunge in the municipality on the Bistensee, in the middle of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Limited to around 300 visitors per edition, the festival feels less like a concert and more like a garden party among friends – with the difference that bands from all over Europe are on stage.

Musical Profile

The genre spectrum clearly lies in the alternative range: Post Rock, Stoner Rock, Alternative Metal, Indie Rock, Post Metal, and Pop Punk. Instead of big headliners, the organizers rely on a hand-picked selection of bands that are less visible in the mainstream but are regularly on European tour routes.

Concept and Philosophy

The festival follows the motto „celebrare humanum est" – to celebrate is human. The family atmosphere is intentional: short distances between the stage, camping, and bar, direct contact between bands and the audience, a single stage location. Those who perform here often stay for the whole weekend.

Rendsburg-Eckernförde District

Holzbunge is located about 30 kilometers west of Kiel and about 20 kilometers east of Rendsburg, nestled between Bistensee and Westensee. The rural location in the Hüttener Berge Nature Park shapes the atmosphere – after the concerts, it’s easy to head to the campfire or to the tent next door. The festival is one of the few of its kind in the north of Schleswig-Holstein and has built up a loyal following since its first edition.