Name: zusch festival – Nordic. Creative. Cultural. 2026
Start: 2026-09-11T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-13T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Museumsanlage Zukunftsschloss Gadebusch

zusch festival

About zusch festival

The zusch festival is the newest cultural and creative festival in northwestern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. For three days, the Zukunftsschloss Gadebusch museum grounds transform into a vibrant festival landscape with pulsating music, fascinating light installations, theatrical performances, and formats for interaction. The organizer is the cultural initiative kultursegel, which hosted the festival for the first time in 2023. In 2026, the fourth edition will take place under the motto »Nordic. Creative. Cultural.« – embedded within the Aller.Land project »Grenzenlos – Giving the Future a Stage!«.

Dates 11 Sep — 13 Sep 2026

Venue Gadebusch (13074)

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Edition 2026

zusch festival — edition 2026

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The 4th edition of the zusch festival will take place from September 11 to 13, 2026, at the Zukunftsschloss Gadebusch museum grounds (Amtsstraße 5). Three days of music, light, and encounters under the motto »Nordic. Creative. Cultural.« – organized by the cultural initiative kultursegel and embedded in the Aller.Land project »Grenzenlos – Giving the Future a Stage!«. Detailed program and tickets will follow on zusch-festival.de.

The 4th edition of the zusch festival runs from Friday, September 11 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, on the grounds of the Zukunftsschloss Gadebusch museum.

For three days, the grounds will transform into a vibrant festival landscape with pulsating music, fascinating light, and wonderful encounters. Live concerts, participatory concerts, DJ sets, theater, dance, and light art will meet, complemented by workshops and formats for interaction.

The festival is part of the federally funded Aller.Land project »Grenzenlos – Giving the Future a Stage!«. It is organized by the cultural initiative kultursegel in collaboration with the city of Gadebusch and the Zukunftsschloss team. The detailed program, headliners, and tickets will be successively published on zusch-festival.de and the Zukunftsschloss festival page.

Highlights zusch festival 2026

Three days of music, light, and performance at the Zukunftsschloss Gadebusch museum grounds
4th edition of the zusch festival – one of the youngest and most innovative cultural festivals in MV
Embedded in the Aller.Land project »Grenzenlos«

Programme zusch festival 2026

4th zusch festival — September 11 to 13, 2026 — Zukunftsschloss Gadebusch museum grounds (Amtsstraße 5, 19205 Gadebusch)

Concept and Format

Three days of festival on the museum grounds
Live concerts, participatory concerts, DJ sets
Theater performances and dance
Light art and visual installations
Workshops and formats for encounter
Genre spectrum: Indie, folk, world music, experimental electronics

Embedded in

Aller.Land Project: »Grenzenlos – Giving the Future a Stage!«
Nationwide funding as a model project for cultural revitalization in rural areas

Detailed program with headliners and schedule will be published on zusch-festival.de and zukunftsschloss.de in several waves.

Prices zusch festival 2026

Tickets and festival passes will be offered via zusch-festival.de. Detailed prices and advance sales will be published shortly before the festival.

Practical information

Practical information — zusch festival

Getting There

By car via the A20 (Schönberg exit) or the B208/B104. By train via Rehna or Lübeck. Reachable from Schwerin, Lübeck, and Hamburg in under 90 minutes. Address: Amtsstraße 5, 19205 Gadebusch.

Tickets

Tickets and festival passes are available via zusch-festival.de and gadebusch.de. Detailed prices and advance booking points will be published shortly before the festival.

Tip

A visit is particularly suitable as a weekend trip from the greater Hamburg or Schwerin area: the festival, the castle, and the old town of Gadebusch together make for a multifaceted short cultural getaway.

About the Festival

The zusch festival is a cultural and creative festival, a music festival, and a space for encounter all at once. It is organized by the cultural initiative kultursegel on the grounds of the Zukunftsschloss Gadebusch museum in northwestern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2026 marks the fourth edition – the festival is young, but has already established itself in the region's cultural landscape as an important venue for creative encounters.

Venue: Zukunftsschloss Gadebusch

The Zukunftsschloss Gadebusch is a museum complex in the town center of Gadebusch, a small town of around 6,000 inhabitants on the border with Schleswig-Holstein. The festival area is manageable, which distinguishes the event from anonymous large festivals. The name »Zukunftsschloss« (Future Castle) reflects the idea of programmatically opening a historic building to the present and future.

Program

Over three days, the festival combines live concerts, participatory concerts, DJ sets, theater, dance, light art, and workshops. The festival landscape is intentionally cross-genre: Indie, folk, world music, and sound art meet experimental electronics, performance, and visual arts.

Context: Aller.Land Project

The zusch festival is part of the federally funded project Aller.Land – »Grenzenlos – Giving the Future a Stage!«. It thus plays a dual role: an artistic event and a model project for the cultural revitalization of small towns in rural areas.

Regional Context

Gadebusch is located in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, on the border with Schleswig-Holstein and not far from the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. The small town has been striving to establish its cultural profile for years – the zusch festival is one of the most significant results of this work.