The Weber­hof comes to life with the very first note. The Krah Kehler wel­come you with their rough voices and tra­di­tion­al tunes, whilst the first mugs are being filled at the tavern.

The Shad­ow Camp lets the blades do the talk­ing. In a spec­tac­u­lar dis­play, the fight­ers demon­strate how skill, dis­cip­line and cour­age come togeth­er in his­tor­ic­al combat.

Every sol­id hold counts now: Wittenberg’s clubs are going head-to-head, rope by rope. Sup­port your team and see who fights their way through to the final.

Hail­ing from Sax­ony-Anhalt, Krah Kehler bring power­ful voices, dis­tinct­ive melod­ies and a good dose of enthu­si­asm to the farm.

With shim­mer­ing cos­tumes and express­ive cho­reo­graphy, Facetten­Reich adds a splash of col­our. Clear the stage for move­ment, eleg­ance and sur­pris­ing visuals.

If you’ve got stam­ina, skill and team spir­it, this is the place for you. Put your relay team togeth­er and take on the Shad­ow Camp in the day’s most unusu­al con­test of strength.

With bag­pipes, drums and rous­ing singing, the Krah Kehler bridge the gap between the Reform­a­tion era and Irish-Celt­ic tunes.

The swords cross once more: the Shad­ow Camp demon­strates his­tor­ic­al fight­ing tech­niques and offers a vivid insight into the art of sword fighting.

The strongest teams are going head to head, the rope is taut and the crowd is hold­ing its breath. Once again, strength, tac­tics and team­work are called for – until the day’s win­ner is decided.

As dusk falls over the Weber­hof, the fire takes centre stage: Inferno Ignis com­bines swirl­ing flames, pace and pre­ci­sion to cre­ate a dazzling finale.

Celt­ic exuber­ance meets medi­ev­al sounds – lively, dance­able and rous­ing. Fol­low the rhythm, find your spot in front of the stage and dance the night away together.

As we’ve come to expect at the Weber­hof, 7 pm isn’t the end of the even­ing – that’s when the party really gets going! DJ Dan­cer has everything a dance lov­er could wish for. From 80s hits to the latest tracks, famil­i­ar tunes blend with the Weberhof’s unique charm.

“Come and dance the night away!” Irish music and pas­sion­ate rhythms will whisk you away on a magic­al night

Music in full bloom, pure joie de vivre and a night full of love – a party couldn’t end any bet­ter! Music from the 70s and 80s right up to the present day

Hot tubs for all ages, mas­sages in the well­ness room, a blacksmith’s work­shop, a spin­ning mill, arch­ery, the Mettav­erne, baked goods, meat on a spit and much more.

Face paint­ing for chil­dren, a medi­ev­al children’s carou­sel, as well as spin­ning and black­smith­ing demon­stra­tions – and, with a bit of luck, the chance to have a go yourself.

31 Octo­ber 2026, 11.55 am to 2.00 pm 

‘5 to 12’ talk by Daniela Dahn on the ​‘prin­ciple of hope­less­ness’, fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion

The talk fol­lows in the tra­di­tion of a series of events ini­ti­ated by Friedrich Schor­lem­mer. Every year on Reform­a­tion Day, he ana­lysed the press­ing chal­lenges of the time, draw­ing cour­age from the insights gained and the ensu­ing dis­cus­sion to encour­age people to get involved in civil soci­ety in a way that suited them indi­vidu­ally. The Friedrich Schorlemmer/​Christian Führ­er Circle of Friends will con­tin­ue the ​‘5 to 12’ lec­tures from 2026 onwards. 

31 Octo­ber 2025

1.00 pm – Guided tour of the per­man­ent exhib­i­tion ​‘Cranach’s World’, meet­ing point: at the tick­et office in the Cranach Shop

3.00 pm – Fam­ily tour or children’s tour of the per­man­ent exhib­i­tion ​“Cranach’s World”, meet­ing point : at the tick­et office in the Cranach-Lädchen

4.00 pm – Guided tour of the spe­cial exhib­i­tion ​‘It All Began in Dresden … Paint­ings and Draw­ings by Strawalde’s Circle of Friends’, meet­ing point : at the tick­et office in the Cranach-Lädchen

31 Octo­ber 2025

12.00 pm – Remem­ber­ing Means Pre­serving: The Cul­tur­al Her­it­age of a Cli­mate-Stressed Soci­ety, lec­ture by Volk­er Demuth, writer, Ber­lin, admis­sion: €5.00

How long will castles, gar­dens and monu­ments with­stand cli­mate change? As the aver­age tem­per­at­ure rises, so too does society’s respons­ib­il­ity to pre­serve its built cul­tur­al her­it­age. How can this be achieved with lim­ited resources?

30 Octo­ber – 1 Novem­ber 2026

Luth­er Study Days

Con­fer­ence: Can Sol­diers Attain Sal­va­tion? – From Just War to Just Peace

31 Octo­ber 2026

3.00 pm – ​‘The uni­ver­sity as a place of polit­ic­al con­tro­versy.’
Guidelines for debates on anti-Semit­ism and racism.
Par­ti­cipants in the debate: Prof. Dr Mer­on Mendel, Prof. Dr Susanne Voigt-Zim­mer­mann, Prof. Dr Ottfried Fraisse, Prof. Dr Olaf Zenker

31 Octo­ber 2026

10.00 am – Fest­ive ser­vice with the Schlosskirche par­ish gos­pel choir; ser­mon by Birgit Neu­mann-Beck­er, Evan­gel­ic­al Preach­ers’ Sem­in­ary; free admission

11.30 am – EKD fest­ive ser­vice, ser­mon: Prof. Dr Michael Doms­gen (Mem­ber of the Coun­cil of the Evan­gel­ic­al Church in Ger­many / EKD), Liturgy: Seni­or Church Coun­cil­lor Anne Bris­gen (Pas­tor of the Evan­gel­ic­al Church in Ger­many at the Schlosskirche), EKD, Evan­gel­ic­al Church in Ger­many, free admis­sion (dona­tions welcome) 

5.00 pm – Fest­ive con­cert for sax­o­phone and organ, Frank Lieb­scher, sax­o­phone, and Ulrich Hirtzbruch, organ; admis­sion: €16.00 
Advance tick­ets avail­able at www​.reser​vix​.de and at the box office 

31 Octo­ber 2026

11.00 am – ​“The Spe­cial Ser­vice” (2017 LichtKirche) I’m get­ting wise! How we become wise

With Fabi­an Vogt from the Prot­est­ant ​‘Zukun­ft­swerkstatt midi’ (Ber­lin), great music, a cre­at­ive team and plenty of inspir­a­tion from the often rather wise Mar­tin Luth­er, we’ll cel­eb­rate and explore how one can ​‘become wise’.

Admis­sion: free

8.00 pm – TRIX: The Magic­al Music­al Revue with Mor­itz and Fabi­an Vogt

An enchant­ing enter­tain­er, a singing cab­aret artist and plenty of mar­vel­lous illu­sions: this aston­ish­ing show whisks you away into a world of tricks, illu­sions and sur­pris­ing twists. Look for­ward to magic­al moments, power­ful songs and enter­tain­ment with a real ​‘wow’ factor. Mor­itz and Fabi­an Vogt are fath­er and son – and so, on stage, they’re cer­tainly two of a kind. Unless, of course, you’re being fooled…

Admis­sion: Advance book­ing 15.00 EUR, at the door 19.00 EUR; free for chil­dren under 12

Advance tick­ets are avail­able at ​“Terra Verde”, DejaVu, Wit­ten­berg Inform­a­tion and online at cvents​.eu. 

31 Octo­ber 2026

08:30 – Reform­a­tion Day ser­vice in Eng­lish with Holy Communion

A fest­ive ser­vice to mark Reform­a­tion Day in Eng­lish for inter­na­tion­al guests and any­one inter­ested, LWF and ELCA Wit­ten­berg Centre, free admission

11.00 am – Fest­ive ser­vice to mark Reform­a­tion Day with the Wit­ten­berg Kantor­ei; ser­mon by Dr Mat­thi­as Claussen, Wit­ten­berg City Par­ish; free admission

6.30 pm – Fest­ive con­cert to mark Reform­a­tion Day

Wolfgang Amadeus Moz­art at the Stadtkirche – his mas­ter­fully uplift­ing music brings Reform­a­tion Day to a fest­ive close. The Coron­a­tion Mass is one of his best-known com­pos­i­tions. Fea­tur­ing a large choir, orches­tra and soloists, it was ori­gin­ally inten­ded to cel­eb­rate East­er in Salzburg. With great fan­fare, Moz­art pro­claims what Mar­tin Luth­er brought to mind anew on Reform­a­tion Day: Sol­us Chris­tus – Christ alone reigns.

Admis­sion from 10.00 EUR 

31 Octo­ber 2026

2.00 pm, 3.00 pm
A cap­pella con­cert fea­tur­ing sac­red songs from the 16^th and 17^th cen­tur­ies, includ­ing some from Luther’s time, Höfisch Ges­ang e.V., free admis­sion (dona­tions welcome)

31 Octo­ber 2026

11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00 & 15.00 – Pub­lic guided tour, 1.5 hours 

The pub­lic guided tour of his­tor­ic Luth­er­stadt Wit­ten­berg includes a walk through the old town of Luth­er­stadt Wit­ten­berg, from the Castle Church to the Luth­er House. The 1.5‑hour tour is an out­door tour only and does not include any interi­or vis­its. Min­im­um num­ber of par­ti­cipants: 6 people

Admis­sion: €11.00, con­ces­sions: €7.00

Book­ing: not required, but book­ing is welcome 

The Fre­un­deskre­is Wit­ten­berg e.V. invites you to ​‘Bad in der Menge’ – free entry. 

31 Octo­ber 2025

All day at the Weber­hof: bathing tubs for young andold , mas­sages in the well­ness room, a black­smith, a spin­ner, arch­ery, the Mettav­erne, sweet treats from the bakery, meat on a spit and much more.

For chil­dren: face paint­ing, a medi­ev­al children’s carou­sel, a spin­ner, and black­smith­ing demon­stra­tions to watch (and join in, if the black­smith is in a good mood)

Pro­gramme: 

11.00 am – The Weber­hof in all its medi­ev­al music­al splendour

The gates are open­ing! Come and be enchanted by the refresh­ing sounds of the Middle Ages. Not only are we cel­eb­rat­ing the day here, but we’re also serving freshly tapped beer – a true treat for the soul!

12:00 – ​‘Elfen­bein’ dance as in Luther’s day

Fresh, cheeky and full of joie de vivre – as lively as in Luther’s day! With their rous­ing dances,“Elfen­bein”bring back the rhythm of the Middle Ages and let you exper­i­ence the fest­iv­al to the full!

1.00 pm – Tug-of-war at the Weber­hof, pre­lim­in­ary round

Which Wit­ten­berg club has the most strength? Come and cheer them on as the teams test their strength in the tug-of-war – excite­ment, fun and plenty of team spir­it are guaranteed!

2.00 pm – Worrystone

The unfor­get­table sounds of Irish folk and more! Worry­stone will sweep you away with music that goes straight to your heart and gets your feet mov­ing. Let your­self be car­ried away by the rous­ing rhythms and dance your heart out!

3.00 pm – Facetten­Reich: Dazzling Dances

Col­our­ful, glit­ter­ing and full of eleg­ance –‘Facetten­Reich’whisks you away into a world of dazzling dances. Let your­self be enchanted by glit­ter­ing per­form­ances that sparkle with joy and life!

3.30 pm – Baumk­lotz Relay Race

The chal­lenge begins! Which relay team will come out on top against Fre­un­deskre­is Wit­ten­berg e.V.? Come and cheer on your teams – mixed relays are very welcome!

4.00 pm – Worrystone

Irish folk and more! Worry­stone will touch your heart

4.30 pm – ​“Elfen­bein” dances as in Luther’s day

Lively, cheeky, full of joie de vivre – these dances will liven up the festival!

5.00 pm – Tug-of-war at the Weber­hof, final

The big moment! Who has the greatest team spir­it and the most strength? The Friends’ Asso­ci­ation invites you to the ulti­mate tug-of-war con­test – who will tri­umph and leave the oppos­ing side in the dust?

6.00 pm – The Weber­hof bathed in Anato­li­an sounds and candlelight

Immerse yourselves in the mys­ter­i­ous atmo­sphere of the Weber­hof! Under a spark­ling starry sky, sur­roun­ded by candles and camp­fires, cap­tiv­at­ing music and exot­ic rhythms will whisk you away on a jour­ney to faraway lands.

7.00 pm – Grand fire show ​‘Inferno Ignis’ 

Between the tent and the tav­ern, where the scent of mead hangs in the air and the sound of the lute fades away, a spec­tacle awaits you that will make time stand still

8.00 pm – Con­cert: ​“Worry­stone”

“Comeand dance the night away!​”Irish music and pas­sion­ate rhythms will whisk you away into a magic­al night

10.00 pm – Renais­sance meets the Middle Ages

Vibrant music, pure joie de vivre and a night full of love – a fest­iv­al couldn’t end any more beau­ti­fully! Music from the^70s and^80s right up to the present day