Eisleben: The 505th Eisleber Wiese is open

Saxony-Anhalt's biggest folk festival has begun: until Monday, the Eisleber Wiese attracts visitors to Lutherstadt Eisleben with beer tents and numerous rides. Finally, a high-altitude fireworks display is planned. From MDR SAXONY-ANHALT With the traditional opening spectacle, the Eisleber Wiese began on Friday afternoon. According to its own information, it is already the 505th

Edition – because the folk festival in Lutherstadt was mentioned as early as 1521. The largest festival in Saxony-Anhalt – the numbers The amusement mile stretches over around four kilometres. About 300 shops and rides are set up on the 80,000 square metre festival grounds. According to market manager Siegmund Michalski, they were selected from around 800 applications.

A further 50,000 square meters are available to the showmen and showmen for vehicles and caravans. In addition, there is around 100,000 square metres of parking space. In total, the organisers expect around 500,000 visitors by Monday. "The essential thing about the meadow is of course the sheer size," said Michalski MDR SAXONY-ANHALT.

The Ghost Railway by Hermann Fellerhoff is also included. “We only go to the biggest events,” says the showman. For smaller events, the effort would not be worthwhile at all: Germany's largest two-day ghost train arrives with nine trucks. “We have over 35 characters and effects here.

We work with fog, we have the most modern animatronics, we have a whole corner with horror clowns, "says Fellerhoff. Festive parade in Eisleben The more than 1,000 square metre meadow tent with 600 seats and 400 standing places also belongs to the site. It is reminiscent of the tents of the Munich Oktoberfest. On Saturday, the big parade with around 2,000 participants is expected to march through Eisleben.

The high-altitude fireworks on Monday evening form the conclusion of the Eisleber Wiese. The following weekend, the "Small Meadow" with farmer's market takes place. The Eisleber Wiese will take place from 18 to 21

September 2026. Address:Wiesenweg 106295 Lutherstadt Eisleben Paid parking is available. Arrival by public transport is possible.Dates (selection): Opening spectacle: 18 September, from 1:30 pmShooting parade: 19 September, from 9:30 amWalking through the meadows for people with disabilities: 21

September, 12 noonHigh altitude fireworks: 21 September, 10 pm Meadow area and meadow path: 28 August to 2 October 2026Lindenallee (from meadow house to intersection K.-Fischer-Straße): 11

until 24 September 2026Lindenallee (from intersection K.-Fischer-Straße to entrance Poststraße): 17 to 22 September 2026 (parking prohibited from 16

September 2026) K. Fischerstrasse, Zeppelinstrasse and Pestalozzistrasse: 18 to 22 September 2026To the sports field: 18 to 22

and 25 to 28 September 2026City centre: during the parades on 18 September 2026, 1 to 3 p.m. and on 19

September 2026, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. More about MDR (Denise Krebs, Thilo Sauer)