Schwerin Old Town Festival



  • for families and kids
  • Free of charge

Traders, showmen and restaurateurs provide an entertaining and gastronomic variety on the festival mile around the Pfaffenteich and in Mecklenburgstraße.

The Old Town Festival in September is traditionally one of the biggest festivals in Schwerin's annual calendar. The Pfaffenteich becomes a festival mile for the whole family, with traders, showmen and restaurateurs providing an entertaining variety.

There will be cultural and music stages as well as gastronomy and a wide-ranging entertainment program. Sunday is the SVZ family day.

Old Town Festival Schwerin 08.- 10.09.2023 - Stage program

Friday- 08.09.2023

11:00 - 15:00 - Music from DJ Südufer Pfaffenteich
15:30 - 17:30 - Schillerstraße 17 (live) south bank Pfaffenteich
18:00 - 19:00 Warm up - north and south bank
19:30 - 19:45 - Opening - south bank Pfaffenteich
20:00 - 23:55 - Mad Amp (live) south bank Pfaffenteich
20:00 - 23:55 Tonfall (live), north bank Pfaffenteich

Saturday - 09.09.2023

11:00 - 11:30 - Music from the DJ, south bank Pfaffenteich
11:30 - 12:30 - Pipenbock orchestra (bagpipes live), south bank Pfaffenteich
13:00 - 13:15 - Historical dances, south bank Pfaffenteich
14:30 - 15:30 - Green Milk Project (live), south bank Pfaffenteich
16:00 - 16:20 - Orient Ladys, south bank Pfaffenteich
17:00 - 18:30 - Dance and artistry, south bank Pfaffenteich
18:00 - 19:00 - Warm up with our DJ, north bank Pfaffenteich
18:30 - 19:30 - Warm Up, south bank Pfaffenteich
20:00 - 23:55 - Bernd Smerdka feat. Fjolla Dobratiq, north bank Pfaffenteich
22:00 - 23:55 - Männer Rockclassics (live), south bank Pfaffenteich
22:45 - 23:00 -High altitude fireworks, north bank Pfaffenteich

Sunday, 10.09.2023

11:00 - 11:30 - Music from the DJ, south bank Pfaffenteich
11:00 - 18:00 - Music from our DJ, north bank Pfaffenteich
11:30 - 12:30 - Mecklenburg barrel organ orchestra, south bank Pfaffenteich
13:00 - 13:15 - Historical dances, south bank Pfaffenteich
13:45 - 14:15 - Schwerin carnival society, south bank of Pfaffenteich
14:30 - 15:30 - Astoria Salon Orchestra, south bank of Pfaffenteich
16:00 - 16:20 - Orient Ladys, south bank Pfaffenteich
17:00 - 18:00 - Closing with our DJ, south bank Pfaffenteich

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