Lübeck celebrates the 177th folk festival: tradition, music and big highlights!

Lübeck celebrates the 177th folk festival: tradition, music and big highlights!

Lübeck, Deutschland - The 177th Lübeck People's and Memory Festival was ceremoniously opened on Friday afternoon. Mayor Jan Lindenau and Janine Belli, the new chairman of the showman association Lübeck and the surrounding area, cut through the symbolic red ribbon on the Ferris wheel. The more than one week of the festival began on June 20, 2025 and will take place in the parking lot at the music and congress hall until June 29, 2025, as hl-live.de.

The opening of this year's folk festival already had a positive response with numerous guests on the first day. Particularly noteworthy is the musical supporting program, which was designed, among other things, by the German Youth Brass band. Mayor Lindenau took the opportunity to emphasize the importance of traditions, such as the folk festival and the accompanying folk festival.

highlights and events

The Volksfest offers numerous highlights, including the spectacular highlights that can be admired on Friday evenings, as well as a large pageant on Sunday, June 22, 2025, which starts at 2 p.m. on Gustav-Radbruch-Platz. The pageant moves through the old town to the Holstentor and attracts not only locals, but also many tourists. The pageant runs across different streets, including Falkenstraße and Holstenstraße. The exact course looks as follows:

• line -up and start in Falkenstrasse
• Gustav-Radbruch-Platz
• Burgtorbrücke
• Große Burgstraße
• Königstrasse
• Wahmstraße (right side of the road)
• Kohlmarkt
• Holstenstraße
• Holstentorplatz
• Willy-Brandt-Allee (right side of the road towards the parking lot)

On the day of the festival, Falkenstraße will be temporarily blocked from 10.30 a.m. and other streets along the route to ensure a smooth process. During the folk festival, city traffic will also have to adapt with changed travel routes to guide visitors. Further information on travel times, stops and route guides are available online at here Lübeck.

tradition and support

The support of the showmen during the challenges of pandemic was a central topic in the mayor's speeches. Lindenau emphasized that such events not only serve to strengthen regional traditions, but also provide economic impulses that are of crucial importance for the local community.

Another traditional section of the Volksfest is the Wednesday savings day, where the prices for rides and stands are reduced. This contributes to the fact that the festival remains accessible to all age groups and social classes and brings together the community.

The Lübeck Volksfest is not just a celebration, but rather an important institution that keeps the city alive and in which the joy of being celebrated.