The great anniversary

500 years since Luther­’s wed­ding — be there!

From 13 to 15 June 2025, Luth­er­stadt Wit­ten­berg was once again trans­formed into a huge fest­iv­al area. But this year marked a very spe­cial anniversary: 500 years since Luther­’s wed­ding. Back then, the former monk Mar­tin Luth­er and the escaped nun Kath­ar­ina von Bora said ​‘I do’ – and in 2025, we invited people to be part of this his­tor­ic event.

Vis­it­ors experienced:

✨ Medi­ev­al mar­ket bustle with crafts, music and jug­glers
✨ Fest­iv­al atmo­sphere at ori­gin­al his­tor­ic Reform­a­tion sites
✨ The longest wed­ding table in Wit­ten­berg – a 500-metre-long table to take a seat at
✨ Enter­tain­ment for all the fam­ily on 13 stages and in 13 adven­ture worlds
✨ Region­al spe­ci­al­it­ies and delicacies

Luther’s wed­ding was a fest­iv­al of joy, cel­eb­ra­tion and community.

Wheth­er in noble garb or rus­tic peas­ant cos­tume – those dressed appro­pri­ately became part of the unique atmo­sphere. But even without a cos­tume, guests immersed them­selves in his­tory and cel­eb­rated the 500^th anniversary of a love that changed the world.

The next wed­ding cel­eb­ra­tion will take place from 12 to 14 June 2026!!

Church ser­vices at Luther­’s wedding

From quiet moments and com­mun­al pray­ers to fest­ive church ser­vices, the church pro­gramme at Luther­’s Wed­ding com­bines faith, his­tory and the present. A spe­cial selec­tion of events awaits you in Wit­ten­ber­g’s his­tor­ic churches, provid­ing oppor­tun­it­ies for reflec­tion, con­nec­tion and per­son­al bless­ings. You are cor­di­ally invited!

Fri­day, 18:00 p.m.: Organ music at the end of the week in St Mary’s Church.

Sat­urday, 17:00 p.m.: Eng­lish Min­istry in the Castle Church

Sunday, 10:00 a.m.: Ser­vice in the Castle Church

Sunday, 10:00 a.m.: Ser­vice with the bless­ing of couples, broad­cast by MDR Tele­vi­sion and Radio, in the Town Church.

Sunday, fol­low­ing the ser­vice in the town church until 15:00 p.m.: Bless­ing of couples in the Cor­pus Christi Chapel

Pro­ject ​‘Stick­ing Togeth­er’ – a video install­a­tion fea­tur­ing pic­tures of couples’ every­day rela­tion­ships – from Fri­day to Sunday in the Cor­pus Christi Chapel.

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The com­plete pro­gramme for all 13 adven­ture worlds.

With over 250 activ­it­ies to choose from, includ­ing music, theatre, crafts and jug­gling, there is some­thing for everyone.

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13 ori­gin­al loc­a­tions in four categories

To mark the 500^th anniversary of Luther­’s wed­ding, Luth­er­stadt Wit­ten­berg is being trans­formed into a liv­ing stage for his­tory. At 13 ori­gin­al loc­a­tions, 30 his­tor­ic­al asso­ci­ations are bring­ing the Reform­a­tion peri­od to life. To make it easy for you to immerse your­self in the world of the Middle Ages, we have divided the exper­i­ence worlds into four cat­egor­ies: Trade (Han­del), Craft (Handwerk), Enter­tain­ment and Fam­ily World (Fam­i­li­en­welt).

As you stroll from area to area, you will dis­cov­er the his­tor­ic streets, alley­ways and pic­tur­esque court­yards of the Old Town in a whole new way. Look for­ward to a unique fest­iv­al full of excit­ing insights, cap­tiv­at­ing per­form­ances and liv­ing his­tory — from Fri­day to Sunday, come and exper­i­ence it for your­self, enjoy and cel­eb­rate with us!