A mar­ket like 500 years ago

In the streets and court­yards of the Old Town, the his­tor­ic mar­ket comes to life. Mer­chants and traders from near and far offer their wares for sale — just as they did in Luther­’s time. Browse through the finest goods, fra­grant teas and herbs in Coswi­ger Strasse and Schlossstrasse, feel soft furs and the finest leath­er, dis­cov­er artist­ic ceram­ics, beau­ti­ful toys and fine jew­ellery. Those who like to defend them­selves will find cut­ting and thrust­ing weapons as well as skil­fully craf­ted bows. And, of course, there are peri­od cos­tumes to trans­port you back to the time of the Reformation.

Culin­ary del­ic­acies round off the mar­ket exper­i­ence: game spe­ci­al­it­ies and smoked fish from the region invite you to enjoy them, accom­pan­ied by freshly tapped beer and region­al wine. In the his­tor­ic Cranach court­yard, a cosy camp­fire with plenty of seat­ing provides an atmo­spher­ic break in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the fest­iv­al. Let your­self be enchanted by the spe­cial atmo­sphere, exper­i­ence tra­di­tion­al crafts and savour the delicacies.

The leg­acy of Mar­tin Luth­er and Kath­ar­ina von Bora comes to life right in the heart of the his­tor­ic old town, at the Luth­er House. Although the Luth­er House is cur­rently being ren­ov­ated, key exhib­its from the exhib­i­tion can be viewed right next door in the Augusteum in the spe­cial exhib­i­tion ​‘Lit­er­ally Luth­er. Facets of a Reformer’ in the Augusteum next door. Dur­ing the fest­iv­al, the court­yard of the Luth­er House is trans­formed into a place of joie de vivre and love. Here you can dance, cel­eb­rate and feast in a beau­ti­fully dec­or­ated ambi­ence. The his­tor­ic build­ings and the extens­ive garden provide the per­fect back­drop to get up close and per­son­al with the story of Mar­tin and Katharina.