This is where over 500 years of love began: dance, music, and exuber­ant joy at Ring und Reigen!

This is where over 500 years of love began: dance, music, and exuber­ant joy in a circle of song and dance!
The Luth­er House, ori­gin­ally built as an Augustini­an mon­as­tery, was more than just a place of res­id­ence for Mar­tin Luth­er; it was the set­ting for his form­at­ive years. For over 35 years, the Reformer spent a large part of his life here. First as a monk, then as a lead­ing thinker of the Reform­a­tion, he shaped not only the his­tory of the Church but also the European intel­lec­tu­al world. With­in these walls, he wrote his ground­break­ing 95 Theses and developed the ideas that revo­lu­tion­ized reli­gious and social life. His fam­ous table talks also took place here, and his writ­ings — which led to a turn­ing point in world his­tory — took shape here as well.

This is also where the story of Mar­tin Luth­er and Kath­ar­ina von Bora began; they were mar­ried on June 13, 1525, with­in the walls of the Augustini­an mon­as­tery and spent many happy years of mar­riage here. This event will also be cel­eb­rated at the Luth­er­hof on all three days of the fest­iv­al. Enjoy this extraordin­ary place with all your senses: wheth­er with music and dance, a deli­cious drink from the ​“von Bora” tav­ern, or a group photo with the Luth­er couple in front of the fest­ively dec­or­ated Kath­ar­inen­portal. Or embark on a jour­ney into Luther’s world by vis­it­ing the spe­cial exhib­i­tions at the Augusteum, where you can also admire Kath­ar­ina von Bora’s wed­ding ring.

NOTE: Admis­sion to the ​“Ring und Reigen” (Luth­er­hof) exper­i­ence is free. Reg­u­lar admis­sion prices apply this week­end for vis­its to the spe­cial exhib­i­tions at the Augusteum.

What else awaits you:

The fest­iv­it­ies for ​“Luther’s Wed­ding” begin at the Luth­er­hof. Accom­pan­ied by aFan­fahren­zug, the city guard, and their entour­age, Mar­tin and Kath­ar­ina set off from the Luth­er­hof toward the mar­ket square, where the offi­cial open­ing of the fest­iv­al will take place.

In the even­ing, the Luth­er­hof invites guests to the wed­ding dances. Renais­sance music fills the court­yard, accom­pan­ied by a dance work­shop led by Sal­ta­ti­us Bur­gus e.V. – guests are warmly invited to immerse them­selves in the peri­od line dances.

On Sat­urday, the court­yard of the Luth­er House will also serve as the fest­ive start­ing point for the grand his­tor­ic­al parade. Before­hand, the ​“von Bora” tav­ern invites guests to a wed­ding morn­ing pint with music­al accompaniment.

Mar­tin and Kath­ar­ina will wel­come their guests at the Luth­er House and will also be avail­able for a com­mem­or­ative photo in front of their his­tor­ic home. Mean­while, the grand pro­ces­sion forms out­side the gates and sets off togeth­er with the couple.

On Sat­urday even­ing, the con­cert by Elena & Chris will delight the crowd with lute music, joie de vivre, and Itali­an flair.

On Sunday, the ​“little Luth­er couple” will cere­mo­ni­ously cut the wed­ding cake.

Fol­low­ing this, the his­tor­ic­al children’s parade begins in front of the Augusteum. A fan­fare band and min­strels accom­pany the chil­dren, who hand out straw­berry cake and cook­ies to the guests along the way, while anoth­er group col­lects dona­tions for the Kath­ar­ina von Bora Hospice.

In the after­noon, the Luth­er­hof invites you to a fest­ive finale: a con­cert by the Paul Ger­hardt Orches­tra will provide the music­al con­clu­sion to the festivities.