What’s hap­pen­ing at Luther’s Wedding?

From June 12 to 14, 2026, Luth­er­stadt Wit­ten­berg will cel­eb­rate the tra­di­tion­al fest­iv­al ​“Luther’s Wed­ding.” Over this week­end, the city will travel back to the time of the Reform­a­tion to prop­erly com­mem­or­ate the mar­riage of Mar­tin Luth­er and Kath­ar­ina von Bora in 1525, 501 years ago. With his­tor­ic­al cos­tumes, tra­di­tion­al crafts, a bust­ling mar­ket, and a lav­ish pro­gram, Wit­ten­berg will become the stage for one of Ger­many’s largest wed­ding celebrations.

The pro­gram will be final­ized in the com­ing weeks. Here’s an over­view of some of the events:

Fri­day, June 12, 2026

The lively fest­iv­it­ies begin in the city streets at 5:00 p.m. Late Fri­day after­noon, the new­ly­weds will enter the court­yard of the Augusteum, where they will be cheered by many friends and con­tem­por­ar­ies from that era. After­ward, we look for­ward to wel­com­ing Mar­tin and Kath­ar­ina and their entour­age at 5:00 p.m. on the mar­ket square for the grand open­ing of the three-day wed­ding cel­eb­ra­tions! Jubel! 


Sat­urday, June 13, 2026

The fest­iv­it­ies begin at 11:00 a.m. on Sat­urday. Look for­ward to the grand his­tor­ic­al parade with over 2,000 cheer­ing wed­ding guests, start­ing at 2:00 p.m.. The start­ing point is the Luth­er House. Through­out the day, a diverse pro­gram awaits you, fea­tur­ing con­certs and theat­er, dan­cing and dance classes, medi­ev­al rock with bag­pipes and the rhythm of many drum­mers, blues & folk, and fan­fare bands.

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Sunday is Fam­ily Day! Start­ing at 11:00 a.m., the pro­gram is geared espe­cially toward chil­dren, par­ents, and grand­par­ents. At 10:30 a.m., the children’s Luth­er couple will cut the wed­ding cake in the Luth­er­hof. At 11:00 a.m., little Kath­ar­ina and little Mar­tin will lead the his­tor­ic children’s parade through the city with 400 chil­dren from Wittenberg’s clubs, day­care cen­ters, and schools, hand­ing out sweet treats along the way. Our his­tor­ic play street (Wall­straße) for chil­dren invites young and old to ima­gin­at­ive adven­tures on Sunday as well.

We are con­stantly updat­ing this page and adding more details about the wed­ding cel­eb­ra­tion of the cen­tury. We look for­ward to see­ing you!

Open­ing Hours

Fri­day: 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Sat­urday: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.