Holstenköste 2023: Program Highlights and Festivities in Neumünster

The Holstenköste in Neumünster is the second largest city festival in Schleswig-Holstein after the Kiel Week. For four days, the city is transformed into a huge fair and attracts around 200,000 visitors. The celebrations will be opened at 5 p.m. on the VR Bank stage by Mayor Anna-Katharina Schättiger (CDU) and Mayor Tobias Bergmann (SPD). After the speech there is the traditional Kösten-Stänge, a baked good that is produced exclusively for this event. Afterwards, visitors can expect a lot of music on different stages.

Hit club and young stars

Neumünster’s cult band will play at 8 p.m The Butlers on the Holstengalerie stage. It gets rocky at the same time Beauty Skulls and Ugly Skulls on the stage in the Fürsthof. The monastery island is transformed into an oasis for Schlager fans for the whole four days. Thursday night play here at 7pm Jelfi & Band. On Friday there is a star guest Mitch Keller from 10 p.m. on stage. Deliver in the courtyard of the town hall The Old Sox Cover music by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and other greats in music history.

At 7 p.m. on the stage in the Gerisch Sculpture Park, things go in a completely different direction. Cabaret artist Tina Teubner there pursues the question: What would it be like to lead a life that deserves the title of life? From 6 p.m. there will be a silent disco on the young stage with DJ Carlzon and young DJs.

program for children and young people

Also the Holsten food run must not be missing this year and is going into the 33rd round. On Friday, the first run starts at 3 p.m. for the little ones over 300 meters. At 7 p.m. the starting signal sounds for the ten-kilometer Bäcker-Andresen run.

For children there is a colorful program with sports and games of skill on Friday and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the banks of the pond. On Saturday, the music will continue afterwards on the Young Stage. Under the slogan “Cool celebrations without alcohol” there are acts for the genres pop, rock, hip hop, indie, folk and metalcore. Alcohol-free cocktails are also served and there is a chill area for everyone who needs a short break from all the hustle and bustle.

There will be a raffle, dart football and a climbing wall on Saturday from 9 am to 5.30 pm in Rencks Park. There’s a big one for that football tournament in favor of people affected by ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Sunday: Vintage car rally and flea market

Sunday starts with a highlight: at 9:15 a.m., 120 vintage cars show up ADAC veteran drive at the start. It starts at the Gänsemarkt, where each vehicle is presented. From 2.30 p.m., traditional shanties mix with pirate rock Nordward Ho on the Holstengalerie stage. There are also bargains from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m flea market to get hold of. The whole The program of this year’s Holstenköste is available online to read.

The city has a Online-Parkleitsystem furnished. Stadtwerke Neumünster also offers special bus routes that run every hour from the city center to the districts.

Further information

Until Sunday, the city center is one giant carnival. The police are stepping up their presence. more