Experience August in Bückeburg: festivities and cultural highlights!

Experience August in Bückeburg: festivities and cultural highlights!

Things are going to happen in Bückeburg in August 2025! The city has put together a packed program for this month that will captivate both locals and guests. From exhibitions to a street food festival to medieval festivals – there is something for every taste here. It's definitely worth taking a look at the highlights of the coming week!

A kick-off experience awaits visitors Street food festival, which will take place on the Market Square from August 1st to 3rd. The opening takes place on the first evening at 6 p.m. with a tapping of the barrel. On Friday evening, DJ Pushen will ensure a good atmosphere from 8 p.m., while on Saturday the saxophonist Heiko Biermann and the group “Peter Burrack & friends” will get the audience dancing. On Sunday, visitors can expect a cozy breakfast with “Jagerbloosn” from 11:30 a.m. and shopping on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Cultural discoveries and traditions

There is also a lot to discover for those interested in art and culture. The exhibition “The Agricultural Women’s Schools of the Reifensteiner Association” can be seen in the Lower Saxony State Archives until November 27th. The “Gallery Walk” runs in the Bückeburg Museum of City History until August 24th, while the meeting place presents the mixed media works of Nicola Deters until August 8th. On August 24th, the “Open Art: Art on Site” will also take place on the market square from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

If you want to experience the Bückeburg tradition, you should Medieval Fantasy Spectaculum don't miss it. On the weekends 26th/27th July and 2nd/3rd In August, the mausoleum meadow is transformed into a lively medieval market with live bands such as Saltatio Mortis and Versengold. It is open until midnight on Saturdays and until 7 p.m. on Sundays. In addition, new meadow campsites are opening on Petzer Straße, where visitors can camp from July 24th to August 4th.

Colorful events and festivals

In August we continue with the harvest festival in Rusbend from August 8th to 10th, including a disco evening and harvest festival parade. The harvest festival in Scheie follows on August 15th to 17th with a special dance stop on Sunday. Not to be forgotten is the Bückeburg Citizens' Shooting, which takes place in the city center from August 27th to 31st.

There is a reading event for the little bookwormsReading university for childrenon August 19th at 4 p.m. in the city library. City tours are also on offer again: every Saturday in August at 10:30 a.m. and a night watchman tour on August 7th at 8 p.m., each for a participation fee of 5 euros.

In addition, visitors can expect the theater performance “The Complicit” by Goethe from August 21st to 24th, which ends on Sunday at 7 p.m. The “Bückeburger Reitkunst” event can be admired on August 24th from 3 to 3:30 p.m.

With such a diverse range of offerings that involve the whole family, nothing stands in the way of an eventful August in Bückeburg. For further information and details about the events, it's worth taking a look at the city's website Bückeburg.