Second Festival Weekend
23. July 2027 – 25. July 2027
The second festival weekend celebrates the 250th birthday of Philipp Otto Runge on 23 July and the Wolgast Culture Night on 24 July.
Friday, 23 July — The 250th Birthday
- From 1 pm — Market, Culinary Delights, and Children’s Programme
- 1:45 pm — Musical Welcome: Markus Thalheimer on the Harp, Rungeplatz Stage
- 2 pm — Official Ceremony with Guests from Politics and Research, Art and Culture, Rungeplatz Stage
- 3 pm — Harp Concert by Markus Thalheimer, Rungeplatz Stage
- 3:30 pm — Musical Reception of Guests from Partner City Wedel by the St. Petri Church Trombone Choir, Rungeplatz Stage
- 4 pm — Installation “Times” by Andree Volkmann and Concert with Sophia Maeno and Romy Petrick, St. Gertrud Chapel
- 5:30 pm — “Feast at Runge’s” with Musical Accompaniment, a Runge Card Show by Actor Matthias Engel, and Ballet Ticket Raffle, Rungeplatz
- 7:30 pm — Symphonic Ballet “Of the Fisherman and His Wife” (Deutsche Tanzkompanie), Ship Hall at the City Harbor
- 7:30–10 pm — DJ Music at Rungeplatz
- 10 pm — Interactive Presentation of the Runge Comic by Sophia Martineck (Kollektiv Eigenklang), Rungeplatz
Saturday, 24 July — Wolgast Culture Night Programme to Follow
- From 3 pm — Market, Culinary Delights, and Children’s Programme
- 3:30 pm — Runge Play “The Essence of Colours” (Parktheater Edelbruch), Fireplace Room, Historic Town Hall
- From 4 pm — Finissage of the 37th State Art Exhibition Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Kirchplatzschule
- 5 pm — Welcome to the Wolgast Culture Night, Rathausplatz Stage
- From 5 pm — Culture Night Programme at Various Locations in the Old Town and City Harbor
- 5:30 pm — Participatory Activity for Children: “Hunt for the Golden Flounder” – Scavenger Hunt at Culture Night Locations, Start: Am Fischmarkt
- 6 pm — Die Guten, Live Music and Entertainment from Rostock, Rathausplatz Stage
- 9 pm — Puppet Theatre “Of the Fisherman and His Wife” (Engeltheater), Pier at the Fish Market
- 11 pm — Interactive Light Show with Runge Motifs (Kollektiv Eigenklang), Rathausplatz
Sunday, 25 July
- From 1 pm — Market, Culinary Delights, and Children’s Programme
- 2 pm — Katja Aujesky and Band, Melancholic Pop from Berlin, Rathausplatz Stage
- 4 pm — Voice & Sound Collective, Pop and Soul from Szczecin and Greifswald, Rathausplatz Stage
- 6 pm — Mystery Dinner “Of the Juniper Tree,” hosted by Max & Ellen and the Wolgast Youth Theatre Group, Rathausplatz
Every Festival Weekend
Arts and Crafts and Regional Market, Culinary Delights, Hands-on Activities, and Children’s Programme, Rungeplatz · Am Fischmarkt · Rathausplatz. New Romantic Party following the evening programme.
