More artists have been confirmed

More highlights await us at the NORDEN Festival 2023! With today's Culture Wave we announce further highlights for the anniversary edition in late summer and thus a large part of this year's cultural programme is already known. The announcement of the final artists will follow at the end of April, thus completing the entire cultural programme for NORDEN 2023. It remains exciting!

The first festival weekend (24 - 27 August) will begin with a true great in the field of music. POHLMANN's career began 17 years ago with his hit Wenn jetzt Sommer wär. Today, the Hamburg native is an integral part of the German-language music scene and just released his new EP Columbus at the beginning of the year.

Pohlmann_(C) Benedikt Schnermann - 2023 - 3

Also with a new album, the band PUDELDAME around actor Jonas Nay will take to the stage and provide the atmosphere for the evening. No one should sit still and listen to Pudeldame's music. The songwriter of a new generation, MISS ALLIE, oscillates with her music between chanson, songwriting, comedy and cabaret. Laugh heartily, cry with emotion, break open taboo topics: All this happens at a Miss Allie concert. AYSAY from Denmark are guests at the NORDEN Festival. A Danish trio from Aarhus that perfectly reflects the diversity and mix of cultures that permeate Danish society today. The band sings in Danish, Turkish and Kurdish and their sound is folk and pop-rock with psychedelic touches. WEZN take their audience into mystical sound worlds between minimalism and extremes by interweaving synthesiser with acoustic dums and emotional earworm melodies.

The festival continues on the second weekend (31 August - 03 September) with a soul spectacle from the Netherlands. MICHELLE DAVID & THE TRUE TONES want to bring people the true message of music, which is love, unity and cohesion. The lyrics celebrate life and are full of positive affirmations. The performance of Michelle David & The True Tones is financed by the NORDEN Freundeskreis e. V.

The LATVIAN BLUES BAND has travelled from Latvia to be a guest at NORDEN. The band plays as if from one mould, the wind instruments are always used at the right moment. With NOTH we embark on a love story set to music. In "The Truth about Arndt" we meet the protagonist in the zoo and have to say goodbye to him in a forest bath. And then jazz, techno and hip hop are mixed together again. With SKILBECK, bombastic basses, cool sax solos and rolling rhythms make people dance and marvel. At least, that's how the four musicians themselves describe their band.

Another programme item on the last festival weekend (07 - 10 September): GET JEALOUS. No matter whether you call their music pop or point, whether you find it intimidating, inviting, refreshing or way too serious: Get Jealous have still captivated most people in front of the stage so far.

In the literature section, the first festival weekend starts with KRISTINE BILKAU. Her novel Nebenan was nominated for the German Book Prize last year. The protgagonists circle around each other like strangers, seemingly unnoticed by their neighbours; they want connection and yet withdraw into the private sphere. Their paths cross, their stories connect with each other, because they are looking for what we all long for: Security, belonging and familiarity. With globetrotter GUNNAR GREEN, we travel through Poland's national parks on the big screen, with elks, bison and wolves. The travel experiences convey a lot about our neighbouring country and the people in wolf regions - presented with spectacular aerial shots of nature and a great entertainment factor.

On the second festival weekend MARCEL KRÜGER presents an island and its books - Iceland. He roams through the history and literature of this fascinating country and takes us to the central places. From the Arctic Ocean to ghost fjords to volcanic craters and the wet grave of the gods. Because behind every glacier or waterfall there is a good story in Iceland. LAURA CWERTNIA reads from her moving debut novel On the Street We Are Called Different, which impressively tells what it feels like to be on the fringes of a society. The story of an Armenian family whose experiences are so profound that they still resonate generations later.

ALEX & BARTI perform at the Manege in the Park on the last weekend of the festival. Alex is the designer and manipulator of Mr Barti, a puppet with a complex construction system that he uses to constantly seek, develop and study the perfection of movements. Barti's more than 40 strings allow him to move his body and express emotions in unique ways.

There are barely five months left until this year's NORDEN - The Nordic Arts Festival in Schleswig. The three festival weekends should have some great surprises and news in store for all visitors, and so the organisers are working flat out on the preparations for the late summer on the Königswiesen. It's worth checking the website www.norden-festival.com regularly or following the social media channels. Maybe there will be a great offer for NORDEN fans in just a few days?

NORDEN Festival 2024 // Fourth Cultural Wave

The FOURTH CULTURAL WAVE continues and the cultural program for the NORDEN Festival 2024 is almost complete. We are full of anticipation and very excited about the upcoming festival weekends in late summer. It's going to be bombastic ?
Believe it or not, we've got HAIYTI lined up for you! In addition, other great artists will be performing on the Schlei and garden stages, interesting readings await you in the culture tent, the Manege im Park will be wild and the first film in the NORDEN cinema has been confirmed. We will also be presenting the first workshops and activities very soon ? ?‍♀️

25 % discount on weekend tickets

Once again we see that the happiest people live in the NORTH ? The UN only recently made this official in the WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT and we think it's right! The NORTH is simply amazing ✨ Reason enough to get your tickets for the NORDEN - The Nordic Arts Festival 2024 now! We have a very special Easter surprise for you today: From now on you will receive a 25% DISCOUNT ON ALL WEEKEND TICKETS with the code NF24OSTERN! ?

NORDEN Festival 2024 // Third cultural wave

The next cultural wave is here and we definitely haven't promised you too much: NORDEN 2024 is going to be awesome! ? We've been digging for a long time and finally got the go-ahead: JUPITER JONES are coming to NORDEN Festival 2024 with a full band. There's also a fixed date for a heavy SECRET HEADLINER - you can really look forward to that!

Impressive people and exciting readings await you in the culture tent - it's guaranteed not to be boring! And today we also present the first act in our Manege in the Park. In the next wave of culture, there will be a big wave of fantastic street theater - stay tuned!

NORDEN Festival 2024 // Second cultural wave

Are you ready for some big news from the NORDEN? There's a lot going on in the background at the moment and we're really excited to drop a few things on you again today.

Our booking team is working hard on the cultural program for NORDEN 2024, so that we can present you some new names in the line-up today. There are a few personal highlights from our team ? If only you knew what else we have in the pipeline. It's definitely worth telling everyone around you about NORDEN and getting them excited!

On the road in Berlin

At the end of November, Philine from our NORDEN team was at the Future of Festivals in Berlin - the industry meeting for all organizers and service providers from the festival sector.

At the Future of Festivals, Philine gave a presentation on accessibility at festivals, including the NORDEN Festival. We are very happy that we have been able to expand our accessibility measures at the NORDEN Festival in recent years and that we can offer people with disabilities equal and independent access. We will now tell you why this is so important and what else we have planned!

St. Nicholas surprise from the NORDEN

Santa didn't just leave presents in our boots tonight and we are now snacking on lots of chocolate in the NORDEN office. There is also something very special for you in the NORDEN online store! From now on, you can get a 20% DISCOUNT ON ALL FAMILY WEEKEND TICKETS online. In addition, there are 5 FOR 4 HARDCOVER DAY TICKETS in the Thursday or Friday category OR in the Saturday or Sunday category in all branches of the Liesegang bookshop, redeemable for free on all three festival weekends. How's that for a great Christmas present?

All ticket categories now available

We've never been this early! From now on you can finally buy WEEKEND AND DAY TICKETS for next year in the NORDEN online store. The best thing is, the ticket prices will not be increased!

And because we always want something good for you, we're simply keeping the EARLY BOOKING FESTIVAL PASSES available for a few days longer. Up to and including Friday, 08.12.2023, you have the chance to buy the last limited early bird festival passes for a one-time price of 89 EURO plus VVK in the NORDEN online store. After that we will switch to the regular price level. Printed out, they also make a fantastic gift for Christmas.

NORDEN Festival 2024 // First Release

A lot has happened in the past few weeks and we are looking forward to 2024 and the upcoming NORDEN - The Nordic Arts Festival. But honestly, why can't we just see each other more often and celebrate together? We still think about our time at the Königswiesen quite often. It was really, really great and special!

The first snow has now fallen and the anticipation of Christmas is growing. It's the best time for us to finally present the FIRST RELEASE for NORDEN 2024. A promising start with really great artists!

Nominated and won

The NORDEN Festival is the most sustainable festival in Germany!

For the tenth time the HELGA! Festival Award was presented for the tenth time and the NORDEN - The Nordic Arts Festival really cleaned up: The GRÜNSTE WIESE can now be found at the NORDEN in Schleswig.

In addition, on 8.9.23 at the NORDEN Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Economic Affairs, Claus Ruhe Madsen, awarded us the "Sustainability Project" prize worth 1,000 euros.

This was NORDEN 2023

Three unforgettable festival weekends are behind us and we are so full of love and gratitude for this fantastic festival experience at the Königswiesen. In the meantime, we are back in our office routine and still reminisce about this year's NORDEN Festival.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all visitors. It was simply great to celebrate NORDEN together with all of you! We will carry this very special feeling in our hearts for a long time and, even if the summer is gradually coming to an end and it is getting colder outside, we will remember the 12 days of NORDEN Festival with you with a smile.