More artists are confirmed

With less than half a year to go until NORDEN - The Nordic Arts Festival 2022, we have used the first weeks of this year to expand the program for this year's festival and are now happy to present more artists. In addition to numerous musical acts, more authors and street theater artists are now confirmed.

This year we will expand the theater deck. A new venue will be created - MANEGE IM PARK. This project is supported by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

Musical highlights complement the program

More than half of the musical festival program is now in place.

The first band from Denmark is booked - Andorra will play on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. The five-piece band incorporates the Scandinavian soundscape into its music with simple but thoughtful structures, resulting in a hard indie rock-like expression mixed with the diversity of jazz. Also performing from northern Germany: Hamburg band M. Byrd on Sunday, Sept. 04, 2022, as well as Kapelle Rausch from Kiel (Thursday, Sept. 08, 2022) and Orange and Mountains from Hamburg (Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022). The previous program items will be supplemented by performances by the Dutch band EUT (Saturday, 10.09.2022) and the Dutch rapper Anoki (Thursday, 02.09.2022). The members of Dutch band EUT, founded in 2016, each bring their own preferences to the songwriting process and you can hear echoes of 90s influences. Rapper and songwriter Anoki, on the other hand, deals with the eternal promise of happiness in his latest single, Irgendwann wird alles leichter, embedded in a vintage band sound.

For the first time, several literati*innen are now also announced. On all three weekends from August 25 to September 11, 2022, renowned authors* will read from their works in the Kulturzelt. On Saturday, August 27, 2022, fritz-kola founder Mirco Wolf Wiegert will read from his current book fritz gegen goliath and tell about the incredible company story. On Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, feminist and body image activist, Melodie Michelberger, presents her work Body Politics, addressing current pressures on women's body image. Florian Hacke presents his new program NICHTS DARF MAN MEHR!!1 on Saturday, September 10, a breathing course for Wutbürger*innen and all those who want to become one.

The second festival weekend is enriched on Sunday, 04.09.2022, by the appearance of the author Christo Foerster from Hamburg. He will read from his microadventures and show for the first time his recently completed film Abenteuerland.

New venue MANEGE IM PARK

With the help of a grant from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the German Theater Technical Society (DTHG), the previous theater deck is expanded and a new venue is created - MANEGE IM PARK.

The MANEGE IM PARK will be opened by the Dutch duo Stenzel & Kivitz (NL) on Thursday, August 25, 2022. They will delight with a unique music-comedy show in a humorous and musically gifted way. Thursday, 01.09.2022 comes for the first time the duo Kate & Pasi (FIN) to the Königswiesen in Schleswig. They perform with an acrobatic funny show, where everything revolves around an armchair.

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.