Where can I buy tickets?

Only in advance: in the museum's online ticket shop, or at the ticket desks at Museumsdorf Düppel, Ephraim-Palais, Nikolaikirche and Knoblauchhaus. Under-18 tickets are free but only come from the online shop.

Will my kids follow it without German?

The story, the witch's tales and the songs are in German. The lanterns, the horse and the walk through the woods need no German at all.

Will there be photos of us?

Yes. The museum photographs and films the event for press and publicity, and taking part counts as agreeing to that.

Upcoming

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St. Martin's Lantern Festival at Museumsdorf Düppel

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: €8, under 18 free

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Held every November — 2027 dates not announced yet

FestivalSteglitz-Zehlendorf

Where

Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Museumsdorf Düppel

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

Language

German

What you need to know

Bring your own lantern, as the organizer asks every family to carry one from home
Doors open an hour early, so you can arrive well before the procession sets off
Kids need a free ticket, so book one for every child alongside the adult tickets

About

At dusk, families gather on the village square of Museumsdorf Düppel, an open-air museum, for the story of St. Martin and the beggar. Then the lantern procession heads through woods and meadows, past gardens and rebuilt medieval houses, with St. Martin riding ahead on horseback. The storyteller witch Silberzweig adds stories along the way, and the group Wolgemut plays music everyone is invited to sing along to.

€8, under 18 free

2027 dates to be announced

2026 edition

Nov 7 – 8, 2026

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Where it is

Museumsdorf Düppel

Resources

Event website
Official page from the organizer.

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