the luther500 festival is june 16-22,2019
Travelers arrive on a Sunday and depart on a Saturday for home or for further travels in Europe. The sample schedule, below, is intended to give you an idea, based a previous festival week, of what to expect. Slight changes are possible, but the key piece of the Festival, the Interest Centers, will include the historic homes, museums, exhibits and churches; recreation, arts and service options; workshops, tours, lectures and presentations by invited experts and local guides; and gemutlichkeit. Day trips will include the places listed below. Morning and Evening prayers will be offered in the historic Wittenberg churches and at historic Reformation sites on the day trips.
FESTIVAL REGISTRATION = 560 Euro, + Housing in double room (639 Euro), or in a single room (1010 Euro).
And, don't forget to consider some Add-On trips since you are already in Europe!
sunday
Arrivals in Wittenberg, check in at hotel.
- Festival shuttles from airports TXL or FRA can be arranged. Or you can use the train or even rent a car at the airport.
- Arrival pre-trip from Bavaria and the Erl Passion PlaySightseeing and Orientation options in Wittenberg
Welcome BBQ.
Evening Opening Event with Introductions and music by LOST AND FOUND and others.
Night Prayer
Night Café in Biergarten
monday
Begin to explore Luther’s Land
Breakfast in your accommodation
Morning Prayer in the Castle Church or Town Church
Group Event and Orientation
Choice of Interest Centers and Intercultural Activities: morning and afternoon options
Choice of Servant Projects: morning and afternoon options
Choice of Recreation Activities: morning and afternoon options
Free time in Wittenberg
Dinner together
Evening event option with whole group.
Night Prayer in the Town Church or Castle Church
Night Café in Luther Cellar & Biergarten with Live Music
tuesday
Breakfast in your accommodation
Morning Prayer
Day trip options: Wartburg and Erfurt, Leipzig and Eisleben, and Berlin
Dinner on your own
Night Prayers on the Day trips at historic churches in Erfurt, Eisleben, and Berlin
Back to Wittenberg
Night Café in Biergarten.
wednesday
Breakfast in your accommodation
Morning Prayer
Day trip options: Wartburg and Erfurt, Leipzig and Eisleben, and Berlin.
Dinner on your own
Night Prayers on the Day trips in Erfurt, Eisleben, and Berlin
Back to Wittenberg
Night Café in Biergarten with Live Music
thursday
Breakfast in your accommodation
Morning Prayer
Choice of Interest Centers and Intercultural Activities: morning and afternoon options
Choice of Servant Projects: morning and afternoon option
Choice of Recreation Activities: morning and afternoon options
Free time in Wittenberg
Dinner Together
Evening Event: Variety Show
Night Prayer
Night Café in Biergarten.
friday
Breakfast in your accommodation
Morning Prayer
Group Event, Wittenberg Convention center
Choice of Recreation Activities:
Choice of Interest Centers, afternoon options include an Invitation for Kaffeetrinken with German families
Free time in Wittenberg
Celebration Worship Service
Later Dinner Together, traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest style.
Night Café in Biergarten.
saturday
Later Breakfast in your accommodation
Luther: The Rock Opera, Wittenberg Convention Center, open to public.
Boxed Lunches and Farewells
1:00 pm Leave for Post Festival Trip to Prague
Home-Flyers: depart for Berlin for an afternoon and evening of sightseeing, and morning flights home.
And...if you have a bit more time, or want to see more since you're in Germany, consider an add-on trip before or after the Luther500 festival week.
have a look at the options for additional travels
registration fee of 560 euro includes
The registration fee includes:
The program, which includes Venues, Interest Centers, Recreation options, Museum admissions, Two Day-Trips, Local Guides and Staff.
Two meals each day, generally breakfast and dinner, but sometimes a box lunch in place of dinner if you select a longer day-trip option.
Medical insurance while at the Festival.
The registration cost for the week is priced in Euro, so your dollar cost will depend on the exchange rate on the day of your payments. The cost varies a bit depending on your choice of hotel accommodation, single or double-occupancy room.
Double Occupancy= 560 + 639 Euro = 1199
Single Room = 560 + 1010 Euro = 1570
Kids under two years old are free of charge with a registered parent.
Youth under 13 get 15% off the registration cost, and must be registered in a shared room.