Art:Open 2026 - Barth as host of the central collective exhibition

Tomorrow, 07. May 2026, 13:00–15:00

Guided tour of the St. Marien church library

📍 Barther Kirchenbibliothek

The Bibliotheca Bardensi, once the most important "information center" in the city, is now a unique traditional library. With valuable prints and manuscripts from the late Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, it is considered an exceptional cultural monument and offers rare, partly unexplored material for science.

08. May 2026, 16:00–00:00

Bicycle barrel racking

📍 Festplatz Trebin am Theater

After a parade of the teams through the town, women and men will smash a wooden barrel with clubs in two separate lanes while riding through on bicycles. The ground, pole and barrel kings are determined, followed by an award ceremony and disco for everyone in the marquee.

08. May 2026, 16:00–09:00

29th Barth buoy removal

📍 Festplatz Trebin am Theater

The barrel knocking is one of the oldest customs in the region. It is a competition that is usually held on horseback. A hanging wooden barrel decorated with leaves and ribbons is knocked out of the bottom, staves etc. with a club as it is ridden underneath. The riders compete to be crowned king of the barrel, staves or floor - this remains the case until the next barrel is knocked off.

ART. Quarter

📍 Starkow

Do you love long rides in the countryside, idyllic villages, art and culture? Then ART Quartier is the right place for you to enjoy your vacation in a private, informal atmosphere with child and horse.

Old steam bakery

📍 Ribnitz-Damgarten

The historic building of the old bakery houses a café, vacation apartments and a small wool store.

Andrea Oelke | Taxi Oelke

📍 Bodstedt

Your cab for Zingst, Barth and the surrounding area. You know the destination. We know the way.