We invite you to a relaxed summer party for everyone who is in the mood for a good atmosphere, inspiring encounters and a varied program.
In the green castle carden of ahead hotel visitors* can expect a colorful mix of Live-music, DJ-Sounds, tasty drinks & streetfood, einer raffle, NGO-Ständen, Live-Tattoo-Sessions, bamboo bikes to rent, Outdoor-Yoga, Führungen - and at the end an atmospheric open-air cinema.
Free admission!
Place: Castle garden of the ahead hotel, Burgstraße 3, 19309 Lenzen/Elbe
Date: Sunday, 06.07.2025
Time: 11:00 - 18:00, open-air cinema from 21:00
Programm
LIVE MUSIC BY LONA & LULU
Acoustic. Emotional. Live.
Experience Lulu Henn & Lona Frießner with guitar and violin - handmade music with heart. The singer-songwriters from Hamburg will perform songs they have written themselves as well as well-known covers.
FOOD & DRINKS
Enjoy the summer with a delicious selection of street food and sweets: there is Napoletan pizza, hot dogs, pierogi, quesadillas, Oatly soft ice cream, waffles and much more. Plus cool drinks - and a chilled atmosphere - perfect for enjoying and lingering.
OPEN -AIR KINO
Open-air summer night cinema under the stars:
Um 21:00 Uhr zeigen wir den Film „Das Q ist ein Tier“ - Admission is free. The film is a philosophical and political social satire on the subject of meat consumption - without any shock images from factory farming and without pointing a finger.
LIVE TATTOO SESSIONS
Lass dich auf dem connect summer vibes tätowieren. Die unvergleichliche Tattooartist Ashtry Arts aus Hamburg ist für dich von 11- 18 Uhr vor Ort. Motive beginnen ab 100€, bezahlen kannst du bar oder PayPal. First come, first serve – eine Anmeldung ist nicht notwendig.
NGOs
There will be exciting stands from Laufen gegen Leiden, Rettet das Huhn, Land der Tiere, Team Tierschutz, Burg Nagezahn, Hof Butenland, Lebenshof LiPaiO and Ärzte gegen Tierversuche. Come and talk to the activists and find out about their work.
STAGE PROGRAM
Dich erwarten auf unserer Bühne u.a. Bianca Ulken vom Lebenshof Land der Tiere und Gründer Jan Gerdes von Hof Butenland, Aljosha Muttardi, bekannt aus Netflix und YouTube, Chris Popa von ProVeg, Tierrechtsaktivistin Samara Eckardt vom Team Tierschutz, Raphael Fellmer von SIRPLUS, Balázs Tarsoly, Branding Cuisine, Marketa Schellenberg von Transgourmet Deutschland und Jonas Mog, Gründer des ahead hotels. Moderiert wird der Tag von Live-Moderatorin Darlene Schwabroch.
GUIDES
Our partner BUND offers two exciting guided tours at 12:00 and 13:00.
- Erkunde bei einem Rundgang mit Erika Otto die historische Altstadt von Lenzen mit ihren charmanten Gassen, Fachwerkhäusern und bewegter Geschichte.
- Erfahre mehr über das ganzheitliche Konzept rund um die Burg Lenzen – ein Ort für Natur, Kultur und Nachhaltigkeit.
OUTDOOR YOGA
Together with our yoga teacher Julia we invite you to a relaxing yoga session in the open air. Suitable for all levels of experience - whether you are on the mat for the first time or a regular practitioner.
Participation is on a donation basis - all proceeds go to a charitable cause.
LIVE DJ
MKAY provides the right summer vibes with relaxed beats and a fine feeling for the right balance between lightness and flow.
Look forward to chilled electronic sounds, laid-back grooves and the feeling that everything is just right now. Summer, sun, music - what more could you want?
LIFESTYLE MARKET
Leckere und nachhaltige Produkte für zu Hause? Shoppe beim connect summer vibes zum Beispiel Produkte von Herbasch aus Prag oder Umami ferment aus Bremen. Mit dabei mit im Holzofen gebackenen Broten ist auch Matthias vom Alten Färbergarten in Lenzen. Wie immer bekommst du bei uns auch vegane Naturkosmetik und weitere leckere Snacks in unserem Hotelshop.
Raffle
You can expect great prizes from our generous partners:
All proceeds from the raffle will go to the Land der Tiere .
Arrival & overnight stay
Arrival by bus & train
We recommend a relaxed and climate-friendly journey by bus and train. From Berlin take the ICE/EC or the RE8 to Wittenberge, from there take bus 944 to Lenzen, Markt.
Arrival by car
Please note that limited parking spaces are available:
Parking spaces at the ahead hotel:
- Burgstraße 3, 19309 Lenzen/Elbe
- Körbitz, 19309 Lenzen/Elbe
Alternative parking: (750 meters away, 10 minutes on foot)
- Netto-Marken-Discount, Berliner Straße 42, 19309 Lenzen/Elbe
- Bäckerei Grünberg, Berliner Str. 59, 19309 Lenzen/Elbe
We would like to thank both companies for kindly providing the parking spaces.
Overnight stay
For the weekend 04.-06.07.25 we are already fully booked. From 06.07.25 we have free rooms again, which you can book here .