Events in the Saalburg Roman fort
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EVENT PROGRAM
You can download the complete 2025 annual program as a PDF here:
Download Saalburg annual program 2025 (accessible PDF)
Download Saalburg Annual Program 2025 (double-sided PDF)
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12:00 AM - Labor Day - Public Tours
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12:00 AM - Public tours
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12:00 AM - Ascension Day - Public tours
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12:00 AM - Public tours
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6:30 PM - Roman evening
12:00 AM - Public tours
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12:00 AM - Corpus Christi - Public tours
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10:00 AM - Roman camp with horsemen and soldiers
![Sonntagsrömer - Beinschnitzen, Römischer Maler, Holzdrechseln und Römischer Reiter](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/Roemischer-Maler-700x453-1.jpg)
Let the Roman craft professionals explain ancient techniques to you and try them out for yourself. The Roman rider explains the equipment and special tasks of the cavalry troops.
![Kochkunst und Kampfkunst - Römische Küche und Gladiatoren](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/Gladiatoren-c.-R.-Schwarz-700.jpg)
The I. Roman Cohorte Opladen presents Roman cuisine in its impressive supply tent and at many other stations. The Gladiatores Berolinenses demonstrate their martial arts in exhibition fights and give anyone interested the opportunity for trial training.
![Kochkunst und Kampfkunst - Römische Küche und Gladiatoren](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/Gladiatoren-c.-R.-Schwarz-700.jpg)
The I. Roman Cohorte Opladen presents Roman cuisine in its impressive supply tent and at many other stations. The Gladiatores Berolinenses demonstrate their martial arts in exhibition fights and give anyone interested the opportunity for trial training.
![Römischer Abend](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/Roemischer-Abend-AUSGEBUCHT.jpg)
Spend an exclusive evening in the Saalburg Roman fort when the museum gates are actually closed.
![Fronleichnam - Öffentliche Führungen](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/fuehrung-1.jpg)
Public tours of the Saalburg
![Römerlager mit Reitern und Soldaten](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/Geschuetzerklaerung-c.-S.-Dinges-700.jpg)
This weekend at the Saalburg everything revolves around various units of the Roman army. The Roman riders demonstrate their riding and martial arts and present their equipment in the riding camp.
![Römerlager mit Reitern und Soldaten](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/Geschuetzerklaerung-c.-S.-Dinges-700.jpg)
This weekend at the Saalburg everything revolves around various units of the Roman army. The Roman riders demonstrate their riding and martial arts and present their equipment in the riding camp.
![Pferde auf der Saalburg. Der Alltag eines Reiters in der Römischen Armee um 200 n. Chr.](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/Reiterfigur-orginal-c.-P.-Knierriem-700.jpg)
Were there even horses at Saalburg? And if so, what was their life like? The lecture takes you on a search for clues about the topic of horses in the Roman army.
PUBLIC TOURS
Sunday (November–February): 2 p.m together for adults and children
Sunday (March-October): 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m Separate tours for adults and children from school age
Each participant will receive a sticker at the checkout, which must be worn visibly.
Duration: approx. 45 minutes. Adults: €2, children: €1 plus entry (from 01.01.2025 adults: 5 €, children: 3 € plus admission)
![fuehrung](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/fuehrung.jpg)
Upcoming Events
![Öffentliche Führungen](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025_oeffentliche-Fuehrungen_700x453.jpg)
![Sonntagsrömer - Magie und Beinschnitzen](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025_Sontagsroemer-Beinschnitzen-und-Magie_700x453.jpg)
May 18, 2025
Sunday Romans - Magic and Bone Carving
Find out how people in ancient Rome wanted to protect themselves and their possessions from all evil and envy. At the bone carver's, Roman fans of all ages can make their own lucky charm amulet out of bone.![Römischer Abend](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/Roemischer-Abend.jpg)
Roman evening
Spend an exclusive evening in the Saalburg Roman fort when the museum gates are actually closed.![Öffentliche Führungen](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025_oeffentliche-Fuehrungen_700x453.jpg)
![Öffentliche Führungen an Christi Himmelfahrt](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025_oeffentliche-Fuehrungen_700x453.jpg)
May 29, 2025
Public tours on Ascension Day
Public tours of the Saalburg![Großes Römerlager mit Reitern und Soldaten - 20 Jahre UNESCO-Welterbe](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025_Limes-Party_700x453.jpg)
May 31, 2025
Large Roman camp with riders and soldiers - 20 years of UNESCO World Heritage
This weekend we are celebrating with international Roman groups, riders with their horses, colleagues from Limes research and all visitors, because together with the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes, the Saalburg has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005.![20 Jahre Welterbe Limes](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025_Vortrag-Limes-Matesic_700x453.jpg)
May 31, 2025
20 Years of the Limes World Heritage Site
The Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes (ORL) is part of a larger whole, as the borders of the Roman Empire from the Antonine Wall in Scotland to the Iža bridgehead fort in Slovakia and also the Dacian Limes in Romania have now been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.![Großes Römerlager mit Reitern und Soldaten - 20 Jahre UNESCO-Welterbe](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025_Limes-Party_700x453.jpg)
June 1, 2025
Large Roman camp with riders and soldiers - 20 years of UNESCO World Heritage
This weekend we are celebrating with international Roman groups, riders with their horses, colleagues from Limes research and all visitors, because together with the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes, the Saalburg has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005.![Der Limes in Hessen - Neue Entdeckungen am UNESCO-Welterbe](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025_Vortrag-Limes-Mueckenberger_700x453.jpg)
June 1, 2025
The Limes in Hesse - New Discoveries at the UNESCO World Heritage Site
With a total length of 550 km, the Roman Limes is the largest archaeological monument in Europe, of which around 150 km run through Hesse.![Öffentliche Führungen am Pfingstsonntag](https://www.saalburgmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025_oeffentliche-Fuehrungen_700x453.jpg)
June 8, 2025