Program & information
The EU Stone Festival 2026 Program
The European Stone Festival 2026 will take place from Saturday, May 16th to Sunday, May 17th, 2026, in Eschholzpark in Freiburg. The festival is organized by the Stein + Kultur association in cooperation with the Friedrich Weinbrenner Vocational School.
We are looking forward to welcoming participants from all countries and hope for good weather, a lively exchange, and of course many visitors!
Program
The schedule at a glance
Friday, May 15 2026
3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - Registration of the stonemasons
Saturday, May 16 2026
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
08:00 a.m. –5.00 p.m. – Work by the sculptors.
Afterwards, music until 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 17 2026
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m – Work by the sculptors.
4:00 p.m. – Award ceremony and auction of the sculptures.
Task:
An overview of the task for participants.
Theme
This year’s theme is “Diversity in the Garden.”
Festival
-Musik
-Other trades in action
-Worksplace for children
-Food & more
Draft
The participants work according to their own designs, and everyone brings a design drawing or a model with them..
Stone
Sandstones from different quarries will be provided; they have dimensions of 30 × 30 × 20 cm.
Tools
The participants bring their own tools.