Event Facts at a Glance
- What: Children’s and Family Festival as well as Environment Day (“Dein Tag im Paradies”)
- When: Saturday, May 30, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Where: “Kleines Paradies” (meadow behind the Paradiesbahnhof), Jena
- Organizers: JenaKultur, Jenaer Bündnis für Familie, Dezernat für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt
Jena, 24.02.2026 – The popular outdoor event “Dein Tag im Paradies” is casting its shadow ahead. Families and nature enthusiasts in Jena can look forward to the traditional children’s and family festival in 2026, which will once again take place in close cooperation with the Jenaer Umwelttag. However, visitors will have to adjust to a small spatial change this season.
A Day Full of Hands-on Activities and Program
On Saturday, May 30, 2026, the meadow behind the Paradiesbahnhof will be transformed into a large adventure landscape. From 1 PM to 6 PM, numerous local associations, institutions, and municipal facilities will present a wide range of hands-on activities. A diverse stage program will round off the afternoon musically and culturally. The combination of entertainment and information has proven to be a crowd-puller in the past, regularly attracting thousands of visitors from Jena and the surrounding area to the Saale.
Construction Sites Require Move to “Kleines Paradies”
Regular guests of the event know: Normally, the Rasenmühleninsel forms the vibrant center of the festival. But this year, extensive construction work on the island makes a relocation unavoidable. The organizers have therefore chosen the so-called “Kleines Paradies” – the extensive meadow area directly behind the Jenaer Paradiesbahnhof.
This change of location brings logistical advantages for visitors. The “Kleines Paradies” has excellent transport links. The directly adjacent Paradiesbahnhof as well as the nearby tram stops in the city center allow for a comfortable and environmentally friendly journey by public transport. For cyclists using the well-developed Saaleradweg, the site is also ideally located along the route.
Ecological Awareness Meets Family Leisure
The organization of the major event is once again in the proven hands of a strong alliance: JenaKultur, the Jenaer Bündnis für Familie, and the Dezernat für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt are working together. Linking the family festival with the environment day is an important cultural-political instrument in the Thuringian university city. The goal is to introduce even the youngest city residents to complex topics such as sustainability, nature conservation, and ecological coexistence in a playful way.
Especially the Volkspark Oberaue – affectionately called “das Paradies” by locals – as the city’s green lung, offers the ideal backdrop to illustrate the value of intact local recreation areas in an urban environment.
Outlook for Early Summer in Jena
The early announcement of the date and new location now gives the participating associations and actors sufficient lead time to optimally coordinate their stands and activities with the conditions at the Paradiesbahnhof. In the coming weeks, further details on the exact schedule of the stage program and the specific highlights of the exhibitors are expected to follow.
We wish all families and nature lovers much anticipation for an eventful and sunny day in the countryside!
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Familienfest und Umwelttag ziehen ins Kleine Paradies
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