Ostflimmern-Timetable

Address:
Museumsstraße 1
16244 Schorfheide

(Link Google Maps)

The entrance is occupied to all ticket holders:
Friday, June the 6th, from 12:00 to 22:00

• If the entrance is not occupied, you are welcome to call the entrance until 24:00 or in the morning from 10 a.m. (Saturday or Sunday) to get your wristband and be admitted (phone number at the entrance)

Community All Hands – daily in the evening approx. 15 min:

• Here you will be updated with the important information regarding what’s happening the coming 24 hours at Ostflimmern
• Don´t miss the Ostflimmern- group picture!
• Feel free to share your own thoughts!

Departure:
Monday, June the 9th, until 3:00 p.m.

• Take your garbage with you when you depart so that we can leave the site clean than we found it.

Ostflimmern-Highlights

OpenStage

OpenStage takes place on June 7th. Show the others what you’ve got!

• For registration and further information, send us an email to openstage@ostflimmern.org

• Short act with or without fire (max. 5 min).
• No Pyro/Lyco/Charcoal/Fire spitting.

OpenStage is open Saturday evening—come in, watch, and/or perform. Have fun!

Workshops & Tricksharing

As a community, the main reason for the convention is “SHARING”, so the workshop offers are free for all Ostflimmern guests and initially without registration.

All participants of the Ostflimmern Convention, you and us, are invited to offer workshops and participate in workshops.

• If you would like to share your knowledge and skills, you can register your workshop here!
• As a provider of a (building & craft) workshop, you are welcome to collect your material costs as a material donation before the workshop.

Workshop schedule

• The preliminary workshop schedule will be published here at the beginning of June.
• You will find the real and lively workshop schedule in the hangar during the convention.

Firespace

The FireSpace is open to all Ostflimmern guests from sunset to sunrise…

…as long as there is an active Firesafety team.

The Firespace is open to all levels to have fun dancing with the flames. Thanks to the dedication of our crew, the FireSpace will be carpeted this year.

Near the FireSpace, you’ll find our newly built cloakroom for hanging up clothes before the fire show. Afterward, there’s a washing station at the FireSpace for washing away soot (we’ll provide soap).

Call for help: as an experienced fire player, you are welcome to take on a safety shift (FireSafety).

Fire Rules

• Only the approved Firespace may be used to play with fire.
• Please only use the lamp oil from the environmentally safe dipping station. Do not bring your own lamp oil We will provide the lamp oil for you.
• We use high-quality, highly purified oil.
• You agree to handle all fire utensils and the fuel provided by Ostflimmern responsibly.
• You shake out your tools correctly after dipping / we will also help you.
• You do not wear synthetic clothing when playing with fire.
• You also pay attention to other fire players when playing and leave space.
• If you want to play fire on the FireSpace, you must take part in the “FireSpace Safety & Dipping Briefing”.
• When the call “You’re burning!” or “There’s a fire here!” is heard, every fire player currently playing stops. Look for the person calling and who is burning. Form a fire lane to the burning person.
• After playing, feel free to use our newly built washing station at FireSpace (we provide soap for hand washing).
• Further reading: Behavior around the fire space
• What you should wear during a fire performance: Clothing for fire playing

FirstBurner/ Playing fire for the first time

You summon up your courage and take the opportunity to play with fire for the first time? Great! 🙂

We would like to give you the following important information and advice.

• Take part in our first-burner workshop, where we explain and show you how to use fire tools, dipping, fire safety and much more. A FirstBurner and FireSafety workshop will take place on-site on Friday and Saturday evenings. The workshop schedule will be published in early June 25.
• Have your tools checked by us beforehand.
• When playing with fire, have a person who only keeps an eye on you and watches out for you.

Make sure you wear suitable clothing and put together your fire player equipment in this form:

• Only wear clothing made from natural fibers, e.g. linen, cotton or leather (without synthetics).
• Protect your hair with a scarf or hat (without synthetics).
• Spray uncovered hair with water.
• Protect your hands and arms e.g. with cuffs, long-sleeved shirts.
• Wear tight-fitting clothing without tassels or long pompoms because long threads catch fire quickly and your tool gets caught in them.
• Less exposed skin = fewer (nasty) burns.
• Wear suitable, danceable, sturdy shoes.

Bring along for your own care after playing with fire:

• A separate FirePlay towel (gets sooty with almost every hand wash).
• Washcloth, cleaning brush for hands, fingers.
• Mild cleanser for the skin to get rid of lamp oil and soot.
• Skin care cream after playing (face, body).
• Burn ointment in case things do go wrong.

If you have any questions before the con, please use our Telegram Ostflimmern Info chanal or your ostflimmern convention chat.

Sauna

This year it’s working again – there’s a sauna available for all of us.

The sauna is free for Ostflimmern guests from Friday to Sunday, as long as the sauna team is available.

• Help the sauna team whenever needed.
• Sauna packing list: extra sauna towel, slippers are recommended, a bathrobe, and a jewelry box (for storing jewelry, as jewelry gets extremely hot in the sauna).
• Everyone should use their own extra “sauna towel” in the sauna, so bring one for yourself 😊.
  • Not to be confused with the “fireplayer towel” or tea towel.
• Support the sauna by getting involved. What to do and when is posted on site.
• Have fun, sweat well!

You are and will be making the convention with us!

YOU are and will be making our Ostflimmern 2025 with all of us. How can you get involved?

Bring with you:

• Your convention gear. Tip: Shade, such as sunglasses, sunscreen, and mosquito repellent, are super helpful.
• Your tools, appropriate clothing for your tool play.
• Your kitchen equipment, provisions (food & drink).
• Your mobile outdoor decorations to brighten up your campsite and the convention grounds. Please take them with you after the convention (leave no trash).

Join in

• Use the stage: OpenStage with your 5-minute number (see OpenStage info), play on the FireSpace and/or BlackLightSpace.
• Be bold and give a workshop > this will make our joint convention more diverse and exciting… in short: we’re looking forward to it with you!
• Help the sauna team to keep the sauna running during the convention.

Motto “Self-service – use, clean up, leave clean”

Maintain and clean the area after use. Areas such as the hot drinks station, food area, dishwashing area, shower and toilet containers (do not wash soot here!), and FireSpace washing station (only wash soot there).

Handling exhibits and hangars on the CON site

• Exhibits (aircraft) and hangars are museum objects.
• No camping under aircraft!
• Do not climb on them. Do not modify them. Do not use them as a fortification.

You can get more detailed information via the Telegram info channel Ostflimmern2025 (including flyers available digitally or printed out yourself).

SpiritGuides 😍 at the convention and their power💪

We manage the website FAQ and the Telegram info channel for you, and are happy to answer your questions in advance. At the convention, we’ll provide you with the most important information for the next 24 hours at the Community AllHands. There, you’ll find out if we’re looking for support for our crew ad-hoc, whether certain locations need maintenance, or when the group photo will be taken. We’ll compile a lot of information for you on the information wall in the hangar.

Offers from the community

Massage Tent

For a donation, you can be cared for in the massage tent during the convention. You can get more information on site.

Chai offer

Armed with your own cup, you can get freshly made, delicious chai at the hot drinks station on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. We would be happy to receive a donation.

FlowMarkt > SecondHand, New FireTools

Do you still have old or unused tools in the cellar? No problem, bring them along to our FlowMarkt on Saturday. Because what could be more fun than seeing an unused tool fly again? There will be plenty of time for test flows and first tricks.

You are sure to meet some (fire) tool builders in person, who are sure to delight you with their latest creations. Here you can have them repaired or upgraded, trade and haggle.

Ostflimmern Spaces

The convention is growing and with it our prepared areas for you and us. There are:

FlowSpace (Workshops)

• The FlowSpace is centrally located next to the ChillOut.
• In very sunny weather in the shade of the trees near the ChillOut.
• You can find the workshop schedule, when which workshops will take place here, in the hangar.

Movement Space (Workshops)

• Trees provide shade.
• You will find them at the Firespace between the two hangars.
• You will find the workshop plan in the hangar.

Hangar

• Here you can find the living and daily updated workshop plan.
• Here you will find the information wall for guests, maintained by our SpiritGuides (e.g. Who can you contact from the crew? Information on possible forest fire danger, timetables to/from Eberswalde train station, …)
• Sheltered option if the weather ⛈ is awful: The hangar is a large hall (formerly an aircraft maintenance hangar) with a high ceiling & a large door.
• There is a stove that we can light as a small heat source. Unfortunately, the stove is not enough to really heat up the room.
• We have decided to spruce up the hangar – let us surprise you!

ChillOut Area

• A covered chill-out area can be found next to the campfire. Shade during the day, a roof at night, we start with carpet.
• Everyone is welcome to bring something to chill out on (own mat, pillow, blanket).

Enchanted forest (possibly workshops)

• Behind the cooking & eating zone, towards the kiosk, you will find the enchanted forest on the right for chill time – an magical, peaceful atmosphere with hammocks.
• Here you are welcome to hang your hammock, with tree protection, between the trees.

Meditation forest (possibly workshops)

• A simple and quiet place to meditate and calm down.
• You’ll find it behind the hangar in the woods.

Slackline Area

• You are welcome to set up your slackline here with appropriate tree protection.
• You’ll find plenty of space in the woods at Wald-Camping.

BlacklightSpace (at night)

• Suitable for LED tools.
• Can be found at the FireSpace between the two hangars.

Campfire (at night)

• An opportunity to socialize, warm up, chat and sing.
• Is in operation as long as the fire department allows us to (e.g. a no-go if the risk of forest fire is too high).
• You’ll find it between the hangar and FireSpace.

Ostflimmern grounds

Here is the interactive map for 2025.

• The convention will take place on the grounds of the Finowfurt Aviation Museum. We are therefore also guests; don’t be surprised about curious museum visitors and be nice to them 🙂
• All exhibits on the site are part of this historical museum. They may not be climbed on, altered or used as fortifications. The hangars may not be climbed on either! Please ensure that these historically valuable individual items are handled sensibly

Camping

• PROHIBITION of gas stoves and open fires (neither in bowls nor baskets) in the camping areas
• USE only our public cooking area, with your gas stove, and for washing up
• We have set up a communal cooking and dining area with tables and benches as well as a washing-up line
  Exception: YOU have a camper and the gas cooker is permanently installed in the camper and you have a valid gas test (yellow license)
• Put a tarpaulin under your vehicle to catch any leaking liquids
• The campsites are rest areas. Please be considerate of each other and pay attention to the noise level and the night’s rest

Forest Camping

Primarily suitable for camping. You can drive to the camping site by car and unload. Then please park your car in the parking lot.

If it is not possible, you can park in front of the hangar and unload, so the way is shorter; please also park your car in the parking lot afterwards.

Camping 1/ Camping 2/ Camping 3 / Camping 4

Plenty of space, little shade, suitable for vehicles and tents.

Sanitary facilities

Toilet containers

• You will find some at the public cooking area near the forest camping, and several at the sauna area behind camping 3
• Toilet, paper towels and soap are not intended for washing off soot after the fire. (Use the hand washing station at the FireSpace)
• Self-service – use, tidy up, leave clean
• If necessary, refill toilet paper

Shower container

• If it is warm enough you can use the outside shower, otherwise…
• You will find several near the sauna area behind Camping 3
• Self-service – use, tidy up, leave clean
• Please keep/make showers, basin, floor clean
• Hot water is limited by the boiler
• If the water gets cold – please wait a little – then there will be hot water again

FirePlayer hand washing station (in planning)

• New: we are setting up a special hand-washing station between FireSpace and forest camping.
• FirePlayer awareness:
  • Everyone please use your own “FirePlayer towel”, soap is available for you at the hand washing station!
  • Please leave paper towels and soap in the toilet for toilet hygiene
  • Do not only clean yourself, but also the sanitary room
  • Do NOT use the wash-up station to wash your hands

Wastewater tank

• In the washing-up area. Only here should all grey and dirty water be emptied (we provide dishwashing liquid).

Power supply

• Unfortunately, there is no power supply for motorhomes

Eating, drinking & washing up

Public cooking and dining area

• Do-It-Your-Self service – use, tidy up, leave clean
• USE our public cooking area exclusively, with your gas stove and for washing up
• We have set up a communal cooking and dining area with tables and benches
• Please bring your own dishes, cutlery and cups!
• Please bring your own gas stove and all cooking utensils
• We have no facilities to keep anything cool (no fridges, no storage facilities for perishable food)

Hot beverage station

• Do-It-Your-Self service – use it, tidy it up, leave it clean
• Here you will find a public water boiler
• Bring your ingredients and prepare your hot drinks
• Community action: You are welcome to share coffee, tea & sugar packs so that there is something for everyone to enjoy

Public dish-washing area, dish-washing line

• Do-It-Your-Self service – use, clean up, leave clean
• Please only USE the dish-washing line at the public cooking and dining area for washing up
• Here the waste water is discharged into a tank
• There is a pre-wash station, 2 double sinks and draining areas
• DO NOT use the dishwashing station for hand washing

Water / drinking water

• The fountain / drinking water station is located near the sauna, behind Camping 3
• The well water on the site is tested drinking water (suitable for adults / NOT tested and approved for small children)
• Please ONLY USE the dishwashing line at the public cooking and dining area for washing up.
  -> NOT the fountain
• If you would like to draw water from the fountain, please remember to bring a suitable bottle and/or water canister
• The water does not have the classic “big city chlorine highly purified” taste
• If you are sensitive about water taste, please supply yourself with store-bought water

Shopping in the surrounding area

Kiosk of the Aviation Museum

Opening hours: Fri/Sat/Sun 10.00- 17.00
Offers according to google maps (as of March the 24th)

• Soft drinks € 2,50
• Fruit spritzer | apple/orange juice € 3.00
• Draught beer/ Radler € 4,50
• Schöpfehofer various types € 2,50
• Wine spritzer € 4,00
• Alcohol-free beer € 2.50
• Coffee € 2,00

Supermarkets

Approx. 45- 50min walk or 10min by car

• Kaufland, Finowfurt, 16244 Schorfheide approx. 3.5 km [Mon-Sat 7.00 – 22.00
• Lidl, Schloßgutsiedlung 1, 16244 Schorfheide approx. 3.0 km/ Mon-Sat 7.00 – 20.00
• ALDI Nord, Schöpfurter Ring, 16244 Schorfheide approx. 3.3 km | Mon-Sat 07.00 – 20.00
• REWE To Go at Aral, Aral, B167 4, 16244 Schorfheide approx. 2.8 km/ open 24 h

ATMs

There are no cash machines on the convention site. There are offers that take place for a donation. Therefore, the cash machines in the vicinity are briefly summarized for you.

• Sparkasse Barnim
  ATM Hauptstraße 147, Schorfheide
  Opened: Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon 05.00- 23.00
  Approx. 2.5 km > 30 min on foot, 5 min by car
• Berliner Volksbank SB-Filale
  Hauptstraße 140, Schorfheide
  Opened: 24/7
  Approx. 2.5km > 35 min on foot, 5 min by car
• ING-Geldautomat
  Aral-Tankstelle, An der B167, Schorfheide
  Opened: 24/7
  Approx. 2.8 km > 40 min on foot, 6 min by car
• Euronet Geldautomat
  An der B167, Schorfheide
  Opening hours not known
  Approx. 3.4 km > 45-50 min on foot, 7 min by car

Arrival

Address:
Museumsstraße 1
16244 Schorfheide

(Link Google Maps)

Rail & public transport

Nearest bus stop:
Finowfurt Post, Linie 910 (ca. 2 km)

Nearest train station:
Eberswalde Mainstation (ca. 10 km)

„RE3 Nord“  from Berlin main station direction Stralsund.
Get off at Eberswalde station, change to bus line 910 to Finowfurt.

Cars & Parking

(from Berlin) A11 direction Prenzlau / Stettin, exit Finowfurt.

Turn right at the first set of traffic lights and then follow the signs.

Parking spaces are available.

Arrival, opening hours

The entrance is occupied:
Friday, 6th of June, from 12:00 to 20:00

• If the entrance is not occupied, you are welcome to call the entrance until 10 p.m. or in the morning from 10 a.m. (Saturday or Sunday) to get your wristband and be admitted (phone number at the entrance).

Departure:

Monday, 9th of June, until 15:00

• Take your garbage with you when you leave so that we can leave the site clean.

Sustainability: Recycling & waste

• Together with all of you, we would like to keep the costs for waste as low as possible.
  We have only planned one large container of household waste.
  • Avoid disposable packaging. Use reusable products such as crockery, cans, bags and cutlery.
  • If possible, please take your paper, recycling waste, bottles and returnable bottles back.
• Please take home all the food you have not used.
  • Organic waste belongs in the household waste container, not on the museum grounds.
• Please do not leave any bulky waste behind.
• Please do not leave any cigarette butts or small items of waste on the museum grounds.
• Pocket ashtrays and your own small bin bags are great.
• Dispose of the rest of your unavoidable waste in our containers.