Leipzig, Germany · 30 JUL 2027 - 01 AUG 2027
Nachtdigital
A small, long-running techno and house gathering at a bungalow village outside Leipzig, known for a deliberately intimate, non-commercial setup.
History
Nachtdigital began in August 1998, when a crew of around 20 friends, led by two organizers known as Michel and Leo, took their sound system outdoors for the first time. The pair, from villages near Leipzig, had already been throwing parties called Granary Raves in an old barn and grain store before finding Bungalowdorf Olganitz, a school-holiday and bungalow village on the border of Saxony and Brandenburg, and asking to use it for a weekend. The name nods to "Nachtigall," German for nightingale, and roughly 200 helpers pitched in for that first edition.
The festival nearly didn't survive its own growing pains. A rained-out 2005 edition left the organizers in serious financial trouble, and it took one founder taking out a personal loan, plus a rallying "Nummer 9 lebt!" ("Long live number 9!") campaign, to bring the festival back for its ninth edition in 2006. From there Nachtdigital settled into a deliberately capped format, holding attendance at roughly 3,000 tickets a year from 2007 through 2019 even as demand outstripped supply by a wider margin every year, selling out in six days in 2010, six hours in 2011, and two minutes by 2015.
That scarcity built one of German electronic music's more loyal followings around a lineup built on curation over headline names: DJ Koze, Ricardo Villalobos, James Holden, Stephan Bodzin and Clara Moto have all played Olganitz over the years, and the festival's own in-house label put out records including Robag Wruhme's "Olgamikks" in 2012. The festival's online lineup archive, which runs from 1998 to 2025, also lists a few names with pages on RTS.FM: Marek Hemmann in 2005, Move D in 2009, Theo Parrish in 2010, Donato Dozzy in 2014, Jeff Mills in 2017 and Batu in 2019. Steffen Bennemann has shaped much of that booking policy as the festival's longtime programmer.
Nachtdigital ran under that name through 2019, then paused. It returned in 2022 as "Escape to Olganitz," a smaller, 2,000-capacity relaunch, before settling into its current identity as "Nachti" from 2023 onward, now running every two years, with editions in 2023, 2025 and again in 2027. The next one is set for July 30 to August 1, 2027, and ticket sales start on November 1, 2026 at 18:00, with a presale registration on the festival's site. A winter sister event, Nachtiville, has run intermittently since 2015. Underneath the rebrand, the small, hand-picked, campsite-adjacent character that's defined Nachtdigital for more than two decades has barely changed.
festival facts
- Founded: 1998, at Bungalowdorf Olganitz near Leipzig
- Founders/Organizers: A crew of around 20, led by two organizers known as Michel and Leo, growing out of earlier "Granary Rave" parties near Leipzig
- Venue: Bungalowdorf Olganitz (Schullandheim Olganitz, Zum Bungalowdorf 1, 04758 Cavertitz), a bungalow-village holiday camp on the border of Saxony and Brandenburg, used by the festival since its first edition
- Format: A capped-capacity open-air gathering, roughly 3,000 tickets for most editions between 2007 and 2019, now held every two years under the name "Nachti"; next edition July 30 to August 1, 2027
Getting there and practical info
The festival's own travel page routes visitors through the Dahlen and Oschatz stations and then a taxi or local bus, and its travel partner runs coaches from several cities. The festival's info pages still carry some details from the 2025 edition, so treat times and prices below as the latest published and check for 2027 updates.
- Venue: Bungalowdorf Olganitz, also called Schullandheim Olganitz, at Zum Bungalowdorf 1, 04758 Cavertitz. The festival tells drivers to enter that address into their navigation, or to search Google Maps for "Schullandheim Olganitz".
- By train from Leipzig: the festival says to take the Regionalexpress towards Dresden and get off at Dahlen, since the ICE and IC services do not stop there, then take a taxi to Olganitz. The festival's own note puts a normal cab from Olganitz to Dahlen at about 30 euros and a large cab at about 40 euros.
- By train from Dresden: take the Regionalexpress towards Leipzig, get off at Oschatz, then use a taxi or bus 764 (towards Torgau and Belgern) to Olganitz. The festival's travel page described the bus as hourly from Oschatz station and as taking about 25 minutes, with a minibus for the last Friday connection.
- Coaches: the festival's travel partner, Maximal Trips, ran special buses to Olganitz in 2025 from cities including Amsterdam, Leipzig, Hamburg and Berlin, arriving Friday and leaving Sunday. These are booked through the festival's Maximal Bus page.
- By car: the festival lists its Olganitz address for GPS and a camper parking area next to the main parking lot outside the bungalow village.
- Where to stay: most guests camp. The festival has an inner camping area and an outer silent camping area, both open until Monday at noon, and rents tents through its web shop. Its accommodation page lists hotels, guest houses and holiday homes in the surrounding area, such as Waldhotel Pelzer in Reudnitz, shown at 4.5 km.
- Age policy: the festival is 18 and over.
- Tickets: sold through TixforGigs, the festival's ticketing partner, which requires a TfG account. Tickets can be resold through the same system, and the festival warns that it pursues sellers of overpriced tickets. Sales for 2027 open on November 1, 2026 at 18:00.
- What sets the logistics apart: doors open Friday at 2 pm, music runs from Friday evening until Sunday at 6 pm with a secret running order, and its Good2Know page says it does not accept credit cards or electronic payments apart from at the merch counter, and that cash can be withdrawn at the entrance counter. The nearest supermarkets, gas stations and ATMs are about 11 to 15 km away in Belgern, Dahlen and Oschatz.
FAQ
Is Nachtdigital still called Nachtdigital?
Not officially. The festival ran under the Nachtdigital name from 1998 through 2019, paused, returned in 2022 as "Escape to Olganitz," and has been branded "Nachti" since 2023, though it's held at the same Bungalowdorf Olganitz site.
How big is Nachtdigital/Nachti?
It's intentionally small. Attendance was capped at roughly 3,000 tickets for most editions between 2007 and 2019, a scale organizers have kept deliberately limited to preserve the festival's intimate, family-style atmosphere.
Why is it called Nachtdigital?
The name references "Nachtigall," German for nightingale, though the festival is best known today by its current shorthand, "Nachti."
How often does Nachti happen now?
Every two years. Since the 2023 relaunch under the Nachti name, the festival has run biennially, with editions in 2023 and 2025 and the next scheduled for July 30 to August 1, 2027.
How do I buy tickets for Nachti 2027?
Ticket sales start on November 1, 2026 at 18:00 through the festival's ticketing partner TixforGigs, and you need a TfG account to order. The festival's website also offers a presale registration.
How do I get to Nachtdigital at Olganitz?
There is no train station at the site itself. The festival's travel page suggests trains to Dahlen or Oschatz followed by a taxi or local bus, or its partner coach service from several German and Dutch cities, which ran from Amsterdam, Leipzig, Hamburg and Berlin in 2025.
What is the minimum age for Nachtdigital?
The festival is for adults only, with a minimum age of 18, and the organizers say it is not an event to bring children to.
RTS.FM artists connected to this festival
Only sourced appearances at past editions or on announced lineups are listed.