Kieler Woche

Taking place every year in the last week of June, it combines the biggest yachting event in the world with the biggest summer festival in the north of Europe. It is the meeting place for more than three million people from all over the world.

Kieler Woche is the oldest regular occurring yachting event in the world called by someones "the great-grand-daddy of all yachting regattas". It has its origins in the first big yachting regatta sailed on Kiel Ford on July 23,1882. The current affairs, cultural and funfair elements have taken their place as peers alongside the yachting event in 1949.

Every year more than 6000 sailors in 2000 yachts and yawls set sail on Kiel Ford and the open Baltic Sea. Four yachting clubs are responsible for the perfect organisation.

Regatta escort cruise is the way of watching the sailors close-up. Amidst the yachts and yawls everyone can literally live the fascinating experience "sailing". And whilst strolling on the banks, you can look at the regattas.

Kieler Woche has an outstanding reputation. Foreign heads of state, federal presidents, ministers and politicians visit the festival week. They give speeches and discuss new forms of cooperation.

On large and small stages, Kieler Woche turns into an open air festival with more than 300 concerts of German and international stars. Everywhere you see performances by street theatre groups, conjurors and folk groups. Charming atmosphere, open-mindedness and broad diversity are the characteristics of the grand festival that the people of Kiel annually celebrate with their guests from all over the world.