TOURIST BOARD OF ROSTOCK & WARNEMÜNDE
Tourist Information City Centre,
Neuer Markt 3, 18055 Rostock, Germany
phone +49 3813812222
touristinfo@rostock.de
www.rostock.travel

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Rostock operates as gateway to the Baltic Sea with ferry lines to Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. Besides unique coastal scenery, Rostock also offers the advantages of a big city: a historical and impulsive city centre with Hanseatic flair and a seaside resort at the Baltic Sea. Every year barques, brigs and schooners are the main actors of an unique maritime spectacle - Hanse Sail Rostock. Nobody can evade the special romantic charisma of this fantastic rendezvous of windjammers that belongs to the most important maritime festivals of the world. While ashore shanties, a Ferris wheel and fireworks attracts thousands of visitors, traditional sailing ships scramble at the quays for four days and invite to seafaring. During the Warnemünde Week high class sailing with more than 2.000 water sportsmen from all over the world and cultural spectacles ashore are presented every year at the beginning of July. At the end of the year the largest Christmas market in the north conjures a festive glance of lights in Rostock's historical city centre.

"River awakening" kicks off the season in Warnemünde
A long line of market stalls and culinary delights along the Alter Strom and around the lighthouse is a serious draw. The programme includes music and entertainment, the rotation of the historic swing bridge and the traditional first draught of bock beer. Many barrel-organ players will animate the festival.
CONTACT:
www.warnemuende-verein.de		  
30 April - 2 May
12th Classics Night in the Zoo
The Rostock Zoo is again the unusual backdrop for the twelfth Classics night. The North German Philharmonic Orchestra Rostock will play 'Danubian sounds', followed by a moonlight expedition through the largest zoo on the Baltic Sea coast.
CONTACT:
www.zoo-rostock.de		  
28 May
Summer Theatre in the Convent Garden
Rostock's Compagnie de Comédie will present its summer theatre programme. The musical "Das Opfer Helena" by Wolfgang Hilde-sheimer, "Shakespeares Works" (slightly shortened) by Adam Long, Jess Winfield and Daniel Singer Special as well as musical guests are also in the programme.
CONTACT:
www.compagnie-de-comedie.de		  
28 May - 5 September
Rostock's 10th Night of the Arts
For the 10th time more than 40 establishments in the eastern old town open their doors to offer guests a great variety of arts. Whether office or store, gallery or restaurant, church or workshop - the places, located close to each other, offer a wide range of artistic genres from photography and painting to music and theatre.
CONTACT:
www.kunstnacht-rostock.de		  
4 June
73rd Warnemünde Week
More than 2000 sailors and surfers compete every year for world and European titles, world ranking points in all Olympic boat classes and the Laser European Cup. An attractive shore leave is guaranteed by the traditional "Waschzuberspektakel" (a wash tub race), a dragon boat race, music and entertainment at the lighthouse and the "Niegen Ümgang"(a procession in traditional costumes) to kick off.
CONTACT:
www.warnemuender-woche.com		  
3 - 11 July
20th Hanse Sail Rostock
Impressive windjammers, traditional sailing ships and museum ships will be stopping off at Warnemünde and the city harbour. Hanse Sail Rostock is the name of this fantastic rendezvous of majestic ships, which attracts more than one million guests from home and abroad. Among the highlights there are the regattas of the traditional ships, firework displays, music and colourful markets.
CONTACT:
www.hansesail.com		  
5 - 8 August
Cabaret festival:
Culture at the Drop of a Hat
Their stage is the street: clowns mix with pedestrians in the city centre. Stilt walkers and dancers, acrobats and jugglers show their artistic skills and amaze the street audience. For the 16th time artists conjure their performance "out of the Hat".
CONTACT:
www.kultur-aus-dem-hut.de		  
20 - 21 August
"The River Festival" to end the season
The summer season ends with a farewell bid to the "River Festival". While 200 deep sea fishers search for the longest cod to crown the one and only Cod King, visitors can experience the vivid market life, the evening boat parade and a firework display.
CONTACT:
www.warnemuende-verein.de		  
3 - 5 September
Christmas Fair
The largest Christmas market in the North of Germany invites visitors for a walk from Neuer Markt to Kröpeliner Tor and down to the city harbour. From a culinary experience with Glühwein, Christmas cookies and Rostock's smoked sausages, to an amusing Christmas programme for kids. Visitors can find Christmas presents to buy, carrousels, a huge Ferris wheel and live music.
CONTACT:
www.rostocker-weihnachtsmarkt.de		  
25 November -
22 December

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