Name: Anklam Hanse Festival 2026
Start: 2026-08-14T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-16T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Hafen / Bollwerk der Hansestadt Anklam

Hansefest Anklam

About Hansefest Anklam

The Anklam Hanse Festival is the annual maritime city festival of the Hanseatic city of Anklam on the Peene river. For three days, the Peene embankment transforms into a festival promenade with over 60 programme items on three stages – on land and on water. Live concerts, boat parades, fireworks, the Peene swim, a Hanseatic market, maritime shows, and a large family programme characterise the August weekend.

Dates 14 Aug — 16 Aug 2026

Venue Anklam (13075)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Hansefest Anklam — edition 2026

The 21st Anklam Hanse Festival will take place from August 14 to 16, 2026, at the harbour of the Hanseatic city of Anklam on the Peene river. Three days of programme with live concerts, boat parade, fireworks, Hanseatic market, and maritime show. The full programme is in preparation (as of May 2026); contact: Anklam City Administration, Tel. 03971 835 119.

The 21st Anklam Hanse Festival will transform the Peene embankment of the Hanseatic city of Anklam into a festival promenade from Friday, August 14, to Sunday, August 16, 2026. The venue is the harbour wall (Bollwerk) at the Peene harbour. The organiser is the Hanseatic city of Anklam with numerous local associations and partners.

Over 60 programme items are expected on three stages – on land and on water. The festival's standard repertoire includes live concerts with national and regional acts, DJ sets, an opening ceremony with cannon shots, a boat parade with fireworks, a Hanseatic market, maritime shows, the Peene swim, a family programme, and an ecumenical church service on Sunday. The full programme will be published in the weeks before the festival on the city of Anklam's website and on Facebook (@hansefest).

Highlights Hansefest Anklam 2026

3 stages on land and on water
Over 60 programme items
Boat parade with fireworks
Hanseatic market at the Peene harbour
Peene swim and maritime shows

Prices Hansefest Anklam 2026

Admission to the festival grounds is free. Individual concerts with star guests may be subject to a charge.

Practical information

Practical information — Hansefest Anklam

Getting Here

By car via the A20 (Szczecin–Lübeck), exit Anklam. By train via the Berlin–Stralsund line to Anklam station, from there a 15-minute walk to the harbour.

Admission

Admission to the festival grounds is free. Individual stage programmes with star guests may be subject to a charge.

Contact

Anklam City Administration: Tel. 03971 835 119.

City Festival on the Peene Embankment

The Anklam Hanse Festival is one of the most prominent maritime city festivals in the Vorpommern coastal region. For three days, the Peene embankment of the Hanseatic city of Anklam becomes a festival promenade. Organised by the Hanseatic city of Anklam with numerous local associations, the festival annually attracts several tens of thousands of guests from Vorpommern, Berlin and Brandenburg, as well as from Poland.

Programme on Three Stages

Over 60 programme items are spread across three stages – both on land and on water. Live concerts with national and regional acts, DJ sets, opening ceremony with cannon shots, boat parade with fireworks, Hanseatic market, maritime shows, the Peene swim, and an ecumenical church service are part of the regular repertoire.

Hanse Tradition and Peene Harbour

Anklam was one of the most important member cities of the Hanseatic League in the Pomeranian Quarter. The Hanse Festival builds on this historical heritage: the Hanseatic market with crafts and trades, food according to medieval recipes, and maritime activities at the Peene harbour recall the city's commercial tradition at the intersection of the Baltic Sea and the Pomeranian Lake District.

Regional Context

Anklam is located in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) on the Peene river, the "Amazon of the North", about 25 km from the Baltic Sea. The city is the birthplace of aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal and the cultural centre of southern Vorpommern. The Hanse Festival marks the social highlight of the summer in the region.