Name: Biikebrennen Rodenäs 2026
Start: 2026-02-21T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-21T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Gemeindehaus Rodenäs

Biikebrennen

About Biikebrennen

The Biikebrennen in Rodenäs is one of many Frisian fire traditions that blaze every year on February 21st along the North Sea coast between Sylt and the Danish border. In Rodenäs (Wiedingharde, North Frisia district), FCWH Holzbein and the volunteer fire brigade organise the fire at the community centre. A true village tradition — part of Germany's intangible UNESCO cultural heritage.

Dates 21 Feb — 21 Feb 2026

Venue Rodenäs (01054)

Prices Free

Status Finished

Edition 2026

Biikebrennen — edition 2026

The Biikebrennen Rodenäs 2026 took place on Saturday, February 21st, at the Rodenäs community centre. As every year, the FCWH Holzbein and the volunteer fire brigade were the organisers. After lighting the Biike fire, the traditional kale supper followed at the community centre. The event is part of the official 2026 event calendar for the municipality.

Biikebrennen 2026

The date and location for 2026 are listed in the official event calendar of the municipality of Rodenäs. The exact lighting time will be announced at short notice by the organisers (FCWH Holzbein and fire brigade) — it is usually early evening around 6 PM in Wiedingharde, followed by the kale supper at the community centre.

Highlights Biikebrennen 2026

Biike fire at the community centre
Kale supper afterwards
UNESCO cultural heritage Biikebrennen

Programme Biikebrennen 2026

Meeting point at the Rodenäs community centre on February 21st, 2026. Lighting of the Biike fire, short speech, communal kale supper afterwards. Exact times will be communicated via the notice board and the municipal newsletter.

Prices Biikebrennen 2026

Participation in the Biikebrennen is free. Kale supper at the municipality's price list / advance booking recommended.

Practical information

Practical information — Biikebrennen

Getting There

By car via the B5 to Niebüll, then via Aventoft towards the Danish border to Rodenäs.

What to Bring

Warm winter clothing, sturdy footwear — you'll be out in the open countryside.

Reservations

Advance booking for the kale supper with the municipality of Rodenäs is recommended.

Biikebrennen — The Ancient Frisian Tradition

The Biikebrennen (Frisian "Biike" = beacon fire) is one of the oldest customs on the North Frisian coast. Historically, the Frisians used it to bid farewell to their whalers, who set sail in March and were away for months. Over the centuries, the ritual of departure, pagan spring fire, and the Christian St. Peter's Day merged into the Biikebrennen we know today. In 2014, UNESCO recognised the Biikebrennen as part of Germany's intangible cultural heritage.

Rodenäs in Wiedingharde

Rodenäs is a very small municipality in the far northwest of Germany, right on the Danish border, in the North Frisia district of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. The Wiedingharde — an old Frisian landscape between the Hindenburgdamm causeway to Sylt and the Danish border — cherishes the Biikebrennen with particular devotion: almost every village community lights its own fire.

How the Festival Unfolds

The meeting point on February 21st is the Rodenäs community centre. FCWH Holzbein (local shooting club) and the Rodenäs volunteer fire brigade organise the fire. After a brief welcome, the Biike fire is lit, after which the village community gathers for the traditional kale supper (Grünkohlessen) at the community centre.