Name: Flensburger Apfelfahrt & Apple Market 2026
Start: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-18T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Museumshafen Flensburg — Bohlwerk

Apfelfahrt Flensburg

About Apfelfahrt Flensburg

A weekend between tradition and harbour life: During the Flensburger Apfelfahrt, classic traditional ships sail from Flensburg to Glücksburg, bringing around a tonne of fresh apples back to the Museum Harbour. The German-Danish apple market then opens at the Bohlwerk with freshly pressed apple juice, smoked fish, waffles, live music, and market crafts. The autumn festival commemorates the time when farmers from Gravenstein and Angeln came to the bay with their harvest.

Dates 16 Oct — 18 Oct 2026

Venue Flensburg (01001)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Apfelfahrt Flensburg — edition 2026

The Flensburger Apfelfahrt 2026 runs from Friday, October 16th to Sunday, October 18th. On Friday, traditional ships sail from the Museum Harbour to Glücksburg, bringing around a tonne of apples back; on Saturday and Sunday, the German-Danish apple market opens at the Bohlwerk.

In October 2026, the Flensburg Museum Harbour once again invites you to the Apfelfahrt. The programme follows the proven choreography: on Friday afternoon, the traditional ships set sail for Glücksburg, load about a tonne of fresh apples there, and return in the evening. On the weekend, the Bohlwerk transforms into a market with a German-Danish atmosphere, live music, and culinary stalls.

Highlights Apfelfahrt Flensburg 2026

Sailing trip to Glücksburg, a tonne of apples on deck, German-Danish apple market with live music at the Museum Harbour.

Programme Apfelfahrt Flensburg 2026

Programme 16–18 October 2026

Friday 16 October — around 1:00 PM: Departure of the traditional ships from Flensburg Museum Harbour towards Glücksburg; loading of approx. 1 tonne of apples; return to the Bohlwerk around 5:00 PM. Fellow sailors welcome for a donation.
Saturday 17 October — 10:00 AM–7:00 PM: German-Danish Apple Market at the Bohlwerk with apple variety tasting, freshly pressed apple juice, smoked fish, candied almonds, bratwurst, waffles, and live music.
Sunday 18 October — continuation of the Apple Market; sales until the afternoon; joint closing atmosphere with shanty choirs and folk music.

Updated ship list and stage programme at museumshafen-flensburg.de.

Prices Apfelfahrt Flensburg 2026

Apple Market freely accessible. Sailing for a donation. Food, drinks, and apple juice available on site.

Practical information

Practical information — Apfelfahrt Flensburg

Getting There

By train to Flensburg Hauptbahnhof, then a 15-minute walk or take bus 5 to Schiffbrücke. By car via A7 or B200, parking near the harbour (for a fee).

Admission

Apple Market is freely accessible. Sailing on the Apfelfahrt for a donation; registration via the Museum Harbour association.

From the Apple Ship to the Harbour Festival

The Apfelfahrt tells a forgotten story: until well into the 20th century, farmers from Gravenstein, Sundewitt, and the Angeln region brought their apple harvest to the city via the Flensburg Fjord in small ships. Museumshafen Flensburg e.V. rediscovered this piece of harbour life in the 1990s and established the annual autumn festival — the Apfelfahrt has since combined maritime tradition, German-Danish neighbourliness, and enjoyment.

Friday: Sailing Trip to Glücksburg

On Friday, the traditional ships set sail from the Museum Harbour around 1:00 PM. With a northerly or easterly wind, they sail over to Glücksburg, where the season's apples await at the Schlosshafen. Around one tonne is loaded — anyone who wants to join on board as a fellow sailor is welcome for a donation. The ships return to Flensburg around 5:00 PM.

Saturday and Sunday: Apple Market at the Bohlwerk

The weekend is dedicated to the Apple Market at the Bohlwerk, paying tribute to the Danish-German market tradition. From 10 AM to 7 PM (Saturday), apples of various varieties, freshly pressed apple juice, smoked fish from the fjord, candied almonds, bratwurst, and waffles are offered. Shanty choirs, folk musicians, and accordion players perform on stage — a soundscape that fits the historic atmosphere of the Museum Harbour.

Flensburg Museum Harbour

The Flensburg Museum Harbour is a living maritime monument: over 30 historic sailing ships, galleasses, tjalks, and flat-bottomed boats are permanently anchored at the Bohlwerk and on the Schiffbrücke. The association maintains this fleet on a voluntary basis and, in addition to the Apfelfahrt, also organises the Rum Regatta at Pentecost and the Dampf-Rundum festival. Here you experience a piece of Northern Germany that has long since given way to modernity in Hamburg, Lübeck, or Bremen.