Name: Midsummer Festival Hiddensee 2026
Start: 2026-06-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-20T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Sportplatz Vitte

Midsummer Festival Vitte

About Midsummer Festival Vitte

The island of Hiddensee invites you to the Vitte sports field for the Midsummer Festival to celebrate the longest day of the year together. With free admission, guests can expect a barbecue stand, a cake bazaar, braiding flower and willow wreaths, erecting the midsummer pole, and a children's program. The evening culminates in a live concert. The festival on the car-free Baltic Sea island in the Vorpommern-Rügen district is an atmospheric meeting place for locals and island guests.

Dates 20 Jun — 20 Jun 2026

Venue Vitte (13073)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Midsummer Festival Vitte — edition 2026

The Hiddensee Midsummer Festival 2026 will take place on June 20 from 2 PM to 10 PM at the Vitte sports field. With free admission, guests can expect a barbecue stand, a cake bazaar, wreath braiding, the erection of the midsummer pole, a children's program, and a live concert.

On June 20, 2026, Hiddensee will celebrate the longest day of the year together from 2 PM to 10 PM at the Vitte sports field. Admission is free.

From 2 PM, the barbecue stand will open with sausages, steaks, vegetarian dishes, and crêpes, accompanied by a cake bazaar. From 3 PM, there will be an invitation to braid flower and willow wreaths, and from 4 PM, the midsummer pole will be erected. The children's program will follow from 6 PM, and from 7 PM, the live concert with Ragadingdong will provide the atmosphere.

Highlights Midsummer Festival Vitte 2026

The erection of the decorated midsummer pole and the evening live concert are the highlights of the festival day.

Programme Midsummer Festival Vitte 2026

From 2 PM: Barbecue stand and cake bazaar
From 3 PM: Flower and willow wreath braiding
From 4 PM: Erection of the midsummer pole
From 6 PM: Children's program
From 7 PM: Live concert with Ragadingdong

Prices Midsummer Festival Vitte 2026

Admission is free. Food and drinks are available for purchase on site.

Practical information

Practical information — Midsummer Festival Vitte

Getting there

Hiddensee is car-free and only accessible by ferry, mainly from Schaprode on Rügen and from Stralsund. The Vitte sports field is a few minutes' walk from the harbor.

Admission

Admission to the Midsummer Festival is free. Food and drinks are available for purchase on site.

Contact

Municipality of Seebad Insel Hiddensee, [email protected], Phone +49 38300 608685.

Midsummer on the island of Hiddensee

The Midsummer Festival on Hiddensee celebrates the summer solstice – the longest day of the year. The venue is the sports field in Vitte, the central location on the car-free Baltic Sea island in the Vorpommern-Rügen district. The customs surrounding Midsummer have a long tradition in Northern Europe and on the Baltic coast, and Hiddensee embraces this tradition with a family-friendly island festival.

From cake bazaar to the midsummer pole

The program starts in the afternoon and lasts throughout the day:

Barbecue stand with sausages, steaks, vegetarian dishes, and crêpes
Cake bazaar in the afternoon
Braiding flower and willow wreaths
Erecting the midsummer pole
Children's program in the early evening

The wreath braiding and the erection of the decorated midsummer pole are among the traditional highlights of the festival.

Live music in the evening

The festival day concludes with a live concert. With music and long daylight hours, the Midsummer Festival ends convivially – a true community experience for the island's residents and their guests.

An island festival with free admission

The Midsummer Festival is organized by the municipality of Seebad Insel Hiddensee. Admission is free, making the festival open to all who wish to celebrate the start of summer on the island.