Name: Open-Air Baptism Festival at Café Sand 2026
Start: 2026-05-30T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-30T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Weserstrand beim Café Sand

Baptism Festival Café Sand

About Baptism Festival Café Sand

At the Open-Air Baptism Festival at Café Sand, young and adult residents of Bremen are baptized under the open sky with real Weser river water – in one of the city's most beautiful spots, the Weser beach near Café Sand on Stadtwerder. After a joint opening, the baptisms take place at several stations directly on and in the river. Afterwards, families celebrate with picnics, coffee, and cake on the beach. All those interested in baptism are explicitly invited, regardless of their church affiliation. The festival is organized by several parishes of the Bremische Evangelische Kirche (Bremen Evangelical Church).

Dates 30 May — 30 May 2026

Venue Bremen (04011)

Prices Free

Status —

Edition 2026

Baptism Festival Café Sand — edition 2026

The Open-Air Baptism Festival at Café Sand will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2026, starting at 12 PM on the Weser beach. Children, teenagers, and adults from Bremen will be baptized with real Weser river water, followed by celebrations on the beach.

After a joint opening, the baptisms will take place at several stations along the Weser. The parishes Horn, Unser Lieben Frauen, St. Ansgarii, St. Petri Dom, and the WeserSegen service center are participating. Registration is via the online form on kirche-bremen.de until May 3, 2026; a preparatory meeting will be held on April 25, 2026. The festival is part of the Bremen Open-Air Baptism Festivals on May 30/31, 2026.

Highlights Baptism Festival Café Sand 2026

Baptism with real Weser river water at several stations directly by the water
Followed by picnic, coffee, and cake on the Weser beach
Open to everyone — regardless of denomination or parish affiliation
Part of the Bremen Open-Air Baptism Festivals on May 30/31, 2026, at seven locations in Bremen and Bremerhaven

Programme Baptism Festival Café Sand 2026

The Open-Air Baptism Festival at Café Sand takes place on Saturday, May 30, 2026, starting at 12:00 PM on the Weser beach on Stadtwerder — one of Bremen's most beautiful spots by the water. It is part of the Bremen Open-Air Baptism Festivals on the weekend of May 30/31, 2026, which will be celebrated concurrently at other locations (Weseruferpark, Vahrer See, Ratsspiekerpark, Weserwehr, meadow at St. Magni Church, and Weser-Strandbad Bremerhaven).

Schedule

from 12:00 PM — joint opening on the Weser beach at Café Sand
afterwards — baptisms take place at several stations directly by the water, administered by pastors from the participating parishes with real Weser river water
after the baptisms — picnic (feel free to bring your own), coffee and cake on the beach, accompanied by cheerful music

Participating Parishes

Horn Parish
Unser Lieben Frauen
St. Ansgarii
St. Petri Dom
WeserSegen service center of the Bremische Evangelische Kirche

Registration

Registration for baptism — regardless of denomination or parish affiliation — via the online form at tauffest-bremen.de or kirche-bremen.de until May 3, 2026. Preparatory meeting on April 25, 2026. Personal consultation at the Evangelical Information Center Kapitel 8 (Domsheide 8), Phone 0421 33 78 220, Email [email protected].

Prices Baptism Festival Café Sand 2026

Participation is free. Registration for baptism by May 3, 2026, via tauffest-bremen.de or kirche-bremen.de is required.

Practical information

Practical information — Baptism Festival Café Sand

Getting There

The Weser beach at Café Sand is located on Stadtwerder, Strandweg 106, opposite Bremen's Old Town. The beach can be reached via the Sielwall ferry from Osterdeich or on foot and by bike via Stadtwerder.

Registration

Participation in the baptism requires registration via the online form on kirche-bremen.de by a deadline announced in advance. Contact: [email protected], Phone 0421 3378220 (Mon to Fri 11 am to 5 pm, Sat 11 am to 2 pm).

Blessing for Life on the Weser Beach

It's a special sight: Under the open sky, with feet in the sand and a view of the Weser river, people of all ages are baptized at the Open-Air Baptism Festival at Café Sand – with real Weser river water. The Weser beach on Stadtwerder, opposite Bremen's Old Town, is one of the city's most beautiful locations and serves as the backdrop for this baptism festival day. Starting in the morning, families can register at the pavilion and find out at which of the several stations in or by the water the baptism will take place; after a joint opening, the baptism candidates spread out along the river.

Baptism for Young and Old

Children, teenagers, and adults from all over Bremen who wish to be baptized are explicitly invited – regardless of which parish they belong to. The service is accompanied by live music on the stage of the mobile church. As a memento of this day, baptized children receive a baptismal candle and an age-appropriate Bible edition. Afterwards, families celebrate together: with their own picnic on the beach or with coffee and cake, and lemonade for the children. A joint preparatory meeting takes place beforehand.

Hanseatic Church by the Water

The Baptism Festival at Café Sand is part of a city-wide network of open-air baptism festivals, to which parishes of the Bremische Evangelische Kirche invite people at various locations throughout the state of Bremen – by the water, in the park, or in the north of Bremen. The Weser river water baptism is supported by the WeserSegen service center. In a port and river city like Bremen, it makes sense to bring baptism to the water: an open, low-threshold offer that combines Hanseatic church tradition and city life on the Weser riverbank – experience shows that several hundred guests come to the beach.