Name: ROCK the BEACH – Beach Volleyball Festival St. Peter-Ording 2026
Start: 2026-07-31T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-02T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Ordinger Strand

ROCK the BEACH St. Peter-Ording

About ROCK the BEACH St. Peter-Ording

Three days of top beach volleyball on the two-kilometer-wide Ording beach: The national beach volleyball series ROCK the BEACH returns to St. Peter-Ording at the end of July. 16-team main draws for women and men, €10,000 prize money, DVV ranking points, and a large beach village with a stage, live entertainment during the day, and legendary beach parties in the evening. Free admission. One of the biggest sand weekends in Northern Germany.

Dates 31 Jul — 02 Aug 2026

Venue Sankt Peter-Ording (01054)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

ROCK the BEACH St. Peter-Ording — edition 2026

ROCK the BEACH returns to St. Peter-Ording in 2026 for its second season: three days of sports and festival on Ording beach. 16-team main draws for women and men, €10,000 prize money, Beach Village with stage and live entertainment, and beach parties on Friday and Saturday evenings. Free admission.

The tournament follows the now-established three-day format of the ROCK the BEACH tour: group stage on Friday and Saturday mornings, knockout rounds on Saturday, semifinals and finals on Sunday. Simultaneously, recreational and amateur tournaments, workshops, and the supporting program in the Beach Village will take place.

Registration for the amateur courts opens on January 19, 2026, via the Beach Volleyball Association, according to the organizers.

Highlights ROCK the BEACH St. Peter-Ording 2026

16-team main draws for women and men with €10,000 prize money, DVV ranking points, beach parties on Friday and Saturday evenings, Center Court in the Beach Village.

Programme ROCK the BEACH St. Peter-Ording 2026

Friday, July 31, 2026

2:00 PM–7:00 PM — Group stage women & men on outer courts
From 6:00 PM — Beach Village opens, live entertainment
Evening — Beach Party at sunset

Saturday, August 1, 2026

9:00 AM–1:00 PM — Remainder of the group stage
2:00 PM–5:00 PM — Round of 16 and Quarterfinals (Women & Men)
5:00 PM–7:00 PM — Workshops, amateur courts, live entertainment
Evening — Grand Beach Party on the Beach Village stage

Sunday, August 2, 2026

10:00 AM–12:00 PM — Semifinals Women & Men
1:00 PM–3:00 PM — Women's Finals, followed by Men's Finals
3:00 PM–4:00 PM — Awards Ceremony

Current detailed program and match pairings at rockthebeach.de and beach.volleyball-verband.de.

Prices ROCK the BEACH St. Peter-Ording 2026

Free admission — Sports, Beach Village, and beach access are free. Beach parking is subject to a fee (high season).

Practical information

Practical information — ROCK the BEACH St. Peter-Ording

Getting There

By train from Hamburg via Husum to St. Peter-Ording (NOB line), then by bus from the station to Ording beach. By car via the B5 from Husum, then follow signs for Ording-Strand.

Admission

Free — Sports, Beach Village, and beach access are freely accessible. Beach parking fee during the high season.

Registration for Amateur Courts

Registration opens January 19, 2026, via the Beach Volleyball Association.

Beach Volleyball at a National Level

The tour series ROCK the BEACH is one of Germany's most important national beach volleyball formats. It is held in cooperation with the German Volleyball Association (DVV) and awards ranking points for the national tour. The weekend in St. Peter-Ording is the only stop on the North Sea — and since its revival in 2025, it is again a firm part of the season.

Sports Program: 16-Team Main Draws for Women and Men

Several sand courts will be set up on the two-kilometer-wide Ording beach: a Center Court for the top matches plus additional courts for the group stage. Main draws of 16 women's and 16 men's teams will compete, along with recreational and amateur tournament courts on the sidelines. The prize money amounts to €10,000, distributed across the classes — supplemented by DVV ranking points for the national beach tour.

Festival Character: The Beach Village

Sport is only one part of the weekend: A Beach Village with a stage, live entertainment, food trucks, beach bars, and workshop offerings will be set up around the Center Court. On Friday and Saturday evenings, the Beach Parties will take place — with sunset over the mudflats, DJ sets, and drinks on the sand.

St. Peter-Ording — The Wide Beach

St. Peter-Ording is one of Germany's best-known North Sea resorts, located on the Eiderstedt peninsula in the North Friesland district of Schleswig-Holstein. The beach is over twelve kilometers long and up to two kilometers wide in some places — ideal for major events such as beach volleyball tournaments, kite festivals, and beach sailing. The Ording district, where the tournament takes place, has established itself as the resort's sporting flagship in recent years.

Atmosphere and Audience

The weekend attracts a broad audience: beach volleyball players from all over Germany, summer vacationers on the North Sea, day-trippers from Hamburg, Bremen, and Kiel, plus locals from St. Peter-Ording and the surrounding Eiderstedt communities. Free admission, family-friendly, sporty, and festive at the same time.