Name: Sellin Harbour Festival 2026
Start: 2026-05-23T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-24T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Hafen Sellin

Hafenfest Sellin

About Hafenfest Sellin

Every year at Whitsun, the Sellin Harbour Festival transforms the modern island harbour at Sellin's seawall into a maritime festival mile. For two days, visitors and residents can expect a mix of live music, DJ sets, family activities, sports taster sessions like dragon boat and stand-up paddling, as well as regional delicacies from fish soup to draft beer. The organiser is the municipality of Ostseebad Sellin in the Vorpommern-Rügen district. Free admission.

Dates 23 May — 24 May 2026

Venue Ostseebad Sellin (13073)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Hafenfest Sellin — edition 2026

The Sellin Harbour Festival 2026 will take place on the Whitsun weekend, Saturday, May 23rd, and Sunday, May 24th, 2026, at Sellin Harbour. Starting on Saturday at 12:00 PM. From 2:00 PM, DJs and live bands on the harbour stage, family activities with dragon boat taster sessions, stand-up paddling, and hands-on activities, culinary stalls with fish soup, smoked fish, and draft beer. Free admission. The organiser is the municipality of Ostseebad Sellin.

Harbour Festival 2026 at Whitsun

With the Harbour Festival 2026, the Baltic Sea resort of Sellin opens the summer season at the seawall on the Whitsun weekend. From Saturday 12 PM, the jetty fills with families, beach visitors, and locals. In the afternoon, the musical programme starts, and from 10 PM, DJs take over. Sunday continues from 11 AM in a more relaxed manner with morning pint and family activities.

The exact list of artists and the times for the dragon boat taster sessions will be published a few weeks before the festival on the harbour and municipality's website. Catering at the harbour stalls starts from the beginning of the festival.

Highlights Hafenfest Sellin 2026

Maritime Whitsun festival at the modern Sellin Harbour (built 2018)
Live music, DJ sets, and family programme over two days
Dragon boat taster sessions and stand-up paddling directly from the seawall
Smoked fish, fish soup, and regional specialities
Free admission

Programme Hafenfest Sellin 2026

Programme Structure Whitsun Weekend 2026

Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 — from 12:00 PM Festival opening at the seawall, from 2:00 PM musical programme with DJs and live bands, dragon boat and stand-up paddling activities on the jetty, family programme
Sunday, May 24th, 2026 — from 11:00 AM morning pint, family activities, live music in the afternoon, relaxed festival end in the evening

Exact band names and slot times at hafen-sellin.de/hafenfest.

Prices Hafenfest Sellin 2026

Free admission. Catering at the harbour stalls (fish soup from €6, bratwurst from €4, draft beer from €4). Dragon boat taster sessions may be subject to a fee.

Practical information

Practical information — Hafenfest Sellin

Getting There

Sellin is located in the southeast of Rügen. By car via B96 / B196 to Ostseebad Sellin, then follow signs for 'Hafen'. Take the 'Rasender Roland' (narrow-gauge steam train) to Sellin Ost station, then it's about a 15-minute walk to the harbour.

Admission

Free of charge.

Opening Hours

Saturday from 12:00 PM until late, Sunday from 11:00 AM.

Food & Drink

Stalls directly at the harbour offering smoked fish, fish soup, bratwurst, and draft beer.

With Children

Dedicated family area, stand-up paddling taster sessions.

Whitsun Festival at Rügen's Youngest Harbour

The Sellin Harbour, built in 2018, is one of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's youngest island harbours. With its 365-meter-long jetty, the striking seawall, and the promenade towards the pier, it has become a popular maritime meeting point within just a few years. Once a year, on the Whitsun weekend, it transforms into a festival harbour: the Sellin Harbour Festival takes place, organised by the municipality of Ostseebad Sellin together with the harbour master and local restaurateurs.

Programme between Family Fun and Harbour Party

The Harbour Festival is deliberately designed to appeal to all generations. During the day, family activities dominate: hands-on activities on the jetty, craft stalls, small play areas, taster courses in stand-up paddling, and dragon boat trial trips directly from the seawall. In the afternoon, the musical programme begins — cover bands, singer-songwriters from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, blues-rock combos. As dusk falls, DJs take over the stage. Demonstrations by the DLRG (German Life Saving Association) and the sea rescuers complement the programme and underline the maritime character.

Culinary Delights from the Bodden

The stalls along the harbour offer classic Baltic Sea cuisine: fish soup, smoked fish, herring, fried fish, along with bratwurst, fries, vegetarian options, crêpes, and sweet treats. Drinks include draft beer, regional spirits like Rügener Kümmel, Aperol, and wine. The wooden benches along the jetty become a promenade with views of the yachts and the Sellin pier in good weather.

Tradition and Significance

The Sellin Harbour Festival is a fixed event in the Baltic Sea resort's calendar and traditionally marks the start of the main season on Rügen. It is one of many Whitsun events along the island's coast, but stands out due to its compact harbour setting and its clear commitment to free admission. Organisers and the municipality see the festival as a gesture to both island guests and locals alike — a statement that the tourist resort Sellin and the residential town of Sellin need not be opposites.