Tonnenabschlagen Dierhagen

In 2025, the Tonnenabschlagen Dierhagen once again attracted thousands to the festival grounds on the beach. The traditional equestrian game for Bottom King, Pole King, and Barrel King took place on Saturday afternoon, and the Tonnenball with live music and an open-air disco lasted until the early morning.

For decades, the festival has been a fixture in the summer calendar of the Baltic Sea resort and is one of the largest folk customs events on Fischland-Darß-Zingst — and has been on Germany's UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list since 2017.