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Zissel – North Hessian Folk and Water Festival

Name: Zissel – North Hessian Folk and Water Festival 2025
Start: 2025-08-01T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-08-04T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Fuldaufer / Karlswiese / Orangerie

Kassel — Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel (06611) • 01 Aug 2025 — 04 Aug 2025

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Zissel – North Hessian Folk and Water Festival

Edition
2025

Edition 2025 — Finished

Edition 2025 — Zissel Kassel

In 2025, the Zissel once again attracted hundreds of thousands to the Kassel Fulda riverbanks. The water ski show, dragon boat cup, land and water parades, Karlswiese funfair, and Orangerie wine village once again formed the backbone of the four festival days.

The 2025 edition also served as the dress rehearsal for the 2026 anniversary. It followed the traditional format with the Zisselhäring hoisting on Friday, the Dragon Boat Cup and water ski show on Saturday, the land and water parades on Sunday, and the festival winding down on Monday.

Programme

Four days of programming with a reception for dignitaries, Dragon Boat Cup, water ski show, land and water parades, dance shows, fireworks, and continuous programming at Karlswiese and the Orangerie wine village.

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Published by Valentin Contard, festival listings writer. Reviewed, corrected and approved by Christophe Contard, editor-in-chief. Updated on 20 May 2026.

Where it takes place — Zissel Kassel

Fuldaufer / Karlswiese / Orangerie

Fuldaufer, Karlswiese, Orangerie, 34121 Kassel

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Web www.zissel.de

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