Festivals in Schleswig-Holstein

With the Vogelschießen (bird shooting), Bönebüttel in the Plön district preserves one of the oldest North German marksmen traditions. Once a...

The Vogelschießen is the traditional highlight festival of the municipality of Bornhöved in the Segeberg district: two days of shooting comp...

The Vogelschießen Grönwohld is one of the most traditional village festivals in southern Stormarn. Every summer on the last weekend before t...

The Vogelschießen is Högersdorf's big village festival: for a whole day, the area around the community center transforms into a festival gro...

The Vogelschießen in Jersbek is the annual festival tradition of the small Stormarn municipality: on a Sunday in May, residents gather for a...

The Vogelschießen Neversdorf has been the central summer highlight of the small community of Neversdorf in Amt Leezen, Segeberg district, fo...

The Vogelschießen Nindorf is one of the traditional summer festivals of the municipality of Nindorf in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district (S...

In June, the municipality of Schmalensee on Bornhöveder See celebrates its traditional Vogelschießen — organised by the Verschönerungs- und...

Every summer, the festival grounds at Kuhdrift in Linau transform into the centre of a classic Schleswig-Holstein folk and marksmen's festiv...

The Volks- und Schützenfest Trittau (Folk and Marksmen's Festival) is one of the largest folk festivals in the Stormarn district and one of...

The Volksfest Brunsbüttel is the city's traditional summer funfair on the Kiel Canal. For four days, Koogstraße transforms into a colourful...

The Volksmusikfest Seeth-Ekholt is a traditional summer event organized by the Seeth-Ekholt Volunteer Fire Brigade. On Saturday, June 6, 202...

The VR-Banken Schleswig-Holstein Triathlon is one of the most important triathlon events in northern Germany. Over the half-distance (1.5 km...

The Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) is the world's largest heavy metal festival, held annually since 1990 in the village of Wacken, which has a popu...

The Wahlstedt Marksmen Festival is one of the oldest and most venerable folk festivals in the Segeberg district — as the Wahlstedt Marksmen'...

The Waldfest Nindorf is a two-day open-air village festival held on Kyffhäuserplatz in the Nindorf-Dahlen district, organized by the Kyffhäu...

Since 1900, Büsum has been drawing its guests into the mudflats with a brass band on nine summer dates, celebrating one of the most unusual...

Every November, the village of Wanderup transforms into a festive winter wonderland. From November 27th to 29th, 2026, Tarper Straße, Kampla...