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Kiel Week Regatta, 

Kiel, Germany

Kiel Week Regatta - © Kiel Tourist Office
© Kiel Tourist Office
 
01 Jun 2011 - 30 Jun 2011 Date to be confirmed  

Not only does the Kiel Week Regatta claim to be the largest sailing event in the world, but it is also the largest public festival in Northern Europe. Top class sailors from around the globe compete here in various classes of small craft, and there is the thrilling prospect of a sail-past by tall ships. On land, a music festival keeps the party in full swing. More than 5,000 sailors are expected each year, in international and Olympic dinghies, and about 250 off-shore yachts compete in the off-shore area of Alpha. The Kiel Week gets underway with the traditional ringing of the bell at the Rathausplatz (Town Hall Square), followed by a long blast on a ship's horn to signal the commencement of festivities. The 'Holstenbummel' party fills the city centre with festive crowds as top bands perform on numerous stages around the Town Hall.

Times
Opening ceremony starts at 1930.


Entertainment  Spectacle  Sport  Music 


Where?

Various in Kiel

Concerts on Rathausplatz in centre. Regatta in Kiel Fiord; boats based at 10 marinas around Fiord

Getting There

Road: Kiel is 95km (59 miles) north of Hamburg.

How Much?

Free to spectate.

For More Information

Kiel Tourist Office/Regatta

Andreas-Gayk-Strasse 31
Neues Rathaus

Kiel
Schleswig-Holstein
24103
Germany

Tel +49 (0)1805 656 700.
Email 

Website  www.kieler-woche.de


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