surf-Festival and Foil-Festival Fehmarn

New location in 2027

The surf-Festival over Ascension Day weekend and the Foil-Festival, which takes place over Pentecost, will be held at a new location in 2027. The site used to date is slated for development. In order to keep the festival on Fehmarn, the city of Fehmarn, the Public Order Office, the Lower Nature Conservation Authority, and the State Agency for Coastal Protection, National Parks, and Marine Conservation in Schleswig-Holstein (LKN) are exploring alternative sites on the island.

A new temporary location has now been found for 2027, just about 500 meters west of the old site. Next year, the surf-Festival will take place on the approximately 4.5-hectare stretch of beach along the westernmost Jetty on Südstrand (not to be confused with the 'Westmole' in Puttgarden). For the first time, the stage, food and beverage stands, and food court will be located right on the beach.

Another change: The Foil-Festival will be merged with the surf-Festival in terms of both timing and location. The new joint date is Ascension Day weekend 2027.

Dana Zielinski, Event Manager at the Fehmarn Tourism Service, explains: "Back in 2014, we successfully hosted the SUP World Cup right on the beach at Südstrand, near the Westmole. While the on-site infrastructure poses a challenge, we are confident that, together with our festival-experienced construction crew and with the support and understanding of local residents, we can create a good temporary solution – until, hopefully, we have an even more suitable event venue on the island starting in 2028."

May 19, 2026 © DAILY DOSE  |  Text: Christian Tillmanns  |  Fotos/Grafiken: Marcus Friedrich, Michael Majewski  |  translation: DE