Open Ship 2025 offers the unique opportunity to experience naval vessels as well as federal police and customs ships up close. During the event, you will gain exciting insights into the everyday life of the crews and experience a varied programme: there will be information stands, demonstrations and hands-on activities for the whole family, providing plenty of new insights.

📍 Naval Base Command, Schweriner Straße 17a, Kiel

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The Kiel Week water programme has a lot to offer. Those who want to get up close and personal can go directly on board. The wide range of ships on offer extends from the old Hanseatic cog to motor ships and majestic three-masted schooners. Here you can book all the traditional ships, their equipment, the culinary offerings and the various cruise options and experience Kiel Week directly from the water!

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The maritime highlight of Kiel Week is the impressive windjammer sailing parade. Around 130 fascinating traditional and steam ships, as well as numerous private boats, make the Kiel Fjord shine. This maritime spectacle is wonderful to watch from the shore - but if you want to experience it all on the water, you have the opportunity to sail on many different ships.

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From one sailing highlight to the next: make sure you go to Schilksee, because here you have the opportunity to watch the regattas up close. The many white sails against a maritime backdrop offer an impressive spectacle. It's a fantastic photo opportunity, especially in good weather. Just sit down, marvel and have your camera ready.

The naval cutter regattas are one of the oldest traditions of Kiel Week and are still a real spectacle. In the middle of the inner fjord, over a thousand sailors have been competing in five classes on historic and modern naval cutters for over 130 years. From the keel line, you have the best view of the action, right up close, without binoculars. Particularly atmospheric: the grand finale of the cutter race, when civilian and military crews compete using only muscle power.

ℹ️ You can find the programme for the naval cutter regattas here.

The Open Camp sailing camp directly on the Kiellinie offers the perfect opportunity to enjoy Kiel Week from a completely new perspective. The camp invites guests of almost any age to take part in exciting taster trips. You can sail along spontaneously without booking and experience the special feeling of being carried across the fjord by the wind. Whether on a traditional sailing cutter or a sporty Aira. There's also plenty to discover on land: Activities such as table tennis and beach volleyball await you on the open-access camp site.

📍 Kiellinie, near Reventlou Bridge

🗓️ 21 to 29 June 2025

The "Wir sind Wir Inclusion in Sailing" association offers wheelchair users and visually impaired people the opportunity to take part in regattas and sailing workshops on the Kiel Fjord. Daily trips to the regatta courses are offered on a converted sailing boat, including a special accompanying trip to the windjammer sailing parade. There are also daily sailing taster courses for visually impaired and blind sailing fans, which are supervised by experienced trainers. An inclusive sailing experience for everyone!

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The big closing fireworks display on the Kiellinie is definitely one of the highlights of Kiel Week - and at first glance, it's not entirely clear what it has to do with a maritime experience. The torch floats (literally) bring light into the darkness! Every year, divers with torches enter the water at the Reventlou Bridge to herald in the Kiwo closing spectacle.

📍 Kiellinie, near the Reventlou Bridge

🗓️ 29 June 2025 | 8 to 11:45 pm

Well, the next point may not be a classic maritime experience, but it still takes place in the water! In the Ocean Funpark at the boat harbour, you can try out trend sports such as flyboarding or stand-up paddling. The OCEAN Jump World Championships also take place here - a spectacle that is well worth watching!

📍 Boat harbour

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If you can't make it to the fjord or simply need a break from the hustle and bustle, you can simply enjoy the colourful hustle and bustle on the water from the comfort of your own home: Our "Kiel Harbour" webcam is in operation around the clock and shows a 180-degree live video from Kiel's seaport across the city centre to Kiel's inner fjord.

🎥 Click here for the webcam.