Sailing and folk festival - Setting sail for Warnemünde Week
For the 86th Warnemünde Week, expected visitors number in the hundreds of thousands from Saturday, July 8th to 14th. The organizers and the city of Rostock presented the program just a few days before the start directly on the beach of the Ostseebad. "From a sporting perspective, the regattas are at the highest performance level and a great advertisement. They show that athletes from all over the world value the good conditions of our sailing area," said Rostock's Mayor Eva-Maria Kröger.
"Niege Umzug", Mascot Parade and Music Festival
The colorful procession "Niege Umzug" is the traditional opening event on Saturday with over 2,500 participants, many of whom are volunteers and associations. Three brass bands and an orchestra are also involved. In addition, a small mascot parade will be offered, as well as historical figures. On July 11th, the "Open-Air am Meer – Rauch auf dem Wasser" music festival is on the schedule.
For the actual highlight of the Warnemünde Week, the sailing competitions, top sailors from all over the world are expected to measure themselves against each other in regattas. The Sports Director of the Warnemünde Week, Peter Ramcke, is particularly looking forward to the World Championship of the Zoom 8 class, a small, light one-handed dinghy for children and young people. "This is an interesting class that used to have large fields. I oversaw the last WM in Germany in 2005, and now it's back," said Ramcke.
Sailing at the highest level
In total, 15 regattas of various sailing classes, events of the 1st and 2nd German Sailing League, and the Sailing Champions League are on the schedule. Over 800 athletes, mostly women, had already registered by early June. Represented are 28 countries from all five continents. The lively conclusion is provided at the end of the weekend on July 13th/14th by the Dragon Boat Festival at the southern Alten Strom in Warnemünde.
- During the weekend of the Music festival at the Warnemünde Week from July 11th, the "Open-Air am Meer – Rauch auf dem Wasser" will offer an exciting mix of music and sailing leisure time.
- situated in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the city of Rostock is preparing for the influx of visitors during the Music festival at the Warnemünde Week, which is fixed for the weekend of July 8th to 14th.
- The Folk festival during the Warnemünde Week, renowned for its Music and leisure activities, will welcome top sailors from around the world for the Sailing competitions, set to take place over the weekend of July 13th to 14th.
- The Warnemünde Week, featuring the Music festival and Sailing events, attracts visitors from all corners of the globe, with the Weekend of July 8th to 14th promising an action-packed schedule filled with leisure activities and Regattas.
- The colorful "Niege Umzug" opening event during the Warnemünde Week, including a Music festival and a parade of mascots, will take place on the weekend of July 8th, setting the stage for an entire weekend filled with leisure time activities.
