Kiel Week 2025: Three million guests celebrated peacefully in Kiel!

Kiel Week 2025: Three million guests celebrated peacefully in Kiel!

Kiel Week 2025 is also enjoying great popularity this year. Around three million guests are expected at the sailing and folk festival in the state capital, and the first few days have already shown high visitor numbers at the Fördebühne, Rathausbühne and in the party areas. The city of Kiel has provided a live overview for visitor guidance, which provides information about the current occupancy of the venues. Whether crowded or a lot of space, the data is updated regularly and can be easily filtered by venue or occupancy, as NDR reports. Kiel

The Kiel Week, which takes place from June 21st to 29th, 2025, offers a colorful program both on land and on the water. Highlights include international regattas in the Schilksee Olympic Center as well as concerts and culinary delicacies at various locations. This includes the “International Willer Balloon Sail” on the Nordmarksportfeld, where, in addition to hot air balloons, live bands and impressive fireworks can be seen. On the play line in the Krusenkoppel, little guests can look forward to Europe's largest children's cultural offering, while the open-air stage hosts the “powerfully quiet” concert series. Further attractions include the Caribbean Island on the Kiellinie and the Scandinavian fishing village, which tempts with a touch of hygge and culinary specialties, informs the official website of Kieler Woche. Kieler-Woche.de

Overview of the event

• Olympiazentrum Schilksee: Weltklasse-Segelsport und internationale Regatten
• Nordmarksportfeld: Balloon Sail, Live-Musik, Feuerwerk
• Krusenkoppel: Größtes Kinder-Kultur-Angebot in Europa
• Rathausplatz: Kulinarische Vielfalt und Top-Acts auf der Rathausbühne
• Kieler-Woche-Jahrmarkt: Fahrgeschäfte und Livemusik

From a safety perspective, too, the Kiel Week has been quiet so far. The police draw a positive interim conclusion: the event has counted over a million visitors so far, and the number of crimes is below the previous year's level. In the period from Friday midday to Wednesday morning, the state police registered only 70 crimes, including 38 brutality crimes, which were mainly concentrated on Friday and Saturday evenings, according to local media reports. Weapons checks under the motto “No place for knives” were also carried out, which is why the security forces seized seven knives and a blank gun. daily news

Overall, it was a successful festival in which both visitors and organizers had a good hand. With an increased number of trains and buses as well as additional offers for bicycles, cars, ferries and campers, Kiel Week is also well prepared this year. Anyone who would like to enjoy the variety of events and the city's maritime flair has the opportunity until June 29th.