Winter beach festival
The weekend is traditionally all about icy beach fun, featuring a sporting highlight and a frosty swimming event. The winter beach festival, including the beach chair world championship and ice swimming, takes place to the left of the Ahlbeck pier. A varied program and a selection of warm food and drinks invite visitors to linger.
Program The next round starts in 2027.
Friday, 23.01.2026
16:00 p.m. Welcome: Music & Moderation with Thorsten Erdmann
17:00 p.m. Qualification – Beach Chair World Championship
18:00 p.m. Fire show by the sea
18:20 p.m. Official team presentation in the marquee
18:30 p.m. Winter beach party with DJ "Steffen Clasver" in the heated marquee
17:00 p.m. Qualification – Beach Chair World Championship
18:00 p.m. Fire show by the sea
18:20 p.m. Official team presentation in the marquee
18:30 p.m. Winter beach party with DJ "Steffen Clasver" in the heated marquee
Saturday, 24.01.2026
10:00 p.m. Music & Moderation with Thorsten Erdmann
10:00 p.m. Registration of the ice bathers in the event tent
11:00 p.m. Frosty Digging – Treasure Hunt with Surprises
11:45 p.m. Live painting on a giant screen with Enrico Lein;
Following this – auction of the painting for a good cause
12:45 p.m. Anniversary show – The highlight video on the LED wall
13:00 p.m. Official opening of the winter bathing spectacle & presentation of the jury
13:15 p.m. Presentation of the ice bathers on the catwalk
14:00 p.m. Start into the icy waters
15:00 p.m. Cup presentation
15:30 p.m. Children's Beach Chair World Championship followed by the awards ceremony
16:00 p.m. Beach Chair World Championship finals in the arena with awards ceremony and trophy presentation; followed by a beach chair auction for charity.
18:00 p.m. XXL beach fire
19:00 p.m. Winter beach party with live music from "Tonfall" and subsequent DJ "Thorsten Erdmann" in the heated marquee
Following this – auction of the painting for a good cause
12:45 p.m. Anniversary show – The highlight video on the LED wall
13:00 p.m. Official opening of the winter bathing spectacle & presentation of the jury
13:15 p.m. Presentation of the ice bathers on the catwalk
14:00 p.m. Start into the icy waters
15:00 p.m. Cup presentation
15:30 p.m. Children's Beach Chair World Championship followed by the awards ceremony
16:00 p.m. Beach Chair World Championship finals in the arena with awards ceremony and trophy presentation; followed by a beach chair auction for charity.
18:00 p.m. XXL beach fire
19:00 p.m. Winter beach party with live music from "Tonfall" and subsequent DJ "Thorsten Erdmann" in the heated marquee
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