Kiel Week
Kiel Week, also known in English as the Kiel Regatta, is the largest sailing event in the world and takes place every year in the last full week in June. Many thousands of boats and ships of all kinds and eras take part in the parade. Kiel Week is also a festival, "Volksfest" and fair as well as a maritime event. There are a number of yachting and sailing clubs in picturesque settings.