Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Sylt, Duitsland

Druk — Christmas holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Regel

  Beach pass charge

  1 jan – 31 dec

  A spa fee is charged island-wide and a day pass is sold at the beach crossings; under-18s are exempt. Overnight guests pay it through the accommodation whether they use the beach or not. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Gale and storm surge season (15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Festival

  Biikebrennen

  21 febLicht & vuur

  Nine bonfires are lit across the island on the evening of 21 February to burn out the winter, followed by kale and pork in the village halls. A Frisian custom, and a working one. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec), Gale and storm surge season (15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Easter holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter holidays

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingenDruk

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays everywhere, and shops close on Friday, Sunday and Monday. Good Friday is a quiet day with dance and loud-event bans in most states, and Germans use the four-day weekend to travel, so trains, motorways and holiday towns are busy. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec), Gale and storm surge season (15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter holidays, Easter holidays in Duitsland

• Feestdag

  Ascension and Whitsun

  14–25 meiNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide. Shops close on both, many people bridge them into long weekends, and trains, motorways and hotels in holiday areas get busy. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec), Easter holidays (3–6 apr)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Ascension and Whitsun

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec), Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec), Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei)

Topdrukte — German summer holidays, Summer holidays in Duitsland

• Feestdag

  German summer holidays

  1 jul – 31 aug · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia empty onto this island for eight weeks. Beds are booked a year ahead, the Sylt Shuttle car train queues, and the beach walk to Kampen fills. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  North Sea swimming season

  1 jul – 10 sep · meestalZee op temperatuur

  The water reaches the high teens in late summer and no higher. It is a wind and walking coast rather than a swimming one, and the strand baskets exist for a reason.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, German summer holidays

• Natuur

  Heather in flower

  10 aug – 20 sep · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The dune heath in the Braderuper Heide and along the eastern side goes purple from the middle of August for about a month, which is the island at its best on foot.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec), German summer holidays (1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)), North Sea swimming season (1 jul – 10 sep (meestal))

Druk — Windsurf World Cup, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Windsurf World Cup

  25 sep – 4 oktSportevenementDruk

  The tour finishes in front of Westerland at the end of September, when the autumn wind arrives. Ten days of competition and a promenade full of tents, free to watch from the beach. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec), North Sea swimming season (1 jul – 10 sep (meestal)), Heather in flower (10 aug – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Windsurf World Cup, Autumn holidays in Duitsland

• Risico

  Gale and storm surge season

  15 okt – 15 mrt · meestalWinterstormen & zware wind

  Autumn and winter gales run at the west beach and take metres of sand with them; storm tides close the ferry and the promenade for a day at a time. It is why the island is fed sand every year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec), Windsurf World Cup (25 sep – 4 okt)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec), Gale and storm surge season (15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Christmas holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach pass charge (1 jan – 31 dec), Gale and storm surge season (15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal))