Norman Kaupass

From 31 July to 2 August 2026, Eckernförde was all about pirates. Sunday brought the finale — from the pirate church service in the morning to the fireworks over the harbour head.

Highlights on Sunday:

• 10:00 — Pirate church service “Flagge zeigen – und auf große Fahrt!”, Kornersfjord camp
• 13:00 — Pirate show with the Drunken Shipmates, wooden bridge by the Luzifer
• 14:00 — Neptune baptism, OIC beach area
• 14:00 — Pirate show with the Nordic Piratenbrut, at the Gänsemarkt
• 14:30 — Weapons show, OIC beach area
• 15:15 — Pirate licence for children, Kornersfjord camp
• 16:30 — Pirate show with Captain Schwarzbart, wooden bridge by the Luzifer
• 21:30 — Pirate torch march, from the Alte Post to the harbour
• 22:30 — The pirates release the town again, harbour stage
• 22:45 — Closing fireworks, harbour head

All event details from the organiser: Piratenspektakel · Ostseebad Eckernförde

The images from Sunday can be seen in the series.

From 31 July to 2 August 2026, Eckernförde is all about pirates. The opening day on Friday brought market bustle along the harbour mile, music on the harbour stage and several pirate performances in the town centre.

Programme on Friday:

• 13:00–14:30 — Boat trip with the Kiel Hanseatic cog
• 14:00–17:00 — Live music: Santa & Drea Lee Duo, harbour stage
• 14:30–14:50 — Pirate show “Drunken Shipmates”, wooden bridge by the Luzifer
• 17:00–17:30 — Pirate beach raid, OIC beach area
• 18:00–18:30 — Attack on the town hall, Rathausmarkt
• 18:45–19:30 — Opening of the pirate village Kornersfjord
• 20:00–23:00 — Live show “Backdrop – die 80er Show”, harbour stage

All event details from the organiser: Piratenspektakel · Ostseebad Eckernförde

The images from Friday can be seen in the series.

Saturday at the Turmhügelburg Lütjenburg. Knights show their weapons and fighting skills, TriScurria strikes up, and in the fairy-tale tent castle bard Orianna von Bodendiek carries young and old off into another world.

Turmhügelburg Lütjenburg

Hörnerfest 2026 comes to an end after three days — and with it the 20th anniversary. Thomas was honoured on the final day: gifts from a community he built up over two decades, among them a large Hörnerfest horn. Thanks for the years of collaboration — especially where photography is concerned. Here’s to another twenty years. Raise the horns.

Saturday: 1301 images, 486 in the shortlist

1594 images... after a first review: 502 in the shortlist... this will take a little while...

First batch is live.. 

A big anniversary: 20 years of Hörnerfest. And a personal one too — on board as photographer since 2016, that makes 10 years of Hörnerfest. The images are taken over three days (Thu–Sat), and the gallery is updated bit by bit. Signing up is worth it — registered guests get a few benefits. The page is still being built; images follow promptly.

The entire website has been rebuilt — fresh design, reworked gallery, new account area and tools. Online as of now.

It replaces a face from January 2016. It lasted ten years.

Over 100,000 shutter releases, around 250 days of shooting, over 4,000 images published — that is what came together in those ten years.