Herring Festival
24.04.26
Hvide Sande offers some of the best herring fishing in Denmark. So good that herring is the centre of the evocative Herring Festival every year in late April.
Photo: Sarah Rønholt

The Herring Festival is held every spring and is the largest of its kind in Denmark. Every year in April, a herring festival is organised in Hvide Sande. When the herring come through from the sea and enter the fjord to spawn, a lot of herring can be caught and competitions are organised to see who can catch the most herring in the shortest time.

Get ready for a fantastic weekend where anglers from near and far come together to compete against each other.

Read more about the event here

Herring Festival 2026 | Come and join the traditional festival in Hvide Sande

Hvide Sande is home to some of the best herring fishing in Denmark. So good that every year in late April, the herring is the centre of the atmospheric Herring Festival.

Hvide Sande offers some of the best herring fishing in Denmark. So good that herring is the centre of the evocative Herring Festival every year in late April.

Photo: Sarah Rønholt
Photo: Sarah Rønholt
Photo: Sarah Rønholt
Photo: Sarah Rønholt
Photo: Sarah Rønholt
Photo: Sarah Rønholt
Photo: Sarah Rønholt
Photo: Sarah Rønholt

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