This August, Britta Enemark Olsen opens her studio doors at ART56°, spending two weeks painting the kind of social-realist oil paintings that draw you into the pulse of everyday life – from the west coast of Denmark to the streets of Mexico City and Havana.

Bag a bargain! On five Saturdays in August, Kirkens Korshær is opening up its lawn and car park to a brand-new market concept that Hvide Sande has been waiting for: the Suitcase Market, where private sellers trade from their car boots, open suitcases and makeshift tables — and your next great find could be just around the corner.

This year's edition of Art in the Sluice places the coast at the centre — not as backdrop, but as condition. Four artists explore coastline, erosion and climate in one of the West Coast's most extraordinary exhibition spaces: the service corridor beneath the drainage sluice in Hvide Sande. Opening reception Sunday 2 August.

In August, Hvide Sande Church welcomes visitors to four special tourist services featuring community singing, music, and simultaneous translation into German. An international church experience in the heart of the summer holidays.

Every Sunday in July and August, as well as one Sunday in October Experience the heart of the fishing village beating in time with the waves! Join us at our exciting tourist fish auction in Hvide Sande, where you can bid on fresh catches straight from the sea.

Six Sundays, six acts, zero entry fee. All summer long, Hvide Sande Bryghus opens its terrace for free live music from noon to 2 pm — the natural next stop after a morning at the fish auction just across the way.

Do something good for the beach in Hvide Sande when Greentel and Omhu invite you to join in some fun beach cleanups near the three large wind turbines on Nordstranden.

Every year in August, Hvide Sande welcomes visitors to a week of classical music at the Late Summer Festival. 

An opening concert that takes us from the strange fables of the Middle Ages to Greenlandic song—with music that embodies nature, language, and memories.

See Hvide Sande from above and take your vacation to the next level with an unforgettable helicopter ride over the coast, the fjord, the harbor, and the dune landscape.

Free afternoon concert with Rasmus Lyberth—right in the heart of the city, close to the harbor and the North Sea.

An evening at Lyngvig Church where Baroque elegance meets Hungarian passion—and a new Danish premiere

An evening of classical grandeur and chamber music brilliance—and the festival debut of piano star Melissa Jacobsen-Velandia

On Wednesdays in July and August, you have a unique opportunity to enjoy the spectacular view from the top of Lyngvig Lighthouse as the sun sets over the North Sea and darkness gradually falls, with the lighthouse remaining open until 9 pm.

Make a small difference for the beach in good company when Omhu and Esmark Vacation Home Rentals invite you to join their beach cleanup every Wednesday throughout the summer.

Are you ready for an experience out of the ordinary? Rappel down from the top of Lyngvig Lighthouse — with professional instruction, lots of adrenaline and a fantastic view of the sea and dunes. An adventure for anyone who likes heights and new experiences!

Niklas Walentin and his jazz quartet bring Bach and jazz into close dialogue—in a raw, authentic setting by the fjord.

The festival concludes with a star-studded performance of Brahms’s great piano quartet—dark, dance-like, and captivating.

Start your day with smiles, song and community when Helligåndskirken invites you to morning singing. Throughout the year, we'll sing the day awake with gems from the Danish song treasury – accompanied on piano, and with free admission for all.

In August, fine art photographer Betina Hastoft returns to Hvide Sande – the place where she has spent years collecting shells along the wild North Sea coast. At ART56° she opens up their hidden universe through her lens and her series HAVET: a tribute to the gifts of the sea that deserve more than a life forgotten in a drawer.

WATERZ is Scandinavia's largest water sports festival with activities and competitions for everyone in windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing, wakeboarding, SUP and kayak.

The holiday cottage is lovely — but Friday nights belong at the brewery. Every first Friday of the month, Hvide Sande Bryghus hosts a Pub Quiz from 7 pm, and everyone's welcome: locals who know the town inside out, and visitors curious to experience something beyond the beach.

This September, visual artist Lars Kristian Hansen takes up residence at ART56°, bringing an abstract expressionist practice where every painting is a new story – never a recipe. He paints what he feels: contrasts, movement and the life that lives between opposites. Open studio Saturday to Wednesday – come and feel it for yourself.

In September, painter Trine Kent takes up residence at ART56°, bringing her singular gift for capturing light, life and the present moment. Her sensory, layered canvases invite you to pause, look closer and feel at home. Open studio Saturday to Wednesday – come and be moved.

This October, German draughtswoman and portrait artist Almuth Rusteberg takes up residence at ART56°, bringing her quick, sure line and her extraordinary gift for catching people and animals in their most unguarded moments. Open studio Saturday to Wednesday – free entry.

This October, Jesper Graakjær from Skjern brings the 2026 season at ART56° to a close – a life in art that has wound from a pig farm and a draper's shop to life drawing at Aarhus Academy of Fine Arts and paintings that emerge from the happy accidents of paint on canvas. Open studio Saturday to Wednesday: come and see which faces appear.

One of the year's most beloved traditions. The arrival of the Christmas ship is more than just an event – it's the moment when the Christmas spirit truly takes hold of Hvide Sande.

Most people know the New Year tradition of jumping off a chair and into the new year. Again this year in Søndervig it is possible to turn the traditional small jump into a big cold splash - with a jump directly into the North Sea.

In 2027 too, you can visit ART56° and meet rotating artists-in-residence, who for 14 days at a time have the opportunity to present their works and share their artistic practice in the open studio.

Three days of herring, fishing contests and community spirit – the Hvide Sande Herring Festival is back from 23–25 April 2027. Live music, smoked herring, kids' activities and a moped show are just some of the highlights as the harbour town celebrates its beloved herring heritage.

Join us on Ascension Day 2027, when we in Hvide Sande, true to tradition, close off Metheasvej and serve free samples of our beloved local delicacy, dried dabs. There's live music over lunch, and all shops are open.

Join us for Midsummer's Eve at Bauneborg, where FDF Hvide Sande lights the traditional bonfire on the banks of Ringkøbing Fjord on 23 June from 7 PM. Bring a garden chair, settle in, and enjoy one of the year's longest evenings with a bonfire speech, communal singing, and a warm atmosphere for the whole family.

Celebrate Midsummer at Sluseøen! On Tuesday 23 June 2027, join us for the traditional witch-burning, a bonfire speech, and communal singing as the Midsummer song rings out over the harbour basin at 9 PM. Karl Kristian, a Hvide Sande native returning home, provides the music. Free admission: see you at Hvide Sande Harbour.

On Sunday, 4 July 2027, Hvide Sande Harbour opens its doors to the whole family for Åben Havn. Step aboard a shrimp trawler or a rescue boat, meet local fishermen and firefighters, and taste your way through the harbour's finest treats – and it's all free.