Tradition
What do Kampeners do at outdoor brass band concerts on New Year’s Eve? What’s the "Order of the old Bags"? Why do Kampeners always light a giant brushwood fire on the golf course on 21 February? Why do children receive a "Petritaggroschen" [A little extra pocket money from parents or grandparents for ‘fishing’]? And how is a "season-out" celebrated? In Kampen old, much-loved traditions can live very well with vibrant new ones.
High native quota: midsummer night at Buhne 16
You can celebrate at Buhne16. Midsummer night on 21 June is perfect for getting warmed up before the season. It is generally very mild, always not that full and a magnet for all islanders who love the beach.
How do you make a roof? Thatchers in Kampen
Before there were no Syltigers. When the employees of Hansi and Jan Finke climb up on roofs passersby stop and stare: thatching is the oldest and perhaps the most attractive Kampen craft.
Green cabbage soup and last minute presents: the Christmas market
You can find everything you desperately need in December here: a gift for Heinz, deliciously hot soup, tasty punch, Father Christmas, friends from Lech and a quick connection to cheerful Kampen. The Christmas market of the tourist office in and at Kaamp-Hüs has charm, tradition and class.
Traditional point of honour: the Söl'ring Foriining
The genuine, unadulterated Sylt has a guardian angel. This is the "Söl'ring Foriining", an association of committed islanders. A local history society in the best sense that is also concerned about maintaining the island Frisian language.
