Holiday activities and events
This page will be regularly updated with holiday activities and special events that the whole family can take part in. Buy your tickets for our holiday activities and events here, they are also valid as entrance tickets to the Wadden Sea Centre.
Build your own birdhouse
Come and help the birds find a new home - a fun and educational experience for both little explorers and big helpers!
You buy a building kit in our shop and build two birdhouses together with one of our nature guides, who has all the tools ready. Finally, you can burn your names into the birdhouse, so you can check at each visit to the Wadden Sea Centre whether a bird has already moved in.
You buy a building kit in our shop and build two birdhouses together with one of our nature guides, who has all the tools ready. Finally, you can burn your names into the birdhouse, so you can check at each visit to the Wadden Sea Centre whether a bird has already moved in.
Birdwatching with Dissection
We start at the Wadden Sea Centre with a brief introduction to bird watching with binoculars. Then we walk together to the dike and the Wadden Sea 700 metres away to see if we can spot any birds. How many different species can you find? How can you identify a bird correctly, even when it is backlit? And what is typical of our wading birds? Back at the Wadden Sea Centre, we will dissect a bird in one of our nature schools and discover the anatomical adaptations to life in the air.
Please bring your own binoculars. You can also borrow some from us. All equipment for the bird dissection is provided by the Wadden Sea Centre.
Please bring your own binoculars. You can also borrow some from us. All equipment for the bird dissection is provided by the Wadden Sea Centre.
Mother´s day 2026
How about giving a gift full of experiences this year for Mother's Day? An annual pass to the Wadden Sea Center opens the door to the fascinating world of the Wadden Sea - all year round. Or how about a trip to the national park? A trip to Koresand – a desert in the middle of the Wadden Sea – is an unforgettable experience.
Bird dissection in the exhibition
The nature guide has found birds in the sky room of our exhibition. We will take a closer look at them, both from the outside and the inside. What are these feathers for? Where is the heart located? Can birds really get by without teeth? You will learn much more before we are finished. Do you think you can handle the smell? Come by and find out... Participation is free with a valid ticket to the exhibition. You can find the dates in our event calendar.
Father´s Day 2026
This Father's Day, don't give gifts, give an experience that will be remembered.
Our - Aquavit of the marshland - hike is the perfect gift from adult children to their fathers: an excursion full of discoveries, conversations and memories that means more than any object. If you want to make the day even more relaxing, you can round off your visit before or after the tour with a stop at our eco-certified café and enjoy nature with a culinary experience.
Secure your ticket now and give the gift of time, knowledge and unforgettable moments!
Our - Aquavit of the marshland - hike is the perfect gift from adult children to their fathers: an excursion full of discoveries, conversations and memories that means more than any object. If you want to make the day even more relaxing, you can round off your visit before or after the tour with a stop at our eco-certified café and enjoy nature with a culinary experience.
Secure your ticket now and give the gift of time, knowledge and unforgettable moments!
Breakfast on the dike
The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark are celebrating together that the Wadden Sea was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site 17 years ago. We are celebrating the day together by eating breakfast on the dikes at the same time in 37 places along the Wadden Sea coast in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
Fish dissection in the exhibition
In the sky room of our exhibition, the nature guide dissects a fish. Where is the heart located? What does a fish need to be able to swim? You will learn this and much more before we are finished. Do you think you can handle the smell? Come by and find out... Participation is free with a valid ticket to the exhibition. You can find the dates in our event calendar.
Exhibition Expedition (only in danish)
Embark on an exciting expedition through our exhibition and learn more about the Wadden Sea and its creatures. The tour has a seasonal focus and lasts about 45 minutes. Afterwards, you can explore our exhibition and grounds on your own and solve an exciting riddle.
The tour is only in danish.
The tour is only in danish.
Ribe Oyster Festival at the Wadden Sea Center
As part of the Ribe Oyster Festival, you can take a bus from Ribe to the Wadden Sea Center. Here you will be given a guided tour with a special focus on oysters in the Wadden Sea. Afterwards, there will be time to explore the Wadden Sea Center on your own. You will be served a delicious lunch in the Wadden Sea Center's café.
Easter holidays 2026
During the Easter holidays in weeks 14 and 15, you can join us as we dive into the exciting world of the Wadden Sea in spring. After a long, dark winter, the first summer visitors return to the national park from the warm south on their way to the far north. Join us on exciting trips to the Wadden Sea and learn more about the Wadden Sea in spring.
Also experience our exciting exhibitions
Here are experiences that infectiously involve the centrets guests - both young and old - in the wonderful world of the Wadden Sea.
