Last updated 2026-10-20

Winterschwimmen / Eisfasching at Orankesee

A yearly costume ice swim run by the Berliner Seehunde, where spectators are welcome and donations are common.

Events · Free, donations invited · Lido

Hohenschönhausen — Strandbad Orankesee — Usually the second Saturday in January (Eisfasching 2027 date not yet posted on berlin.de as of Aug 2026)

Beginner-friendly · Mostly German

The Eisfasching has been a Berlin tradition since the 1980s and also appears in the English events calendar of berlin.de. It is a spectacle that brings together winter swimmers from all over Germany, and it is separate from our weekly dips.

We list every place for ice bathing in Berlin that we know of. If you run one of them and would like us to link to your website, get in touch with us, and we will add the link once you have made a donation to the Berliner Kältehilfe.