Across the river Weser is the Lower Saxony village Lemwerder, connected to Vegesack by a ferry service.

The reason for this was the growth of shallows in the river Weser, which blocked big sailing ships from reaching Bremen´s harbour.

Goods were then transshipped in the Vegesack-harbour to smaller boats or horse-drawn vehicles and transported to Bremen.

With these three shipyards, Vegesack was the greatest and most important shipbuilding site on the Weser river for a long time.

C. Tecklenborg shipyard in Geestemünde, which is now part of the city of Bremerhaven, the ship was listed as a historical monument in 1994.

The event centre KITO,[4] hosted in an old storehouse, offers jazz, blues, folk and classical concerts and political theatre.

Along the river Weser is the Stadtgarten (town garden) stretches along the Weserpromenade between the ferry and the Gläserne Werft (shipyard showcase).

At the bottom of the scarp you can find many foreign trees and a rose garden, at the top are villas and captain's houses.

Three days full of live music, shanty choirs, maritime attractions and happy people.