Information about the 482nd Schaffermahlzeit and the speeches from February 13, 2026 can be found here:
The Bremen Schaffermahlzeit
The Schaffermahlzeit in Bremen is the oldest surviving annual friendship banquet in the world and traditionally serves as a link between Bremen’s shipping industry and merchants.
A meal steeped in tradition
The Bremen Schaffermahlzeit developed over several centuries from the large meal served at the annual accounting of the Stiftung Arme Seefahrt (Poor Seafarers’ Foundation), which later became Haus Seefahrt.