Greifswald celebrates 775 years: The big festival program for 2025!

Greifswald celebrates 775 years: The big festival program for 2025!

Greifswald, Deutschland - Greifswald is planning an extensive program for celebrating its 775th anniversary for 2025. The focus is on the history and culture of the city, which is to be celebrated in an official festival week from May 14th to 18, 2025. The city reception on May 14th will remind you of the founding of the city in 1250 and appreciate special commitment in volunteering. On this day there will also be a “day of schools” to present educational institutions and projects on city history, as well as a “day of sport”, in which children and adolescents can take the Greifswald sports badge.

The celebrations continue with numerous events, including historical concerts, a fashion show and hands -on activities on May 17th and 18th on the historic market square. In addition, a Hansry market in medieval style will have visitors immersed in past times. A special highlight will be the 77.5 meter long birthday board, which is set up on the shooting wall. If you want to actively participate in the celebrations, you will be invited to submit ideas and suggestions by December 31, 2024, such as greifswald.de reported.

diverse events in the festival year 2025

The anniversary celebrations are accompanied by a number of cultural events. Among other things, the “Nordic Sound” festival will take place from May 2 to 11, which presents concerts, films, literature and art from Estonia, Sweden and Norway. On May 10, the city run of the HSG Uni Greifswald will be held, followed by the 23rd dragon boat festival on June 14th on the Ryck. A monastery market in Eldena on June 15 and 16 and the Greifswald Bachwoche in June under the motto "Bach Family" complement the festival program.

In addition, the "Fête de la Musique" will offer free cultural offers in various districts on June 21, while the jazz Evenings will present three concerts per evening on July 4th and 5th in the Eldena monastery ruins. The well -known singer Giovanni Zarrella will also be shown on July 6th in the forum at the museum port. The fishing festival from July 18 to 20 rounds off the summer event offer and will come up with a strolling mile, live music and historical shipping.

The festival year is rounded off by a city festival in honor of Caspar David Friedrich on August 30th and a cultural night on September 12th, in which around 50 co -organizers will provide various program offers in the entire city, such as Ostsee-zeitung.de reported.

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