Schöneweide celebrates variety: The big bridge festival on July 19!

Schöneweide celebrates variety: The big bridge festival on July 19!

Schöneweide, Deutschland - in Schöneweide will be celebrated on Saturday, July 19, 2025, the Schöneweider Brückenfest . Under the motto "Diversity connects", the organizers invite you to celebrate the common neighborhood from 12:00 p.m. to open end all residents, initiatives, organizations and traders from Schönweide and the Treptow-Köpenick district. The main event is on the square on the Kaisersteg, where a colorful program is offered in addition to a further 12 locations in Ober- and Lower Schöneweide.

The start of the festival is a traditional swimming demo of the “Frei” citizens' initiative, which starts at 12:00 p.m. from HTW to the square on the Kaisersteg. In a large event that takes place on both sides of the Spree and on the water, the bridge festival will set a sign of accessibility and community. The program items offered include tours of industrial culture and future visions, installations, exhibitions and artisan markets.

a festival for all

The bridge festival is aimed at a colorful audience - whether young or old, locally or internationally. The day event ends at 10:00 p.m. on the main stage, followed by a night program in the rooms of the old daycare center in Niederschöneweide. The support comes from both volunteers and the district office Treptow-Köpenick and the community foundation Treptow-Köpenick.

This type of community events is popular in various cities, as in Dortmund . A bridge festival is also planned there, which includes branched activities from the Akenta to Hörder Bach. The chairman of Hörde International, Jochen Deschner, has announced in advance to set up a "record" for the Rudolph-Platte path. This creates space for different clubs and organizations that can reserve their own tables and make offers.

The planned music performances in Dortmund underline the diverse program, which includes Ukrainian, Irish, Canadian and Indian music. The bridge festival in Dortmund has the goal of symbolizing a connection between the Phoenix See and the Hörder city center.

artistic elements and community promotion

The concept is inspired by events such as the "Stillleben Ruhrschnellweg" and focuses on creating space for encounters. In Thuringia, the Druschba artist-collective The goal of bringing people together for different backgrounds and building bridges. This approach is supported by projects that promote appreciation and dialogue.

Together, these festivals offer a platform for creative ideas that aim at the community. While the Schöneweider Brückenfest invites you to celebrate the neighborhood, the collective is committed to enabling lively communication among residents and cultural workers.

The Schöneweid Brückenfest promises an unforgettable experience for everyone involved and shows how important such events are in order to promote a feeling of togetherness in a diverse society.