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After the opening round on Friday, the Hessentag in Fulda enters its first festival weekend. The highlight on Saturday evening: Roland Kaiser's concert. The live ticker.
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+++ 3:15 p.m.: Successful start to the talk series Fulda newspaper at the Hessentag: On the blue couch at the Parzeller stand, FZ editor Daniela Petersen welcomed the managing director of the Schlitzer distillery, Tobias Wiedelbach. The focus of the talk was: “Heimatapfel” specially developed for Hessentag. Around 10,000 bottles of the liquor were produced.
Day 2 at the Hessentag in Fulda: Colorful hustle and bustle on the first weekend
Wiedelbach has been managing director of the Schlitzer distillery for eleven years. On the FZ couch, he talked about, among other things, his career, prominent guests at the distillery and why he now also includes non-alcoholic products in his range.
+++ 2:54 p.m.: When Hesse Day is celebrated in Fulda, Carnival cannot be missed, as the Foaset in Foll is one of the original traditions of the baroque city. Accordingly, on Saturday morning the Fulda Carnival Museum – located in the city palace and open every day except Mondays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – presented itself at the Fulda Museums stand behind the sky stage.
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Fulda's peripheral states and the Fulda carnival society entertained with music, singing and prepared speeches – and not for the last time. “The Fulder Foaset is part of the city, and so it goes without saying that the carnivalists are represented several times at the Hessentag,” emphasized Fulda’s ex-Star Prince Harald Ortmann, chairman of the Carnival Museum.
+++ 1:46 p.m.: On Saturday afternoon there was a demonstration through the city. The participants demonstrated on Heinrich-von-Bibra-Platz against, among other things Presence of the Bundeswehr at the Hessentag in Fulda. The Alliance Peaceful Hessentag called for the rally. The GEW published a press release from the demo organizers.
+++ 1:41 p.m.: In the Sparkassen Artistik-Arena (St.-Laurentius-Straße), the high-wire troupe siblings Wisdom shows off their skills in shows, including on what they say is the highest mobile artist's mast of the present day (62 meters high). With motorbikes, the artists high above the festival grounds prove that you can do more than just ride on steel cables.
+++ 1:25 p.m.: Estelle and Ivelin Kohlstruck-Ranov were the first couple to get married on Saturday in the Ferris wheel at the Hessentag in Fulda. The two 30-year-olds exchanged vows in a gondola on the 45-meter-high Ferris wheel. The bride originally comes from Fulda. Today the couple lives in Hanau.
Rural Women's Day in the Esperanto hall
+++ 11.44 a.m.: Meanwhile, Rural Women's Day is taking place in the Esperanto Hall in Fulda. In her speech, the President of the Hessian Rural Women's Association, Ursula Pöhlig, emphasized the relevance of this day to talk to political representatives and appeal for demands. Margot Käßmann gives the keynote speech.
+++ 11.34 a.m.: The KOMPASS-Bahnhof security program is being expanded in Hesse. Interior Minister Roman Poseck (CDU) praised the pilot municipalities, including Fulda and Maintal, at the Hessentag on Saturday morning. According to the minister, the security program will be expanded to other municipalities in 2025.
+++ 10.49 a.m.: The program of the Association of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ) began at 10 a.m. in the area of the Himmelsbühne. Throughout the day, various hands-on stations invite visitors to linger and exchange ideas. For example, interested parties can design their own buttons.
Or they can address the question “Where is your home?” deal with. The volunteers consciously seek conversations with visitors and want to create space for encounters, community and new perspectives. The program also includes creative and playful activities for children and young people.
+++ 10.35 a.m.: The weather will apparently be better on the second day than at the start of the Hessentagt. It is dry and partly sunny, sometimes a bit windy. “Increasingly clear as the day progresses,” predicts the German Weather Service Hesse and expects maximum temperatures between 20 and 25 degrees today.
On Friday evening, the DWD issued an official warning for squalls for altitudes above 600 meters (Vogelsberg) or 800 meters (Rhön), probably valid from Saturday afternoon to Saturday evening. According to them, on Sunday and Monday Weather-Experts say local showers may be possible if the clouds change.
The people of Haimbach were also happy about the sunshine. The group offered the numerous spectators musical entertainment behind the sky stage at the beginning of the second day. The mood is good. Shortly before the dog team's demonstration, there was a lot of interest in the work of the federal police. Many fathers are there with their sons.
Update from June 13th, 9:10 a.m.: After On Friday evening “Best of spotlight” bo a second gala evening in front of thousands of fanst, the police in Fulda drew a positive conclusion from the start of the “largest folk festival in Germany” on Saturday morning. Prime Minister Boris Rhein and Mayor Dr. Heiko Wingenfeld officially opened the 63rd Hessentag.
“In order to ensure the safety of the celebrants in the cathedral city, the police were present throughout the day with numerous emergency services in the event room and were available to the citizens. Overall, from the police point of view, the first day was peaceful and without any special incidents,” said the East Hesse police headquarters.
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This is what awaits you Day 2 des Hesse day
First report from June 13th, 6:22 a.m.: Day 2 on the Hesse day in Fulda. From today on, our editorial team will give you a Hessentag tip every morning away from the big stages. Editorial member Victoria Brähler recommends a visit to the breakdancers on Saturday (June 13th) who will be showing off their skills at the state festival.
As part of hip-hop culture, breaking originates from the streets of New York in the 1970s, where it was danced primarily by African-American youth as a creative alternative to widespread street crime. At least since the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where breaking was represented as a discipline for the first time, dance has received additional attention worldwide.
At the Hessentag, visitors can experience the mixture of creativity and athleticism for themselves: On Saturday, June 13th, some of the strongest dancers (“B-Girls”) and dancers (“B-Boys”) in Germany will compete against each other in direct dance duels.
The “Breaking Battles” can be seen from 1 p.m. on the Lotto Hessen stage at Johannisstrasse 44 (near the environmental center). As part of the varied program at the Hessentag, they are not only an offer for a younger audience, but also a tip for everyone who is open to new things and is interested in the diversity of dance and youth culture.
The first concert highlight is on the program in the evening: Pop legend Roland Kaiser will be in the Domplatz Arena from 8 p.m on stage. The Hermes House Band will provide a party atmosphere at the hr-Treff am Rosengarten from 8 p.m. Entry here is free.
Video: Hessentag in Fulda – this is what visitors can expect
The BdV cultural festival begins in the police bistro (museum courtyard) at 2 p.m. The event “Our Home Hesse – Music, Dance & Culinary of the Germans from Eastern Europe” invites you to take a journey through the history, tradition and identity of the expellees and late repatriates.
Also at 2 p.m., the first guest will take a seat on the blue couch at the Parzeller media group stand near the Old Slaughterhouse. The premiere guest of the daily talk is Tobias Wiedelbach, managing director of the Schlitzer Distillery. The conversation will be moderated by FZ editor Daniela Petersen.
