"Several hundred thousand people are expected to visit our city on both days. Hamburg wants to use its role as host to show a modern, diverse and open Germany in the heart of Europe," said Michael Otremba, Managing Director of Hamburg Tourism. This "Opening Horizons"-themed festival features lots of entertainment, hands-on activities and information. The idea is to make politics and forward-looking ideas more tangible for the public. The mile along Moenckebergestrasse, for instance, showcases the German states. Visitors can literally take a tour of Germany without leaving Hamburg and discover the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Alps and the Rhine and Oder regions.
Four constitutional bodies will provide information on their work in the service of democracy in the courtyard of City Hall on Rathausmarkt and in the Chamber of Commerce. The Young Future Lab on Gänsemarkt will become a forward-looking workshop, think tank and hotspot for all those keen on shaping the environment and politics in future. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region will highlight its diversity at Reesendamm Bridge. Various associations and institutions will be presented between Ballindamm, Alstertor and Europapassage. Along the Blue Light Mile between Adolphsplatz and Rathausmarkt, the German Federal Armed Forces, fire brigades, police, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and various relief organisations will give insight into their work.
