As part of Chemnitz Capital of Culture 2025, the main project GELEBTE NACHBARSCHAFT focuses on the topic of “City and Forest”. Chemnitz residents and residents of the Capital of Culture region plant, care for and celebrate apple trees. The week-long planting festival begins with a musical, informative and mobile program on Sunday November 3 in the Hartmannfabrik Chemnitz. Walks through the Küchwald forest and the Chemnitz Botanical Garden will also take place on Sunday. From Monday, planting will take place in schools as well as in Chemnitz Prison, in apple variety gardens and in the Capital of Culture region.
Finally, there will be a winter festival for the whole family at the Jutta Müller Ice Sports Center. More information: chemnitz2025.de/aktuelles
The programme:
Sunday, 3 November 2024 // Hartmannfabrik (Fabrikstr. 11, 09111 Chemnitz)
- 12:00 pm // Hartmannfabrik
LASCA FOX Sustainable music entertainment on the LASCA FOX MOBIL. An emission-free live concept on a bicycle trailer that serves as a stage. Both the bike and the stage are powered by batteries charged by solar panels.
- 13:00 // Hartmannfabrik
Welcome by Stefan Schmidtke, Dr Sten
Gillner and Dr Julia Naunin
- 13:30 - 15:00 // Hartmannfabrik
The tree within us - short yoga classes with Jeanette Quegwer
Tree Resonances - An offer of understanding by ANGELA AUX
Smoothie bike - homemade fruit drinks on the bike
fruit and vegetable art carving with Phi Nga
Table talks with Reiner Amme, apple expert in the apple park Hilbersdorf | Jörg Braune, Radio T e.V. | DJ xBRAYNE & glamnitz | Pierre Pätzold, Studentenwerk Chemnitz Zwickau/ Ernährungsrat Chemnitz e.V. | Prof. Dr. Ronny Rößler and Dr. Thorid Zierold, Museum of Natural History Chemnitz | Philipp Salzmesser, Holzkombinat | Andreas Streich, Head of Green Space Maintenance/Forestry Department | Dr Stefanie Troppmann, European Regional History Chemnitz University of Technology | Sören Weißflug, Hammerfrieden Allotment Garden Association
- 15:00 // Hartmannfabrik
Walks through the Küchwald forest to the botanical garden
Forest change: An excursion through the climate changes in Küchwald Park with Andreas Streich, Head of the Green Space Maintenance/Forestry Department of the City of Chemnitz
Petrified forest: Excursion with Prof. Dr Ronny Rößler, Director of the Chemnitz Museum of Natural History
- 16:00 // Botanical Garden
Did man make the forest? Guided tour through the forest communities with Dr Sten Gillner
Meeting point: Botanical Garden main building, Leipziger Straße 147, 09114 Chemnitz
- 17:00 // Botanical Garden
Closing with LASCA FOX
Visit "Plants - Pictures" in the main building
