30. March to 6 April 2025
Chemnitz and the Capital of Culture region
The Chemnitz 2025 main project Living Neighbourhood is kicking off spring with the "Aufbruch" planting festival. From 30 March to 6 April 2025, numerous apple trees will once again be planted, cared for and celebrated in Chemnitz and the region. The planting festival promotes the communal design of the respective living environment.
Opening festival
The planting festival begins on 30 March with a European touch: under the title "Rise like an apple tree. An ESC Lookalike", Chemnitz residents will present musical highlights from the history of the Eurovision Song Contest in their own productions at the Chemnitz Weltecho - with lip synching, shuffle dancing and vocal strengths, colourful and full of charisma.
A week full of plantings
Until 6 April, there will be planting events from Chemnitz to the Capital of Culture region: at locations such as Lichtenwalde Castle, correctional centre Bernsdorf (JVA), dem Hof zur bunten Kuh in Frankenberg and Chemnitz City Park. A total of around 420 trees will be planted on 14 planting dates. Citizens and the entire neighbourhood are invited to come along, exchange ideas and help shape their surroundings.
Planting highlights
Over 160 trees will be planted at a large-scale planting in Chemnitz City Park (31 March). From 12 noon to 6 p.m., anyone interested can come along and plant a tree themselves.
Also on 31 March, inmates from the correctional centre Chemnitz (JVA) will be planting apple trees. Please contact the press by Monday, 24 March 2025 at presse@chemnitz2025.de.
On 1 April, the local council, the Makerhub Lehngericht and the DPFA Regenbogengymnasium will be involved in a planting campaign at several locations in Augustusburg.
On 2 April, planting will take place in Lichtenwalde Castle and Baroque Garden. As early as the 16th century, Elector Augustus encouraged the cultivation and care of fruit trees in the palace garden. Apple, pear, plum and cherry trees were cultivated here until the 19th century. This tradition is now being continued with the planting of new apple trees.
Holzkombinat, Buntmacher*innen e.V. and Decathlon are organising a festival for the planting event in the Chemnitz Industrial Museum's outdoor area on 6 April. Trees will be planted and raised beds planned from 2 pm.
One of the special features of the "Aufbruch" planting festival is that many committed players - including local authorities, cultural institutions, churches, associations and companies such as Deutsche Post AG, ECL euro.COURIER Logistics, Homatec and Decathlon - are helping to actively shape the shared living space. Together, they are putting more than 600 different apple varieties in the ground.
Living neighbourhood: acting sustainably together
The Chemnitz 2025 main project Living Neighbourhood is all about sustainable cooperation. As planting partners, organisations take on the care of young apple trees and look after them for at least twelve years. The project offers fruit tree pruning courses, workshops and excursions on various topics to provide further training.
The next "Harvest" planting festival will take place in autumn from 19 to 26 October 2025.
Programme
↷ Programme flyer for download (PDF)
Please register in advance if you would like to attend a date for reporting purposes.
Sun, 30.03. Ehrenfriedersdorf: Planting campaign in the fruit paradise
Joint planting campaign with the Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirchgemeinde St. Niklas as part of the 725th anniversary celebrations in Ehrenfriedersdorf
3-5 p.m. / Ehrenfriedersdorf, car park at Obstparadies, Lange Gasse 44a
Sun, 30.03. Chemnitz: Rise like an apple tree. An ESC Lookalike
Chemnitz residents present highlights from the history of the Eurovision Song Contest in their own productions.
7 pm (admission 6 pm) / Chemnitz, Weltecho, Annaberger Str 24
Mon, 31.03. Chemnitz-Bernsdorf: Planting campaign with correctional centre Chemnitz (JVA)
Closed event, please register via email by 24.3.2025
11 am / Chemnitz, Thalheimer Str. 29
Mon, 31.03. Chemnitz: Planting event in the city park
Large-scale planting with over 160 apple trees, together with BUND
12-18 h / Chemnitz, Stadtpark, Dittersdorfer Straße 35
Mon, 31.03. Chemnitz: Apple coffee klatch
Sitting together with coffee, cake and apples
3-6 p.m. / Chemnitz, Garage Campus, Zwickauer Str. 164
Tue, 01.04. Augustusburg: Apple tree planting
with the Augustusburg local council, auf weiter flur e.V. and the DPFA-Regenbogen-Gymnasium at three different locations
10 am - 2 pm / Start at the Augustusburg allotment site between Eppendorfer Straße and Ludwig-Würkert-Straße, 09573 Augustusburg
Tue, 01.04. Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf: Apple tree planting
Planting campaign with the Protestant school centre and BUND
11 am - 2 pm / Apple park: Dresdner Str. corner Weg towards KGV Fuchsberg, 09131 Chemnitz
Tue, 01.04. Chemnitz: Planting event in the garden of PUNKT WEST
at the children's and youth centre Punkt West
14-16 h / Chemnitz, Oberfrohnaer Str. 35
Tue, 01.04. Chemnitz : Apple tree self-grafting course
Theory and practice course with tree warden Anka Wolf / participation only after confirmed registration.
17-19.15 / Chemnitz, vhs, Moritzstr. 22
Wed, 02.04. Niederwiesa (Lichtenwalde): Planting event in Lichtenwalde castle and baroque garden
with the Förderverein Schloss und Barockgarten Lichtenwalde e.V. and the Förderzentrum Flöha
10 am - 1 pm / Niederwiesa (OT Lichtenwalde), Castle & Park, Schlossalle 1
Thu, 03.04. Frankenberg: Planting campaign on the farm Zur Bunten Kuh
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. / Frankenberg, Hof zur bunten Kuh, Lichtenwalder Straße 1
Fri, 04.04. Burgstädt: Planting campaign
with the company HOMATEC and the school at Taurastein
12-14 h / Burgstädt, Rudolf-Breitscheid-Str. 28
Sat, 05.04. Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf: Apple tree planting
Planting event with the Protestant school centre and BUND
9 am - 1 pm / Apple park: Dresdner Str. corner Weg zum KGV Fuchsberg, 09131 Chemnitz
Sat, 05.04. Marienberg (Zöblitz): Planting event
Joint planting with the Gerbergasse housing project
9 am - 1 pm / Marienberg (Zöblitz), Gerbergasse 144
Sat, 05.04. Chemnitz: Planting campaign with ECL24
with ECL euro. COURIER Logistics GmbH
14-15.30 / Chemnitz, Jagdschänkenstr. 14
Sun, 06.04. Chemnitz: Planting campaign at the industrial museum
with Holzkombinat, Buntmacher*innen e.V., Decathlon on the grounds of the Industrial Museum
2pm - 4pm / Chemnitz, Industrial Museum (outdoor area), Zwickauer Str. 119
