Overview

• Organizers expect up to 250,000 visitors from Germany and the Czech Republic, according to project office spokesperson Tina Meinert.
• Police report that some parking areas have reached capacity and say the city was already well filled from the morning.
• Saxony’s Minister President Michael Kretschmer and other senior figures from CDU, Die Linke and SPD are taking public questions on the “Sachsensofa.”
• The program features eleven stages, 18 themed miles, a historical camp and a fairground with attractions including a Freefall‑Tower and a Ferris wheel.
• A large Sunday parade is billed as the highlight, with about 1,800 participants, 90 tableaux, twelve marching bands and numerous floats and vehicles.