Overview

• Saarbrücken hosts the central Day of German Unity events on 3 October, with organisers saying French President Emmanuel Macron, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Friedrich Merz are expected at the Festakt.
• A three-day Bürgerfest from 2–4 October is set to draw hundreds of thousands, with free bus and train travel across Saarland and extensive road closures and security measures in the city.
• Nationwide programming includes concerts, readings and time‑witness talks in Potsdam, Berlin’s Tag der Clubkultur, special tours at the Deutsches Historisches Museum and the Tag der offenen Moschee.
• Staatsminister for Culture and Media Wolfram Weimer praises reunification as a high point and calls East–West differences enriching when approached with curiosity, recognition and respect.
• Polling cited by ZDF shows about 90% view reunification as the right decision, even as commentary notes muted celebratory enthusiasm and locals in Saarbrücken criticize disruptions and cosmetic spruce‑ups.