Overview

• Ministerpräsident Boris Rhein officially opened the 2025 Hessenfest at the Hessische Landesvertretung in Berlin on July 9.
• The summer festival drew over 2,000 guests including Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner.
• About 80 Hessian companies, associations and institutions showcased their work to foster high-level networking with federal policymakers.
• Attendees sampled traditional specialties like Handkäs’, North Hesse’s Ahlewurscht and a local Fleischwurst Döner alongside new culinary offerings.
• The Landesvertretung’s 200-vine garden and two apple trees yielded this year’s 'Rotling' wine, which was presented to guests and dignitaries.