Overview

• The final parade featured approximately 1,700 participants in a 2.5 km procession through Bad Vilbel.
• Floats, regional groups and music ensembles highlighted Hesse’s cultural diversity during the procession.
• Officials and attendees witnessed the symbolic transfer of the Hessentagsfahne from Bad Vilbel to Fulda as next year’s host.
• Rap legend Moses Pelham interrupted his stage retirement to perform an evening concert on the festival grounds.
• The Deutscher Wetterdienst forecast temperatures up to 36 °C as visitors gathered for the closing events.