Overview

• On Saturday, hundreds gathered in Augsburg’s Park am Roten Tor to join the TikTok-organized countdown and eat pudding with forks.
• Berlin’s James-Simon-Park saw several hundred at a recent gathering, while Hannover reportedly drew over 1,000 in late September.
• In Essen, a five-person team led by 16-year-old Maximilian scheduled a Saturday meetup at Stadtgarten after a TikTok promo topped about 66,000 views.
• Youth researchers frame the meetups as low-threshold community spaces that counter loneliness, while many attendees describe them as lighthearted, shared humor.
• Flyers circulating on TikTok signal plans for similar events in London and New York as the format expands beyond Germany.