Overview

• The celebrations run October 2–4 in Saarbrücken as a public festival featuring around 600 artists on roughly 20 stages, with acts including Rea Garvey, Die Prinzen, Marquess and Glasperlenspiel.
• October 3 will feature an ecumenical service at the Ludwigskirche followed by a formal ceremony with about 900 invited guests.
• France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz are expected on October 3 with speeches planned at the ceremony.
• Saarland officials anticipate several hundred thousand visitors to the events across the state capital.
• Saarländischer Rundfunk will broadcast the church service live and ZDF will air the formal ceremony, with free public transport across Saarland from October 2–4.