Overview

• Morning rain forced the Schwörfeier and civic oath indoors at the Ulmer Münster.
• Mayor Martin Ansbacher then announced that the Nabada could proceed unhindered on the Danube.
• Thousands of inflatable boats—many rigged with beer tables, slides and satirical nods to President Trump—floated downstream under afternoon sun.
• The Bavarian city of Neu-Ulm joined the festivities in the cross-border tradition that draws large crowds to the river each July.
• Overnight crews began clearing 19 tons of debris from riverbanks and city streets following the celebrations.