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Villa Hammerschmidt: President Steinmeier invites public to open house

From Die Zeit · () German

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  • German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will host an open house and civic festival at Villa Hammerschmidt in Bonn on Saturday.
  • The event is moving from Bellevue Palace because the Berlin residence is undergoing extensive renovations.
  • It will be Steinmeier’s final civic festival as president before the Federal Convention elects his successor on January 30, 2027.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier is inviting the public to Villa Hammerschmidt in Bonn for his final civic festival as Germany’s president. The open house begins on Saturday at 11 a.m. and marks a temporary change of venue for the annual event.

The festival normally takes place at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, but the presidential residence is undergoing extensive renovations. Villa Hammerschmidt serves as the president’s official residence in Bonn.

Visitors will find around 30 nonprofit organizations presenting their work in the park. The program also includes guided tours of the villa, music, readings and discussion events on several stages. Steinmeier and his wife, Elke Büdenbender, are scheduled to officially welcome guests at 1 p.m.

A live link to Neumayer Station III in Antarctica is planned later in the day. The civic festival had already begun on Friday evening. Steinmeier’s successor will be chosen by the Federal Convention on January 30, 2027.

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