Festival of Regions 2025: A cultural spectacle for Braunau!

Festival of Regions 2025: A cultural spectacle for Braunau!
Braunau am Inn, Österreich - The Festival of the Regions 2025 in Braunau closed its doors and not only leaves unforgettable experiences, but also a remarkable summary. Managing Director Otto Trametzberger and program boss Fina Esslinger take stock of an event that extended over ten days, from June 13th to 22nd, and was under the motto "Realistic dreams". The festival thus followed his tradition of interweaving social issues and artistic avant -garde. With around 20,000 visitors and festival participants, who flocked free of charge for all events every week, the Upper Austria region was once again in a creative way. MeinDZIRK reported that Braunau was not reinvented.
The festival included the city and the Innviertel. Numerous projects not only took place in Braunau, but also in Ried, Schärding, Altheim, Ostermiething and Obernberg. This was done with the support of initiatives such as Habitat Innviertel as part of the Kuki project. Part of the festival was also an extremely successful Pride event that took place on June 7 and received positive response. In the end, there is hope that the "small cultural plants" that were planted during the festival will continue to thrive in the region.
artistic experiments and social topics
The festival of the regions, one of the most renowned art and cultural festivals in Austria, always felt the pulse of time in its 33-year history and deals intensively with social issues. This year the focus was on the potential of dreams and the courage to dare new. The involvement of international artists and local initiatives showed the region as a protagonist of artistic experiments and encounters. FDR emphasizes that over 100 events such as workshops, discussions, performances and concerts were planned to actively stimulate and integrate the audience.
A particularly outstanding project was "Marble plate & disc with duck", which in cooperation with the House of History Austria tried new forms of memory. It reflected the ambivalences of history without falling into a moralizing attitude. In the event, questions about home, work, migration and cohesion in rural areas moved into the spotlight, which revived the interest and discussion in the regional community.
cultural support and dialogue
Against the background of the events, the support of alternative cultural projects by organizations such as ig culture Austria a central role. The aim is to promote cross-divisional art and cultural projects, whereby attention is paid to the critical examination of social focal points. These activities are accompanied by co-financing of regional regional authorities, which contributes to increasing creative and cultural exchange in the country.
In conclusion, it remains to be said that the festival of the regions in Braunau is an important link between art and society. By linking cultural formats with social issues, it contributes to cultural activation and intercultural dialogue at a high level. With the end of the festival, the question arises where the journey for the creative minds of the region continues and whether the sown ideas and thoughts can be sustainably rooted.Details | |
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