Young people have been coming together at the International Danube Festival since 2008. This year, 83 young people from 13 Danube countries and neighbouring countries are taking part in the camp. The young adults spend a week on the banks of the Danube and experience their cultures and languages in dialogue with many others. Together they take part in workshops and discuss new ideas. The special [...]
Ecumenical peace service The service is organised by the Working Group of Christian Churches Ulm/Neu-Ulm.
Presentation of the „Young Danube Ambassadors“ In the 2025/26 school year, the 20 pupils who took part in the „Young Danube Ambassadors“ training programme acquired knowledge in the areas of democracy, the Danube habitat and the cultural memory of the Danube region, which contributed to an understanding of their own region, but above all to an understanding of the Danube region. The knowledge gained and the network created should help to participate in social [...]
In cooperation with the Ulm Music School The marimba and the Donaufest 2026 The marimba is the instrument selected for the 7th International Music Competition of the Donaufest 2026. Renowned music universities in the Danube countries have been nominating their young talents since 2012, who will face a renowned international jury in Ulm. They decide on the awarding of three [...]
Presentation of the results of the Don@u online project 30 school classes from the Danube region exchange ideas with each other, focussing on democracy for the first time. Interesting conversations only arise when different views are exchanged, both in class and online with classes from other Danube countries. In the Don@u online project, pupils explore how diverse countries along the [...]
Stories of a limited and unlimited river The Danube is history and present, war and peace, border and connecting artery. Few rivers have as many borders and as few bridges as the Danube, and yet we believe in it as the waterway of Europe that connects the continent in a special way. The final presentation of the participants [...]
Belle Fin - Vereter - The Scottish Principle The sixth edition of our „Wiener Melange“ series was not curated by a single person for the first time, but was announced in 2025 via an open call in cooperation with „Austrian Music Export“ and „mica“. From more than 100 applications, three highly topical acts were selected to present their individual Viennese signatures to an audience [...].
In cooperation with Aegis, Jastram, danube books, edition hibana and Dichter dran e.V., literary, artistic and cultural professionals from Ulm and Neu-Ulm, guests of the International Danube Festival and citizens will discuss the inviolability of the right to freedom of expression and art as well as current forms of (auto)censorship.
