Doll parade 2025: A feast for big and small in the Ortenau!

Doll parade 2025: A feast for big and small in the Ortenau!

From March 22nd to April 13, 2025, the Ortenau region becomes the scene of the inter -municipal Figure Festival "Puppen Parade Ortenau". The event starts with an open-air event in Kehl and offers a colorful program for all ages that takes place in numerous cities in the area. Stadtanzeiger-ortenau.de reports that this year's doll parade in Achern, Ettenheim, Friesenheim, Gengenbach, Kehl, Lahr, Neuried, Oberkirch, Offenburg, Rust and Zell a.H. is included.

The festival, which started in 2017, pursues the goal of combining the neighboring cities and municipalities through culture. The organizers, a working group of cultural representatives of the participating cities, have put together a varied program. Annual performances bring children and adults closer to stories that range from interactive walk-acts to classic Kasperletheater. The spectators can look forward to a varied mix of fairy tales, comedy and satire, which is presented in both marketplaces and in pedestrian zones. ettenheim.de emphasizes the importance of the festival for the region.

highlights on stage

One of the highlights in Oberkirch is the sold -out table figure production "Grandma! Shouts the Frieder" from the Magic Bühne Rottweil on March 27, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. On April 12, 2025 at 8:00 p.m., the play "Fifty Shades of Gretel", a humorous backstage comedy of the Theater Blaues Haus from Krefeld, will be performed. The end in Oberkirch is the hand figure staging "The Workshop of the Butterflies" on April 13, 2025 at 3:00 p.m., based on the story of Gioconda Belli. Stadtanzeiger-ortenau.de Informed about ticket offers that are available both in the Oberkirch Citizens' Office and online at www.oberkirch-kultur.de.

The Puppen parade Ortenau is not only a festival, but also a way for families to be captivated by the stories and performances together. Carriate children's book heroes, fairy tales and the classic puppet show not only the little ones, they also offer adults the opportunity to immerse themselves in nostalgic memories. The support from local sponsors, such as the Sparkassen of the Ortenau and the regional foundation of the Sparkasse Offenburg/ Ortenau, also contributes to the implementation of this cultural highlight. The exchange and cooperation between the eleven participating cities are an example of lived culture.

a look into the past

The doll parade not only promotes cultural education, but is part of a tradition that is also cultivated in schools. The representations are very popular in the context of puppet show and narrative art. Eisenhart-schule.de From school performances, in which puppet players and storytellers stimulate the imagination of the children. This type of art helps to arouse interest in stories and to promote creative thinking.

With the upcoming Puppen Parade Ortenau, the importance of culture for the interaction in the region becomes clear once again. The festival not only offers a varied program, but also promotes the relationship between cities and municipalities through shared experiences and cultural highlights.