Dates

On September 23rd the european jury will officially announce their suggestion for the winning city. More information about time and place will be announced.

A Hannoverian delegation has to give its final presentation to the jury on October 26th. This event will take place digitally and is not public.

Hannover has to present from 12:15-12:45 and answer questions from the jury from 12:45-13:45.

On May 7 the date has been moved to October 19 due to the Corona pandemic.

On August 17 it was announced, that the jury visit will only be held digitally.
 

It is one of the political dates for the 2025 Capital of Culture application: the city visit of the jury. Now it is clear when the delegation will be in Hanover. Four members of the jury of people, a delegation from the European Commission and the Cultural Foundation of the Länder will be in Hanover on September 14th.

"What exactly the jury members can expect is not yet clear. But it is clear that we are sticking to our very successful line - both artistically and authentically,“ promises Konstanze Beckedorf, councillor for cultural affairs. The program is already being worked on just as intensively as the second bid book, which must be submitted on July 31 in Berlin. "Both must be from a single source," emphasize Inga Samii and Melanie Botzki from the European Capital of Culture bidding team.

"No classical sightseeing tour"

And anyone who has followed the bidding process up to now can be sure that something special will also be planned for the jury visit: "It will not be a classic sightseeing tour," promise the two women responsible for Hannover 2025 and announce: "Rather, the focus is on the places and the people who have to do with the bid in the most original sense."

The jury then visits another bidding city every day. After Hannover on September 14, the jury will travel to Hildesheim on September 15, Magdeburg on September 16, Chemnitz on September 17, and Nuremberg on September 18. On September 21st and 22nd, the final presentations will take place in front of the independent jury of cultural experts and finally on September 23rd it will be announced which German city, in addition to a Slovenian city, may be entitled "European Capital of Culture" in 2025. The Slovenian city will be announced in December 2020.

Until July 31st the second Bid Book, consisting of 45 questions and 100 pages, has to be submitted to Kulturstiftung der Länder.

On December 12, the jury announces the shortlist of the cities that will enter the finals in the competition to become European Capital of Culture 2025. Mayor Belit Onay warmly invites all Hanoverians to follow the decision on Thursday (December 12) from 1:15 pm in the Neues Rathaus: "On December 12th, we want to keep our fingers crossed with all our many supporters, sponsors, advisors and political bodies of our city - and of course celebrate. "

The decision will be broadcasted live from Berlin on the Youtube channel of the Kulturstiftung der Länder at the Neues Rathaus. Click here for the event on Facebook.

Onay is a member of the Hanoverian delegation, which presents Hannover's bid for the European Capital of Culture 2025 at the Kulturstiftung der Länder in Berlin on 10 December. "There we will once again give everything and put the 'Hannover 2025 - Agora of Europe' - also artistically - in the right light," announces Hannovers Mayor.

The entire delegation can be found here.

In a press conference, Kulturstiftung der Länder will publish the shortlist for the second round of the competition. The press conference will be broadcasted in a livestream.

The Hannover 2025 team has to present their concept in front of the international jury of experts. The date is divided in a 30-minute presentation and a subsequent 45-minute question and answer session. The presentation is not publicly available

This Saturday, November 23, the right-wing party NPD has announced a demonstration in Hannover that explicitly targets several journalists who are researching and reporting on the right-wing extremist scene.
It is shocking that such harassment is part of everyday life for many journalists, but also for many fellow citizens, whether in Hannover, Germany, Europe or the world. It is therefore important to stand together and to set a sign together and decisively: HERE NOW EVERYONE!
That is why we join the appeal of many representatives and call for participation in one of the many counter-demonstrations. Anyone who threatens the free press threatens us, our freedom and our democracy!

Update November 22:
The demonstration by right-wing party NPD has been prohibited by the police. The NPD can and will file an appeal against the decision with the court. The counter-demonstrations will take place anyway and we call for participation in those no matter what!

A small overview of different counter-demonstrations:
At 12:00, Heinrich-Heine-Platz: Demonstration of the Green Youth Lower Saxony et al.
At 13:30, Dietrich-Kittner-Platz: Demonstration of Aufstehen gegen Rassismus Hannover, Hannover gegen Nazis! et al.
At 13:30, Stephansplatz: Demonstration of the DGB Niedersachsen with final rally at 15:00 at Opernplatz

The team of the application for the European Capital of Culture 2025 Hannover presents selected contents from the bid book. Admission by invitation only.