PARADE OF THE WATERFOWL

Interactive parade and performance

Like a ritual, the parade of the water bird with artistic objects moves along Augsburg’s canals and waterways from Siebentischpark to the city center. The project invites families, children and young people to join in and take part in playful and ritualistic activities.

In 2025, specially created terracotta animal figures from Sejnane in Tunisia will be lowered into the water in the Stempflebach together with visitors. Downstream, these “riverbirds” will be received and joined together on a bamboo scaffold to form a new sculpture. This “new” waterbird meets the sculpture “Bennu” at the Schaezlerbrunnen fountain, inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology and symbolizing the connection between water, music and the cyclical. The parade will be accompanied musically by Banda Ramua, an international, open brass band collective that stands for community and musical exchange with its diverse repertoire. In Roten Tor Park, the parade will be joined by other musicians
and musicians from the Ulrichsviertel and a “Waschfest” with dancers Christiane Kuck, Wolfrun Schumacher, Veronika Drescher and Jiwon Kim. Afterwards, the waterfowl parade continues through the old town along the canals to the stage of the Water & Sound Festival in the Annahof.

Starting point for the waterfowl parade: Schaezlerbrunnen in Siebentischpark at 5:00 pm

Meeting point for the “Riverbirds” performance: Ablass am oberen Anger / Stempflebach in Siebentischpark at 3:30 pm

presented in cooperation with the Office for Social Integration of the City of Augsburg

August 03 – Siebentischpark – Rotes Tor Park – Old Town – City Center – from 5:00 p.m.

Photo: Bayram Er (above), Sonia Galster (below)