Official opening and switching on of the lights

The stalls in the Christmas town have been open since November 21st, but one highlight is still missing:

The ceremonial opening including the switching on of the lights on the world's largest Christmas tree.

The opening program will be streamed from a stage on Hansastraße (approximately at the height of the "Herrlicher" fashion store). There will also be several screens distributed throughout Hansaplatz where the action on stage can be followed.

The focus of the small stage program is on the showmen's children (14 children), who, as a climax after the mayor's "go", pass the light from the children's carousel to the tree and then finally illuminate it.

The framework will be formed by some interviews and an artistic act on stage, moderated
by Karin Niemeyer.
Interview partner

Thomas Westphal, Lord Mayor
Patrick Arens, Chairman of the Showmen's Association Rote Erde eV
Sandra Heller, Chairwoman of the Dortmund-based help & hope foundation
Pauline Schäfer, NRW Fair Queen

Dortmund poetry slam artist Eva-Lisa will prepare two entertaining texts about Christmas and Dortmund, based on the narrative "With a warm heart. That's our nature." www.eva-lisa.de

The program and live stream starts at 5:45 pm and ends after the second
Contribution from the poetry slam artist around 6:25 p.m.