Erlanger Poets Festival: Culture meets climate protection in the castle garden!

Erlanger Poets Festival: Culture meets climate protection in the castle garden!

The time has come: the 45th Erlanger Poets Festival will take place from August 29th to 31st. This event, which occupies a special place in the city's cultural and climate scene, impressively shows how culture and climate protection can go hand in hand. The organizers are relying on a sustainable concept that uses sustainable green electricity and offers regional food. The festival not only does something good for art, but also for the environment. NN reports that An information stand on climate protection is provided where guests can find out about the possibilities of making their everyday lives more environmentally friendly.

Part of the city of Erlangen's larger climate change, the festival aims to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality. There are numerous initiatives available around the castle gardens, including the Klimamobil, which offers on-site advice on energy issues and building renovations. There will also be an exhibition that will provide initial insights into the measures taken to address climate change. The organizers expect this opportunity to be an opportunity to promote further creative exchange and implementation of joint climate-friendly efforts.

Sustainable arrival and offers

A highlight of the Erlanger Poets Festival is the encouragement of all visitors to use the train to get there and avoid short-haul flights. The admission tickets for the paid events are also valid as tickets for the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association. This shows how serious the organizers are about making the journey environmentally friendly. Bicycles or cargo bikes are used for errands and small transport, and electric vehicles are also the standard for passenger journeys in the region. The city of Erlangen highlights that this is an important sign of climate-friendly action as part of the festival.

The festival's gastronomic offering is also impressive with a variety of vegetarian and vegan dishes, preferably from the region. It goes without saying that disposable tableware and packaging are avoided. The drinks are offered in glass deposit bottles, and if you are thirsty you can bottle your own drinking water in the castle garden. Another plus point: The toilet trailers are connected to the sewage system, which makes the use of chemical toilets unnecessary.

Interactive actions and engagement

The festival also offers interactive elements, such as an online quiz on the topic of climate change, which is intended to encourage people to delve further into the topic in more depth. Photo steles are also planned to collect personal statements from visitors and make them visible. Suggestions for improving climate protection will also be accepted at events, which underlines the participatory approach of the festival.

This commitment to climate protection is not only important locally. In the context of the world's leading events in the field of sustainability, such as the upcoming World Climate Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil, it is clear that local initiatives such as the Erlanger Poets Festival are also doing their part in the global movement. Events like this show that culture and climate protection are not just two independent areas, but can be perfectly combined with each other. In the coming years, greater attention will be paid to sustainable solutions, which are both ecologically sensible and culturally enriching.