This year’s movement festival took place on 28 September in Bürgerpark Marzahn – organized by the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district sports association. Under the motto “Keep moving together”, around 1,500 visitors came together to experience a day full of sport, games and encounters.
Varied offers for young and old
The festival offered a colorful mix of movement stations, dance, hands-on activities and sporting challenges. Particularly pleasing: City Councillor Gordon Lemm and MP Jan Lehmann spoke on stage to welcome the participants and motivate them to take part.
A wide variety of youth clubs, associations and social institutions from the district presented themselves at the numerous stands and invited visitors to join in.
Participating youth clubs:
- KJFZ Haus Bolle
- JFE the Senfte
- The niche
- Safe
- Outreach
Participating clubs:
- Sportkinder Berlin
- AC Berlin
- Wildcats
- PSV Berlin, Sports Gymnastics Department
- SV Berlin 200
- Schlittschuhclub Berlin, Dance Department
- Fit & Fun Marzahn e.V.
Social facilities:
- MiM e.V.
- STT Hellersdorf North
- BENN Blumberger Damm
Stage program and interactive shows
Numerous performances on stage ensured a great atmosphere:
- The KJFZ Haus Bolle delighted the audience with energetic dance performances.
- Fit & Fun Marzahn e.V., Schlittschuhclub Berlin and AC Berlin put on sporting and creative shows, including an impressive hip-hop performance.
- The Wildcats fired up the audience with a rousing cheerleading performance.
- The senior sports group from STT Hellersdorf Nord also received great applause for their demonstration with Therabands.
- MiM e.V. presented a calm but no less impressive parent-child yoga demonstration.
- Finally, Outreach provided a sporting highlight with a spectacular parcours and tricking show.
The big hour run
Everyone was invited: Clubs, schools, daycare centers, leisure facilities, neighborhood management and independent runners: whether running, walking or strolling – numerous participants took advantage of the 60 minutes to be active together and win prizes for sports materials. A total of 177 runners took part in the popular hour run and showed great commitment and stamina.
Petra Pau (former Member of the Bundestag & Vice-President of the Bundestag), who personally took part in the run with starting number 1, set another great example of community and commitment.
Enjoyment of movement and pleasure
In addition to the numerous activities on offer, there was also plenty to enjoy and socialize: visitors were able to fortify themselves with sausages, steaks, mushrooms and crêpes at the catering.
A special highlight for young and old alike was the photo van, in which fun souvenir photos could be taken, as well as the bouncy castles, which brought smiles to the faces of the youngest guests.
