Since 2015, Democracy Day has been celebrated on 21 September in Lörrach to commemorate the events of 1848. The celebrations, a revolutionary speech and a varied programme take the visitors on a journey through the past. Every year, Democracy Day also connects the past to the present.
Following the opening ceremony with Mayor Jörg Lutz, the journalist and vice-chair of the German committee of UNICEF Peter-Matthias Gaede held the revolutionary speech. For the first time, a civil society market was also held on Alter Markt square. A series of events on the theme was also held during the week of 21 September.
Following the opening ceremony with Mayor Jörg Lutz, the journalist and vice-chair of the German committee of UNICEF Peter-Matthias Gaede held the revolutionary speech. For the first time, a civil society market was also held on Alter Markt square. A series of events on the theme was also held during the week of 21 September.