Sommerfest Vorstrasse 2010

About Sommerfest

Bremen, Summer 1977: Students living in the surrounding houses meet in the atrium of the dorm called „Vorstraße“ to celebrate the beginning of summer with love and music.They play the guitar and dance in the sunshine - some might be wearing flowers in their hair!

If you still remember the classic Hippie-Festival of those days, you will be more than surprised if you visited the Summer Festival of 2010! The unplanned sit-in changed into a highly organized festival, that celebrates its 33rd anniversary as a widely known event in the Bremen area. Instead of a few inhabitants, it is now up to 2000 guest each night, that party here and bands from all over Germany that perform on 2 stages 2 days long.

Every second weekend in june the grounds between the houses of student dorms Vorstraße and (recently added) Spittaler Straße transforms into a festival area of an exceptional party zone. As soon as the first guests arrive in the afternoon they are treated with not only culinary, but also musical highlights. Thanks to open-air concerts, party zone, chillout-area, beer- and cocktail-bar, bbq and self-cooked international food, there is not a wish not to be fulfilled during this weekend.

A wide musical spectrum makes sure to please visitors of every taste in music. It reaches from funk and electro via hip-hop to serious rock’n’roll. Especially young bands from Bremen are given the opportunity to rock our stage and hopefully excite the masses.
Late at night the party moves to inside the buildings, where top-class djs continue to spin until the early morning hours.

Of course, one thing hasn’t changed since the beginning: Even today, the Sommerfest presents itself as a students’ festival with a truly non-commercial character. Fun and the pleasure of community are always the most motivating reasons behind the festival. It is organized exclusively by students and inhabitants of the buildings, that do not earn money but involve on an honorary basis to contribute to the Bremen cultural program. That is why admission is still for free and food and drinks moderately priced.
Where else do you get a beer for 1€? :)

PS: In previous years, there were voices that complained about our own Sommerfest-currency, the flowers or suns, accordingly. Concerning this, we ask for your understanding, as this saves us (all the helpers on honorary basis) a lot of work.