🎊 Looking Back: 40 Years of TUFA Trier 🎭
The largest socio-cultural center in Rhineland-Palatinate celebrated its anniversary with a two-day cultural festival
On August 22 and 23, 2025, TUFA Trier celebrated its 40th anniversary with a diverse, cross-genre cultural program in the Palastgarten Trier. For two full days, visitors, artists, and friends of TUFA enjoyed a free cultural festival featuring regional music acts, international bands, and a colorful family program. More than 1,000 people attended the festivities. 🎶🌍👨👩👧👦
🎤 Day 1 – Music, Diversity & Atmosphere (22.08.2025)
Under the patronage of Mayor Wolfram Leibe, the celebrations began at 7:00 PM with three top-class concerts, organized in collaboration with TUFA’s member associations:
🎷 Nils Thoma Constellation (Jazz-Club Trier)
→ Chamber jazz at its finest, blending baroque, Nordic folk, and improvisational sounds into a genre-defying musical experiment. 🎼
🎸 Old Moon Madness (Rock Art e.V.)
→ Hard-hitting, old-school rock by seasoned musicians from the regional scene – full of energy! 🤘🔥
🎧 Anderland (Musiknetzwerk Trier)
→ A powerful set from Trier and London, blending electronic, techno, pop, and rock into a dance-worthy finale. 💃🌐
👨👩👧👦 Day 2 – Family, Community & World Music (23.08.2025)
The second festival day was all about families, connection, and joyful celebration:
🎸 RADAU!
→ One of Germany’s most popular children’s rock bands took the stage as part of the "Sommer HeckMeck" festival, delivering a fun show for the whole family. 🧒🎶👨👩👧
🎤 Official Reception
→ A heartfelt farewell to long-time chairman Klaus Reeh, who stepped down from his position – a moment of gratitude and recognition. 🙏
🌍 TUBA Diesel
→ A danceable fusion of reggae, alpine rock and more – played with tuba, banjo, accordion, and a great sense of humor. 🪗🎺🎸
🇨🇴 El Flecha Negra
→ Bursting with Latin American energy, they brought cumbia, reggae, and ska to life on stage – pure joy! 💃🎺☀️
🌐 Malaka Hostel
→ An ecstatic live show and global sound explosion closed out the festival with a bang. 🔥🌎🎉
🙏 Thank You!
A huge thank you to all our supporters, member associations, partners, funders, the TUFA team, the bands – and of course to you, our visitors, for making this anniversary celebration so beautiful and diverse! ❤️
💼 Supported by:
- Main sponsor: Carl Geisen
- With support from:
- City of Trier (Ortbeirat Mitte)
- Cultural Foundation of Sparkasse Trier
- Clownburg.de 🤡
📍 #40YearsTUFA #TrierCulture #SociocultureCelebrates