Hessentag in Bad Vilbel: Tradition and modernity combine in traditional costume fever!

Hessentag in Bad Vilbel: Tradition and modernity combine in traditional costume fever!

On June 15, 2025, something was going on in Bad Vilbel: the Hessentag opened its goals with the ceremonial opening of the action stage "Trachtenland Hessen and more". The Frankfurter Rundschau reports that the event was organized by the Hessian Association for Dance and Trachtenpflege (HVT) and numerous visitors were organized.

The stage was ceremoniously opened by Prime Minister Boris Rhein (CDU), the Hessentag couple and Mayor Sebastian Wysocki (CDU). A special highlight was the appearance of the children's dance group Salzböden, which gave the prelude to a colorful program with traditional dances. Salt soils, located between Marburg and Gießen, made a name for itself last year at the state children's costume meeting in Bad Vilbel.

a festival of diversity

With around 15,000 members, the HVT is committed to maintaining folk dance, customs and dialect in Hesse. The state chairman Torsten Frischkorn stood out with his Lauterbach Sunday costume and illustrated the great variety of traditional costumes in the state. Prime Minister Rhein underlined the modernity of tradition and praised the exemplary preparations for the Hessentag and the role of the mayor.

a piece of history

Hessentag has a long tradition that goes back to 1961 when it was launched by Prime Minister Georg-August tin. There it is stated that the Hessentag is the oldest and largest state festival in Germany . The aim of the festival is to bring people together and create a feeling of home. The event has kept its character as a connecting festival to this day and served as a model for many other national festivals in Germany. The focus is on the presentation of customs, whereby the variety of traditional costumes in Hesse is particularly impressive.

The connection between tradition and modernity makes the Hessentag even more attractive. Every year, many hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the events. Media such as Hessische Rundfunk and regional daily newspapers work from the start and promote the awareness of the festival. The Hessentag also promotes the image of the organizing city nationwide and ensures an investment wave that would otherwise not be implemented or only in the long term.

Overall, the Hessentag not only attracts the eyes of the Hesse, but other cities are also motivated to align future Hesse days. You can be excited to see what the next few years!