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Following the scandal surrounding a salsa group in Bonn, where the initiator was detained by the police for several hours, a meeting between the city council and the dancers is now on the agenda.

The festivities celebrating the 75th anniversary of the twinning of Bonn and Oxford, four Hofgarten concerts, the city festival in Bad Honnef, the 3rd Bonn Brewery Show and more: Here are our tips for the weekend in Bonn and the region.

A canoeist recounts a dramatic incident. The German water rescue association DLRG welcomes the directive from the city of Bonn to no longer let day care children play at the water line. Small children are at risk of drowning even in shallow waters.

With nice weather in store for this weekend, it’s time to get out and take advantage of the outdoor events happening in Bonn. The Bonn Beer Exchange features beer from all over the world, an outdoor market with 200 vendors offers household goods and more, and at the GA Summer Garden, you can order a picnic basket to go along with the free concert. These are just some of our tips, enjoy the weekend!

Customers in Bonn and the surrounding region must prepare themselves for further price increases in the autumn due to increased procurement costs for electricity. The Ukraine war is not the only factor affecting prices.

An olden wooden figure turned up in the US. And by chance it has landed back in its home in Bonn after decades.

There is still a lack of lifeguards in Bonns outdoor swimming pools. According to the DLRG, there is no quick solution to the problem, because the Coronavirus pandemic has caused training numbers to plummet. The city now wants to counteract this with more attractive offers.

The line-up for the Panama Festival was impressive: The Black Eyed Peas, Bastille, Alle Farben, DJ Snake and Fritz Kalkbrenner. They revved up the fans, mainly young people soaking up the atmosphere again after a pandemic which imposed many restrictions. Bonn police had nothing but praise for how well everything went, but residents on the opposite side of the Rhine complained about the noise.

Party at the Panama Festival, join in the fun at the literature competition and discover gardens in the neighbourhood: Here are our best leisure tips for Bonn and the region for the coming days.

The culture and media ministers of the G7 countries have met in Bonn. In a communiqué, they said that they wanted to make more joint efforts to preserve freedom of the press and freedom of opinion and to combat disinformation.