A project “German Tram” will be presented in Odessa on the City Day, on September 2, 2017. The presentation of the project is timed to the anniversary of construction of the tram electric line which connected the residents of the German colony of Lustdorf with Odessa.
The event takes place within the framework of the festival of the Germans of the Black Sea Region and is organized by Odessa Regional German National Cultural Society “Wiedergeburt”.
Festively decorated tram with ethnic Germans dressed in national costumes will arrive from Lustdorf to Starosennaya Square at 10:30. Here the guests will be able to enjoy national cuisine, a concert by creative teams of German societies from different regions of Ukraine. Here will also be held master classes and exhibitions of arts and crafts.
An excursion by landmarks will be conducted by historian, writer and member of the Council of Germans of Ukraine E. G. Pleskaya on September 3, from 11:00 to 13:30
The festival is held with the participation of the Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Odessa, Odessa City Council, the Council of Germans of Ukraine and the financial support of the Federal Ministry of the Interior of Germany through the charity fund “Society of Development”