17th Sickingen Moonlight Market 2023
17th Sickingen Moonlight Market in Landstuhl: music, encounters & social engagement. A festival for the region with SPOTS musical, DRK & hospice support.
On Friday afternoon, May 12, 2023, the 17th Sickingen Moonlight Market in Landstuhl was officially opened – despite mixed weather, numerous visitors came to the Old Market to enjoy the diverse program and cozy atmosphere. Together with Mayor Ralf Hersina, Daniela Weisling and Samir Miari, the chairpersons of the Landstuhl Development Association, gave the official starting signal for the popular event.
In addition to a wide range of sales stalls, culinary delights, and drinks, the market offered special highlights: The Haus der Familie SPOTS created goosebump moments with three songs from the musical “The Legacy of the Last Knight”, written especially for the Celebramus year. The musical premiere will take place on September 29, 2023, in the Stadthalle Landstuhl – an artistic preview that left people wanting more.
The German Red Cross was also represented with an impressive delegation. The focus was on the “Fiaccolata 2023” – a torch relay that has been running across Germany since February and commemorates the origins of the Red Cross movement. The baton – in the form of a torch – is passed from one state association of the Red Cross to the next.
Another moving moment: The symbolic handover of a check for €100,000 to the operator of the “Hildegard Jonghaus” inpatient hospice by the Association for the Inpatient Hospice West Palatinate. This brings the total support provided by the association since 2014 to almost €750,000 – a strong sign of commitment and humanity in the region.
After the official part, the Old Market became a meeting place for conversation, music, and culinary enjoyment.
Once again, the Moonlight Market offered everything that makes for a successful city festival – lovingly organized by the development association of Sickingenstadt.