2026 International Day of the Girl March: “Free as a Cloud”
This year, the girls’ working groups in the two state capitals, Mainz and Wiesbaden, are once again organizing a protest march to mark the International Day of the Girl. The march will take place on Friday, October 2, at 4:00 p.m., at Wiesbaden Central Station under the slogan “Free as a Cloud” and is open to all girls and women.
In general, anyone who would like to advocate for girls’ and women’s rights is invited to participate. The march is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. with a short opening speech at Wiesbaden Central Station. The planned route runs from the main train station through downtown and ends at the Kulturpalast Wiesbaden. In the run-up to the event, banners and posters will be designed with participants at the participating children’s and youth centers to be carried during the march.
A brief address by representatives of the two girls’ working groups is scheduled for the opening at 4:00 p.m. On behalf of the state capital of Wiesbaden, Andreas Kowol, Head of the Social Affairs Department, will deliver a welcoming address to the participants. A joint closing ceremony is planned for around 5:00 p.m. at the Kulturpalast Wiesbaden. There will be various hands-on activities as well as a closing disco for girls. This part of the event is exclusively for girls and young women.
If you have any questions, the children’s, youth, neighborhood, and cultural centers in both cities are available at any time to provide further information. Further information is available from the representatives of the Wiesbaden Girls’ Working Groups, Katharina Steiner, phone (0611) 318300, and Mainz, Heike Limmer, phone (06131) 834850.
Media representatives and photographers are cordially invited to cover the entire event.
This press release is issued by the Press Office of the State Capital of Wiesbaden, Schlossplatz 6, 65183 Wiesbaden, pressereferatwiesbadende Citizens with questions can contact the responsible department or office.