Ellwangen State Garden Show closes after more than five months with over 950,000 visitors

It's over on Sunday: After more than five months, the State Garden Show in Ellwangen is closing its doors. The organizers draw a positive conclusion. According to her, more than 950,000 people have visited the show so far. This significantly exceeded the original goal of 750,000 guests, as a spokesman announced. The organizers are hoping for more visitors for the final spurt - the one million mark is at least still within reach.

Finally, there is another full program waiting for the weekend. Plans include, among other things, a brass music day, a concert by the Bavarian brass band LaBrassBanda and the big closing event. The garden show officially ends on Sunday after 164 days of events.

The designers created a 26-hectare recreational area near the city center, planted tens of thousands of flower bulbs and plants in the ground and extensively renatured parts of the Jagst River in recent years. In addition, three new parks were created.

However, the garden show summer was not without its problems. The appearance of entertainer Helge Schneider in August particularly made headlines. The musician interrupted his concert after technical problems and initially left the stage. LGS managing director Stefan Powolny later brought him back and Schneider continued the performance.