August 17
Photo: Cesar von Meissen CRO - Concert on August 30, 2025 - no parking at Baldeneysee* Due to the "CRO" concert at Seaside Beach and Baldeney on August 30, 2025, increased visitor traffic is expected around the venue at Baldeneysee. As the organizer has now announced, this will result in traffic restrictions on the north side of [...] Read More
August 7
Photo: Cesar von Meissen City of Essen postpones introduction of parking management. The introduction of parking fees at the popular Baldeneysee recreational area in Essen, originally planned for August 2025, has been delayed: As the City of Essen announced on July 30, 2025, parking management will now only begin at the start of the new season on April 15, 2026. This means that [...] Read More
26 July
Photo: Bianca Killmann Dramatic tennis final of the FISU World University Games RheinRuhr 2025 Essen, Baldeneysee, July 26, 2025. On one of the hottest days of the tournament, the center court of the ETUF tennis facility at Baldeneysee transformed into a vibrant epicenter of international university sports. The setting could hardly have been more spectacular: At the idyllic Baldeneysee, not only were the temperatures scorching [...] Read More
17 July
Photo: Cesar von Meissen Festival of Diversity and Unity, Ruhr Area, July 17, 2025. On Wednesday evening, the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena in Duisburg-Wedau was transformed into a cosmopolitan center of international encounters. With an impressive three-hour show, FISU World University Games 2025 was officially opened in front of 20,000 spectators in the sold-out MSV Duisburg Stadium. FISU World University Games is the [...] Read More
16 July
„Christened "Kaiman": The Ruhrverband presented its new mowing boat. Pictured (from left): Antje Nielinger-Teuber, Simone Raskob, Markus Rüdel, Hans-Walter Fink, Mayor Thomas Kufen, Boris Orlowski, Matthäus Schallenberg, and Prof. Christoph Donner. Photo: Ruhrverband. "Kaiman" is intended to control Elodea in the Baldeneysee. Essen, Baldeneysee, July 16, 2025. The Ruhrverband presented a new mowing boat on Wednesday in the Scheppen harbor [...] Read More
15 July
Photo: Bianca Killmann ETUF Center Court becomes an arena for world-class tennis. Essen, Baldeneysee, July 15, 2025. From July 16 to 27, 2025, the world of top-level student sports will gather in the Rhine-Ruhr region for the FISU World University Games, one of the world's largest multi-sport events. Over 8,500 athletes from more than 150 nations will compete [...] Read More
July 8
Heavy traffic expected this weekend in Essen, Baldeneysee, July 8, 2025 – The Baldeneysee will become a hotspot for festival fans this coming Saturday, July 12, 2025: The SMAG Sundance invites you to the Seaside Beach Baldeney and promises sunny beats and pure summer vibes. The weather forecast is good and the expected crowds are correspondingly high. Because where there's a party, there are also cars [...] Read More
July 4
Graphic: Cesar von Meissen Livestream with rowers from Baldeneysee and Ruhr Rowers. Rowers from Baldeneysee and the Ruhr Valley in Essen will be competing in the German Rowing Federation's Triple Championship from July 4th to 6th, 2025, at the regatta course on Elfrather See in Krefeld. The German University Rowing Championships 2025, the German Masters Rowing Championships 2025, and [...] Read More
June 22
Photo: Caesar von Meissen German Junior and Age Group Championships U17, U19 and U23, Cologne, June 22, 2025. For four days, Lake Fühlingen was transformed into the vibrant heart of German youth rowing. From June 19 to 22, 2025, the German Junior and Age Group Championships U17, U19 and U23 took place here – with over 1,200 athletes [...] Read More
June 21
Photo: Julian Huke Photography Summer, Lake, a truly special anniversary. Summer 2025 promises a highlight for all electronic music fans: On July 12th, the Seaside Beach Baldeney at the Baldeneysee in Essen will once again transform into the epicenter of sun-drenched beats – the SMAG Sundance open-air festival celebrates its 20th anniversary. The countdown is on, the anticipation is building, [...] Read More