What a party! Together with the Amerika-Gesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein and lots of interested visitors, we celebrated the city partnership between Kiel and San Francisco right on the Kiel Fjord.

At the official opening, Deputy Mayor Antje Möller-Neustock emphasized how important it is to strengthen transatlantic friendships and partnerships at a social level.

We were delighted to welcome a diverse audience who had a lot of fun: watching the Kiel Baltic Hurrincanes cheerleaders perform, talking to the Kiel Seahawks baseball players, taking part in the pub quiz on town twinning or at one of the photo spots with matching costumes and the question "What is important to you in a friendship?"

A big thank you goes to the many helpers who made this festival possible, especially the team from Offener Kanal Schleswig-Holstein.