2012 was the 300th anniversary of the departure down the Danube. In 1712 the first boats with emigrants went downstream the Danube. Every other year old and new friends are invited to the International Danube Festival: a festival of encounters. Ambling throughout the "Markets of the Danube Cities" you gain insight into the diversity of handicraft in the Danube countries. Craftspeople meet on the bank of the Danube to present pottery, textiles, clothes, wooden toys and much more.

Not only handicraft, but also culinary specialities from the Danube  countries are offered. The International Danube Festival Ulm/Neu-Ulm is a part of an actually lived Europe.