Events in 2008

Danube Day 2008 is bursting with inspiring events in all 14 major Danube countries. Ambitious Danube-wide activities will also unite the countries in celebration. This year will focus on young people - empowering them to shape a positive future for the Danube.

View the country pages to find out about the host of events taking place (from high profile national events to village festivals) on or around the 29th June 2008. International and basin-wide events for Danube Day 2008 include:

  • World Water Expo at Zaragoza, Spain: Danube Day goes global - with celebrations at the 2008 World Water Expo - billed as the biggest water festival on Earth. More...

  • Danube Art Master schools competition: a creative challenge to all children of the Danube Basin (organised by the Danube Environmental Forum). More...

  • Danube Photo Competition: capture the relationship between people and rivers in a photograph and you could win this international competition organised by the International Friends of Nature. More...

  • Vukovar Film Festival: Danube Day is joining forces with this international film festival to create the stunning "Danube Photo Exhibition: From Source to Delta." More...
  • Greet the Danube horn blast: a wave of sound uniting Danube workers throughout the Basin as ships horns are sounded in tribute to the Danube rivers (an initiative of the Global Water Partnership). More...
  • Danube Box: a major schools education kit developed by the ICPDR and expert educators with support from Coca-Cola. Already available in Austria, Hungary and Germany, it will be launched this year in Romania. See: www.danubebox.org.


These events inspire people, communities and countries to work together across borders. The events encourage people to look beyond their national boundaries and consider the multitude of peoples living in the Danube Basin. Across the region, governmental, non-governmental and private sector organisations are working together to make the fifth Danube Day the best yet.

To receive more information about how you can participate, please contact the respective Danube Day coordinator in your country (download the 2008 Contacts List below).

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