This was the Summer Feeling am Unistrand!

After a six-year break, the Summer Feeling am Unistrand is finally back! From 13 to 24 June, around 35,000 people found their way to Bayreuth's largest sandpit, setting a new attendance record. We celebrated three unforgettable football parties with up to 5,000 fans at the public screenings of the German group matches of the European Championships alone.

Our beach pitch was also a hotbed of activity with 128 beach volleyball, beach soccer and roundnet matches involving 600 athletes. The biggest sporting highlight was the German University Championship in beach volleyball with 48 qualified teams from all over Germany.

The twelve days of events were rounded off by a daily changing cultural programme that brought socially relevant topics such as sustainability and inclusion to life. We look back with particular fondness on the CYBEX Children and Family Day and the Inclusion Day, which brought together people from a wide range of social backgrounds. The premiere of the open-air pub quiz powered by Bottles was also very popular with 400 participants.

The large number of visitors was also reflected in the catering. Almost 14,000 litres of drinks were served on the university beach and thousands of people made use of our diverse range of food with various vegan and vegetarian alternatives. This was only possible thanks to 400 volunteers who worked a total of 1,000 shifts over the twelve days.

We would like to thank the entire 41-member student organisation team and seminar leader Dr Kristoff Reichel, without whom the Summer Feeling would no longer exist. We would also like to thank all the volunteers and the staff of the University of Bayreuth in the Central Technology Department, the Communications Department, the Administration Department and the BaySpo (Bayreuth Centre of Sport Science) for their great support. Last but not least, we would like to thank all our partners and sponsors, without whom such an event would not be possible.