The Duisburg Inner Harbour becomes an experimental water playground. The connection between the city and water is at the heart of the projects, inviting visitors to participate and hang out. A section of the basin of the Inner Harbour is opened up for swimming and playing.
Photos: © Land NRW / Jutta Prechtel
Dates
21 June - 5 July 2025
Lcocation
Duisburg Inner harbour, VIVAWEST terrace, Philosophenweg 17c, 47051 Duisburg
Playground
Opening hours Tue - Sun: 14:00 - 20:00 (CEST)
Swimming in the basin Thu - Fri: 14:00 – 20:00 (CEST) Sat – Sun: 12:00 – 20:00 (CEST)
Opening
21 June 2025, from 16:00 – VIVAWEST Terrace, Philosophenweg 17c, Duisburg
To mark the opening, the City of Play invites you to a play, workshop, and music programme
"Pizza Razzo" – a cooking performance by Studio Quack
DJ sets with Savsannah (E.P.I.Q) and C:Mone (Selectricity / E.P.I.Q.)
origami-boat performance with Frank Bölter
games workshop titled "Off Side Traps" with Sebastian Quack.
City Talk “Swimmable Cities”: A City Pool for Duisburg & Public Dinner
22 June 2025, from 16:00 – VIVAWEST Terrace, Philosophenweg 17c, Duisburg
What is the significance of urban water for people and the environment? How can Duisburg and its Inner Harbour become a “Swimmable City”? Swimming activists, curators, and scientists will discuss, based on best practices, the necessity and methods of transforming standing waters into accessible public spaces. The international movement “Swimmable Cities” provides the framework and inspiration for the idea of an urban pool right in the heart of Duisburg’s Inner Harbour.
The event will be followed by a community dinner, inviting everyone to share a meal together.
Midissage x Extraschicht
28 June 2025, from 14:00 – VIVAWEST Terrace, Philosophenweg 17c, Duisburg
The Midissage in Duisburg coincides with the Extraschicht event in the Duisburg Inner Harbour.
The City of Play presents a programme of workshops and invites you to swim in the new city pool within the basin.
Flag-making workshop with Obisk & Bobbi-Bianchi-230
Climate game “Climate Casino” with Sebastian Quack
STROBO Radio
4 July 2025, from 18:00 – VIVAWEST Terrace, Philosophenweg 17c, Duisburg
The STROBO magazine for youth culture in the Ruhr area presents a musical radio programme in collaboration with the online community radio dublab.de.
DJ sets and mini-concerts will be interwoven with interviews and panel discussions on site. The live radio broadcast offers showcases the diversity of the young music scene in the Ruhr region and invites its protagonists to the Duisburg Inner Harbour.
Livestream via dulab.de
Finissage: Radio Residency & Public Dinner
5 July 2025, from 16:00 – VIVAWEST Terrace, Philosophenweg 17c, Duisburg
The new city pool will open its doors one last time at least for the time being.
Meanwhile, Bochum’s Cute Community Radio will launch as part of the ongoing programme series of the Radio Residency, providing the perfect sounds to accompany swimming and sunbathing.
Livestream via cute-community.com
In the evening, there will be a communal meal, and the Public Dinner invites everyone to gather on the sun deck of the VIVAWEST Terrace.
