On Thursday 11 September 2025, the City of Dudelange announced that it will host a large community celebration as part of the official visit to Dudelange on Saturday 4 October 2025, by Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie.

The City of Dudelange has said the celebration will reflect the transformations in society against the backdrop of the South’s industrial past and will feature a “diverse and captivating programme”.

The event will commence at 11:00 at Am Duerf with a ceremonial “toast to the new Grand Duke” where 135 glasses of Crémant will be offered by the City to those in attendance. Along with free beer supplied by the City, there will be a range of food available from Dudelange delicatessens and a souvenir photo booth.

At the Neischmelz site, a traditional fun fair will feature street artists and various workshops from Cercle Artistique, DKollektiv, Fotoclub and others. There will also be two stages in place, hosting a wide variety of music and entertainment throughout the day.

At approximately 17:40, the Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie will arrive at the Neischmelz site for the performance of Dudelange, a City in Motion, a dynamic and inclusive choreographed performance telling the story of Luxembourg’s South and its transformation into a progressive city on the rise. It will feature dance, acrobatics, free running, percussion, circus, a variety of musical styles and spoken word, with a line-up of artists from Luxembourg and abroad.

The festivities will also be broadcast live on a large screen at the car park of the Opderschmelz cultural centre/CNA.

Programme

Am Duerf:

• Grand-Ducal Apéritif – 11:00 to 12:30

Neischmelz site:

• Traditional Funfair: 12:30 (Car park, Opderschmelz cultural centre/CNA)

• Main Stage (Pomhouse): 14:30 – Kapitän Mullebutz; 16:15 – Benny & The Bugs; 19:00 – The DudeTown Gang feat. Dream Catcher & The Big Gang Theory, with guests: Tuys, Kuffi, Eternal Tango, Schëppe Siwen, De Läb, Joëlle Gelhausen; 20:45 – Schëppe Siwen

• Brasserie Kantin (Place Thierry Van Werveke): 13:30 – Joe Del-Toe (Clown); 15:30 – Children’s Disco (Miss Sappho & Catherine Hengesch); 20:00 – Mambo Schinki; 21:30 – Physical Graffiti (Led Zeppelin Show); 23:10 – Miss Sappho

• Arrival of the Royal Highnesses: 17:40 – Arrival of Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie

• Dudelange, a City in Motion: 17:40 – 18:40

The full programme of events can be found at https://www.dudelange.lu/index.php/evenement/trounwiessel/.