On Saturday, September 27, the Nature Park Apple Festival will be celebrated in the garden of the Schweizer Haus. The brass band "Fun Brass" will open the festival and the traditional tour of the market stalls and festival participants, including many nature park partners. The main theme for the anniversary year is "traditional crafts".

Format and location development, village and regional development with creative means are an original part of what makes the region attractive and worth living in. In the federal funding program "Faktor K – Forschung zum Faktor Kultur in ländlichen Räumen", the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and the weissensee kunsthochschule berlin are investigating the diverse structures, conditions and effects of artists and cultural workers and their networks in eastern Brandenburg.

A great success for the MOVE team from the Oder-Spree district: the tour for mobility education and participation of young people has been nominated for the nationwide "Good Citizen Participation 2025" award.

The district of Märkisch Oderland has had its budget for 2025 approved by the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government, subject to conditions. Alderman and treasurer, Rainer Schinkel, explains the implications.

On Sunday, September 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the traditional Nature Park Farm Festival will take place at Burg Storkow. Around 45 traders and 15 food stalls will be offering products from Brandenburg and various delicacies at the regional market. A lively stage program provides atmospheric entertainment in the castle courtyard.

On September 13, 2025, there will be a special format in Brandenburg's horse country: set off on a journey together with stakeholders from equestrian businesses, politics, society and tourism: on foot, on horseback and by carriage. The aim is to make the horse more visible as part of our rural environment and to start a conversation, literally, step by step, under the motto "We are on our way".

Fresh approaches and creative solutions to noticeably improve local life provide impetus for active and collaborative shaping of social change. Which ideas bring people together? Which initiatives create trust, promote togetherness and provide impetus that will lead rural areas into a vibrant future? Answers can be found on September 18, 2025 in the event series "Science meets Society", with stakeholders from science, civil society, administration and citizenship.

The congress will bring together decision-makers from business, politics, science and administration at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Schönefeld on September 30, 2025. The focus will be on opportunities, strategies and networks for a strong, independent future for the region.

Concept development and establishment of dementia counseling: The state government is continuing the "Pact for Care" until 30.06.2027, which consists of various pillars: Expansion of care advice, expansion of the care provision structure and securing skilled workers.

How can our soils remain productive and resilient in the future? What methods protect them from erosion, drought and pollutants? These questions are the focus of the field day "Soil.Knowledge.Action – 30 Years of the Lietzen Field Trial" on September 4, 2025 in Lietzen, Brandenburg.