Overview
- Neuss will launch its state garden show on a redeveloped horse racetrack, creating a permanent park that will host a 179-day season.
- Organizers expect about 650,000 visitors, with roughly 40,000 day tickets and more than 17,000 season passes already sold and over 1,000 events scheduled.
- The budget stands at about €60 million, with roughly €25 million from grants plus sponsors, and the mayor plans to cover remaining costs through municipal land sales.
- The new park adds lasting assets for residents, including 2,200 new trees, meadows, play and sport areas, new paths, transit access and a planned 1,500-home district next door.
- Past garden shows point to durable benefits, with most sites built for long-term use, steady post-event visits of about 20%, seasonal jobs like Wernigerode’s 25 positions and local contracting seen in Leinefelde-Worbis after a €50 million build.