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Kulturinitiative Sottrum

Kulturinitiative Sottrum e.V.

Germany

Arts & CultureCommunity developmentTax-deductible donations
AssociationFounded 1997Local reach
Profile last updated: March 17, 2026

About

Founded in 1997, Kulturinitiative Sottrum is a non-profit association based in Germany working on arts & culture, community development.

Kulturinitiative Sottrum e.V. is a non-profit association founded in 1997 to promote culture in the Samtgemeinde Sottrum in Lower Saxony, Germany. Run largely by volunteers, it organises a community festival, art exhibitions, open-air cinema, concerts, theatre productions, literary competitions and cultural trips. Many of its events are free of charge and aim to strengthen cultural life and social exchange in the rural region around Sottrum and Hellwege. It also lends a large circus tent to private and community celebrations.

Location

Germany

Founded

1997

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

e.V.

Legal name

Kulturinitiative Sottrum e.V.

Registration

VR 170349 Walsrode

Focus areas

KulturTheaterOpen-Air-KinoKunstKonzerteEhrenamtSoziokultur

Languages

DE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureCommunity development

Works for

Communities

How they work

Community programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Sottruminale

Arts & Culture

Three-day cultural festival in Sottrum with free daytime events, street theatre, circus and music, first held in 2005.

Kunstprovinz-Provinzkunst

Arts & Culture

Annual open art exhibition in the Heimathaus Sottrum where local artists show work without selection criteria.

Open-Air-Kino Sottrum

Arts & Culture

Summer open-air cinema events in the Eichpark in Sottrum, with short films, food and drinks.

Konzertreihe HuK Hellwege

Arts & Culture

Concert series at the Heimat- & Kulturhaus Hellwege featuring professional musicians and amateur performers.

Theatergruppe Leporello

Arts & Culture

Amateur theatre group under the Kulturinitiative that develops and stages its own productions, often at outdoor locations.

800 Jahre Krimifieber Sottrum

Arts & Culture

Literary competition for short crime stories with a Sottrum link, plus associated readings, talks and film screenings.

Turmkultur

Arts & Culture

Cultural events held in the tower of the St. Georg church in Sottrum.

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGrants

Ways to support

MembershipVolunteerSponsorship

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Volksbank Wümme Wiese, EWE Stiftung, Ev.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Georg Sottrum, Heimatverein Sottrum e.V., Landschaftsverband Stade, Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Soziokultur

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