Verein Deutsche Turnfeste

Verein Deutsche Turnfeste

Verein Deutsche Turnfeste e. V.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Sport for developmentEnvironment & ClimateDisabilityChildren & Youth
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Profile last updated: March 14, 2026

About

Verein Deutsche Turnfeste is a non-profit association based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany working on sport for development, environment & climate, disability +2 more.

Verein Deutsche Turnfeste e. V. organises the Internationales Deutsches Turnfest, a large public sports and gymnastics festival held in Germany, most recently in Leipzig in 2025. Alongside the festival it runs a sustainability programme and workshops for sports clubs, inclusion measures to make the event accessible to people with disabilities, and safe sport and child protection initiatives aimed at the wider sports community. Its work is based in Frankfurt am Main and focuses on Germany.

Location

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

e.V.

Legal name

Verein Deutsche Turnfeste e. V.

Registration

VR 11762 (Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main)

Focus areas

TurnfestGymnasticsSustainability in sportInclusionSafe SportSports clubs

Languages

DEEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Sport for developmentEnvironment & ClimateDisabilityChildren & YouthCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenYouthPeople with disabilitiesCommunities

How they work

Capacity buildingAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Nachhaltigkeitsprogramm für Vereine

Environment & Climate · Germany

Digital workshop series, advisory sessions and a closing conference that help sports clubs integrate sustainability into their structures and activities, funded by the Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt.

Event-Inklusion im Turnfest

Disability · Germany

Inclusion work for the Leipzig 2025 festival, including a dedicated event inclusion manager and measures with disability and self-help organisations to remove barriers and evaluate their effect.

Turnfest-Akademie

Community development · Germany

Training programme offering several hundred practical and theoretical courses for gymnastics and sports club members in connection with the Internationales Deutsches Turnfest 2025 in Leipzig.

Countries of operation

Germany

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Global Nature Fund, Fair Wear Works, Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt, Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund

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