As part of the 2031 Federal Horticultural Show (BUGA31), a sports park offering a wide variety of sports activities is to be built on the former “Wassack” brownfield site. It is intended to be a place for all Wuppertal residents who want to stay active. To make this a success, we need your feedback!
Part of the winning design for the BUGA31 site includes a concept for the sports park, which serves as the basis for further planning. We’d like to hear from you whether the planned sports activities are appropriate and what it would take for you to enjoy visiting the site and feel comfortable and safe there.
All feedback will be evaluated after the survey is completed and forwarded to the planning office. We cannot promise that every idea will be implemented. However, your input will help us refine the plans and tailor the sports park as closely as possible to the needs of its future users.
The Federal Horticultural Show is a major German exhibition that takes place every two years in different cities, focusing on horticulture and landscape architecture.
In Wuppertal, the core areas, the co-areas, and BUGA+ form the three pillars of BUGA31. The core areas are the central locations of the 2031 Federal Horticultural Show in Wuppertal. A wide variety of activities take place here during BUGA—such as flower plantings, themed gardens, events, and activities. At the same time, many of these locations are designed to have a lasting impact even after BUGA ends—for example, through new paths, green spaces, or facilities such as a cable car or a suspension bridge. The core areas thus combine temporary experiences with lasting changes for the city and its residents.
In 2025, the open-space planning competition for the core areas took place. Landscape architecture firms developed designs for the central BUGA open spaces in Wuppertal. The goal was not only to create attractive exhibition spaces for the year 2031 but, above all, to plan parks and green spaces that could be used permanently for the years to come. From ten submitted designs, a panel of experts selected the winning design from the Berlin firm “relais Landschaftsarchitekten” in late 2025.
The winning proposal also includes a design for the sports park. This proposal offers a few suggestions regarding the design and, for example, the relevant sports. However, the design is not yet final, so the results of the public participation process can be taken into account as the design is finalized.
Through public participation, we want to design the sports park in a way that meets the needs of as many people as possible. That’s why we’re interested in learning which sports and recreational activities are particularly important to you, whether any are missing from the design, and what features the individual sports areas should have. In addition, we’d like to learn how you plan to use the sports park and what recreational and infrastructure features would help make it an attractive place for sports, socializing, and relaxation. Potential barriers to use are also important to us, so that the sports park can be accessible and welcoming to as many people as possible.
To ensure that as many people as possible can participate, we’re offering a variety of ways to get involved:
Online participation: Between September 4 and 25, you can take part in our online survey. You’ll find the link at the top of this page.
Outreach events: On September 5, we’ll be at the Bergisches Plateau on the Nordbahntrasse from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., and on September 18, we’ll be at the Calisthenics Park on the Nordbahntrasse (Benrather Straße entrance) from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Feel free to stop by and talk to us in person!
Workshop: On September 29, we’re hosting a workshop from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The location is still to be determined. During the workshop, you’ll have the chance to explore different perspectives on the design at various stations and share your thoughts on different aspects of the sports park.
We will document and evaluate the results of the various public participation formats. We will publish the results at the bottom of this page.
We will then forward your feedback to the firm “relais Landschaftsarchitekten.” They will finalize the design plans for the sports park later this year, taking the results of the public engagement process into account.
As soon as the final design is ready, we will also publish it at the bottom of this page.
