Police Lower Saxony warns: peaceful Father's Day despite alcohol?

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On Father's Day 2025, the Lower Saxony police demand respect and consideration to avoid conflicts and incidents.
On Father's Day 2025, the Lower Saxony police demand respect and consideration to avoid conflicts and incidents. (Symbolbild/NAG)

on May 29, 2025, Father's Day, the police in Lower Saxony show increased presence to ensure a peaceful course of the celebrations. Despite the traditionally high alcohol consumption, the police are hoping for a prudent mood. Sebastian Timke, Vice-Late Chief of the Police Union (GdP) Lower Saxony, emphasizes that all available units are available to minimize conflicts that occur frequently on this day. The GdP appeals to the citizens of showing respect and consideration, also when dealing with the law enforcement officers. Additional warnings about alcoholic participants who may have to leave their bicycles or boats have been pronounced.

Special measures were also announced for the waters. The Bremen police conduct sports boat and alcohol controls along the Mittelweser and Unterweser. There is a 0.5-promile boundary for boat operators, while criminal consequences are threatened with 0.3 per thousand. In parallel to the alcohol controls, the district of Lüneburg calls for mindfulness in nature, since loud music and garbage affects flora, fauna and those seeking relaxation.

Special rules in Lower Saxony

On Father's Day, special rules apply to the celebrants in Lower Saxony. In Braunschweig, for example, there is a glass ban in the Prinz-Albrecht-Park and other recreation areas to avoid injuries from broken glass. In contrast, the glass ban in the Maschpark in Hanover should provide more security from 10 a.m. to midnight, while the barbecue ban remains in force. The police conduct increased controls.

  • Göttingen: Here the police are planning controls at Kiessee to prevent incidents like on May 1st. Open fire, wild pee and loud music are prohibited, and larger events have to be registered in advance.
  • Wolfsburg: A ban on alcohol in the Allerpark applies from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Gifhorn: in the castle meadows are glass bottles and high -proof alcohol from midnight on the holiday until 7 a.m. on the following day.
  • Wilhelmshaven: There are no special rules here, since there are no occasions for this in the past, whereby drinking is prohibited in public systems.

Additional measures by Deutsche Bahn

For travelers on the occasion of the father's day, Deutsche Bahn has also taken precautions. On line Re9 between Osnabrück and Bremen, the travel conditions with the ban on bicycles from May 29 to June 1st. In addition, an alcohol ban on the trains of the DB Regio in Lower Saxony applies on this holiday.

In another context, the Hessian Ministry of the Interior complements the security measures in events and festivals. After a recent terrorist incident in Solingen, police presence in Hessen is reinforced in order to create both objective security and a subjective feeling of security. These measures show how important coordination between the police and organizers is to ensure the security of citizens. In addition, every deployment of police forces is observed closely and adapted to them as required to meet security.

The police in Lower Saxony and the security measures beyond invite you to experience Father's Day in an orderly and respectful framework. Weser Kurier is important for all those involved, while the Tagesschau listed numerous specific regulations. Also the security strategies from Hessen emphasize how seriously the topic is taken.

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