Eight days, all of Europe and one shared goal: getting more people moving. From 23 to 30 September, the European Week of Sport sent a strong message across Europe for physical activity and active communities.
Germany was part of this shared movement with more than 1,000 #BeActive activities. Sports clubs, schools, municipalities, fitness facilities, companies and many other organisations opened their doors, created opportunities to get active and invited people to join in. From individual training sessions to large sports festivals, from active breaks to #BeActive Nights, there were many different ways to get moving. Because #BeActive is both a call to action and an invitation: physical activity is for everyone, and everyone can take part.
Europe provides the impulse. Local communities bring it to life.
The European Week of Sport thrives on this European impulse being brought to life in many different ways at local level. In doing so, the campaign not only makes physical activity more visible, but also highlights the many opportunities and people across Germany who are committed to getting others moving. They are the ones who bring #BeActive to life. They open doors, create opportunities, share their enthusiasm for physical activity and invite others to join in. Through their commitment, they bring people together and create experiences that are about more than sport alone: enjoyment, connection, community and being active together. In doing so, they naturally reflect the shared European values at the heart of the campaign. And most importantly, they get people moving. A huge thank you to all organisers, partners and supporters who bring #BeActive to life and help carry this shared movement forward.
For ten years, the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) has coordinated and shaped the European Week of Sport in Germany as the National Coordinating Body. In doing so, it draws on its strong structures and extensive network within organised sport while helping to make #BeActive visible far beyond the boundaries of sports clubs and federations. But as the National Coordinating Body, the DTB represent not only organised sport during this week, but everything that gets people moving.
Getting Europe Moving Together
Other initiatives also embraced the #BeActive spirit. As part of the European Week of Sport, the fitness industry initiative “United let’s move.” opened participating fitness and health facilities across Germany for free training. To kick things off, the DSSV also got policymakers moving with a joint workout at the Reichstag, including Minister of State for Sport and Volunteering Ronald Rauhe.
Another annual part of the European Week of Sport is the European School Sport Day. On 25 September, more than two million students in over 40 countries got active. This year, the #BeActive Team Challenge also brought the European idea to life: teams across Germany collected activity points for their own rankings while contributing to a shared virtual route through the participating countries. The journey started in Dublin, where the official European opening of the 2026 European Week of Sport took place on 23 September.
The Movement Continues
One week of movement should lead to more than just one week of movement. That is why the #BeActive spirit does not end on 30 September. The European Week of Sport encourages people to try something new, makes existing opportunities to get active more visible and inspires people to keep moving beyond the campaign week. Since this year, the #BeActive Movement Moments offer another way to do just that. The short, free videos give groups an easy way to get active together and become part of the movement. They remain available beyond the campaign week, making it easy to bring a few minutes of shared movement into everyday life.
And when one European Week of Sport ends, the next is already on the horizon: from 23 to 30 September 2027, it will once again be time to #BeActive.
Bewegung für alle. #BeActive…