1948

Foundation of the association at Wewelsburg Castle

 

1950

Reconstruction aid in Schmirn (Austria)

 

1952

International Isteddfood in Wales (United Kingdom)

 

1953

Folk dance meeting in Llangollen (United Kingdom)

 

1954

1st International Festival Week Wewelsburg organised by G. Tomaschweski

 

1955

Dance festival in Zagreb (Croatia)

 

1956

2nd International Festival Week Wewelsburg

Return visit to Mehlis and Breitungen (former GDR)

 

1957

Folk dance festivals in Dublin (Ireland) and Grenoble (France)

 

1958

National folk dance meeting in Berlin

3rd International Festival Week Wewelsburg

 

 

1959

Folk dance festivals in Klippan and Boras (Sweden)

 

1960

European Days in Tielt (Belgium)

Federal folk dance meeting in Dortmund

 

1961

European Days in Tielt (Belgium)

 

1962

Solstice celebration at Wewelsburg Castle

 

1963

After 15 years of chairmanship by G. Tomaschewksi, our current honorary chairman Wilfried Reckmann takes over the management of the association

5th International Festival Week Wewelsburg

 

1964

National folk dance meeting in Berlin

Home meeting of the Grottkauer in Beckum

 

1965

6th International Festival Week Wewelsburg

 

1966

National meeting of the Grottkauer in Beckum

 

1967

7th International Festival Week Wewelsburg

 

1968

Visit to Pori & folk dance festival in Viitasseri (Finland)

 

1969

Portafest in Minden

European Days in Tielt (Belgium)

8th International Youth Festival Wewelsburg

 

1970

Visit to Pori & folk dance festival in Viitasseri (Finland)

 

1971

New Year's festival of the Japanese in Düsseldorf

European Days in Tielt (Belgium)

Portafest in Minden

9th International Youth Festival Week in Wewelsburg

 

1973

25th anniversary of the association with the "Irish Folksdance Academy" Dublin & the "Georgikon Folk Dance Ensemble" Keszthely

10th International Youth Festival Week

Radio programme Westfalenecho

 

1974

Trip to Veröce and Keszthely (Hungary)

Performances at the Tiergarten Society and the Lippstadt Airborne Brigade

 

1975

11th International Youth Festival Week

Folk dance festival in Hamburg

1000th anniversary of Haaren

Inauguration of the Salzkotten town hall

Performance in Geseke with "Kelchbreizh" from Brittany

 

1976

Midsummer celebration in Helsingborg-Klippan-Kristiansstad (Sweden)

Charity concert

 

1977

International Music & Folk Dance Festival Bergen (Norway)

Broadcast music programme on WDR

12th International Youth Festival Week "Tanz auf der Tenne" in Geseke

 

1978

30th anniversary celebration at Wewelsburg Castle with former & active members

 

1979

Live TV programme "Bio's Bahnhof" ARD

13th International Youth Festival Week

"Spectacle de danse" with Moderne & Folklorique from Geseke's twin town Loos (France)

 

1980

Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty in Vienna (Austria)

"Spectacle de danse" folklore evening with Swedish guests from Helsingborg

 

1981

14th International Youth Festival Week

Deaflympics in Cologne

 

1982

Participation in the summer festival in Dun Laoghaier (Ireland)

 

1983

15th International Youth Festival Week

35 years of cultivating customs

3 decades of constant endeavour to promote understanding among European youth

 

1984

Trip to Keszthely (Hungary)

"Spectacle de danse" in Loos (France)

 

1985

16th International Youth Festival Week

International folk festival in Bergen (Norway)

 

1986

Skiing holiday in Schnaltal (Italy)

Visit to "Aires de Montanya" in Selva, Mallorca (Spain)

Folk dance festival in Berlin: presentation of the sword dance

Wine festival in Breckerfeld

 

1987

17th International Youth Festival Wewelsburg

Folklore evening with "Aires de Montanya"

Foundation of the first children's groups under the direction of our honorary member Christa Reckmann

 

1988

40th anniversary with guests from Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Hungary, among others

 

1989

The founder of the association, Gregor Tomaschewski, passes away in February

18th International Youth Festival Week & 1st visit of the folk dance ensemble "Leigarid" from Tallinn (Estonia) to Geseke

Performance at the Federal President's Youth Festival in Bonn

1st Geseke garden concert at Haus Thoholte

Trip to Rothenburg o. d. T.

 

1990

40th anniversary with guests from Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Hungary, among others

 

1991

19th International Youth Festival Week

Trip to Roznov & Prague (Czech Republic)

Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the friendship with "Georgikon" from Keszthely (Hungary)

2nd Geseke Garden Concert

Foundation of the youth group

Introduction of the ladies' summer costumes

Trip to Tallinn (Estonia) & visit to Helsingborg (Sweden)

Introduction of the men's summer costume

 

1992

European parade in Paderborn

 

1993

Trip to Zuphten (Netherlands)

20th International Youth Festival Week

45th anniversary with guests from Zuphten (Netherlands) & Tallinn (Estonia)

Dance festival in Herten

3rd Geseke Garden Concert

 

1994

Trip to Vienna, Budapest & Keszthely to see the group "Georgikon"

Weekend trip to Duderstadt

State Garden Show in Schloss-Neuhaus

 

1995

Organisation of "Dance into May" in Geseke

21st International Youth Festival Week

Hanseatic Day in Werne

 

1996

Performance at the 25th anniversary of the Detmold open-air museum

Recording of the CD "Gern gehört in Geseke"

Participation in the parade at the Katharinenmarkt in Delbrück

 

1997

22nd International Youth Festival Week

Trip to Bamberg

Autumn bivouac of the Bundeswehr

10th anniversary of the children's group

 

1998

50th anniversary of the association with guests from Estonia, Hungary, Sweden, Norway & Mallorca

Trip abroad to Tallinn (Estonia)

Trip abroad to Keszthely (Hungary)

 

1999

23rd International Youth Festival Week

Participation in the anniversary of the "Leigarid" group in Tallinn (Estonia)

Organisation of the meeting centre at the Geseker Gösselkirmes

Children's dance festival

 

2000

Participation in the parade at the Katharinenmarkt in Delbrück

Participation in the anniversary of the Westenholz dance group

Dance festival in Herten

 

2001

24th International Youth Festival Week

Club summer festival in Störmede

Parade at the Katharinenmarkt in Delbrück

 

2002

Performance at the Westphalian Hanseatic Day in Bad Iburg

Participation in the Geseke wine competition (1st place)

Trip abroad to the Intern. Folklore festival on the Greek island of Lefkas

 

2003

Participation in the Geseker Gösselkirmes parade

25th International Youth Festival Week

Participation in the Katharinenmarkt parade

Performance at the Dortmunder Herbst

 

2004

Performance at the Eggeringhausen Castle House & Garden Festival

Performance at the Westphalian Hanseatic Day in Brakel

Trip abroad to Prague

Performance at the stone festival in Anröchte

Participation in the village experience day in Störmede

Performance at the Bavarian Festival Willebadessen

 

2005

Participation in the Geseker Gösselkirmes parade

Participation in the World Folk Dance Festival Palma de Mallorca

26th International Youth Festival Week

Participation in the Katharinenmarkt parade

 

2006

Participation in the Geseker Gösselkirmes parade

Participation in the Portafest

Trip abroad to Portugal

Participation in the Katharinenmarkt parade

Performance at the Bavarian Festival of the Martinus-Klinik Bad Driburg

 

 

 

2007

27th International Youth Festival Week with guests from Bulgaria

 

2008

Celebration of the 60th anniversary with guests from Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Hungary and Estonia

Trip abroad to Hungary to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘Georgikon’

 

2009

28th International Youth Festival Week with guests from Estonia

Trip abroad to Talliin for the Estonian ‘Singing Festival’

 

2010

First Gesek children's folk dance festival

 

2011

29th International Youth Festival Week with guests from Serbia

 

2012

Trip abroad Visit to DZK Kablovi in Jagodina, Serbia

Second Gesek Children's Folk Dance Festival

Performance at the Gesek Friday

 

2013

30th International Youth Festival Week with guests from Estonia

Participation in the Geseker Freitag

Performance at the Westfalentag in Horn-Millinghausen

Performance at the Lehmenkühler farm anniversary in Ehringhausen

 

2014

Trip abroad to Estonia

Third children's folk dance festival

Presentation of the ribbon dance at the Diözesankönigsball of the St. Sebastianus-Schützenbruderschaft Geseke

First construction of the symbolic float for the Gösselkirmes

 

2015

31st International Youth Festival Week with guests from Sweden

Performance at Geseker Freitag, at the wine festival and with the corona sports group

 

2016

Visit of our friends from Estonia to the Gösselkirmes

Trip abroad to the midsummer celebration in Sundsvall

 

2017

32nd International Youth Festival Week with guests from Sweden

Fourth children's folk dance festival

Participation in the Dance of Cultures

 

2018

Celebration of the 70th anniversary with guests from Ireland, Sweden, Hungary and Estonia

Participation in the dance of all cultures

Performance at the Südzucker Sugar Beet Family Day in Borgentreich

 

2019

33rd International Youth Festival Week with guests from Estonia

Trip abroad to the 100th anniversary of the ‘Skönsborg Folksdanslag’ in Sundsvall

Participation in the 50th anniversary of Leigarid in Estonia

 

2020

Participation in the memorial service for Frank Whelan

Joint folk dance at home video campaign

 

2021

‘Festive week at home’ as a club event

Participation in the Hexengames

 

2022

Participation in the Geseker Gösselkirmes parade

34th International Youth Festival Week with guests from Ireland

Participation in the Hexengames

 

2023

Participation in the Gesek Gösselkirmes parade

Celebration of the 75th anniversary with guests from Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, Hungary and Estonia

2024

35th International Youth Festival Week with guests from Sweden

Trip abroad to Estonia