NEWS REPORT: Opening Party kicks off Europe’s biggest handball event as teams presentations, music and entertainment will take place on the eve before the VELUX EHF FINAL 4
Secure your tickets for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 Opening Party
On 30/31 May Europe’s biggest handball event, the VELUX EHF FINAL 4 will take place in the LANXESS arena in Cologne. But the action starts one day before the four remaining teams enter the court to fight for the European top flight title.
Thousands of fans, sport celebrities and players will gather around the arena for the opening party on Friday night. Last year over 7,000 tickets were sold for the party.
The programme of events with the team presentation, music entertainment and a firework as the highlights will set the mood for the upcoming VELUX EHF FINAL 4.
Visitors will get the chance to meet their idols at the opening oarty as many handball legends and sport celebrities travel to Cologne to be part of the event.
From 18:00 hrs the hosts Anett Sattler, Kristina Inhof und Markus Floth will welcome the four teams on the open-air stage before the handball stars meet theirs fans in the foyer of the arena and sign autographs.
While the teams will have to fight for the trophy on Saturday and Sunday, the object of desire will belong just to the fans on Friday night as they can get their personal souvenir photo with the most coveted trophy in handball.
The band Brings will pump up the crowd and give a foretaste of what the atmosphere will be like in the arena the upcoming days. On various activity-stations like the Robokeeper everybody gets the chance to prove their own handball skills and compete against other fans.
A huge firework brings the opening party to an end and the handball action moves into the arena for the fight for the VELUX EHF Champions league title.
Tickets for the VELUX EHF FINAL 4 Opening Party are available online or via the ticket-hotline +49 (0)221 80 20 for 7,00€ inclusive a free drink (5,00€ for kids).
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