City events
From the Memminger Fischertag to the Super Bowl in Glendale: Coming together
The “Memminger Fischertag” (Memmingen Fisherman's Day) was a recurring topic during our visit to Memmingen. Since the Middle Ages, Fischertag has been a festival where men would fish the canal in order for it to be drained and cleaned. The Fischertag does not only represent tradition, but also unites topics of participation, social cohesion and gender equality. In 2021 , the feminist Christiane Renz won the right for women to take part in fishing. After a lengthy, legal process, women are now able to participate in the fishing competition.
While all experts have positively highlighted the Fischertag and its importance for the city, Berte Huber from the Frauennetzwerk (Women's Network) Memmingen provided us with insights into what the process to fight for a more just society meant for Christiane Renz: death threats, being followed at night, and social isolation.
NFL Super Bowls in Glendale: Although the city of Glendale has origins dating back to 1891, with the construction of a canal into the desert built by migrant and immigrant labor, familiarity with Glendale dramatically increased outside of Arizona with the initial and subsequent selections of the State Farm Stadium in Glendale to host the Super Bowl of the National Football League ( NFL ). State Farm Stadium is the home of the NFL Arizona Cardinals . Glendale has hosted three NFL Super Bowls: first in 2008 (Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants, 17, vs. New England Patriots, 14); next in 2015 (Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots, 28, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 24); and third in 2023 (Super Bowl LVII: Kansas City Chiefs, 38, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 35).
With Glendale and the State Farm Stadium having received favorable reviews and feedback in successfully hosting the Super Bowl several times, the NFL, media, and sports fans likely will return to Glendale for a future Super Bowl in the next decade. Hopefully, the accompanying influx of spending, investments, taxes, fame, influence, and ideas into Glendale, will benefit the local populations and groups in the greater Phoenix area.
