Information on “Coming Home” event

PARADE THROUGH LEVERKUSEN:

The Werkself will land at Cologne/Bonn Airport at around 1.30pm on Sunday. They will then travel in the team bus to Morsbroich Castle to sign the city of Leverkusen's Golden Book. From there, the team will travel to the BayArena in a parade of open-top vehicles.

The route leads from Morsbroich Palace to Gustav-Heinemann-Straße and then along Bismarckstraße to the BayArena.

Event at the BayArena:

The approximately 40,000 free tickets for the stands and the interior of the stadium were quickly sold out. The BayArena opens at 12.30pm and the event starts at 1.30pm. We ask all ticket holders to come to the stadium early! This will avoid delays due to long queues at the entrance after the team arrives. Please note that your ticket for the BayArena expires when you leave the stadium after your first entry. For security reasons, it is not possible to re-enter the stadium.

Numerous well-known bands such as Culcha Candela and the Hermes House Band as well as regional artists such as Peter Lorenz and Dirk Maverick will be performing on stage inside the stadium during the course of the afternoon. All information about the musical programme can be found HERE.

As with the Werkself's home matches, payment for food and drinks will be cashless only. Ticket holders are requested to dress appropriately for the weather (rain or sun protection).

There will be offers for travelling to and from the stadium as follows:

• Shuttle bus service:
  • Before event: From the BayArena shuttle bus car park (Otto-Bayer-Str.) from 11.30am to the Aquilapark stop (Robert-Blum-Str.)
  • After event: From Am Stadtpark from 19.04 (7.04pm) to approx. 9pm to the BayArena shuttle bus car park (Otto-Bayer-Str.)
• Local buses:
  • Before event: To the Aquilapark stop (Robert-Blum-Str.)
  • After event: From Bismarckstraße (a little further back than usual) from 19.04 (7.04pm)

How to access the BayArena:

• If you have tickets for the stands, access is via the respective entrances in the same way as for normal home matches
• The blocks in the northwest and northeast interior must be entered via the north/west tunnel at the west service area
• The blocks in the southwest and southeast indoor areas must be entered via the away entrance
• Access to the indoor blocks via the stands is not possible

The event at the BayArena ends at 19.04 (7.04pm).

EVENT UNDER THE STELZE MOTORWAY:

Fans can also join in the celebrations on this special day under the Stelze motorway right next to the BayArena. From there, the events from Morsbroich Palace as well as the Werkself parade and the programme from the BayArena can be followed on large screens. This means that the fans under the bridge will also be able to enjoy all the festivities. No tickets are required for access to this area.

This area also opens at 12.30pm, the programme also starts at 1.30pm and is scheduled to end at 19.04. Cash payments are accepted at the catering stands and cashless payments are also possible at the drinks stands.

There will be offers for travelling to and from the event as follows:

• Shuttle bus service:
  • Before event: From the BayArena shuttle bus car park (Otto-Bayer-Str.) from 11.30am to the Aquilapark stop (Robert-Blum-Str.)
  • After event: From Am Stadtpark from 19.04 (7.04pm) to approx. 9pm to the BayArena shuttle bus car park (Otto-Bayer-Str.)
• Local buses:
  • Before event: To the Aquilapark stop (Robert-Blum-Str.)
  • After event: From Am Neuenhof from 19.04 (7.04pm)

Our partners Früh, Bitburger, Coca-Cola, Monster Energy, Bayer AG, Barmenia, BERGISCHE Krankenkasse and Tipwin will have catering, merchandise and promotional stands on site.

The city of Leverkusen has also put together all the information on "Coming Home". Click here for the overview (in German).

LIVESTREAM ON BAYER 04 CHANNELS

Bayer 04 will be broadcasting the "Coming Home" celebrations live and free of charge in the app, on Werkself-TV and on YouTube. Click here for the livestream!