Jena, June 02, 2026 – The leisure pool GalaxSea bid farewell yesterday, Monday, with an emotional farewell party and an enormous visitor response as it enters its planned 1.5-year closure period. Numerous families and regular guests made intensive use of the final opening day before the official start of construction.
- Event: Farewell party at the leisure pool GalaxSea before the start of renovation
- Date: Monday, June 1, 2026 (closing from 10:00 PM)
- Visitor response: 1,139 guests, including nearly 500 children
- Duration of closure: approx. 1.5 years (planned reopening at the end of 2027)
Large crowds on the final swimming day
The response on the last day before the temporary closure exceeded expectations: a total of 1,139 bathers, including nearly 500 children, flocked to GalaxSea on Monday to bid a proper farewell to the popular leisure pool. In a lively atmosphere with numerous attractions, the day was dedicated to looking back together. As the last official visitor, Karina Rother left the pool at exactly 10 PM and was personally bid farewell by the staff before the doors closed for the upcoming modernization.
With most recently around 253,000 visitors per year, GalaxSea has established itself as one of the most important leisure facilities in the Jena region. Accordingly, the farewell was emotional for many regular guests who are already looking forward to the restart at the end of next year.
🏛️ Background: Details on the upcoming renovation of GalaxSea
The closure of the leisure pool is necessary to comprehensively renew the central technical systems after around 25 years of continuous operation. The focus of the upcoming construction work is a profound energetic and structural modernization. The goal of the multi-million euro investment by Jenaer Bäder is to position the pool as safe, more energy-efficient, and more attractive in the long term, significantly reducing the leisure facility’s CO2 footprint.
Source:
Over 1,100 bathers celebrate GalaxSea farewell party
Transparency note: This article was created automatically, editorially reviewed, and expanded with AI support.