Every summer the annual speech to Saarland's high school graduates takes place at Saarbrücken's Osthafen. In the Silo-Garden, bestselling authors read their "Abitur speech" to the graduates and their families.

The event has been organized by the Saarländischer Rundfunk, the Saarland Ministry of Education and Culture and the Peter und Luise Hager Foundation.

Photos: © Kristin Braun / MBK, Sebastian Knoebber, SRKultur