Stuttgart Elementary School Parent Teacher Association board members, Department of Defense Education Activity Europe leadership, school officials, students, and U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Melendez pose for a photo on Dec. 11, 2025 following the inaugural game of gaga ball at the new gaga pit on the Stuttgart Elementary School playground. Photo by Stuttgart Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Association President Jerrica Roach

Stuttgart Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Association went big for their community this year, working for months and spending thousands of euro on a facility improvement that has the kids going wild– gaga ball. The popular dodgeball variant has hit schoolyards and playgrounds throughout the United States in recent years and thanks to advocacy from students is now available at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart.Read More

The annual Cannstatter Volksfest offers various carnival rides such as bumper cars, carousels, haunted houses, a Ferris wheel and rollercoaster, as well as pony rides and carousels for children. Photo by Thomas Niedermueller

By Margarita  Cambest USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Stuttgart’s Volksfest begins today! Originally organized as a harvest festival, the Cannstatter Wasen (Volksfest) has developed into the second largest folk festival in the world (behind Munich’s Wiesn or Oktoberfest). Stuttgart’s annual festival is named after the present-day Stuttgart district it is inRead More

Sign up now to attend the Capital City Visitation Tour. The CCVP is a special no-cost tour which provides community members the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Stuttgart, the host nation political system, and the development of the postwar relationship between the U.S. and Germany.Read More