August 19th 2012, the 23rd anniversary of the Paneuropean Picnic and Breakthrough was celebrated with the revival of the events from 23 years ago, an introduction of a book, wreath laying ceremony and the planting of a tree of memory at the Paneuropean Picnic Memorial Park.

The local government of the City and County of Sopron and the Foundation of the Pan-European Picnic '89 are jointly celebrating the 23rd anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic and the opening of the border on 19 August at 5 p.m. at the memorial park.

The family program attracted a record number of visitors to the Memorial Park for the Pan-European Picnic. There were activities for people of all ages. The renewed memorial park could become a favourite tourist attraction. The Minister for National Development, Tamás Fellegi, said that Sopron is not only a symbol of fidelity but also of freedom.

On the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic, the "Pan-European Picnic '89 Foundation" invited the former organizers and participants of the border breakthrough to the site of those events. Each book, compiled from the materials of the conference in 2009, was presented at this event.