Today Schifferstadt is a rising community which understands how to combine industry, working, living, and relaxing. Many people think of radishes when they think of Schifferstadt. Cultivation of the radish began there in 1920, and its importance grew year by year. There is an annual radish festival that attracts many visitors from nearby and far away. Culture, Education, Sports, and Leisure Schifferstadt is the olympic center for wrestling in all of Germany.
Education is available for all ages.
At the music school there are music lessons, concerts, poetry readings, and lectures. There are sports fields, gymnasiums, and indoor swimming pools. In addition the town offers sporting events, choirs, music groups, public libraries, and an historical society. In 1835, a farmer discovered a box buried in his field. The hat was carved from a single piece of gold and is thought to be one of three similarly decorated shapes in the world.