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  • Öcher Bend Aachen (Spring)

    "With its candy floss and high-speed rides, the Öcher Bend attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Bendplatz every year. There’s everything here from the roller coaster to the traditional carousel, with fun not just for families. The last day of the fair always closes with a big firework display." - Aachen Tourist Service

  • EMAF European Media Art Festival

    The EMAF in Osnabrueck is one of the most important forums of international Media Art, and is an open laboratory for creative and artistic experiments that help shape media and the aesthetics of their content. As a lively meeting place for artists, curators, lenders, gallery owners and a specialist audience, it has been instrumental in […]

  • Potsdam: Night of Palaces

    You are invited to experience an opulent European program of theater and music, literature, dancing and cabaret on more than ten stages and, in addition, to let yourself be spoiled by Potsdam's best cooks. A spectacular firework display to music above the "Neues Palais" (New Palace) will form the traditional crowning conclusion to this night […]

  • Send Fun Fair Münster (Spring)

    Münster

    Send in Münster is the largest Volksfest in the Münsterland, held three times yearly—spring, summer, and autumn—on the Schlossplatz, attracting up to a million visitors with around 200 fairground rides, traditional carousels, bumper cars, and culinary stalls. The festival blends historic market tradition with modern fun, including fireworks, family days, discounts, and lively entertainment for […]

  • Würzburg: Spring Beer Festival and Volksfest

    Würzburg

    The first Volksfest and BeerFestival every year takes place in Würzburg, with classic beer tents and festival beer that has been especially brewed for this event. It is a traditional festival with folk music, traditional costumes and fun rides. This event is kicking of the beer festival season each year in Germany and Bavaria.

  • Heidelberg Spring Festival

    Heidelberg

    Again, the international music festival will draw more than 30.000 aficionados from all across the world to roughly 90 events with numerous renowned artists. Yet the "Heidelberger Frühling" (Heidelberg Spring Festival) is more than a festival of stars - above all, it is a festival of encounter and dialog. In addition to the great festive […]

  • Wiesbaden: Easter Market

    On the weekend two weeks before Easter the traditional Easter Market takes place in the pedestrian zone of Wiesbaden and around "Mauritiusplatz" (Mauritius Square). At some 80 stands everyone’s taste will find something to please, a colorful array of crafts with products such as painted wooden eggs, Easter eggs, wine presents, herbs, oils, Easter dishes, […]

  • Augsburg: Plärrer Beer Festival (spring)

    Augsburg

    Osterplärrer in Augsburg is a popular spring fair featuring thrilling rides, beer tents, games, and Bavarian food. Held annually before Easter, it attracts families and visitors with festive atmosphere, live music, traditional entertainment, and regional culture, marking the joyful start of the fair season in the city.

  • Wiesbaden: International May Theater Festival

    Wiesbaden

    At the time of Wilhelm II's reign as German emperor, Wiesbaden had become Germany's most modern spa town. In accordance with Richard Wagner's festival aspirations in Bayreuth, Georg von Hülsen, the artistic director of the royal court opera, came up with the idea to regularly host a 'Spring Festival' in Wiesbaden, which would serve to […]

  • Bonn: Rhine in Flames

    Bonn

    Rhein in Flammen in Bonn is a spectacular annual event held on the first Saturday in May, marking the start of the city’s open-air season with dazzling light and fire displays along the Rhine. A festively illuminated ship convoy glides along the river at dusk, followed by multiple fireworks and a music-synchronized finale with drones […]

  • Lübeck: Brahms Festival

    Lübeck

    Every year, classical strains drift through Lübeck’s Old Town alleys when Lübeck’s Academy of Music stages the Brahms Festival which is famous beyond state boundaries. Lecturers and students present symphonic and chamber music by Brahms and his contemporaries at the highest artistic level.

  • Augsburg: Mozart Festival

    The Mozart Festival in Augsburg combines rarely heard works from the 18th century with the music, thoughts and the language of artists from the 21st century. During the days of the festival, there will be a focus on a hardly approached aspect in music history and it will provide numerous links to the early music […]