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  • Bonn Pützchens Markt

    Bonn

    Pützchens Markt in Bonn is a historic, large five-day Volksfest held every September in the Pützchen-Bechlinghoven district, tracing back to 1367. It boasts around 500 rides, games, and food stalls, drawing roughly a million visitors annually. The fair opens with a parade and traditional keg tapping and concludes with a spectacular fireworks display. Highlights include […]

  • Send Fun Fair Münster (Fall/Autumn)

    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 […]

  • Lübeck: Nordic Film Festival

    Lübeck

    The Nordic Film Festival Lübeck is considered the most important showing of Nordic films outside of Scandinavia. For many directors, it has been the first step on the international stage towards world fame. Screenings take place all over the city and provide a stunning view into Northern cinematics.

  • Tübingen: chocolART. International Chocolate Festival

    Tübingen

    chocolART in Tübingen is an international chocolate festival showcasing artisans, chocolatiers, tastings, workshops, and creative sweets. Held annually in the old town, it attracts chocolate lovers with fair-trade products, live demonstrations, cultural events, and indulgent experiences celebrating craftsmanship, sustainability, and global chocolate traditions.

  • Tübingen Christmas Market

    Tübingen

    When you see those small huts on this amazing square surrounded by half-timbered houses, you know that this scenery was just made for a Christmas Market... To learn about traditional Christmas Market specialty foods in all our 17 Historic Highlights of Germany, read this XXL guide to holiday foods beloved by locals and offered at […]

  • Aachen Pilgrimage

    Aachen

    Heiligtumsfahrt in Aachen is a historic Catholic pilgrimage and festival held every seven years, rooted in medieval tradition since at least 1349. It celebrates the public showing of four revered cloth relics—associated with Jesus and Mary—kept in the golden Marienschrein of Aachen Cathedral, drawing tens of thousands of pilgrims from around the world. Over about […]