The new year in Warnemünde kicks off with a spectacular New Year's surprise. "Warnemünder Turmleuchten" (Warnemünde Lighthouse Festival) is the name of this romantic show of lights, lasers, fireworks and live performances that attracts thousands of people to the seaside resort every year. It is hard to imagine the Warnemünde calendar of events without the […]
Carnival in Germany—called Karneval, Fasching, or Fastnacht depending on the region—is a lively pre-Lenten festival marked by parades, costumes, music, dancing, and feasting before the fasting period of Lent begins. It’s known as the “fifth season,” starting each year on 11 November at 11:11 and building to its climax in late winter with events like […]
Bonn Karneval, marketing@bonn-region.deKarneval in Bonn is a vibrant, traditional Rhineland carnival season celebrated from 11 November to Ash Wednesday, embodying the “fifth season” with colorful costumes, festive gatherings, and over 100 carnival sessions attracting more than a million participants. Street carnival begins on Weiberfastnacht with town hall storms and parades. The highlight is the Rosenmontag parade, where […]
The highlight of the "Alemannische Fasnet" (Alemannic Carnival) is a gathering of all the Carnival organizations from the whole of the vicinity for the large "Rosenmontag" (Shrove Monday) parade in Freiburg. Floats and colorful costumes can be seen on the streets. People hidden under wild, almost sinister masks play jokes on others until late at […]
The festival of museums and galleries in Münster For three days, Münster's city center will be transformed into a special kind of showroom: art, culture and pure enjoyment will define the experience weekend.
Illuminale in Trier is a spectacular light art festival that transforms the city’s historic center into a glowing open-air gallery. During this special evening event, UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the Porta Nigra, cathedral, and Roman monuments are illuminated with creative light installations, projections, and artistic performances. Visitors stroll through beautifully lit streets while […]
Aachen Cathedral interior, ats, aachenviewsHeiligtumsfahrt 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 […]
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