Subtitled 'Rediscovering Treasures', this project offers visitors a very special history presentation. Historical sites (such as Bad Gandersheim's magnificent...
Art Forum Berlin hosts approximately 120 art galleries from around 25 different countries, showcasing the works of both established artists and exciting...
Themes:
Art & Literature
, Exhibitions
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
The Christmas Market in the old quarter of Rostock is the biggest fair of its kind in northern Germany. The official opening is carried out by Father...
Themes:
Business
, Kids' Stuff
, Religion
, Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Music
A winter's delight since the Middle Ages, the festive season in Frankfurt is a polished and well-run show that each year attracts a great mix of locals...
Themes:
Business
, Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, History
, Food & Drink
, Home & Fashion
Surprises are sprung each year at this eagerly-awaited festival, held in a handful of venues across the city. Recent years have seen forays into the Italian...
The DOM Festival is one of the largest fun fairs in Germany attracting, in all, about nine million people each year. Bare knuckle rides are the main attraction...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Exhibitions
, Kids' Stuff
, Music
Dortmund can claim one of the biggest Christmas markets in Germany, with over 300 stalls packed around a gigantic Christmas tree creation that stands...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Business
, Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Music
One of Germany's oldest Christmas markets that was first mentioned in town records as early as 1692, the Stuttgart Christmas Market is also one of the...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Food & Drink
, Music
, Business
The Christmas Markets in the city of Hamburg take over the various squares with each one offering something a little bit different with a unique atmosphere....
Themes:
Business
, Spectacle
, Food & Drink
, Music
Founded in 1434, Dresden's Striezelmarkt is thought to be the oldest Christmas market in Germany and has certainly grown to become one of its biggest....
Themes:
Spectacle
, Business
, Music
, Exhibitions
, Kids' Stuff
This traditional Christmas market boasts the city's magnificent gothic cathedral as its backdrop. And in addition to spectacular light displays, the market's...
Themes:
Music
, Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Business
, Spectacle
Dusseldorf's Christmas market comes in two parts, the Nikolaus market in the Altstadt and another centred on Schadowplatz. The distinctive 'gingerbread...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Business
, Kids' Stuff
, Music
, Spectacle
Every year thousands of people crowd into the Marienplatz to watch the city's Lord Mayor announce the official opening of the Christmas Market or Christkindlmarkt....
Themes:
History
, Dance
, Business
, Kids' Stuff
, Exhibitions
, Religion
, Food & Drink
, Music
Wurzburg's traditional Christmas Market has a long history that stretches back several centuries. Viewed as one of the most atmospheric in Germany, the...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Business
, Entertainment
, Religion
, Music
Ulm, on the River Danube, boasts a cathedral with the tallest spire in the world. Known as the Munster, the spectacular cathedral provides the backdrop...
Themes:
Religion
, Business
, Music
, Spectacle
, Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Entertainment
Hanover is a Christmas wonderland, with no fewer than three illuminated Christmas markets. The traditional market and historical village are on the Town...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Music
, Business
Steeped in tradition, the Leipzig Christmas Market dates all the way back to 1767. The main centre for the activities is the spacious and magnificent...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Food & Drink
, Music
, Business
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
Nuremberg regards its Christmas market (Christkindlesmarkt) as amongst the very best of the many similar markets that take place each Christmas in Germany....
Themes:
Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Religion
, Music
, Business
Green in terms of vegetables, rather more than environmental issues, IGW has, since 1926, led the way as a forum for the widest range of food producers....
Munich Carnival or 'Fasching' takes place before Lent, which is often referred to as the country's 'Fifth Season' or 'Season of Fools', when it is traditional...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Dance
, Entertainment
, Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Music
Also known as 'Fastnach', the Mainz version of carnival is just a little bit different to carnival in other parts of Germany. Different, but it's just...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Culture
, Spectacle
, Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Music
The Berlin Biennial differs from a conventional art festival in that it is composed of a series of events rather than a single exhibition, and each time...
Berlin provides one of the world's biggest aerospace exhibitions with a flight display of world class flight simulators and much more. The show consists...
Themes:
Spectacle
, Exhibitions
, Business
, Sport
In the midst of the Thirty Years War and months of suffering and death from the plague, the villagers of Oberammergau swore they would perform a play...
Themes:
Religion
, Entertainment
, Music
, Theatre & Film
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