Germany’s local festivals range from beer and wine parties to religious and historic anniversaries. You’ll find plenty of exciting options throughout Germany’s Magic Cities that include: Berlin, Cologne, Dresden, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart. Here are some of the great festivals to join while in Germany, starting with the Long Night of the Museums; a special nocturnal experience when over 100 museums and galleries across the city open their doors late until 2:00 am!
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September 30, 2009 at 3:26 pm
The Long Night of the Museums takes place in Berlin, offering visitors an all-you-can-see evening of exhibitions, guided tours and special events. Tickets cost $18 per person, including a shuttle service along several routes. Then, for twelve days Germany’s capital illuminates its most famous attractions with special light installations in the “Festival of Lights”.
Munich, Bavaria’s capital, celebrates the 200th anniversary of the world’s largest beer festival next year – the Oktoberfest. Large beer tents, freshly brewed special Oktoberfest beer, Bavarian music and dance along with culinary specialties from pretzel to pork knuckles are enjoyed by all. Besides the Oktoberfest Munich hosts every year one of the largest and most beautiful Christmas Markets in Germany on its town square, the Marienplatz. The Tollwood Winter Festival offers an alternative take on the Christmas Markets – be surprised!
Stuttgart, in the southwest of Germany, close to the Black Forest, offers great annual culinary and wine festivals. The festival season starts with the family-friendly Stuttgart Spring Festival. Thereafter, the elegant Summer Festival with its white pavilions and fairy lights attracts gourmets from near and far and each year lovers of fine wines meet at “Stuttgart Wine Village”, one of Germany’s largest wine festivals serving over 350 outstanding wines right in the heart of the city on the Market Place and Schiller Square. Ending the season is Germany’s second largest beer festival, the Cannstatter Was’n, just outside of Stuttgart featuring local beer, culinary treats, music and customs.
Frankfurt is not only Germany’s major airport and financial center, it is also a great cultural and culinary city, showcasing both these features in two great summer festivals. The annual Museum Embankment Festival along the Rhine is one of Europe’s largest cultural festivals featuring countless art and crafts stalls and Frankfurt’s fabulous museum row, with reduced-price admission and many special exhibitions. The Rheingau Wine Festival in Frankfurt’s central culinary street “Fressgass” is a superb festival featuring fine food and wine at over 30 stalls representing vineyards from some of Germany’s most renowned wine-growing regions, the nearby Rheingau.
Plan Your Trip
To learn more about Germany’s Magic Cities and plan your trip visit: http://www.magic-cities.com.