Bad Duerkheim offers special shopping night

Bad Duerkheim on the German Wine Street will offer a special shopping night 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. The center of town will be immersed in special lights. Light cones, up to 10-meters high, glowing snails and fantasy figures in changing colors will decorate the streets around Roemerplatz and Stadtplatz. Skybeamers will illuminate the night sky.

About 70 stores will be open late and about 20 local vintners will present their wines in some of the stores. Local caterers will serve food specialties on Stadt- and Roemerplatz

The fire artists group Inferno will perform three shows presenting their skills and fire effects on the stage on Stadtplatz. Fantasy figures from the group Lumianer will walk on stilts through the streets, dressed in noble costumes.

Historical characters in original costumes will offer guided tours and take visitors on a time trip. The tour guides will tell stories about rulers, murderers, intrigues, war, peace and wine.

Meeting point for the free tours will be the stone circle between Stadt- and Roemerplatz. There are two different routes starting at 7 and 7:15 p.m., and at 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. Guided tours through the town museum will begin at 9:15 and 10 p.m.

The percussion group Jabulani will present traditional African and South American sounds as well as their own compositions at Obermarkt.