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The 21st annual creative exhibition will take place Saturday and Sunday at the Ramstein-Miesenbach culture and convention center, Haus des Buergers.

Nov. 11 not only marks the beginning of the German carnival season but also St. Martin’s Day. Today Germans honor the patron of the poor and friend of the children, St. Martin.

The following is a list of performances and events happening in the KMC and nearby locations. Dates are subject to change.

Every second Wednesday in November, the village of Quirnbach holds its traditional horse market. The event will include a horse show with awarding, vendors, food specialties, musical entertainment and a lottery.

Tuesday, many Germans will visit cemeteries to decorate the gravesites of deceased family members and friends to light candles or lay down flowers or wreaths made of fir tree branches, pine cones and dried flowers. They do this because it is “Allerheiligen,” “All Saints Day,” a religious holiday for Catholics. It’s not an official holiday in all of Germany but in the states with mainly Catholic population such as Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg and Nordrhein-Westfalen. Here stores, banks and public offices remain closed. The day is a regular workday in the rest of Germany.

Zweibruecken will celebrate its traditional Halloween spectacle with activities Saturday and Monday. The event includes a fashion show, costume contest, pumpkin carving, a monster parade, dance performances, fire juggling and food specialties Monday in the center of town.

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