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A blacksmith lets a child take part in his work at the Easter market in St. Wendel, which this year takes place today to Sunday.
The city of Sankt Wendel, located in the state of Saarland, will offer family fun with its annual Easter market 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today to Sunday. Additionally, stores will be open 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
“This year we will have about 90 stands, where visitors can buy, watch, craft and play,” said Leonie Paque from the Sankt Wendel office of arts and city marketing.
Vendors and exhibitors will sell a wide variety of merchandise such as Easter decorations, woodcarvings, ceramics, pottery, glass and leather items, steel objects, historical lanterns and many other arts and crafts items.
The Easter market will also include a melodious Easter village, the colorful Easter crown, a giant Easter egg, a petting zoo, an Easter express train, arts and crafts items and activities for children such as crafting Easter gifts, face painting, dancing, making music and a nostalgic merry-go-round.
“The highlight of the market is the giant Easter crown sitting on the fountain at Schlossplatz and consisting of 2,000 hand-painted eggs and surrounded by spring flowers,” Paque said.
Happy Easter songs can be heard in the Easter Bunny village around the dome. More than 100 Easter bunnies made of poplar in the Erzgebirge mountains are placed in the bunny kitchen, bunny workshop, bunny restaurant, bunny kindergarten and bunny school.
A local artist will present his exhibition of handmade Easter bunny houses in a tent behind the Rathaus. Visitors can enjoy 20 different sceneries.
Children have the opportunity to craft Easter presents, get their faces painted, try out pottery, and take part in dancing, making music and testing archery. Walking acts will entertain visitors in the streets. Each afternoon, the Easter Bunny will make his appearance and pass out Easter eggs.
The Easter Express will offer rides through the city 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Each night, between 5 and 7 p.m., a night watchman will make his rounds with a lantern through the streets.
“Our spring market is an insiders’ tip,” Paque said. “People from all over in the southwest German area come to visit us and enjoy this lively atmosphere.”
For details, visit www.sankt-wendel.de/tourismus/maerkte/ostermarkt.
