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Can’t wait until fall festival season? Head to Stuttgart for its spring festival

Festival lovers don’t have to wait until fall for Oktoberfest, the Bad Dürkheim Wurstmarkt and for other festivals to come around — the 77th Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest, or Stuttgart Spring Festival, takes place April 18 to May 10 at the Cannstatter Wasen.
At Europe’s largest spring festival, there will be 3.5 kilometers of rides, beer tents, food and beverage stalls, entertainment and good times. Fun is guaranteed.

April 2, 2015 ×

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Courtesy photoAnnweiler celebrates its traditional chestnut festival, highlighting items and products made from chestnuts, Saturday and Sunday.

Annweiler highlights chestnuts

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The City of Annweiler/Trifels will celebrate its annual chestnut festival Saturday and Sunday.

October 2, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photoFireworks displays are scheduled for tonight and the last day of Wurstmarkt, Sept. 22.

World’s biggest wine festival opens today

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The world’s biggest wine festival, called the “Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt,” starts today.

September 11, 2014 ×

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Photo courtesy of www.meistertrunk.deThe whole city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber takes part in the historic play “The Master Draught” June 6 to 8.

‘The Master Draught’: Historical play to take over Rothenburg

by Nicole Karsch-Meibom
Contributing writer

Anno Domini 1631 — the situation in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is dire. Sixty thousand starving soldiers are about to ransack the little town in Germany’s Franconia.

April 17, 2014 ×

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Photo courtesy of www.goeckelesmaier.deAt the Stuttgart Spring Festival, enjoy a rotisserie chicken and a beer at one of the many fest tents.

Stuttgart Spring Festival

by Nicole Karsch-Meibom
Contributing writer

Some agree there’s nothing bigger, nothing better and nothing more fun than the Stuttgart Spring Festival.

April 17, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photoNeustadt along the German Wine Street celebrates its annual wine harvest fest with a carnival, wine village, music and fest parade through Oct. 14.

Neustadt celebrates annual wine harvest fest

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Harvest time in Germany is also wine fest time. One of the highlights of the wine fest season is the annual German Wine Harvest Fest in Neustadt along the German Wine Street through Oct. 14.

October 3, 2013 ×

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Courtesy photosThree stages are set up around Ohmbachsee for the lake fest today to Sunday.

Ohmbachsee fest starts today

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 29th lake fest at Lake Ohmbachsee will take place today to Sunday. For three days, the lake will turn into a big, natural stage with lights, music and shows. Bands of various styles will entertain visitors on three stages set up around Ohmbachsee.

July 18, 2013 ×

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Courtesy photoVisitors of the herbal market can participate in guided tours to learn about herbs Sunday at Lichtenberg Castle.

Old walls hold herbal secrets

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Visitors of Lichtenberg Castle near Kusel will learn everything about herbs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Under the motto “Herbal secrets at Lichtenberg Castle,” the castle will offer guided tours of the medieval herbal garden, herbal hikes, and lectures and presentations.

June 13, 2013 ×

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Courtesy photoThe German theater group Blaumeier Atelier features actors with masks showing the 
meaning of age from 7:30 to 9 p.m. today and Saturday near St. Martin’s Church.

‘Get it all out’ from today to Sunday

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Kaiserslautern’s city center will be the stage for a street theater festival of its own kind today to Sunday. For the seventh year, Lebenshilfe Kaiserslautern (an association for the mentally disabled) will sponsor the event “Alles Muss Raus!” or, “Get it all out!” in cooperation with Lebenshilfe Arts and Culture, the City of Kaiserslautern and the Rheinland-Pfalz Culture Summer.

June 13, 2013 ×