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BACKFISCHFEST (FOLK FEST)
AUG. 26 – SEP. 9, KISSELSWIESE/FESTPLATZ, WORMS
Experience the largest folk fest along the Rhein River, with rides, booths, food and drinks, live music and fun for the whole family. For details visit: www.backfischfest.de
XXL KERWE (VILLAGE FEST XXL)
AUG. 26 – 28, VILLAGE CENTER, SEMBACH
Don’t miss out on swinging Sembach on an exciting weekend with live music on Sat with a USAREUR Band formation and a pop group, live music on Sunday, rides, food and drinks, and coffee and cake. The fest rounds off with a rock performance and a German-American guest singer on Monday evening, followed by fireworks.
MAINZER WEINMARKT (WINE MARKET)
SEP. 1-4, STADTPARK, MAINZ
The city of Mainz invites you to a dazzling wine fest with local wineries and regional displays. Visitors can stroll around the fest ground and taste wines. Colorful musical entertainment, arts and crafts display, ceramics, jewelry and wooden crafts along with regional dishes. For details see: mainzer-weinmarkt.de
KERWE/VILLAGE FESTIVALS
AUG./SEP., VILLAGE/TOWN SQUARES
Enjoy a typical German village fest with music, rides, vendors, activities for kids, regional specialties and beverages. The following fests are coming up soon: Miesenbach on Aug. 25, Kindsbach on Aug. 25, Erfenbach and Sembach on Aug. 26. Alsenborn and Otterberg both on Sept. 2. Also check your local “Amtsblatt” for individual towns
SWINGING LAUTERN
AUG. 31 – SEP. 2, CITY CENTER, KAISERSLAUTERN
It’s high time to celebrate and swing into fall. Swing, jazz, soul and salsa invite you to swing along. During the three-day event downtown Kaiserslautern will turn into one large music stage, food and drinks galore and marching bands strolling around the pedestrian zone. USAFE Band formations among the musicians. Full schedule to be posted shortly, stay tuned!
WEINFEST DER MITTELMOSEL (MID MOSELLE WINE FEST)
AUG. 31 – SEP. 4, MOSELLE PROMENADE, BERNKASTEL-KUES
Enjoy a typical wine fest at the largest festival along the Moselle River, with vendors, handcraft, rides, regional specialties and lots of wine. Live music on all five days on various stages. Parade on Sunday at 2 p.m. For details visit: www.bernkastel.de
WEINFEST (WINE FEST)
SEP. 1 – 2, CONGRESS CENTER, RAMSTEIN
Join in the fun, have a delicious taste of wine or a regional specialty along with live music.
800 YEARS CITY RIGHTS/MEDIEVAL FEST
SEP. 2 – 3, OLD TOWN, ZELL/MOSELLE
The city of Zell is celebrating 800 years of city rights with a spectacular medieval festival. Enjoy jugglers, historic music and dance, a medieval market with vendors, handcraft, food and drink. Lukas of Manderscheid conquered the city, watch fencing challenges and fire shows and get a good laugh with Curiositas the fool. There will be plenty of hands-on activities for kids, such as “welding” small items or trying out a knight’s armor, and a bouncy castle. The band Spectaculatius will entertain visitors and a theater performance, depicting awarding of city rights, takes place at 2 p.m. Sat and Sun. For details visit: www.stadt-zell-mosel.de
UNICORN TOWN MOVIE
SEP. 4, 6 P.M., BROADWAY KINO, LANDSTUHL
As part of the America on Screen movie series, the Atlantic Academy, in cooperation with the state program “Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz! Our Neighbors from the USA” takes the documentary Unicorn Town (2022) to the big screen. Director Nick Alfieri will personally present his film Unicorn Town, offering insights into the filmmaking process and answering questions after the screening. The movie brings German-American friendship to life in a unique story about American Football in rural Germany. For details see www.welcome-to-rlp.org/events.
FLEA MARKETS IN/NEAR KMC
- KL Gelterswoog, Flea Market every Saturday in the summer
- Trier, Flea and Antique Market, Messepark, Aug. 26
- Sembach, Flea and Antique Market, Williams Road (commercial area), Aug. 27
- Otterberg, Flea and Antique Market, Lager Reich, Im Althütterhof 4a, Sep. 1
STADTFEST LANDSTUHL
SEP. 8 – 10, CITY CENTER, LANDSTUHL
Visit a traditional city festival with food and drink booths, vendors, live music and lots of fun all around the city center of Landstuhl.
DÜRKHEIMER WURSTMARKT (WINE FEST)
SEP. 8-12 + 15-18, FESTPLATZ, BAD DÜRKHEIM
Experience the world’s largest wine fest at picturesque Bad Dürkheim next to the world’s largest wine barrel. Hundred of vendors will sell their crafts, clothes and decoration items. There will be food and drink and lots of wine in a large tent with live music and in rows of small cozy and family-run winery run huts. Exciting rides for youngsters and adults alike invite guests to a grand time. Make sure to have a plan when drinking alcohol and a safe way to get home. Visitors are advised that special trains will be offered on both weekends leaving from Kaiserslautern/Landstuhl and tour operators offer bus tours to the event. For details see: https://www.bad-duerkheim.de/kultur-tourismus/veranstaltungen-feste/duerkheimer-wurstmarkt/
HERBSTMARKT MIT WEINDORF (AUTUMN FEST WITH WINE VILLAGE)
SEP. 9 – 18, FESTPLATZ, LANDAU
Enjoy a large harvest and wine fest with wine tasting, Palatinate dishes, live music and a craft market. Rides and cotton candy for kids, and live music to swing into the autumn mood. For details visit: www.tourismus-landau.de
OPEN-AIR CONCERTS AT GELTERSWOOG
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, KAISERSLAUTERN
The minigolf park at Gelterswoog offers concerts in varying styles every Saturday and Sunday during the summer. Some concerts are also planned on Friday evenings, check their Facebook page for details and times.
IONTACH: IRISH MUSIC UNLIMITED
SEP. 22, 8 – 10 P.M., STIFTSKIRCHE, KAISERSLAUTERN
The band consisting of three renowned musicians from Ireland are not only great vocalists, but offer an array of instruments such as flutes, violins, Irish bagpipes, guitars, bouzouki, cello, keyboards and bodhran. The group is one of the most popular and humoristic formations of the Irish music scene.
KERWE (VILLAGE FEST
SEP. 22 – 24, TOWN CENTER, WEILERBACH
Experience a typical village festival with live music, food and drink, live music and Sunday shopping on Sep. 24.
SLEEPING BEAUTY AWAKENING
ALL SUMMER, FREILICHTBÜHNE, KATZWEILER,SAT UND SUN at 4.00 P.M.,
Help Sleeping Beauty arise from her century long sleep with old and news friends and, of course, a gallant prince to kiss her awake. Enjoy family fun at the open-air stage in the middle of the forest in Katzweiler. For details, dates and tickets, visit: https://katzweiler.reservix.de/p/reservix/group/433425
BUNDESGARTENSCHAU 2023 (BUGA 23)
UNTIL OCTOBER 8, LUISENPARK/SPINELLI PARK, MANNHEIM
The German National Garden Show is at Luisenpark/Spinelli Park in Mannheim this year. For details, see: https://www.buga23.de/englisch
CANNSTADTER WASEN (BEER FEST)
SEP. 22 – OCT. 8, FESTPLATZ, STUTTGART/CANNSTADT
Enjoy Germany’s second largest beer fest with exciting rides, giant beer tents, vendors, food and drink. The fest is somewhat smaller than Oktoberfest in Munich and more relaxed. Trains will be available from Kaiserslautern and transfer to the fairgrounds in Cannstadt. For details see: https://www.cannstatter-volksfest.de
