Open Monument Day

Guided tours for Open Monument Day at Bleckede Castle:
First mentioned as a castle at the end of the 13th century, the complex in the immediate vicinity of the Elbe
was always an important hub in trade along the river throughout its long existence.
The main building consists of two very different wings: The north wing, built in 1600, has typical late
Renaissance style elements such as an open framework with decorative stones and wood carvings in the
form of rosettes or shells. The west wing from 1742/43, on the other hand, was built in the Baroque style and
was painted in a single color from the start.

Summer Music Days Hitzacker

The Hitzacker Summer Music Days are Germany's oldest chamber music festival and at the same time one of the
most innovative. Every summer, for nine days around August 1st, they transform the picturesque half-timbered
town of Hitzacker on the Elbe into a focal point of international music culture that radiates far beyond the country.

Music by the river

At the street music festival “Music on the River” in Hitzacker, people sing, dance and rock out. 16 groups have confirmed their participation. Some soloists will join in and find a place somewhere in the city and perform their music. In other words: There are many stages with a full program.

Summer festival in half-timbering

The “Summer Festival in the Half-timbered House” invites you to gastronomic experiences and cultural highlights
on August 10, 2024 in the midst of the impressive half-timbered backdrop of the historic city center!

Street Art Mile - 10 years of "Year of Mobility - Culture goes on the move"

Under the motto “Our city should become more colorful” we launched the event “SAM – StreetArt Mile in Einbeck”
in 2014. This idea has now developed into an art festival, which has achieved fame far beyond Germany's borders
thanks to our artists in the street art scene. This is made possible by many local and regional companies, foundation,
politicians and a lot of volunteers. We have now distributed over 65 works of art to buildings in Einbeck and there
are plans to do more, because in 2024 we will be celebrating the street's 10th birthday Art Mile and are looking
forward to a great event as part of our next themed year! We will delight you with cultural events and campaigns
under the motto “Year of Mobility – Culture goes on the move”. Anything that moves and has to do with mobility
can and should become an art object. “Mobile concerts” and sounding enthusiasm in motion will be experienced in
the streets. The open call for our artists is already running and you can look forward to news from spring 2024.

MusicNight 2024

Experience bands of different genres in different locations in downtown Einbeck.

Dannenberg Riding Days

Dressage and jumping tournament up to S** level, as well as many exhibitors and a show program.
For the children there is a bouncy castle, face painting and much more.

Long Night of Fine Arts

Where business is usually carried out and shopping is done, on this evening visitors will experience the coexistence
of art, music and culinary diversity. From an exclusive fashion show, art and photo exhibitions, an impressive fire
show to make-up by a professional make-up artist, there is something for everyone.
Musically, the repertoire ranges from classical rhythms and world music melodies to first-class dance music and
hot-blooded samba. In addition to oriental delicacies and South American finger food, guests are treated to delicious
cocktails, fruity punch and much more.

ONW Benefiz Run

“Move, make a difference for the oncology network” is the credo of this year's Seepassage Pharmacy charity run.
100% of the proceeds benefit the Onkological Network e.V.
The Onkological Network e.V. is an association of doctors and numerous experts from the Lüchow-Dannenberg
region who work professionally or on a voluntary basis in the field of oncology and hematology. The organizer
and organizer of the ONW run is the Seepassage pharmacy in Dannenberg.
Registration for the run is possible using the online registration form at www.onw-wendland.de.

Once a year we hike for 24 hours in the Harz Mountains! Follow the trail of the Harz hiking nobility in the historic
national park around Wernigerode. The Brocken has a good view - this year you can explore its surroundings.

Cost: 49 EUR

In the natural ambience of the Bürgerpark, various program items for children, families and all music-loving fans
take place. This year we can welcome, among others, Tim Benzko and Juli at the MDR Harz Open Air!

Nienburg Old Town Festival

Nienburg's 52nd Old Town Festival will take place from September 26th to 29th, 2024! Over 60 bands, spread
across up to 7 stages, invite guests big and small throughout the old town to celebrate and have fun! Bargain
hunters get their money's worth at the traditional flea market on Saturday morning.

Summer Open Air with Giovanni Zarrella

In the summer of 2024, Giovanni Zarrella and his great band will bring a sunny dolce vita feeling live to the stage
of our UNESCO World Heritage city. Great entertainment and pure Italian joie de vivre!

Costs: 65,50 EUR

24th Stolberger Lerchenfefst - historical city festival

On the second weekend in August, on August 10th and 11th, 2024, the frying pans will be glowing in Stolberg
from 10:00 a.m. on both days and it's all about the sausage again!

The Stolberger Lerchen, a specialty and a special treat for the palate, are the focus of the historic city festival in
the market area and in Rittergasse for the 24th time.

Saturday and Sunday, August 10th. and August 11th, 2024, we are looking forward to a great program:
dealers and craftsmen/artists, musicians and musicians entertain and invite you to dance on Saturday evening.

Numerous traders and artisans offer their goods. Wooden items and wood carving, arts and crafts, silverware
and jewelry, gifts, antiques, beekeeping products, onion braids & floristry, genuine Stolberger FRESSSACKE, ...  

There is a small toll on Saturdays and Sundays: at the entrances to the market area and in Rittergasse.
Children are of course free.

We look forward to your visit and cordially invite you.


A note for visitors, drivers and residents: as every year, Rittergasse from the market to "Sonja's Café" is closed
to car traffic on Saturday and Sunday (except for the fire department and rescue vehicles). We ask you to take
this into account and thank you for your understanding.
A detour is possible from the train station via Hainfeld to get to the rear area of ​​Rittergasse, to the parking lot
at Rittertor (free parking lot).
The parking spaces in Kalten Tal and at the train station are available to guests free of charge, as well as the
paid parking lot at the Seigerturm, Niedergasse 1.

Herbstfest am KubiZ

Anniversary: ​​500 years of Hans Staden in Homberg (Efze)

With Europe's largest samba show on June 15, 2024

This year, the guests and citizens of the city of Homberg (Efze) will have a cultural highlight that will be
present throughout the year and will have a great impact. The city of Homberg is celebrating the
anniversary “500 years of Hans Staden” together with the House of Reformation support group, the
organizational team and the German-Brazilian Society. The patron of the event series is Dr. Georg Witschel,
former ambassador to Brazil (2016–2020) and President of the German-Brazilian Society. An exhibition,
top-class lectures on the subject of Hans Staden, hand-made book printing, an author reading and a two-day
samba and folklore festival on the Homberg market square make up the colorful bouquet of events that the
organizational team has organized for all visitors.

The significance of Hans Staden's “Truthful Historia” for Brazil research

International scholars agree that the importance of Hans Staden, who was born in Homberg (Efze)
around 1525, cannot be overestimated. With his “Truthful Historia,” published in Marburg in 1557 by the
university printer Kolbe, Hans Staden laid the foundation for the tradition of (German-language) Brazilian
literature that is still alive today, especially for Brazilian research in Brazil. Reason enough for Hans Staden's
birthplace to put together a varied anniversary program.


The program in the Hans Staden year 2024: www.staden500.de (di)

Summer-Sunday-Concerts

The summer Saturday concerts have been very popular for many years. People like to interrupt their shopping
spree and/or meet up in the outdoor dining areas of the bars to listen to the cheerful sounds. At the start on
April 27, 2024, two well-known “faces” will provide the best entertainment
from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Manni Schmelz and Frank Winkler.

Let the music inspire you and pamper yourself with the hospitable service in the restaurants, cafes, beer gardens,
etc., because “Melsungen is worth it”!
Popular and well-known melodies will be played every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. until mid-September.
The exact program will be announced later.

Admission is free.

After-work markets

This year too, the popular after-work markets will take place around the historic town hall.
The after-work markets are also intended to give working people the opportunity to buy regional products at
the markets, meet friends and end the evening comfortably. All after-work markets are accompanied by a small
program of live music.

Admission is free.

Dates 2024: May 14th / June 11th / July 9th / August 13th / September 10th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m

Enchanted castle garden

The enchanted castle garden takes place every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during the Hessian summer
holidays. Different bands play every evening and ensure a good atmosphere! Admission to the beer garden is
from 6 p.m. - the live music starts at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Your physical well-being is well taken care of with
bratwurst, fries, cocktail bar and beer.

Wine festival

For three days, the romantic half-timbered backdrop of the market square with the famous town hall and the
idyllic Königsplatz will be a meeting place for wine lovers and connoisseurs. Enjoy wines from almost all German
wine-growing regions and Alsace in a romantic ambience! Additionally, wine and champagne cocktails
(with and without alcohol) are offered. There are also delicious snacks that go well with the wine.

Entry on all 3 days is free.

Opening hours:
Friday: 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m
Saturday: 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Bar: 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Summer beer garden

Entertaining old town tour through a half-timbered town worth seeing with a visit to the castle and the brewery
tower. Afterwards, coffee and cake in the castle café.

Hiking guide: Bernd Reiß

Cost: 3 EUR/adult.

Nigjht watchman tour

Our night watchman and his assistant will guide you through the evening city and entertain you with lively
anecdotes from the Middle Ages. The tour is spiced up with all sorts of special effects, and a
“Templar schnapps” is included.

Tour guide: Harald Theiß

Cost: 8 EUR/adult.

Kaufunger Stiftssommer - Old Blind Dogs High Energy from Scotland

Exuberant Scottish folk music. – Anyone who thinks they've heard everything you can do with a Scottish bagpipe
will be proven wrong by the band's pipers.

“KulturGenuss im Kaufunger Stift” also on youtube.com

The Kaufunger Stiftssommer is supported by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art.

Alteburg market

Today nothing can be seen of the once important Roman fort Alteburg near Idstein-Heftrich.
A lively market activity is said to have developed here as early as the 3rd century.
Based on this tradition, the Alteburg market has been revived as a huge market for goods and livestock
with the character of a folk festival.

On three Thursdays a year - after Pentecost, Jacobus and Bartholomew - young and old meet at the site of
this former Roman fort under old lime trees.

Dates 2024: May 23rd, July 25th, August 29th - from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m

Wine festival Dillenburg

It will be a wine... and we will be there!
The Dillenburg Wine Festival is entering the next round.

Celebrating two days of convivial wine bliss – that’s what the citizens of Dillenburg and guests from the surrounding
area can look forward to! The popular and traditional wine festival is going into the next round and is now taking
place for the 18th time. A glass of wine and time with friends, combined with live music and culinary delicacies -
that's the Dillenburg Wine Festival!
On August 2nd and 3rd, 2024 it's time again: happy togetherness with vine juices and sparkling wine in the great
ambience of the spacious area in the Hofgarten! Admission is free as usual. The Förderkreis Dillenburg e.V.
cordially invites you to linger on both event days from 5 p.m. to midnight.

Aqarena Night - The Dillenburg City Festival

On Saturday, August 24, 2024, the Aquarena Night, the Dillenburg city festival, goes into the next round.
Almost 7,000 guests took part in the city festival last year. As far as the organization of the city festival is
concerned, the focus this year is once again on the core city area including the Hofgarten.

There will be a total of three live stages as well as a planet party stage for the younger audience. The walking
distances between the individual stages are kept short and are only approx. 150 m each. The musical
Performances begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission to the event site is scheduled for 6 p.m.
When it comes to live music, the Oranienstadt Dillenburg, as the organizer, attaches great importance to variety in
the program and, in particular, to the quality of the artist groups. Regional cover bands (Top 40) share the stages
national and international tribute bands.

Old town festival

Large traditional inner city festival in Babenhausen with a large children's program.
Large Lego train in the Stadtmühle. Program with street artists. Dealer mile and live music at various clubs.
The shops are open Sunday.
Large exhibition of tractors and historic trucks at the tractor friends behind the town mill.

Dreieichenhain castle festival

The Dreieichenhain Castle Festival is an integral part of the festival summer program in southern Hesse.
Every year, tens of thousands of visitors flock to Dreieich to enjoy a diverse range of cultural offerings at Hayn
Castle that are known far beyond the city limits.

For six weeks, the castle offers an extraordinary backdrop for varied open-air events.
The program includes theater, opera, cabaret, concerts, variety shows and readings.
Regionally, nationally and internationally known artists are regular guests in the Burggarten and delight
the audience.

Hayn Castle and the natural stage have been known and popular as cultural venues for centuries.
The festival itself has a long tradition; since 2007 it has been under the direction of the Dreieich community centers.

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Hayner Castle Festival

Medieval market

Open: Friday 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m
          Saturday 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m
          Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m

Hayner pottery market in the Dreieichenhain castle complex

Half-timbering in Steinheim

In Steinheim, numerous decorative variations, decorated bay windows and elaborate window constructions
characterize the half-timbering of the old town houses. This tour with historical explanations and explanations
from carpentry technicians on the half-timbered buildings is for everyone who wants to know in detail.

Meeting point: Parking lot in front of the Best Western Premier Hotel Villa Stokkum

Entry: 10 EUR

Cultural summer on the Mildenburg

The special open-air festival for our region!
With the cultural summer, STADTKULTUR Miltenberg offers a varied and colorful program at Mildenburg.
Many well-known artists from the regional cultural scene of different genres will be on display.

Advance ticket sales are expected to begin at the end of April 2024.

Michaelismesse

Largest folk festival in the region with an amusement park, large market and craft exhibitions.
There is an extraordinarily diverse program at the Michaelismesse with something for every taste and
for young and old.

Wine specialties from the region and Franconian delicacies on Engelplatz.
For the 18th time, Miltenberg's Engelplatz is the backdrop for a very special festival.
Here you will be treated to regional wines and specialties from Franconian cuisine.

Street Food & Music Festival JUST.OUT.LOUD

A diverse culinary offering with live music and a family-friendly supporting program.

34. Bauernmarkt

Traditional farmers' market with numerous attractions and regional offerings. The shops are open Sunday

76. Umstädter Winzerfest

Event highlight of the year. With a big parade on Sunday.

Old town festival Wertheim

The Old Town Festival
- a highlight of Wertheim's event calendar - takes place from Friday to Sunday, July 26th - 28th.

Celebrations take place in the alleys and squares in the city center. Treats, stalls and, above all, music for every taste will be offered again.

Opening times: Friday from 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m., Sunday from 11 a.m

Bülent Ceylan & Band: I love people

With his debut album “I Love People,” which will be released on March 1, 2024, comedian Bülent Ceylan is making
a statement and presenting himself as a serious musician. Bülent and his band will be going on a live tour from
April.

Together with his band, he will not only make his audience headbang. Because Bülent Ceylan not only knows
metal, but also sings his way into the hearts of the audience with great ballads and pop/rock songs.

Admission: EUR 52.40

Andreas Kümmert & Band

Andreas Kümmert shatters the idea of ​​what a pop star should do and be. The 37-year-old from Gemünden is
trained in the blues, rock and soul of a bygone era - carried by a unique voice. Andreas Kümmert was not yet born
when his idols Bob Dylan, Richie Havens, Frank Zappa, Sly Stone, Jim Morrison and Ray Charles experienced their
artistic heyday. Nevertheless, it conveys the feeling of that era like no other. Supposed opposites between “black”
and “white” dissolve into pure soul music as soon as he picks up a microphone.

Admission: from 27 EUR

Live & Unheard (FALK)

Experience last year's winner of the Reinheim Satire Lion: Winner of the Jury and Audience Prize 2023

Friends of sarcasm and black humor and everyone who likes to think outside the box have come to the right place
with musical cabaret artist and songwriter FALK. The audience is not expected to do more than laugh at themselves.
Because FALK works on the spirit of the times and tries to spare nothing and no one - not even itself.

Admission: EUR 19.00

It's about to go bang (The money is on the windowsill Marie)

Disarmingly funny to romantic-melancholic, politically agitating to wisecracking, conciliatory young cabaret.
When the real-fictional lovers are not chatting in an extremely entertaining way, they sing and dance
self-composed songs, play the light organ and perform a smartphone. One bang follows the other.

Admission: EUR 19.00

StadtKultur with the Blechbläserquintett der Bamberger Symphoniker

WITH WORKS BY BERNSTEIN, TCHAIKOVSKY, GERSHWIN, MAHLER, MOZART, among others.
A SOUND FESTIVAL, RADIANT, MAGNIFICENT, SENSUAL

If the weather is bad, the event will take place in St. Kilian.

45. Weinturm Open Air

The Weinturm Open Air in Bad Windsheim is a cultural event. The focus is on our bands and an open audience
interested in the music. All of this on a unique festival site and in a peaceful, familiar and considerate atmosphere.

Admission: from 49 EUR

StadtKultur with the Sonority Quintet

SECULAR AND SPIRITUAL MUSIC AT THE HIGHEST FORM! FORMER SINGERS OF THE WINDSBACH BOYS CHOIR

If the weather is bad, the event will take place in St. Kilian.

Kirchweih

The longest fair in the district with pre-kirch fairs, the traditional folk festival and the fair market on August 25, 2024.

Performance of the historical Wagner dance from 1560

Life in a medieval imperial city was unthinkable without the guilds and so the Wagner guild played a significant role
in the history of the city with its wagon and equipment construction and made a significant contribution to the
construction of Windsheim's third city wall. This led to this guild receiving the privilege of its own guild dance from
the city council in the 15th century. The Wagners were thus “granted their own amusements,” as the chronicle
records it.
In the 16th century, the guild dance became the most popular popular entertainment in Windsheim and over the
centuries it became a small festival that is performed twice a year and shows the privileges of the guild through
the council as well as the historical Wagner dance. It goes without saying that this festival is performed in the
colorful imperial city costumes for a Franconian imperial city.
Admission is free.

Blues- & Jazzfestival

The city of Baunach will again bring the festival to Baunach on three evenings. Jazz and blues will be heard in the
beautiful, historical ambience of the Prince-Bishop's hunting lodge and its garden.

Entry free

Autumn market with street food mile

In 2024 we will combine two Baunach highlights:

Autumn market with high-quality handicrafts & street food market with various food trucks that will tempt your taste buds.

So there is something for everyone and everyone can try it out as they please.

Musiktage Ebern - Rückert Ensemble

Old town festival Seßlach

The Seßlach Old Town Festival is a traditional festival in which the historic old town provides a wonderful backdrop.
The home-brewed beer, Franconian specialties and music invite you to linger and not want to go home.

The visit is definitely worth it.

Old Town Wine Festival

Old city and mordern art

The city tour takes you to the most important sights of our city. Bietigheim's largely preserved medieval old town
offers impressive signs of historical architecture paired with modern architecture and art in a very small space.
In a limited urban space, the buildings strive to be taller in order to outdo each other with their carvings and
decorations. At the same time, visitors today also encounter witnesses of our time. Numerous sculptures and
sculptures, such as the “Ku(h)riosum” – the cow on the jug or the “Tower of the Gray Horses” by Jürgen Goertz
populate the street space and thus give the cityscape a special tension. At the end you will encounter a work of
art of a special kind: the Villa Visconti with its more than 300 depictions of heads.

Public tour 2024:
on all Sundays (except July 9th) between April 7th - October 27th

Barrier-free tours of the old town: May 26th, July 21st, September 22nd.

Start: 10.30 a.m., Ku(h)riosum at Kronenplatz
Duration: 1.5 hours
Price per person: €3.50 (children up to 6 years free, reduced €2)
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours

Group tour: 70-75 €
Can be booked at any time and all year round.
Number of participants: 25 people (each additional person €2)
(Also possible in French or English)
 
School classes receive a €9 discount on all tours.

Curtain up! - Bietigheim's history staged

Theater tour

A special kind of tour: Immerse yourself deeply in the history of Bietigheim and be surprised at who you meet
there. Actors from the theater group of the Bissingen Sports Association will slip into the roles of people who
have had a significant impact on Bietigheim and will interrupt the city tour in an entertaining way and talk about
their time.
In addition to craftsmen, industrialists and high-ranking officials, the Wengerter should of course not be missing
here. Viticulture was the engine of the medieval economy and ensured prosperity and wealth. At the end of the
tour, a wine from today's time will be tasted and the history of viticulture in the Enztal will be discussed.


Public tours 2024:

SA June 8th from 6:00 p.m
Fri July 12th from 6:00 p.m
FRI August 2nd from 6:00 p.m. you
SA September 14th from 5:00 p.m

Meeting point: Kronenplatz
Duration: approx. 1.5-2 hours
Price per person: EUR 13.00 (incl. 1 glass of wine) / Reduced EUR 10.00
Registration required!

Beguine tour with Sister Anna to the 16th century.

- costume tour -

Sister Anna, Bietigheim's last beguine, walks through the old town in her sister's costume. She takes her
companions to Bietigheim in the 16th century with wit and Swabian dialect. History and stories from the
perspective of a pious woman are the essence of this special city tour. She talks in Swabian about the hustle and
bustle of the traders, observes the raftsmen and reports what happened on March 1st 1542.

Start: Ku(h)riosum at Kronenplatz
Duration: approx. 75 minutes.
Price per person: €4.50 (reduced €3)
Group tour: €75

With her debut album “Green Eyed Soul” she reached number 3 in the German album charts, her albums
“Naughty But Nice”, “Muttersprach” and “Herz Kraft Werke” reached number 1 and with singles such as “From Sarah
with Love”, “ How beautiful you are” or “Vincent” she has been regularly in the top 10 since 2001: Sarah Connor is
right at the top of the list of the most successful German singers.

And especially live, Sarah Connor is an unbeatable experience and impresses not only with her vocal power but
also with her qualities as an entertainer.

Folk at the Neckar Festival

Folk am Neckar is going into the tenth round! In 2024, diversity will continue to be the common thread running
through the program. This year there is folk from Scotland, Ireland and England, traditional and at the same time
up to date, folk rock with a punk touch from Italy and Switzerland and rousing bluegrass from Bavaria. We are
looking forward to the Folk Band of the Year 2004 and 2007 at the Scots Trad Music Awards and to the "Gaelic folk
superstars" from Scotland. We also serve culinary delicacies, draft beer specialties and high-alcohol whiskey-based
drinks. A celebration for all friends of handmade music!

International street theater

In recent decades, street theater has developed into an independent and self-confident art form. This year too, the
international artists are transforming the streets of Mosbach's city center into a place of entertainment and magic.
Enjoy the unique atmosphere of the different cultures paired with great performances!
A detailed program flyer will appear shortly before the date. This is available at the Mosbach Tourist Information
Office, among others.

NightWash is the cult brand for stand-up comedy in Germany. With almost 200 million views online and over 150
live shows per year in Germany, Switzerland and Belgium, NightWash is the most successful comedy brand in
German-speaking countries.
NightWash brings the freshest stand-up comedy from popular comedians and newcomers, surprising shows paired
with the very best audience to the stage. Every show is unique at the highest level. Guaranteed not to leave a dry
eye here!
Ben Schafmeister, Sven Bensmann, Kristina Bogansky and Tony Bauer are there. The artists of the evening mix
comedy with musical interludes and thus provide top-class entertainment!

Alley music festival

Instead of the KultTour pubs, this year the city center will be livened up with street music: one evening, several
places and a colorful range of handmade music. There should be something suitable for everyone at the alley music
festival. On this evening everyone is invited to listen to the musicians, dance, unwind and have a wonderful time in
downtown Mosbach.

Half-timbered structure in Mosbach

Which is the oldest half-timbered house in Mosbach and what method was used to determine this?
Where do you find half and whole men? This special tour provides easy-to-understand information about many
questions and trains your eye - even for beauty that is hidden under plaster.

Costs:
7 EUR/adult
4 EUR/pupils and students

This tour can also be booked individually as a group tour. Information at the Tourist Information Mosbach

Simone Solga

Don't you agree? The best Germany of all time is increasingly looking like a huge padded cell. And woe betide
anyone who complains. About a politics that can no longer do anything and can no longer get anything done. Our
country is supposed to become more colorful every day, but many people only see black things. From the railways
to the Bundeswehr: the most diverse thing about Germany is now various failures. We once had zero hour, today
we have zero hour. It is true! And that's why keeping quiet is over now. Simone Solga dares her own personal
revolution: she simply calls things by their name. And refuses to take all this nonsense seriously. What a wonderful
piece of impudence! Because life is too beautiful, too short and far too fun to let the crazy people make it miserable
for you. Happy into the abyss with Solga: that's the least you should treat yourself to.

Jazzed Friends - Jazz Festival

“Jazzed Friends” mark the end of this year’s Mosbach summer in the moat. The soloists Nicole Metzger, Ingolf
Burkhardt, Ludwig Nuss and Steffen Weber, all of whom come from the region, are soundly supported by the Ralph
Schweizer Big Band under the direction of Ralph Schweizer, the University Big Band Siegen under its current leader
Martin Reuthner and the Baden State Youth Jazz Orchestra. Württemberg (LaJazzo BW) under the artistic direction
of Klaus Graf. The musical farewell to the summer program offers a final highlight of the open air event series.
On this evening, guests will enjoy an international musical cross-section from swing to funk to hot salsa rhythms.

Gerbersau summer readings

Every year, between Hesse’s birthday on 02 July and the date of his death on 09 August, lectures are held in his commemoration. Professional speakers associated with the Stuttgart Academy of Music read stories and recollections by Hesse that are set in his hometown of Calw. The readings are accompanied by first-rate chamber music in the form of duets and quartets performed by the Calw Music School. The offer is rounded off by Sunday walks in the footsteps of the poet.

Calw Monestary summer festival

Every year from the end of July until the beginning of August, the monastery complex provides the historic setting for this first-class cultural event. Included are concerts given by famous international stars from a variety of different genres such as classic, rock and pop, opera and operetta, musical and cabaret.

Summer open air cinema at the monastery Hirsau

The Calw Open-air Cinema takes place every year in August following the Calw Monastery Summer Festival, offering unique enjoyment under the open sky.The visitors enjoy two weeks of daily changing films, including world-famous film classics and blockbusters, in the incomparable atmosphere of the cloister, goose bumps and all.

Rock at Brühl festival

The “Rock am Brühl” festival promises the finest rock music: hard rock, ska, indie, punk, rockabilly. Local and regional acts, but also one or two pearls from beyond the Black Forest, will offer rock fans a loud weekend here. Put on a leather jacket or cowl, boots or chucks and get out the french fries!

Glasperlenspiele Calw- Festival für Liedkunst

The Glasperlenspiele Calw festival is entirely dedicated to the art of song. In addition to well-known works from the
song repertoire, the festival also looks for the unknown every year, especially for settings of texts by Hermann
Hesse, who was born in Calw.

The festival includes three concerts: Concert 1 and 2 start at 7:30 p.m. Concert 3 starts at 11:15 a.m.

Day of the open monument

Little alley music & long shopping night

Extensive shopping with live music and great promotions is popular here. Various live acts provide the musical
entertainment, conjuring up a very special flair in the picturesque streets. This is how you can spend a mild
summer evening in the beautiful half-timbered town.

Adventure weekend “Daimler pleasure tours”

Attention lovers of pleasure!

The popular “Daimler pleasure tours” are entering their second round.

The original Mercedes-Benz O 3500 vintage bus from 1950 is back on tour through Schorndorf and to Grafenberg.
The Daimler pleasure tours take place as part of the Stuttgart region's adventure weekend. This exclusive tour
combines fine gourmet stops where exquisite wines and culinary delicacies await you. And as a special highlight,
you will be accompanied by none other than Mr. Daimler himself.

The majority of the tour takes place by bus. A distance (slightly uphill) of 300m to the prism must be covered on
foot. The event takes place in any weather.

Starts at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., each about 2.5-3 hours
Costs EUR 59.00

Schorndorf Wine Days 2024

For the 28th time, the well-known and regional wineries from the Remstal are providing liquid culinary delights
on the market square in Schorndorf. Framed by beautiful half-timbered buildings, the wine days conjure up a very
special atmosphere in the city center.

All information & program at www.schorndorf.de/weintage

Schorndorf art night

At the 21st Schorndorf Art Night, the Schorndorf art scene presents itself with great attention to detail
across all areas of art. For this special night, studios are spruced up, new exhibition spaces are discovered,
companies and galleries open their doors. Literature, music, performances, guided tours, culinary delights and
much more round off the offering for the full enjoyment of art. The art highlight of the year is coordinated by the
Kulturforum Schorndorf e.V.

300 years of half-timbered town hall

Under the annual motto "True Signs. Witnesses to History" we are celebrating the 300th anniversary of the
Kirchheim Town Hall - our half-timbered jewel in the middle of Kirchheim's old town. The anniversary celebrations
on Open Monument Day 2024 will be framed by a town hall stool and supplemented by exciting lectures on the
building history of the town hall and the history of the city administration and citizens' representatives.

Heimatfreunde Eppingen e.V.

Public city tour / SATURDAYtours in Eppingen

Just come along and explore Eppingen.

On the following dates, the Eppinger Heimatfreunde offer public city tours in Eppingen for guests, (new)citizens
and interested parties.

Without prior registration, costs €2.50 per person,
Duration: approx. 90 minutes, meeting point: 2:30 p.m. at the Pfeifferturm, Kirchgasse 3 in Eppingen

DATES 2024:
May 5, May 12, May 19, May 26, 2024, June 2, 2024, June 9, 2024, June 16, 2024, June 23, 2024, June 30, 2024, July 7, 2024,
July 14, 2024, July 21, 2024, July 28, 2024, August 4, 2024, August 11, 2024, August 18, 2024, August 25, 2024,
September 1, 2024, September 8, 2024, September 15, 2024, September 22, 2024, September 29, 2024

Public city tour / SATURDAYtours in Eppingen

Just come along and explore Eppingen.


On the following dates, the Eppinger Heimatfreunde offer public city tours in Eppingen for guests, (new) citizens and interested parties.

Without prior registration, costs €2.50 per person,
Duration: approx. 90 minutes, meeting point: 11:00 a.m. at the Pfeifferturm, Kirchgasse 3 in Eppingen

DATES 2024:

June 1, 2024,
July 6, 2024,
August 3, 2024,
September 7, 2024

"Halbe nach 5"-tour / themed tour and a cozy end with a pint of beer

In collaboration with the Eppinger Heimatfreunde and the private brewery Palmbräu, city tours take place,
which are dedicated to various topics.
As the name suggests, the tours begin at 5:30 p.m.
At the end of the tour, participants receive a pint of beer donated by the Palmbräu brewery.

DATES 2024:

Friday, April 26th, 2024 - Crooks, Thieves, Murderers - Epping police story, meeting point: Karlsplatz,
followed by beer in the old prison

Friday, May 24th, 2024 - The Elsenz district
Meeting point: Elsenzer See parking lot, followed by beer in “Lago 15”

Friday, June 7th, 2024 - With the hunter through the Epping Forest
Meeting point: Parking lot at the Chartaque (Eppingen-Kleingartach road)
followed by beer at the hunting lodge

Friday, July 5, 2024 - Cheers! Old Richen businesses
Meeting point: administrative office, followed by beer at the administrative office

Friday, September 6th, 2024 - Half past 5 for children and families
Meeting point: market square, followed by apple juice spritzer

Friday, September 27th, 2024 - City guides show their “special places in the old town”, meeting point:
market square, followed by beer in the “Talschenke”

Without prior registration, costs €2.50 per person (half a beer included)

2nd Epping Festival Summer

Atmosphere, lightness, enjoyment – ​​the 2nd Epping Festival Summer invites the region to the summer event in
2024. From August 1st to 31st, events, series and activities for all generations will find a permanent place in the
middle of the city and revive the festival atmosphere. Whether it's casual beats, atmospheric concerts, impressive
cultural evenings or even fun afternoons for children - see you at the Epping Festival Summer 2024.

Shepherd's Run

Oldest Swabian local festival. The shepherds' guild, whose drawer was in Markgröningen, was divided into four
parts in 1723 and subshops were set up in Heidenheim, Urach and Wildberg (shepherd runs also take place in
these towns). In the past, attendance at the guild meeting on St. Bartholomew's Day (August 24th) was
compulsory, court was held, disputes were settled and apprentices were acquitted. Today's festival goes back to
the shepherd's order of 1651. Performance hats on Friday. The run by shepherds and shepherds' daughters across
the 300-step-long stubble field and the parade take place on Saturday in the city center.

Wine festival “Waiblingen refreshes”

on the market square, 71332 Waiblingen

every Thursday in summer from June 6th. – September 26, 2024, 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m

Admission free.

25. Waiblingen Summer Night Cinema

old town, 71332 Waiblingen

08/27 – 09/03/24/entry 8:00 p.m

chargeable

10 years of Grafensteig: hiking & dining on the Hochbergsteig

Culinary hike on the Hochbergsteig premium hiking trail with a fantastic view over the half-timbered town
of Bad Urach. After about half the route, a delicious gourmet snack awaits you with special delicacies from
Bischoffs.

Costs: 49 EUR

10 years of Grafensteig: Hiking & Wellness Wasserfallsteig

Hiking & yoga combined on the Wasserfallsteig. During the hike we stop again and again and let nature work
its magic on us while doing various yoga exercises. Afterwards everyone receives a voucher for the AlbThermen
in Bad Urach.

Cost: 24 EUR

Under the motto “True Signs. Contemporary Witnesses to History” the open monument day is taking place nationwide. In Biberach there will again be some exciting events related to this year's motto as well as insights into otherwise closed buildings.

The Culture Parcours offers those who are curious about culture the opportunity to feast until midnight, look, see and hear what the cultural institutions have to offer in the coming season.

Summer stage 2024

Art in the quarry

CulturalNight in Blaubeuren

Visits to the Straubenhofmühle

The mill can be visited under the expert guidance of the customs group. The historical development of grain
grinding and mills is briefly explained on four panels with drawings. Of course, the functionality is also
demonstrated in practice.

Free of charge

Dates: May 12th, June 9th, July 14th, August 11th, September 8th and October 13th

Musical Sunday meeting

Musical Sunday meetings...

on May 12th with the “Saschwaller Buremusik” & “Zalwonder”

on June 2nd with the Sasbachwalden spa and traditional costume band

on June 23rd with the Sasbachwalden/Obersasbach choir community

on June 30th with the band “Mellow Yellow Dixie Fellows”

on July 7th with the Sasbachwalden folk dance and traditional costume group and the Ortenau dance group

on August 11th with the TRIO JazzColours

on August 18th with the band Schorlexaid

on August 25th with the UHUs of the Achern town band

on September 15th with the band “Nimm 3”

TONsphären - Funkturmkonzert

Music written and played by people for people, which arises from the moment, will always remain distinctive.
It differs noticeably and audibly from any algorithmic sound substrate.

Without the human soul and "artistic" intelligence involved, music will never become the approachable event
that humans can so fully.

Under the listening impression of clear soprano, saxophone and string sounds like in Felix Mendelssohn's Adagio
Opus 80, one encounters the ideal concert in this sense - "experience". In the unique atmosphere of the SWR
radio tower on the Hornisgrinde, the TONarten festival ensemble invites you to surrender to this “momentum”
with heart and mind.

Dates: July 25th & July 27th

TONsphären - Funkturmkonzert

Music written and played by people for people, which arises from the moment, will always remain distinctive.
It differs noticeably and audibly from any algorithmic sound substrate.

Without the human soul and "artistic" intelligence involved, music will never become the approachable event
that humans can so fully.

Under the listening impression of clear soprano, saxophone and string sounds like in Felix Mendelssohn's Adagio
Opus 80, one encounters the ideal concert in this sense - "experience". In the unique atmosphere of the SWR
radio tower on the Hornisgrinde, the TONarten festival ensemble invites you to surrender to this “momentum”
with heart and mind.

Dates: July 25th & July 27th

Sindelfingen rocks

Every Wednesday in August there are rock concerts on the Sindelfingen market square from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Everyone is warmly invited to experience the concerts up close and rock out passionately!

Fire evening and medieval market

The annual “Fire Evening” invites you to shop, stroll and relax in the city center with numerous attractions.
As part of the long shopping evening, the participating stores open their doors until 10 p.m. and offer promotions
and special offers. Visitors can look forward to a special atmosphere in the city center on Friday - thanks to
spectacular fire shows at changing locations, colorful light installations and live music. The younger ones can let off
steam on many play elements and on a bouncy castle, which can be found in the Lower Suburb. At 10 p.m., the
Stern Center's big fireworks display will be lit, which will be the crowning finale of the evening.

The popular medieval market starts at the same time and runs until Sunday. With music, jugglers and show fights,
hands-on activities for the children and a big fire show in the evening, there is something for everyone. Suckling
pig fresh from the grill, delicious crepes and much more ensure your physical well-being.

Wine and City festival Gengenbach

The third weekend in September is firmly booked by wine lovers: that's when the Gengenbach Wine and
City Festival is celebrated in the historic old town - with excellent wines, atmospheric music and lots of delicacies.
In 2024 on September 14th and 15th. Wine growing has a long tradition in Gengenbach. Benedictine monks
planted the first vines in Gengenbach over a thousand years ago. And so the foundation stone for viticulture in
Ortenau was laid over 1,130 years ago. Not only did numerous vineyards emerge that still bear witness to this time
today. Wines from this area can be tasted as part of the Gengenbach Wine and City Festival. The old town
continues to provide a unique atmosphere.