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Heidelberg – Culture and Festival Town 2015Dance, theater, music – cultural scene takes the town’s stage

Heidelberg – In 2015 cultural enthusiasts can get to know the many faces of Heidelberg – be it the cabaret and comedy festival “Carambolage”, the Enjoy Jazz Festival, the international music festival “Heidelberger Frühling”, the Heidelberg Stückemarkt or the famous Schlossfestspiele (Castle Festival). Heidelberg will continue to present itself as a festival town in 2015.

January 2-11, 201527th Heidelberg Klavierwoche (Piano Week)

One fixed event on the classical scene is the Heidelberger Klavierwoche. For the kickoff event each year, celebrated pianists and highly acclaimed up-and-coming talent give a guest performance at the DAI German-American Institute. The concert series will be opened by Schaghajegh Nosrati on Friday, January 2, at 8 pm. The pianist Schaghajegh Nosrati stands out with an active performing career and she is regularly present at major national as well as international competitions. Her successes include winning the gold medal at the international Concours pour jeunes solistes in Luxembourg. You can find additional information at www.dai-heidelberg.de.

January 17 - February 1, 2015

CARAMBOLAGE - 13th Cabaret and Comedy Festival

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Pianist Schaghajegh Nosrati opens Heidelberg Piano Week 2015. Photo: DAI

“The money is on the window-sill, Marie” – Wiebke Eymess and Fridolin Müller entertain in “Caramolage”. Photo: Anna Schrettenbrunner

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Comedy, cabaret, music, and standup - intelligent entertainment is the focus at the 13th cabaret festival “Carambolage”. Carambolage stands for collisions, for the convergence of exciting concepts, big names, and the unknown. Some of the names on board for 2015 include Hennes Bender, Henning Schmidtke, Tutu Toulouse, Sven Ratzke and the Springmaus improvisational theater. You can find additional information at www.karlstorbahnhof.de.

January 22 - 25, 201511th Heidelberg Streichquartettfest (string quartet festival) 2015

A festival for the supreme discipline of chamber music: The Streichquartettfest 2015 features eight stirring concerts as well as four exciting workshops and two rounds of discussion. An enthusiastic audience will have access to four days of various quartettes making music, holding discussions, experimenting and sampling. In 2015 you will have the opportunity to experience three established string quartets who could not be more different from one another. While the JACK quartet has gained international recognition with performances of the works of contemporary composers – in Heidelberg they will play the first German performance of a Simon Holt piece, the Modigliani quartet has made a name for itself for one with a recording of the great quartets of their compatriots Debussy, Ravel and Saint-Saëns. In addition to this, the Pavel Haas quartet creates connections to its roots with Smetana’s “Aus meinem Leben” (From my life). There is

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The Pavel Haas quartet creates connections to its roots with Smetana’s “Aus meinem Leben” (From my life). Photo: Marco Borggreve

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even more to be discovered with the young but already highly-acclaimed ensembles the Parker Quartet from the USA and Quatuor Van Kuijk from Holland. Workshops with radio presenter, director and screenwriter Daniel Finkernagel and the violinist Oliver Wille take a fresh look at questions of composition and interpretation. You can find additional information at www.streichquartettfest.de.

February 4 – March 26, 2015Schöner Lügen (beautiful lies) – the HEIDELBERG Chanson Festival

In February and March, Heidelberg will become the home of the German Chanson for the 14th time. Anyone who is anyone on the scene can be expected to meet here in the metropolitan region for the weeks of the “schöner lügen” festival. Most of the concerts take place at the Kulturfenster in Bergheim. This year Halle 02 is involved for the first time. There the festival will be opened by Dota Kehr - winner of the German Cabaret Award in the “Chanson” division. The appearances at the Kulturfenster will include Lisa Bassenge, Annette Postel, Mine, Sarah Hakenberg, Jo van Nelsen and Roger Stein. You can access the program for Germany’s biggest modern German Chanson festival online at www.schoenerluegen.de.

February 14, 2015Ball der Vampire (Vampire’s Ball ) at Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg

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Annette Postel appears at the Chansonfest Heidelberg. Photo: Kulturfenster

Sharp – Sharper – the Vampire’s Ball!

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Sharp – Sharper – the Vampire’s Ball! There’s absolutely nothing more iconic than this event of unusual masks for which costume rental shops spend many sleepless nights preparing. Count Dracula himself hosts a lively dance at the party.This ball with bite is no place for the boring or the faint-hearted, and certainly not the place to turn up wearing a sailor suit! Things really take off at this annual gathering of the nocturnal species. You find up to date information on the Ball der Vampire on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BallDerVampire or at www.flamme-konzerte.de.

March to November 2015Neckar-Musikfestival (Neckar Music Festival) 2015

In 2015, the Neckar Music Festival is offering top class concerts with international attendees in towns, castles and palaces in the beautiful Neckar Valley. With 50 concerts a year in ten cities, the core area of the festival stretches from Stuttgart, across Heilbronn and Heidelberg to the mouth of the Neckar. Famous and lesser known historical sites will be linked to one another musically. Heidelberg composer and pianist Martin Münch assumes the artistic direction. With the Neckar Music Festival it is his aim to push both historical and modern classical music further into the focus of cultural interest, create new platforms for it and breathe new life into it in a social environment characterized by pop music. The Heidelberg “piano international - Gesellschaft für internationale Verständigung

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It’s ball night at Stadthalle Heidelberg (Heidelberg’s Town Hall). Photos: Flamme Konzerte

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durch Klaviermusik e.V.” (association for international understanding through piano music) in collaboration with the Neckar-Musikfestival e.V. foundation and the cultural offices of participating towns and communities are the organizers of the Neckar-Musikfestival (Neckar Music Festival). The motto of the Neckar Music Festival 2015 is “Russian Trilogy” – the spotlight is on the works of three great Russians celebrating significant anniversaries from 1915, Alexander Skrjabin (100th anniversary of his death), Alexander Glasunow (150th birthday) and Peter Tchaikovsky (175th birthday), in new interpretations and a new sound format. You can find additional information at www.neckar-musikfestival.de.

March 21 to April 25, 2015International Music Festival Heidelberger Frühling (Heidelberg Spring)

It is the largest music festival in Baden-Württemberg and ranks among the top international festivals for classical music: Heidelberger Frühling (Heidelberg Spring). The “Frühling” owes its reputation to more than just the great performers who appear in the Neckar town year upon year. The 2015 program picks up on the current debate about the opportunities and risks of the digital transformation with the title “Freiheit wagen” (dare for freedom) – and questions the responsibility of art and artists in times of deepening social upheaval in this context in particular. The program features well over 100 events, among those

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The German Symphony Orchestra Berlin plays at the Stadthalle (Town Hall) Heidelberg. Photo: Sven Hoppe

The pianist András Schiff gives a guest performance at the Heidelberger Frühling. Photo: ECM Records

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concerts with the pianist András Schiff, the Deutschen Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (German Symphony Orchestra Berlin) and the cello player Gautier Capuçon as well as an in-house production in collaboration with John Neumeier’s Bundesjugendballett (junior state ballet). The festival has also commissioned two compositions. You can find additional information at www.heidelberger-fruehling.de.

April 25 to May 10, 2015Alternativer Frühling (Alternative Spring)- Festival for Music and Contemporary Culture

Alternativer Frühling will add to the Heidelberg cultural landscape for the fourth time in 2015. The art and cultural spectacle, launched by halle02, is regarded as a platform for non-institutionalized forms of art and culture and is now taking place for the second time this year in cooperation with the established classical festival “Heidelberger Frühling”. 2015 will see another varied and experimental program developed in collaboration with the creative heads of the Rhine-Neckar region. The spectrum spans from concerts, workshops and parties to exhibitions and artistic performances. You can find additional information at www.halle02.de.

April 24 to May 3, 2015 32nd Heidelberg Stückemarkt (Heidelberg Theatrical Piece Market) - Guest Country Mexico

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The French artists “Nôze” took part in the Festival for Music and Contemporary Culture 2014. Photo: halle02

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A marathon week of contemporary theater in Spring - that’s the Heidelberger Stückemarkt. The next edition of the famous festival once again presents new theater pieces and their writers, groundbreaking esthetic approaches, artist talks and discussions. The guest country of the 32nd Heidelberg Stückemarkt (Heidelberg Theatrical Piece Market) is Mexico. The theater scene of a country in turmoil and upheaval will be presented with current Mexican productions as well as readings of new Mexican pieces. But the start of festival will be Finnish once again. The winning piece from the International Writer’s Competition from the guest country Finland opens the next Stückemarkt with its German premiere in a Cilla Back production. Further information on the Heidelberger Stückemarkt to follow, the detailed program will be published early in 2015. You can find additional information at www.heidelberger-stueckemarkt.de.

May 8/9, 20151st Progressive Rock Festival – Prog the Castle

In May, the Delicious Irony Company invites you to Heidelberg Castle’s Königssaal (King’s Hall) for the rock festival “Prog The Castle”. The following bands have already confirmed: Also Eden, Effloresce, Traumhaus, Argos, Elora, Neverdream, Crystal Palace, Anvision and Anubis. You can find up to date information on facebook – www.facebook.com/ProgTheCastle and www.deliciousirony.org.

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A marathon week of contemporary theater in Spring - that’s the Heidelberger Stückemarkt. Poster: Theater und Orchestra

Rock festival in Heidelberg Castle’s Königssaal. Photo: Delicious Irony Company

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June 6, July 11 and September 5 Heidelberg Castle Illuminations with Fireworks

The legendary Castle Illuminations every year capture the imagination of thousands of people – hardly any other city offers such magical nights every year in June, July and September. Bengali flares slowly bathe the Heidelberg Castle in a mysterious red firelight, as if the ruins were on fire once again in their long history. As the last times in 1689 and 1693, when the troops of the Sun King Louis XIV burnt down the castle, leaving behind the world-famous ruins. When the glowing Castle slowly dies down, the second part of the spectacle begins – the brilliant fireworks over the Neckar. The Elector Friedrich V first had the fireworks staged in 1613, in order to provide a fitting welcome for his newly-betrothed wife Elizabeth Stuart. These fireworks laid the cornerstone for the later festivals of light held in the night sky over Heidelberg – celebrating its 400th Jubilee in the year 2013. The banks of the Neckar and the Philosophers’ Walk around 10 o’clock are the best locations from which to admire the Castle Illuminations. Further information is available from www.heidelberg-event.com

June 12 to 21, 201522nd Baden-Württembergische Theatertage (Baden-Württemberg Theater Days)

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The light show above Heidelberg’s night sky celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2013. Photo: agentur von b.

The Heidelberg Castle illuminations cast a spell on thousands of people every year. Photo: agentur von b.

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In June 2015, the combined power of 32 Baden-Württemberg theaters can be experienced at Theater und Orchester Heidelberg (Theater and Orchestra Heidelberg): The 22nd Baden-Württembergischen Theatertage (Baden-Württemberg Theater Days) come to the Neckar. A very diverse group of 32 professional theatrical companies who are defined by their strong individuality. They do however have one thing in common, they are members of the Landesverband des Deutschen Bühnenvereins (Baden-Württemberg Section of the German Theater Association). This umbrella organization of German theater invites its members to a big theater meeting every two years: National theaters, state theaters, regional theaters, city theaters, children’s and youth theaters as well as exotic independent theaters. With this, Baden-Württemberg confirms its status as one of the most diverse theater landscapes. With the diversity on offer, the Baden-Württembergischen Theatertage (Theater Days) present a one-time opportunity to experience a wide range of theater productions in just a few days. You can find additional information at www.heidelbergtheater.de.

June 24 to 28, 201520th Heidelberger Literaturtage (Heidelberg Literature Days)

The annually occurring literature festival has been one of the focal points of cultural life in Heidelberg since 1994. The program made up of readings of international authors,

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The Art Nouveau style tent provides room for up to 300 literature fans.Photo: Literaturfestival

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author discussions and music has drawn attention across the country. The special atmosphere of an original Art Nouveau style tent provides room for up to 300 literature fans and hosts Heidelberg’s diverse range of publishers, book stores, libraries and cultural institutions in its alcoves. It is among the top 15 festivals of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. Over 54,000 visitors have come to the Literature Days hosted thus far, experiencing 325 authors, linguists and musicians from 28 countries. 15 to 20 events take place each year during the Literature Days. You can find additional information at www.heidellittage.de.

June 27 - August 2, 2015Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele (Heidelberg Castle Festival)

Summer will see the reopening of the town’s most beautiful stages at Heidelberg Castle. This time the Castle courtyard will become the backdrop for William Shakespeare’s undying tragedy Romeo and Juliet, leading the audience off into a Verona, such as there has probably never been: In the midst of the dispute between the enemy nobility families Capulet and Montague unfolds one of the most famous love stories the world has ever seen, before taking its all too fast, relentlessly tragic course. Visitors can also look forward to Rapunzel – the beautiful Rapunzel, who is held prisoner in the tower and lets her long plait down so that her tormentor, the witch Gothel, can climb up on it – as well as a brave prince. This year, in a real novelty, the dance company Nanine Linning/Theater Heidelberg will

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Reopening of the hit production of summer 2014 “My Fair Lady”. Photo: Theater und Orchester Heidelberg

Rapunzel lets her hair down from the tower ... and Romeo and Juliet’s love story takes its tragic course: at the Schlossfestspielen (Castle Festival) 2015.Photo: Andrew Cowin

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seize the Castle – visitors can looks forward to their dance in the tower with great excitement. The musical “My Fair Lady” celebrates a reopening, for all those who still have not seen it – and for those who want to see it again. And, of course, the Castle courtyard will once again be turned into a concert hall under the open sky for a whole series of stirring concerts. You can find additional information at www.heidelberger-schlossfestspiele.de.

July 16 – 26, 2015ARTORT – 10th Anniversary

Places that mean the world – from the stage to the public arena: Under the title “ARTORT”, UnterwegsTheater will be staging a production in the public spaces of the university town of Heidelberg with contributions from international artists - for it’s 10th anniversary, ARTORT015 will give the “mixed area” surrounding the HebelHalle an artistic shake-up. Over a total of eight events, viewers can expect to see a stroll through the surrounding scenes of industrial romanticism led by the UnterwegsTheater director Bernhard Fauser, with the accustomed blend of contemporary dance, music, light and video installations, temporary architecture and other surprises. As in the previous year, there will be a Spanish focus when it comes to the dance element. As only 200 spaces are available per event, buying tickets ahead of time is recommended. For information, see www.unterwegstheater.de or www.art-ort.net.

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Under the title “ARTORT”, UnterwegsTheater will be running an installation in the public spaces of Heidelberg with contributions from international artists Photo: UnterwegsTheater

As in the previous year, there will be a Spanish focus when it comes to the dance element. Photo: UnterwegsTheater

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July 21 – July 28, 2015Heidelberg Bach Week 2015

The “Heidelberg Bach Week” is celebrated every year in the days leading up to the anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach’s death on July 28. For 29 years, the anniversary has been devoted to a subject which sets Bach’s works in relation to other areas of music, art or religion. The Bach Week ends with a nocturnal organ concert (22:00) – a particularly stirring moment, when on the anniversary of Bach’s death the last tone sounds out shortly after midnight in the “Heiliggeistkirche”. Further information is available from www.studentenkantorei.de

September 26, 201546th Heidelberg Autumn

The Craft Market, Flea Market, culture and stalls with regional specialties – Heidelberg’s greatest city festival on the last Saturday in September always sets great store on the cooperation of many associations, gastronomes, citizens and cultural organizers. The winding alleyways along the Neckar with their flea market stands and the varied music program from lunchtime to evening are particularly popular. The ceremonial opening takes place in the Market Square, with invited prominent local guests and traditional characters such as the dwarf Perkeo and the Wine Queen.

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The Heidelberger Studentenkantorei (Heidelberg Student Choir) invites you to an evening concert as part of Bachwoche (Bach Week).

In the evening, the Old Town is transformed into a huge open-air concert.Photo: Heidelberg Event GmbH

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This is also the location of “the” central music stage. Musical entertainment of every possible sort can be found in almost all public areas. The large stages begin as early as 11:00 a.m. with live music. By the evening at the latest, the Old Town has then been transformed into a unique, huge open-air concert, offering something to suit every possible taste. Further information is available from www.heidelberg-event.com

October 2 to November 14, 201517th International Enjoy Jazz Festival

Enjoy Jazz, the International Festival for Jazz and more, presents itself in 2015 for the 17th time. For around seven weeks long, the Festival offers varied events, with the focus on Jazz, but also allied genres such as classical, pop, rock, hip-hop or electro. At exclusive performance areas in Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen, Enjoy Jazz invites devotees to concert moments and master classes, matinees, symposia, parties and other exciting projects. Around 20,000 visitors and numerous journalists from the region, Germany and all over the world come every year to the Enjoy Jazz Festival. Further information is available from www.enjoyjazz.de

October 1 - 4, 2015 19th Heidelberger KinderTheaterFestival (Children’s Theater Festival)

Gamemobiles, workshops, game events and theater pieces - once again in 2015 Kulturfenster invites you to the KinderTheaterFestival in three big theater tents on the

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Exclusive venues are the distinguishing feature of the Enjoy Jazz Festival. Photo: Enjoy Jazz Festival

Theater companies from across Ger-many will perform 13 theater pieces over four days at the KinderTheater-Festival.

Ceremonial opening of Heidelberger Herbst (Heidelberg Autumn).Photo: Heidelberg Event GmbH

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Neckarwiese. Theater companies from across Germany will perform 13 theater pieces over four days. Several thousand visitors, large and small, delight in the KinderTheaterFestival every year in Heidelberg. You can find additional information at www.kulturfenster.de.

October 16 – 25, 20159th Französische Woche (French Week) Heidelberg

French Week offers cultural enjoyment for all ages and interests, from cooking and language courses to scientific talks – embedded in an abundance of music, literature, theater, film and art. It has a unique concept: public cultural institutions as well as private creative artists are represented within the framework of around 80 events. The festival offers a forum for all of them. French Week Heidelberg was launched in 2006 Every Autumn it guarantees ten days of insight into the French culture, science, and way of living. In 2015, Heidelberg will turn its attention, for the tenth time, to presenting the diverse range of French culture. You can find additional information at www.franzoesische-woche-heidelberg.de.

October 16 – November 27, 2015Denke.schön (beautiful thoughts) – Cabaret Autumn

Those who are after profound thought, political gems and black humor will be in good hands at Kulturfenster Heidelberg during the weeks of “Denke.Schön” Cabaret

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French Week offers cultural enjoyment – embedded in music, theater, literature, film and art. Photo: Französische Woche Heidelberg (French Week Heidelberg)

The Heidelberg KinderTheater Festival on the Neckarwiese is popular with little and big visitors alike. Photos: Kulturfenster

Robert Griess is one of ten cabaret artists who will take the audience on a satirical journey.

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Autumn. A total of ten cabaret artists will take the audience with them on their satirical journeys on a variety of stages.Some famous prize winners from the German cabaret scene will also feature: Bernd Gieseking, Anny Hartmann, Kai Magnus Sting, Robert Griess, Frederic Hormuth, Martin Fromme, Philipp Scharri, Nils Heinrich, Andrea Bongers and Jens Neutag. You can find additional information at www.kulturfenster.de.

End of October/start of November18th Heidelberg Theater Days 2015

In autumn 2015 Heidelberg will be fully occupied with the Free Theater: The “Freie Theaterverein Heidelberg” in cooperation with the “Kulturhaus Karlstorbahnhof e. V.” and the “Theater im Romanischen Keller” invites guests to the Heidelberg Theater Days of the “Free Group”. During the course of this Festival, the Heidelberg Theater Prize will be awarded for the 18 th time. This prize is unique in the region and is endowed with a total of € 1,500, and is advertised in the German-speaking area. The prize is awarded to free voice theater productions which provide new impetus and ideas for the free theater. One main interest of the “Theater Days” is the exchange and the networking between the different branches of the theater. Further information is available from www.karlstorbahnhof.de

November 201564rd Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival

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Los Pyromanitos were guests at the Heidelberg Theater Days. Photo: TIKK

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The Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival offers talented film-makers an inspiring environment of the like-minded, and every year presents still unknown directors. From over 1,000 entries, the jury annually selects only 40 to 50 films by new authors – as genuine premiers. Throughout the year, the Selection Committee and the scouts scour the world for these unusual works, which they recognize as the most interesting and individual. Every film presented in Mannheim-Heidelberg therefore attracts the attention of around 1,000 representatives of the sector and the press, and equally the 60,000 or so visitors to the Festival. Further information is available from www.iffmh.de

November 23 – December 22, 2015Heidelberg Christmas Market

The aroma of roasted almonds, cinnamon and hot chestnuts wafts through the winding alleyways of the Old Town. Against the romantic backdrop of the castle, couples glide hand-in-hand on skates, and the gaily decorated Christmas stalls murmur with the international confusion of voices. It is Christmas time in Heidelberg – the Heidelberg Old Town radiates in Christmas magic. Hardly have the six squares in the Old Town and “Germany’s most beautiful ice-rink” opened against the impressive setting of the Castle, when the market is quickly filled by the people of Heidelberg and regional and international guests. The atmosphere is unique – the stalls nestle idyllically amongst the historic squares of the Old Town, offering a warming glow of light along one of the longest

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Just 40 to 50 films by new writers are selected each year – more than 1,000 reach the film festival selection panel each year.Photo: iffmh

It is not just small Christmas market visitors who delight in the horse carousel on Universitätsplatz.Photo: Heidelberg Event GmbH

The Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival offers talented film-makers a inspiring environment where they can mingle with like-minded people. Photo: iffmh

The famous Heidelberg Christmas PyramidPhoto: agentur von b

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pedestrian zones in Europe. In the fairy-tale winter woods at the “Kornmarkt”, the Advent stroll is transformed into a sensual experience. Something else very special are also the Castle Christmas and the Christmas Market in the “Kloster Stift Neuburg”, which are held on all four Advent weekends. Further information is available from www.heidelberg-event.com

November 23, 2015 – start of January 2016 Heidelberg Ice Rink and Winter Woods

During the Christmas Market and on into January, “Germany’s most beautiful ice-rink” on the Karlsplatz is available for skating. Against the romantic backdrop of the Heidelberg Castle and to the accompaniment of Christmas music, Heidelberg’s guests glide over the ice. The fairy-tale winter woods at the “Kornmarkt” also continue to work their magic on into January. Further information is available from www.heidelbergevent.com

December 4 to 16, 2015Heidelberg Castle Christmas

The Heidelberg Castle Christmas will cast its spell again this year with a blaze of lights in the famous Castle’s Stückgarten. Whether up the castle steps on foot or via the funicular, a detour from the Heidelberg Christmas Market up to the Castle is an absolute must.Festively decorated pagoda tents will feature regional artists offering their handicrafts made of felt, wool, glass,

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Guests can skate right into January in front of the romantic backdrop of Heidelberg Castle.Photo: Heidelberg Event GmbH

Regional artists offer their handicrafts here in festively decorated pagoda tents. Photo: Mike Niederauer

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wood, ceramic and leather - daily between 12 pm and 9 pm. The Castle towering majestically over the Old Town – the epitome of German romanticism for tourists from across the world since the 19th Century – will be festively lit to make it truly eye-catching.Kids can craft away to their hearts’ content with great participatory events – and there is plenty for the bon vivant too: whether gingerbread biscuits, crêpes or hearty sausages, there’s plenty to nibble and feast on. Of course the divine Heidelberg mulled wine is not to be missed either – www.schloss-heidelberg.de.

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