It seems like the next few months are busy months here in Germany for festivals! There are so many August festivals around Spangdahlem, Germany. We are excited to start checking them out, we arrived last year at the end of Nov in time for the Christmas festivals but missed all the fall ones. Since there are so many I have decided I’ll do a monthly post with festivals around the local area (generally no more than 3 hours away). Although I may throw in one or two further away ones if I think that they are something to consider.
There are festivals for everyone! From Medieval festivals to festivals of the arts, hot air balloons and even dragon slaying! There has got to be one that you will find interesting.
I’ve also included a printable file at the bottom so that you can print it out and easily see what festivals are available. Some of the festivals are this weekend so if you don’t get to them this year you can always add them to your list for next year. I’ll also be blogging about the ones that we get to visit so check back and see if they are worth taking a trip to.
Below is a list of upcoming festivals, please note many of the websites are in Germany only so use Google Chrome and it will translate the page for you. It will include the festival, website, dates, and how far from Spangdahlem. Please note these are just some of the bigger festivals it seems like every town has a banner up right now advertising some sort of festival. I’d be typing for days if tried to list them for each village.
2014 August Festivals
Vianden Medieval Festival – in Vianden, Luxembourg July 26th-Aug 3rd (Missed it this year but hope to go next year!)
Medieval festival with entertainment, food, and fun. Website has info for 2015 already.
Approximately 48 minutes from base
http://www.castle-vianden.lu/festivalhistorique/index.html
Apple Wine Festival – in Frankfurt August 9th-17th
Apple wine, music, vendors, and merchandise, website has more info.
Approximately 2 hours from base
http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/cms/tourismussuite/en/events_trade_fairs_messe_frankfurt/apple_wine_festival.html
Flower Carpet Festival – in Brussels, Belgium August 14th-17th
Huge carpet of flowers is displayed in front of the Grand Palace, website has additional info
Approximately 2 hours from base
http://www.flowercarpet.be
Mosel Ballon Fiesta – in Föhren August 15th-16th
Hot air balloons and family fun, see website for more info and map to location
Approximately 21 minutes from base
http://www.moselballonfiesta.de/
You can read about our experience HERE
Wittlich Pig Festival August 15th-19th
There will be rides, parade, food, music and more! See the website for program details.
Approximately 18 minutes from base
http://saeubrenner.wittlich.de/
You can read about our experience HERE
Wine Market – in Mainz August 28th-31st
If your like wine this may be a great place to try out some new wines, info on website
Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes from base
http://www.mainz.de/WGAPublisher/online/html/default/wine-market
Museumsuferfest – in Frankfurt August 29th-31st
Food, music, art, and culture, more info on website
Approximately 2 hours from base
http://www.museumsuferfest.de/dear-friends/
Historical Burgenfest – in Manderschied August 30th-31st
Medieval festival with food, tumblers, jousting, fire eaters, and much more! Website has more details.
Approximately 27 minutes from base
http://www.burgenfest.info/englisch.htm
FURTHER AWAY
Drachenstich – in Fürth im Wald August 1st-18th
Spearing of the Dragon complete with a play and mechanical dragon. Official website and you can also read this blog post from someone who visited it this year.
Approximately 5 hours and 30 minutes from base
http://www.drachenstich.de/
The printable has the list of the 8 festivals that are within 2 hours or less from Spangdahlem, you can download the PDF file HERE
Wow, those all look like so much fun! We’ll be checking out the Wittlich Pig Festival this weekend! If you know of a great festival that I missed that you think should be added please email me or leave a comment 🙂 I’d also love to hear your experience if you get a chance to visit any of the festival!
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