August Things To Do Around Spangdahlem has lots of interesting things to go see during this month. Some of the most popular one are the Wittlich Pig Festival and the Hot Air Balloon Festival! Again these are 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 Things To Do for everyone! Some include Medieval Festivals, Wine festivals, Hot Air Balloons, Pig Festivals, Elivs, & more! There has got to be one that you will find interesting and want to check out!
I’ve also included a printable file at the bottom so that you can print it out and easily see what is going on. Some of the events 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 Things To Do, please note many of the websites are in German 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 & Ramstein.
Vianden Medieval Festival – in Vianden, Luxembourg July 25th-Aug 2rd
Medieval festival with entertainment, food, and fun. Website has more info.
Approximately 48 minutes from Spangdahlem, 1 hour 56 mins from Ramstein.
http://www.castle-vianden.lu/festival-historique-2015/index.html
Castle Festival – in Cochem, Germany August 1st-2nd
A medieval festival at Reichsburg complete with jugglers, merchants, reenacted battles and more! More info on website
Approximately 50 mins from Spangdahlem, 1 hour 45 mins from Ramstein
http://www.burg-cochem.de/burgfest.html?&L=1
Apple Wine Festival – in Frankfurt, Germany August 7th-16th
Apple wine, music, vendors, and merchandise, website has more info.
Approximately 2 hours from Spangdahlem, 1 hour 45 mins from Ramstein.
http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/en/Media/Events/Frankfurt-Apple-Wine-Festival
Streeta(rt)nimation – in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg August 8th – 9th
Check out the mimes, musicians, tumblers and more as you stroll through the city, more info on website
Approximately 57 from Spangdahlem, 1 hour 35 mins from Ramstein
http://www.visitluxembourg.com/en/place/specialevents/streeta-rt-nimation
Schuberfouer – in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg August 21st – September 9th
Huge fair that was originally started in 1340, more info on website
Approximately 57 from Spangdahlem, 1 hour 35 mins from Ramstein
http://www.visitluxembourg.com/en/place/specialevents/schueberfouer
Mosel Ballon Fiesta – in Föhren, Germany August 14th-15th
Hot air balloons and family fun, see website for more info and map to location
Approximately 35 minutes from Spangdahlem, 1 hour from Ramstein.
http://www.moselballonfiesta.de
We checked this out last year you can read about it HERE
Wittlich Pig Festival – in Wittlich, Germany August 14th-18th
There will be rides, parade, food, music and more! See the website for program details.
Approximately 18 minutes from Spangdahlem, 1 hour 10 mins from Ramstein.
http://saeubrenner.wittlich.de/
We tried this our last year you can read about it HERE
Historical Burgenfest – in Manderschied, Germany August 29th-30th
Medieval festival with food, tumblers, jousting, fire eaters, and much more! Website has more details.
Approximately 27 minutes from Spangdahlem, 1 hour 23 mins from Ramstein.
http://www.burgenfest.info/englisch.htm
This was a fun festival we visited last year, read about it HERE
European Elvis Festival – in Bad Nauheim, Germany August 14th-16th
Concerts, cadillac parade, markets and more! More info on website
Approximately 2 hours 24 mins from Spangdahlem, 1 hour 50 mins from Ramstein
https://www.bad-nauheim.com/culture/elvis-european-home/european-elvis-festival.html
Backfischfest – in Worms, Germany August 29th – September 6th
Wine & folk festival with Fish, fireworks, fair and more! More info on website
Approximately 2 hours from Spangdahlem, 55 mins from Ramstein
http://www.backfischfest.de/backfischfest/index.php
The printable has the list of the 10 festivals/events that are within 3 hours or less from Spangdahlem, download it HERE **PLEASE NOTE the dates for the Schuberfouer & Streeta(rt)nimation are not correct on the printable so keep that in mind.
We will be checking out the some of these, I’m excited about crossing some of them off our list! 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 festivals!
Paris Boyd says
Plan to be Spangdahlem Oct 15-29 with our Air force family