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ANNUAL EVENTS
HEIDELBERG
Heidelberg Spring Festival
2013: Mar 16 – Apr 21
2014: Mar 22 – Apr 27
For all, who love classical
music, this international
festival is a must. Established
some 15 years ago, it
features about 90 concerts
and events, such as master
classes by renowned artists
plus up-and-coming young
talent.
KONSTANZ
Major national exhibition
2014: Apr – Sep
Konstanz begins four years of
commemorations for the 600th
anniversary of the Council of
Constance. An exhibition from
the Baden State Museum in
Karlsruhe reflects the culture
of that period, when agreement
was reached on theological,
political, and social issues.
HEIDELBERG
Heidelberg Castle
Illuminations
2013: Jun 1, Jul 13, Sep 7
2014: Jun 7, Jul 12, Sep 6
Every summer, a carefully-
orchestrated ‘burning’ and
15-min firework display recall
ancient battles and sieges of
the castle. The splendid show
lights up the castle ruins and
the night sky.
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BADEN-BADEN
International Vintage Car
Festival
2013: mid – July
2014: mid – July
This gleaming assembly
of chrome is rated as
Germany’s most beautiful
classic car show. Held
outside the Kurhaus every
summer, it is a living-history
parade of the automobile,
from small cars to posh
limousines.
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FREIBURG
International Tent Music
Festival
2013: Jun 26 – Jul 14
2014: Jul 10 – 27
Celebrities and artists gather
each summer for an unforgettable
festival set in circus
tents. For some 30 years, this
has offered great blues, jazz,
soul, indie, pop, and rock.
100 free shows; 50 with
tickets.
www.freiburg.de
KONSTANZ
Seenachtfest (Lake Constance
Night Festival)
2013: Aug 10
2014: Aug 9
This festival dates back over
500 years – to 1507, when
locals set off fireworks to honor
the Kaiser. Now one of the
largest in Europe, this lakeside
show is set to music. Fun for
families.
www.constance-lake-constance.
com
STUTTGART
Staatstheater
2013: Sep – Jul
2014: Sep – Jul
In the heart of the city, the
Staatstheater Stuttgart is the
largest three-stage theater in
Europe. With its world-class
companies, the theater offers
more than 900 performances a
year, from opera and ballet to
drama.
www.staatstheater-stuttgart.de
MANNHEIM
Myth/Reality: Otto Dix and
Max Beckmann
2013: Nov 22, opening
2014: Mar 23, closing
This exhibition is a ‘dialogue’
between two of Germany’s
most famous artists of the
20th century. It celebrates
the reopening of this beautiful
Art Nouveau building,
the Kunsthalle Mannheim, in
2013.
www.kunsthalle-mannheim.eu
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