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19th Berlin Fairy Tale Days. Courtesy of Märchenland eV

Berlin Fairy Tale Days

5 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

The Berlin Fairy Tale Days festival is a chance for artists and authors to bring the magic of traditional storytelling to venues around all 12 city districts.

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You and Your World

14 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

Du und Deine Welt, or You and Your World, at the Hamburg Messe showcases innovations, information and practical solutions in various areas concerning consumers.

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Books. Photo by Ben Evans, © Whatsonwhen

Munich Book Show

12 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

The Munich Book Show, held at the Gasteig cultural centre, has been taking place every autumn for 50 years and attracts over 150,000 visitors. See newly released books from Germany and…

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Lebende Krippe, Kastellaun. Courtesy of Krippenfreunde Kastellaun

Lebende Krippe

5 - 6 Dec 2009 (annual)

Just before Christmas the historic castle ruin of Kastellaun becomes the backdrop for the Lebende Krippe - a performance of the Nativity story with real people and animals. This and a…

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ChocolART. Courtesy of HGV Tübingen

ChocolART

1 - 6 Dec 2009 (annual)

The ChocolART festival returns to Tübingen, putting smiles on the faces of all those with a sweet tooth. If you have never had a chocolate massage before, then this is your chance...

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Hamburg/Elbe: Fairground rides/Ferris wheel and rollercoaster at the Dom fair, evening. Photo by Torsten Krüger © Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus eV. Courtesy of the German National Tourist Board

Hamburg Dom

6 Nov - 6 Dec 2009 (various dates)

The fairground attractions at the tri-annual Hamburg Dom at the Heiligengeistfeld stretch as far as the eye can see, drawing millions of visitors each year. The most popular attraction is a…

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Christkindlesmarkt, Friedrichshafen. Courtesy of Tourist-Information Friedrichshafen

Christkindlesmarkt

4 - 20 Dec 2009 (annual)

Every year Friedrichshafen hosts a traditional Christkindlesmarkt, or Christmas Market, on Adenauerplatz square. Music groups and choirs provide entertainment to accompany shoppers as they…

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Leipzig Christmas Market in front of the old town hall. © Messerschmidt, Joachim, Courtesy of the German National Tourist Board

Leipzig Christmas Market

24 Nov - 22 Dec 2009 (annual)

Leipzig is full of the joys of Christmas, with festive entertainment and a mammoth market to vie with Germany's best. Hundreds of trees and fairy lights illuminate the Market Square for the…

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Stuttgart Christmas Market. © in.Stuttgart

Stuttgart Christmas Market

25 Nov - 23 Dec 2009 (annual)

The three main squares in Stuttgart - Marktplatz, Schillerplatz and Schlossplatz - form a triangle of Christmas cheer when the 200+ stalls of the Stuttgart Christmas Market come to town. Each…

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New Year at the Brandenburg Gate. © Silvester in Berlin

New Year at the Brandenburg Gate

31 Dec 2009 (annual)

Each year, thousands of revellers see in the New Year at the Brandenburg Gate. Silvester, as it is known in Germany, is celebrated with spectacular midnight fireworks, plenty of…

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Berlin's atmospheric Christmas market on the Gendarmenmarkt Horst Stiller Horst Stiller

New Year's Eve Gala

Dec 2009 (annual)

Berlin's Christmas market on the central Gendarmenmarkt square stays open late to see in the New Year in style. Surrounded by the grand, illuminated concert hall and cathedrals, enjoy live…

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End of the Berlin New Year Run at the Brandenburg Gate. Photo by Heather Sills, © Whatsonwhen

Berlin New Year Run

1 Jan 2010 (annual)

There's a novel way to cure the traditional New Year's hangover - the Berlin New Year Run. Starting at the Brandenburg Gate, brave souls run four kilometres in sub-zero temperatures around…

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Fireworks celebrate the opening of the Winter World ski slope on Potsdamer Platz

Winter World

31 Oct 2009 - 3 Jan 2010 (annual)

Every year Berlin's Potsdamer Platz is transformed into a giant Winter World. Visitors can enjoy the surreal experience of skating and sledging in the city centre, before warming up with a…

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Triberg Weihnachtszauber. Courtesy of TWZ Event GmbH

Triberg Weihnachtszauber

25 Dec 2009 - 3 Jan 2010 (annual)

The magical Triberg Weihnachtszauber has Christmas market stalls, piping hot mulled wine, a living stable and enough fairy lights to warm the heart of even the grumpiest of Scrooges. There's…

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Long Night of the Museums: Kulturforum, Berlin. Photo by Sergej Horovitz

Long Night of the Museums

30 Jan 2010 (various dates)

Over 100 of Berlin's museums, special collections and cultural projects keep their doors open late and hold special events during the popular biannual Long Night of the Museums. Tickets…

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The <i>Erbsenstrohbärer</i> (pea-straw bears) in the Goose Parade in Buchen, Germany. Courtesy of F.G. Narrhalla Buchen e.V. F.G. Narrhalla Buchen e.V.

Faschenacht

11 - 16 Feb 2010 (annual)

The carnival society in Buchen (Odenwald), between Stuttgart and Frankfurt, stages its traditional Faschenacht festivities for the 563rd time in 2010. A number of curious parades include one…

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Holiday on Ice

29 Oct 2009 - 21 Mar 2010 (annual)

Germany welcomes the latest Holiday on Ice show as it tours stadiums across the country, stopping in the major cities Munich, Berlin and Frankfurt, among others. Featuring a new theme every…

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Send Spring Fun Fair

Mar 2010 (various dates)

Kids on school holidays again? The Send Spring Fun Fair on Münster's Hindenburgplatz should help. For the kids there are carousels and other funfair rides. For the adults, gastronomic…

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Spandau Volksfest

Mar 2010 (annual)

The family-orientated Spandau Volksfest has been drawing people up to this pleasant suburb in the far western part of Berlin since 1996. It includes a funfair with anything from roller…

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Courtesy of Verein Historischer Schäfertanz

Shepherd's Dance

Apr 2010 (various dates)

The traditional Shepherd's Dance is performed in 19th-century costumes on the Marktplatz (Market Square) of Rothenburg's old town. The colourful costumes and the historic setting make it an…


Highlights

Berlin Fairy Tale Days

Berlin

5 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

You and Your World

Hamburg Messe, Hamburg

14 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

Munich Book Show

Gasteig, Munich

12 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)