Det sker i Heidelberg, Germany året igennem

Travlt — Christmas holidays i Germany, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Streichquartettfest

  15.–30. jan. · normaltMusikfestivalBook tidligt

  A few days of string quartets in the Stadthalle in the second half of January, run by the Heidelberger Fruehling team: a reason to come in the quietest weeks of the year, when the old town is mostly locals and students. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Fastnacht parade, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Fastnacht parade

  17. feb.KarnevalTætpakketLukninger

  One of Germany's oldest carnival parades rolls from Bergheim through the Hauptstrasse on Shrove Tuesday afternoon, with tens of thousands lining the route and a party on the Marktplatz afterwards. Streets close for the day. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Easter holidays i Germany, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Easter holidays

  3.–6. apr.Påske & den stille ugeLukningerTætpakket

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays everywhere, and shops close on Friday, Sunday and Monday. Good Friday is a quiet day with dance and loud-event bans in most states, and Germans use the four-day weekend to travel, so trains, motorways and holiday towns are busy. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Blossom on the Philosophenweg

  25. mar. – 20. apr. · normaltKirsebærblomstring

  Almond and cherry come out on the south-facing slope across the Neckar, usually in the first half of April. The path is narrow and everybody has the same idea on the first warm Sunday.

Stadig i gang: Fastnacht parade (17. feb.)

Tætpakket — Easter holidays, Easter holidays i Germany

• Helligdag

  Ascension and Whitsun

  14.–25. majNational helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide. Shops close on both, many people bridge them into long weekends, and trains, motorways and hotels in holiday areas get busy. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Easter holidays (3.–6. apr.), Blossom on the Philosophenweg (25. mar. – 20. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ascension and Whitsun, Whitsun/Pentecost holidays i Germany

• Festival

  Queer Festival Heidelberg

  8.–30. majPride

  Most of May, centred on the Karlstorbahnhof: concerts, club nights, films, readings and talks, one of the larger queer culture festivals in Germany. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ascension and Whitsun (14.–25. maj)

Travlt — Castle illumination nights, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Castle illumination nights

  6. jun. – 11. jul.Lys & ildTætpakket

  Red flares light the castle ruin and fireworks go off over the old bridge for about twenty minutes, on the first Saturday of June and again in July. Free, and the riverbank fills from eight. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Heidelberg Castle Festival

  11. jun. – 2. aug.KunstfestivalBook tidligt

  Open-air theatre, opera and concerts in the castle courtyard and Dicker Turm from mid-June into the first days of August, running since 1926. Evening shows sell out and need a warm layer. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ascension and Whitsun (14.–25. maj)

Tætpakket — Castle illumination nights, Summer holidays i Germany

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Castle illumination nights (6. jun. – 11. jul.), Heidelberg Castle Festival (11. jun. – 2. aug.)

Travlt — Summer holidays i Germany, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Heidelberg Castle Festival (11. jun. – 2. aug.)

Tætpakket — September castle illumination, Heidelberger Herbst

• Festival

  September castle illumination

  5. sep.Lys & ildTætpakket

  The third and last illumination of the year, on the first Saturday of September, with a beer garden and live music on the Nepomuk terrace at the end of the old bridge from late afternoon. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Heidelberger Herbst

  26.–27. sep.Stor festivalTætpakket

  The old town becomes a street fair and flea market for a weekend at the end of September, with stages in the squares and the Hauptstrasse shoulder to shoulder from noon. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Autumn holidays i Germany, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Autumn on the Neckar slopes

  8. okt. – 8. nov. · normaltEfterårsfarver

  The wooded hills either side of the river turn through October and the castle terrace looks down on it. Morning mist in the valley is common in the same weeks.

Stadig i gang: Heidelberger Herbst (26.–27. sep.)

Travlt — Christmas market, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Christmas market

  23. nov. – 22. dec.Jul & nytårTætpakket

  Six linked squares down the Hauptstrasse with a rink under the castle, which spreads the crowd better than most German markets of this size. It shuts before Christmas Eve. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Autumn on the Neckar slopes (8. okt. – 8. nov. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Christmas market, Christmas holidays i Germany

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Christmas market (23. nov. – 22. dec.)