Was ist los in Heidelberg, Deutschland – übers Jahr

Viel los – Christmas holidays in Deutschland, Schulferien in 6 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Streichquartettfest

  15.–30. Jan. · meistMusikfestivalFrüh buchen

  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. Quelle ↗

Viel los – Fastnacht parade, Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Fastnacht parade

  17. Feb.KarnevalVollSchließungen

  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. Quelle ↗

Viel los – Easter holidays in Deutschland, Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Feiertag

  Easter holidays

  3.–6. Apr.Ostern & KarwocheSchließungenVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

• Natur

  Blossom on the Philosophenweg

  25. März – 20. Apr. · meistKirschblüte

  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.

Läuft noch: Fastnacht parade (17. Feb.)

Hochbetrieb – Easter holidays, Easter holidays in Deutschland

• Feiertag

  Ascension and Whitsun

  14.–25. MaiNationalfeiertagSchließungenVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Easter holidays (3.–6. Apr.), Blossom on the Philosophenweg (25. März – 20. Apr. (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Ascension and Whitsun, Whitsun/Pentecost holidays in Deutschland

• Festival

  Queer Festival Heidelberg

  8.–30. MaiPride

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

Läuft noch: Ascension and Whitsun (14.–25. Mai)

Viel los – Castle illumination nights, Schulferien in 4 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Castle illumination nights

  6. Juni – 11. JuliLichter & FeuerVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

• Festival

  Heidelberg Castle Festival

  11. Juni – 2. Aug.KunstfestivalFrüh buchen

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Ascension and Whitsun (14.–25. Mai)

Hochbetrieb – Castle illumination nights, Summer holidays in Deutschland

Im Juli beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Castle illumination nights (6. Juni – 11. Juli), Heidelberg Castle Festival (11. Juni – 2. Aug.)

Viel los – Summer holidays in Deutschland, Schulferien in 6 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

Im August beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Heidelberg Castle Festival (11. Juni – 2. Aug.)

Hochbetrieb – September castle illumination, Heidelberger Herbst

• Festival

  September castle illumination

  5. Sep.Lichter & FeuerVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

• Festival

  Heidelberger Herbst

  26.–27. Sep.Großes FestivalVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

Viel los – Autumn holidays in Deutschland, Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Natur

  Autumn on the Neckar slopes

  8. Okt. – 8. Nov. · meistHerbstfärbung

  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.

Läuft noch: Heidelberger Herbst (26.–27. Sep.)

Viel los – Christmas market, Schulferien in 2 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Christmas market

  23. Nov. – 22. Dez.Weihnachten & NeujahrVoll

  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. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Autumn on the Neckar slopes (8. Okt. – 8. Nov. (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Christmas market, Christmas holidays in Deutschland

Im Dezember beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Christmas market (23. Nov. – 22. Dez.)