Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Heidelberg, Duitsland

Druk — Christmas holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Streichquartettfest

  15–30 jan · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Fastnacht parade, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Fastnacht parade

  17 febCarnavalDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Easter holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter holidays

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Blossom on the Philosophenweg

  25 mrt – 20 apr · meestalKersenbloesem

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Fastnacht parade (17 feb)

Topdrukte — Easter holidays, Easter holidays in Duitsland

• Feestdag

  Ascension and Whitsun

  14–25 meiNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter holidays (3–6 apr), Blossom on the Philosophenweg (25 mrt – 20 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ascension and Whitsun, Whitsun/Pentecost holidays in Duitsland

• Festival

  Queer Festival Heidelberg

  8–30 meiPride

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

Nog steeds bezig: Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei)

Druk — Castle illumination nights, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Castle illumination nights

  6 jun – 11 julLicht & vuurDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Heidelberg Castle Festival

  11 jun – 2 augKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei)

Topdrukte — Castle illumination nights, Summer holidays in Duitsland

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Castle illumination nights (6 jun – 11 jul), Heidelberg Castle Festival (11 jun – 2 aug)

Druk — Summer holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Heidelberg Castle Festival (11 jun – 2 aug)

Topdrukte — September castle illumination, Heidelberger Herbst

• Festival

  September castle illumination

  5 sepLicht & vuurDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Heidelberger Herbst

  26–27 sepGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Autumn holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Autumn on the Neckar slopes

  8 okt – 8 nov · meestalHerfstkleuren

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Heidelberger Herbst (26–27 sep)

Druk — Christmas market, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Christmas market

  23 nov – 22 decKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn on the Neckar slopes (8 okt – 8 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas market, Christmas holidays in Duitsland

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas market (23 nov – 22 dec)