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  • North German Day in the Dömitz Fortress - A festival up Platt

    North German Day in the Dömitz Fortress - A festival up Platt

    Muskanten, Markt un Dunnern von Kanonen at Dömitz Fortress The Low German Language Festival is taking place for the 20th time. With free admission, visitors can look forward to a varied stage programme that combines tradition and modernity. There is also an arts and crafts market, exciting hands-on activities centred around Low German, cannon thunder and a mosaic exhibition. Plappermöhlerin Susanne Bliemel will guide you through the...

  • Cannon thunder over the Elbe valley, Königstein Fortress (Saxony)

    Cannon thunder over the Elbe valley, Königstein Fortress (Saxony)

    Gunners and historical figures will bring history to life when the guns speak at Königstein Fortress on 29 August 2026.

  • Country party at Büdingen Castle

    Country party at Büdingen Castle

    A summer dream at Büdingen Castle on the edge of the Vogelsberg! Experience the lightness of the picturesque late summer & take a stroll at the Landpartie Schloss Büdingen.

  • 694th Büdingen Gallus Market

    694th Büdingen Gallus Market

    25 to 27 September 2026: Three days full of music, culinary delights and socialising. The traditional festival in the fortress town of Büdingen is a crowd-puller for the whole region.

  • Büdingen spring fever, children's festival & frog parade 2026

    Büdingen spring fever, children's festival & frog parade 2026

    Welcome to Büdingen's spring fever on 3 May 2026. When the first rays of sunshine warm us up, the birds chirp again in the morning, butterflies fly around not only in our stomachs, the buds open and the flowers are in full bloom, then we know it's time again - spring is here. Surrounded by historic walls and buildings,...

  • Living Josefov 2026 (CZ)

    Living Josefov 2026 (CZ)

    The „Living Josefov 2026“ event is entering its eleventh year with the theme „Josefov in the Time of the Sixes“ and presents various historical periods associated with the fortress - from 1866 to 1926-1936 and other „six-year anniversaries“. Visitors can look forward to an exciting cultural programme on Friday in Bastion IV, a market...

  • Open Monument Day at the Emilie Museum Bunker, Neuried (DE)

    Open Monument Day at the Emilie Museum Bunker, Neuried (DE)

    On 14 September 2025, we will open the bunker from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the occasion of the Open Monument Day. Catering will be provided and we look forward to your visit. Admission is free.

  • Citadel Summer Festival Mainz (DE)

    Citadel Summer Festival Mainz (DE)

    Every year on Open Monument Day, the Mainz Citadel Festival offers a varied festival programme with various guided tours, special exhibitions, music, crafts and culinary delights. On Open Monument Day® under the motto „Value - full: priceless or irreplaceable?“, the Mainz Citadel, the largest area monument in Mainz, will once again be open to all visitors. Insights will be...

  • Sleeping Beauty's Castle Christmas, Torgau (DE)

    Sleeping Beauty's Castle Christmas, Torgau (DE)

    Christmas market at Hartenfels Castle: The setting of the DEFA fairytale film „Sleeping Beauty“, filmed at Hartenfels Castle in 1971, provides the perfect backdrop for a themed Christmas market. Free admission Fortified Hartenfels Castle The Renaissance Hartenfels Castle is an impressive testimony to the early German Renaissance and the only one of its kind to have been completely preserved to this day. As soon as you enter the magnificent castle courtyard...

  • KESS & tierisch gute Freunde: Kids-with-me concert, Torgau (DE)

    KESS & tierisch gute Freunde: Kids-with-me concert, Torgau (DE)

    Join-in concerts for the whole family The Leipzig children's programme Abenteuer mit KESS has been delighting audiences for over ten years with clever and funny musical join-in programmes. On stages ranging from small to huge throughout Germany. Fortified Hartenfels Castle The Renaissance Hartenfels Castle is an impressive testimony to the early German Renaissance and the only one of its kind to have been completely preserved to this day. Even at the...