Nuremberg Events and Festivals
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New Year’s Day: a public holiday, visitors are likely to find Nuremberg’s streets largely deserted as residents recover from the festivities of the night before. Transport options are also limited on this day and most businesses will be shut.
International Organ Festival: is a celebration of religious music held annually at churches throughout the city, mainly in the Old Town (Altstadt). Spanning one week, the festival is an international leader in organ, choral and orchestral music, with dozens of top-notch performances.
International Puppet Theatre Festival: held for 10 days in mid-May, this is the largest puppet festival in Germany. Those involved in puppetry gather in the city’s performance halls to watch long awaited shows, while audiences of all ages return each year to enjoy some of puppet theatre’s newest trends.
Norisring Speedweekend: this long-running weekend-long racing event has been hosted in the city for more than 50 years, attracting motor sports fans in their hundreds. Come and see some of the newest cars in the racing business and watch some of Europe’s best drivers compete.
Autumn People's Festival (Herbstvolksfest Nürnberg): if you ever wondered what Bavarian folk carnivals are all about, now’s your chance to find out at this colourful two-week event. Held around the Dutzendteich, the fair offers children’s activities, rides and firework displays.
Cycle Race: a sporting event not to be missed, Nuremberg’s Old Town comes alive with this annual cycle race, held on the 16 September. The circuit is acclaimed as one of the country’s best, making this a popular event for both competitors and spectators.
German Unity Day: held on 3 October, the whole country celebrates the Reunification of Germany in 1990, when the east and west parts once again become one to create the Federal Republic of Germany.
Halloween: a popular day for parties and special events, expect to see costumed persons impersonating Dracula and other creepy characters as well as carved pumpkins and similar creepy décor.
All Saints’ Day: November 1 is an important feast day in the Christian calendar, with important church services commemorating saints taking place in Nuremberg’s stunning religious buildings. It is also traditional to visit graves of the deceased and place candles on them.
Nuremberg Christmas Market: known internationally, the Christkindlesmarkt attracts thousands each year, who come to the city in search of traditional Christmas treats and gift ideas. Held throughout the month of December, the market’s warm up to one of the most important holidays of the year is magical.
Christmas Day: marking the birth of Jesus, this day has lost much of its religious significance and is now seen by many as a day to feast, give and receive presents and to get merry. Christmas trees and attractive decorations fill homes and streets city-wide as the Yule tide spirit takes hold.
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The hotel is very easily accessible both from the station and the centre of town. It is very pleasant to be able to pop down to the Irish pub beneath the hotel. The rooms are spacious and pleasantly f...
The hotel is very easily accessible both from the station and the centre of town. It is very pleasant to be able to pop down to the Irish pub beneath the hotel. The rooms are spacious and pleasantly f...
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