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Cathedral Square Concerts, Enjoyment Festival, Princely Garden Festival - Hesse attracts with great events in the summer. Especially the baroque city of Fulda - ideal to spend a few relaxing days here..
It is probably one of the most exquisite events this summer: the Princely Garden Festival at Fasanerie Castle. The complex in Eichenzell is considered the most beautiful baroque castle in Hesse. There you can stroll through the extensive grounds or look around in the large exhibition about garden culture and rural lifestyle. There will also be music, art, lectures and exquisite food. Due to the great demand, the event will even take place twice in 2023: once in mid-May and once in early September together with "Feinwerk", the market for real things.
The event calendar in Fulda also presents itself beyond that is well filled this summer. The town in the Rhön region wants to inspire its guests with a whole series of events: For example, "Robin Hood" - a rousing stage story about freedom, love and justice, composed by Dennis Martin and Chris de Burgh - is again waiting for musical fans. During the musical summer from the end of June to the end of August, the play will be performed several times a week. The castle courtyard, on the other hand, is all about culinary delights: from the beginning of August, top chefs from the region will be spoiling their guests at the Pleasure Festival with their culinary art and excellent wines. The ambience is also outstanding: You dine with live music on the Pauluspromenade in the midst of a unique and historic ambience.
A little city adventure is the series of events "Pausen, Höfe und Genüsse". Always at lunchtime, you go on an enjoyable voyage of discovery: Hidden squares and courtyards in the old town await you - and art, culture and conviviality always accompany a good meal. At the end of July there is a real highlight: When the lights come on on the stage in front of St. Salvator Cathedral and thousands flock to Cathedral Square to listen to the top stars of the music world, it's Cathedral Square Concerts in Fulda again. Also this year, the star line-up can be seen: Within a few days, Eros Ramazotti, Michael Patrick Kelly, Johannes Oerding, Simply Red and Roland Kaiser will perform in the heart of the baroque quarter. Don't miss this spectacle!
The special tip: The State Garden Show 2023. From the end of April, Fulda is transformed into a blooming garden paradise: During the State Garden Show, nature will be experienced on 42 hectares.
You can find more highlights from the baroque city of Fulda under hessen-tourismus.de
Culture is not only important in Fulda, but also throughout Hesse. Whether on the Bergstrasse, in the Rheingau or in Hanau: Here you will find even more events.
Bad Hersfeld Festival: What a theater! For the 72nd festival in the Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins, artistic director Joern Hinkel has put together a rousing program: Shakespeare's classic "King Lear" will kick things off on June 30. The top musical of the summer is "Jesus Christ Superstar.
Rheingau Literature Festival: From the rich harvest of current literature, a selection is pressed for the audience and prepared for enjoyment. The "Wein-Lese" has taken place annually since 1993 at harvest time in unique cultural venues of the Rheingau, selected wine press halls, wineries, monasteries and castles.
Brothers Grimm Festival: Welcome to the world of fairy tales: The Brothers Grimm Festival in Hanau has a decades-long tradition and is one of the most popular open-air plays in Hesse: From June, fans young and old can look forward to Grimm classics such as "Hare and Hedgehog" or "Hans in Luck" - and "Cinderella" will also be performed as a musical.
Bergsträßer Weinfrühling: A treat for all wine fans: At the end of April, the Bergsträßer Weinfrühling in Bensheim is all about the noble drops: At the wine meeting, you can taste around 170 wines, sparkling wines and sparkling wines from the region, and on the vineyard hike, you roam through the vineyards.
Cover photo: Fasanerie Garden Festival: Relaxed swing, champagne, exquisite appetizers - and the magnificent baroque backdrop of Fasanerie Castle. At the Princely Garden Festival in Eichenzell, you can experience rural lifestyle at its best © Marzena Seidel/Hessische Hausstiftung
Hiking through quiet low mountain ranges, old beech forests or orchards, paddling on the Lahn, looking at the most beautiful medieval half-timbered houses and soaking up the atmosphere of historic spas - Hessen makes romantic souls happy all around. But gourmets also get their money's worth on wine hikes, in Hessian butcher shops and with "Handkäs mit Musik", a pickled cheese. Reasons for a Vacation in Hesse there are enough!
