News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Starting Nov. 21, the center of Kaiserslautern will lure visitors to its traditional Christmas market with the scents of Christmas cookies, gingerbread, waffles and hot chestnuts. Deputy Mayor Dr. Arne Oeckinghaus will officially open the Kaiserslautern Christmas market at 6 p.m. from a stage on Schillerplatz.
Illumination of the market, which also is set up around Stiftskirche, and all lights in the center streets will be turned on.
Quirnbach will hold its traditional horse market Wednesday. The event includes a horse show, sale and awards ceremony as well as musical entertainment, vendors
Nov. 11 marks not only the beginning of carnival season, it also is St. Martin’s Day. It is the day to honor St. Martin, who was a missionary in France and Bishop of Tours.
The following is a list of events in the near future:
The pick up of trash in the KMC will change due to All Saints Day, which is observed as official holiday Tuesday.
The city of Kaiserslautern is one of the hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2006 and is offering official memorial coins and a host city poster for sale at the tourist office.
Tuesday, many Germans will visit cemeteries to decorate the gravesites of deceased family members and friends with flowers or wreaths made of fir tree branches, pine cones and dried flowers, and to light candles.
In order to be able to plan accordingly, the following is a list of events in the near future:
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1. Staff
4. Fed. housing org.
7. 1992 Literature Nobel Prize winner Walcott
9. Appendages
11. Conundrum
13. Elastic
15. Pol. party
Last updated: 10/19/2026
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