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ALTSTADTFEST (CITY FESTIVAL)
JULY 4 – 6, ALTSTADT/STEINSTRASSE, KAISERSLAUTERN
Kaiserslautern’s Old Town will once again become the region’s largest open-air pub. From rock music to soul and blues, from Japanese cuisine to Palatinate specialties, from high-quality leather goods to unique jewelry — there’s something for every taste at the Old Town Festival. 150,000 visitors annually enjoy this colorful mix of entertainment, culture, and culinary delights every summer in Lauter’s Old Town. There will be numerous stages, street theater, arts and crafts, and culinary delights — from Japanese cuisine to Palatinate specialties. German-American singer Yasmin will perform on the “Antenne KL” stage at the large crosswalk leading to St. Martin’s Platz on Friday evening at 6 p.m.
TIME TRAVEL – EXPERIENCE HISTORY – VR TOUR INTO THE MIDDLE AGES
JULY 4, CITY CENTER, OTTERBERG
Experience a “Time Travel” tour, a unique experience that brings history to life in a fascinating way. Participants are enthusiastic about this incomparable journey through time, which combines tradition and modernity in a unique way, in English on July 4. Time Travel – experience history with all your senses on your special holiday. Bookable online at https://www.otterbach-otterberg.de/tourismus-freizeit/gaestefuehrungen/time-travel/
HISTORICAL CITY WALK
JULY 5, 11.45 A.M., TOURIST INFO/CITY CENTER, KAISERSLAUTERN
The walking-tour in the downtown area highlights interesting historical and present-day facts about the more than 750-year-old Barbarossa city. Please note that the tour does not include the underground tunnels. Meeting Point: Tourist Information. Fruchthallstr. 14, registration is required per email or tel. +49 (0)631 365 2316
WESTRICHER SOMMERFEST (SUMMER FESTIVAL)
JULY 4 – 6, TOWN CENTER, Bruchmühlbach-Miesau
Three days of funfair and folk festival! The traditional Westrich Summer Festival offers a varied program from Friday to Sunday. And, a grand dazzling fireworks display. Large fairground! Ample parking! Cocktail bar! A wide selection of food and drinks!
TATTOO TATTAA RAMSTEIN 2025
JULY 5 – 6, CONGRESS CENTER, RAMSTEIN
The Tattoo Tattaa fair in Ramstein is a convention for tattoos and piercings. Numerous tattoo and piercing artists from all over Germany and from a wide variety of styles will present themselves at the Tattoo fair in Ramstein and offer advice and information on all aspects of skin art. They will also demonstrate their skills on-site by offering the opportunity to get a tattoo or piercing. Various trendy shops on the shopping mile will offer jewelry, equipment, clothing, and a wide range of accessories. A varied program with exciting highlights, live music, and show acts will make the fair a meeting place for tattoo and piercing studios, fans of body art, and anyone interested in it.
RHEIN IN FLAMMEN
JULY – SEPT., VARIOUS DATES/LOCATIONS, RHEIN RIVER
Enjoy the ‘Rhine in Flames’ Experience! What began a long time ago remains as inextricably linked with the Middle Rhine Valley as its wine: the Rhine in Flames (Rhein in Flammen®) events. These events are essential calendar entries for thousands of people. On five nights between May and September, villages, cultural landscapes, castles and the Rheinanlagen parks shine bright while high-altitude fireworks delight spectators on the river and land alike. The ship convoys are accompanied by the rolling thunder of the magnificent fireworks, whose echoes break in the mountainsides and make the whole valley tremble. Since each of the Rhine in Flames locations have their own unique characteristics, it makes for a special experience multiplied by five. Upcoming events: Bingen/ Rüdesheim July 5, Spay/Koblenz Aug. 9, Oberwesel Sep. 13, St. Goar Sep. 20. Events are usually booked out early and individual travel difficult, check out local tour operators for options.
CLASSIC MILITARY VEHICLE MEETING
JULY 6, 12 A.M., SCHMITTENSTOLLEN, NIEDERHAUSEN
See classic military vehicles, such as Willys Jeeps, Hotchkiss, VW 181, DKW Munga, Unimogs and other from the 1940’s to 1980’s. Display and “fuel talks”. Food and drinks in the beer and wine garden. Drivers are instructed to head to the event via Feilbingert.
SOMMERSWING IM VOLKSPARK 2025
JULY 9, 7 P.M., VOLKSPARK, KAISERSLAUTERN
Enjoy an evening in the park with the band “Acoustic Colour”, a real treat. Well-known pop and Latin gems, as well as jazz and lesser-known, beautiful songs, are interpreted in their own unique way—acoustically. Pack your picnic basket and a favorite drink and swing into summer. Further dates with other bands: July 16, 23 and 30.
BREZELFEST 2025
JULY 10 -15, FESTPLATZ, SPEYER
The official opening and tapping of the festival beer will take place on Thursday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the large festival tent on the festival grounds, offering rides, games, food and drink. Beforehand, a “mini parade” will take place from the Altpörtel to the festival grounds. The Pretzel Festival will end on the night of Tuesday, July 15, to Wednesday. A brilliant fireworks display at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening will mark the end of the largest folk festival on the Upper Rhine.
HIDDEN TRACES OF K-TOWN’S BREWERY HISTORY
JULY 11, 7.30 P.M., TOURIST INFO, KAISERSLAUTERN
During the tour you will hear a lot about the history of the breweries in Kaiserslautern. You will see at least two former beer-/ice-cellars from the inside, a tasting is included. Sturdy shoes and a good flashlight are required. Duration: approx. 2.5 hrs, Price: 18.00 EUR a registration is required per email to Touristinformation@kaiserslautern.de or phone +49 (0)631 365 2316. Registration is binding and can be canceled free of charge up to 1 day in advance.
ZURLAUBENER HEIMATFEST (WINE FEST
JULY 11 – 13, MOSELUFER/ZURLAUBEN, TRIER
Enjoy a colorful wine fest along the banks of the Moselle River in the cozy fisher village Zurlauben. There will be food, activities, lots of wine and a fireworks display to top off the festival.
MOSELWEIN-FESTIVAL
JULY 11 -14, MOSELLE RIVER, TRABEN-TRARBACH
The traditional wine fest along the banks of the Moselle River offers “underground wine tasting” and live music during the opening on Friday evening. Further musical entertainment on Saturday and face painting for kids with glitter tattoos, children’s theater and dance performances on Sunday. The festival will be rounded off with Swing and other live acts on Monday evening.
COUNT PALATINATE HALL AND
THE SUBTERRANEAN TUNNELS
July 12, 11:15 a.m., TOURIST INFO, KAISERSLAUTERN
The tour starts in the Count Palatinate Hall of the former Casimir Castle, where official receptions of the city are held today. Afterwards visitors descend into the subterranean tunnels. These passages, which are approx. 70 m long, illustrate the history of Kaiserslautern. Duration: approx. 1.5 hrs, Price: 7.00 EUR. A registration is required per mail to Touristinformation@kaiserslautern.de or phone +49 (0)631 365 2316. Further dates: Aug. 9, Sep. 6.
