***Dec 27-31, 2019***
So what’s all this Silvester stuff you’re seeing all over Facebook?! Well, in honor of the feast from Pope Sylvester I, Germans celebrate Silvester on New Year’s Eve!! So, if you’re eager to keep going with your Christmas Market adventure, check out a Silvester celebration, and much MORE, then this post is for you!!
(ACHTUNG: Make sure you check event links before heading out. Some events may require advance purchase before entry)
👋You probably won’t see us around this weekend. We’ll be in Paris!
—AFTER CHRISTMAS MARKETS—
Just because Christmas is over doesn’t mean your Christmas Market adventure is also! Some of the BEST Christmas Markets keep running after Christmas, and you don’t even have to travel that far. Here are our recommendations.
*Speyer Weihnachts und Neujahrsmarkt (until Jan 6th)
https://www.speyer.de/sv_speyer/mobile/de/Tourismus/Veranstaltungen/Weihnachten
*Baden-Baden Weihnactsmarkt (until Jan 6th)
https://visit.baden-baden.de/en/events/baden-baden-christmas-market
*Weihnactsstadt Liege, Belgium (until Jan 7th)
https://www.visitezliege.be/de/grand-evenement/weihnachtsstadt-luttich
*La Magie de Noël à Colmar (until Dec 29)
https://www.noel-colmar.com/en
*Les Marchés de Noël de Strasbourg (until Dec 30)
https://noel.strasbourg.eu/en/accueil
*Traben-Trarbach Weihnachtsmarkt (until Jan 1)
https://www.traben-trarbach.de/en/underworld-christmas-market.html
*Les Marchés de Noël à Metz (until Dec 29)
*Marché de Noël de Strasbourg (until Dec 30)
https://noel.strasbourg.eu/en/accueil
—NEW YEARS CELEBRATIONS—
We love being at home with our closest friends as we ring in the New Year… but if that’s not for you, below are a few places you may want to check out.
*Silvestermarkt in Kaiserslautern (Dec 27-30)
Well, not exactly in New Year’s Eve, but continue your Christmas Market adventure with Kaiserslautern’s Silvestermarkt! Head over to the same place as the Christmas Market, the Schillerplatz, for Glühwein, music, and fun!
https://facebook.com/events/428948051015127/?ti=cl
*Kaiserslautern Silvesterkonzert at the Fruchthalle: Tanzen möcht ich “I want to dance” (Dec 31)
Dance the night away in downtown Kaiserslautern in a ballroom atmosphere at the Fruchthalle. Purchase tickets in advance starting at €36!!
https://facebook.com/events/441177973216972/?ti=cl
*20s Silvester Party Frankfurt
Relive the roaring 20’s at a Silvester Party in Frankfurt. Get your tickets in advance… they start at €69!!
https://facebook.com/events/964733020557758/?ti=cl
https://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/5dcd65b8494fb600012d830f/e/5dcd89ab5b3cd3000190dd3c
*Silvester im Schloss, Gartensaal Schloss Mannheim (25+ party)
Dress your best for this 25+ Silvester Party. Tickets start at €25!!
https://facebook.com/events/741290806295102/?ti=cl
https://www.eventbrite.de/o/schneckenhof-17198272047
*New Years Eve HOP IN Craft- Kaiserslautern Altstadt
https://facebook.com/events/1467379056750712/?ti=cl
*A Great Gatsby New Years Eve at The Red Lion Pub Landstuhl
https://facebook.com/events/1467379056750712/?ti=cl
*Blarney Stone New Year’s Eve Party Landstuhl
https://facebook.com/events/s/blarney-stone-new-years-eve-pa/382455105881060/?ti=cl
*Vogelweh Armstrong Club “A Gatsby New Year” (New Year’s Eve)
https://facebook.com/events/s/a-gatsby-new-year/595159651292263/?ti=cl
*New Year’s Eve Speakeasy Party at Ramstein Enlisted Club
https://facebook.com/events/2563398070603355/?ti=cl
*The website below has much more information for New Year’s Eve parties in Frankfurt. The site has an English option.
https://www.frankfurt-tipp.de/specials/silvester-feiern-in-frankfurt.html#homescreen
*The website below has much more information for New Year’s Eve parties in Heidelberg and Mannheim. If you do not German, you will need to Google translate the site.
—OTHER EVENTS—
*Original Streetfood Festival Zweibrucken (Dec 28-29)
https://facebook.com/events/1748010781971523/?ti=cl
*Internationaler Silvesterlauf 10K run (Dec 31)
https://facebook.com/events/409722579731845/?ti=cl
*The Nutcracker in Frankfurt (Dec 28)
https://facebook.com/events/300643584165892/?ti=cl
*KL on Ice (until Feb 16)
Ice skating in Kaiserslautern
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