Heidelberg Events
4th Heidelberg Weindorf attracts visitors to Karlsplatz
Heidelberger Weindorf, Abendstimmung © Tobias Schwerdt
The Heidelberg Wine Village will take place from Wednesday, October 2 to Sunday, October 13, 2024. Guests are welcome daily from 11 am – 9 pm, on the opening day from 3 pm – 9 pm. The official opening is on October 2, 2024 at 6 pm.
The Heidelberg Wine Village has become a permanent fixture in Heidelberg’s calendar of events. For twelve days, it offers the ideal opportunity to get to know and enjoy not only the unique atmosphere in the heart of the Old Town, but also the culinary delights of Heidelberg.
In addition to Heidelberg’s wineries, Heidelberg’s French twin city Montpellier will be presenting itself with delicious wines. A good drop tastes even better from the collector’s glass created especially for the event. The culinary offerings are rounded off with dishes such as a vintner’s platter, handmade cheese with music and other regional delicacies, naturally to go with the wine.
On selected days, guests can also enjoy a supporting musical program: on 3, 4, 6 and 13 October 2024, the Red Hot Dixie Devils will play, on 5 and 12 October 2024 the AkusTrio, on 6 October 2024 the Heidelberger Blasmusikanten and on 13 October 2024 the Musikfreunde Harmonie Windhagen. You can find the detailed program at www.heidelberg-marketing.de.
The official opening will take place on October 2, 2024 at 6 pm by Mathias Schiemer, Managing Director of Heidelberg Marketing, together with the former Heidelberg Wine Queen Larissa Winter-Horn.Of course, the keeper of the Great Barrel, Perkeo, will not be missing.
“The ‘Heidelberger Dreiklang’ gift set is also available this year, consisting of three exquisite Heidelberg wines – one bottle each from the Bauer, Clauer and Winter wineries,” says Mathias Schiemer, adding: ”Christmas is not far away.”
“Heidelberger Herbst” – Heidelberg Autumn 2024
The Heidelberg Autumn attracts over 200,000 visitors to Heidelberg every year © Heidelberg Marketing, photo Tobias Schwerdt
A unique “Heidelberg Autumn” atmosphere will surround Heidelberg’s Old Town when the region’s largest city festival, the Heidelberg Herbst, takes place on September 28 and 29, 2024.
Traditionally set up flea market stalls along the main street, in the side alleyways and on the Old Bridge, art and goods traders will be inviting visitors to discover one or two treasures while rummaging around. Great live acts on numerous stages provide musical entertainment and an exuberant atmosphere well into the night.
There will also be games and excitement on Sunday: from 11.30 a.m., for example, the “Heidelberger Stadtachter” will take place, the rowing competition between the two Heidelberg rowing clubs, the Heidelberger Ruderklub 1872 e.V. and the Rudergesellschaft Heidelberg 1898 e.V. In addition, the “Familien-Herbst” with a varied children’s program and the open Sunday from 1 – 6 p.m. offers fun for young and old alike.
Did you know …
… that the Bunsen burner was invented in Heidelberg?
Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen, born on March 30, 1811 in Göttingen, died on August 16, 1899 in Heidelberg, was a German chemist. Together with Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, he discovered caesium and rubidium in 1861 and developed spectral analysis, which can be used to detect chemical elements in a highly specific manner. For this purpose, Bunsen perfected a particular gas torch, which had previously been invented by Michael Faraday and would later be called the Bunsen burner. During his time at the University of Heidelberg, Bunsen taught well over 3,000 students. In his honor, a statue was erected in the anatomy garden.
You can even take a Bunsen tour of Heidelberg.
One of his students was the chemist Henry Roscoe. About Robert Bunsen, he said: “As an investigator, he was great. As a teacher, even greater. As a man and friend, he was greatest.”
Did you know …
Charles Francois de Graimberg (1774 – 1864) in a portrait by Guido Schmitt, 1902 © Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg
… that a Frenchman, Charles de Graimberg, saved the Heidelberg Castle ruins?
Charles de Graimberg came to Heidelberg in 1810 to make copperplate engravings of the castle ruins and the town – and remained in Heidelberg until his death in 1864. Back then, he was shocked to discover that the people of Heidelberg were using the ruins as a quarry for their houses and the castle garden as a potato field. Furthermore, a contract had already been signed with a demolition company.
He campaigned for the preservation of the ruins with personal commitment and his own money, paid guards, even took up residence in the castle and his copperplate engravings made Heidelberg known to a broad public. He was successful.
And so, thanks to Charles de Graimberg, we can still marvel at this world-famous symbol of Romanticism today.
Did you know …
… that Heidelberg is the most sustainable city in Germany?
The latest city ranking by business magazine WirtschaftsWoche concludes that Heidelberg is the most sustainable and future-oriented city in Germany.
Among other things, Heidelberg impresses with its passive house district Bahnstadt, the new energy storage facility in Pfaffengrund and the lowest youth unemployment rate.
Furthermore, the ranking highlights the high value that science and research, education and training have for Heidelberg. Every fifth euro in the city’s budget is invested for the benefit of children and young people, and around 70% of employees in Heidelberg work in knowledge-intensive services.