louboutin Alsace Festivals - 10 Wonderful Festival

Huddled next to Germany on France's eastern border, Alsace is a charming region with its own mountain range, thriving wine market, beautiful ancient towns and heady blend of French-German cuisine. It's certainly something special. And its event calendar is no different - featuring a fantastic [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] blend of fairs, festivals and long-standing traditions that are testament to its lively history and diverse culture. The Alsace calendar of events is a celebration of its culture, ranging from food and wine festivals to contemporary art fairs, music, and even a wedding that brings a 19th century folk story to life. Alsace has a long memory and its colourful events bring its history to life in some of the most spectacular and joyous ways possible.
We've picked out ten of our favourites - but there are plenty more on offer. So come along to Alsace, grab a kugelhopf and experience some of the yearly highlights that this beautiful and wonderfully diverse region has to offer.
1) [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Alsace Eco-Bio Fair, Colmar
8th - 12th May 2013
When it comes to food, the French - and particularly the Alsatians - know how to please the palate. But they're also becoming renowned for organic produce too, and Colmar's Eco-Bio Fair shows off the best side of this emerging market. Over 400 exhibitors converge on the Parc des Exposition for five days of workshops, wine tastings (part of France's biggest organic Wine fair), organic cooking demonstrations, debates, talks, shows, games, entertainment [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] and more. Rest assured, you'll never look at supermarket produce the same way again.
2) Kugelhopf Festival, Ribeauvillé
June 2013 (date TBC)
Every year, the beautiful walled town of Ribeauvillé hosts a festival dedicated to the sticky delights of kugelhopf - a sweet spongy cake that's usually formed into a ring shape. Also known as gugelhupf or gugelhopf, this tasty treat is celebrated in the Kugelhopf Festival when the streets of Ribeauvillé come alive with all manners of different tastings, cooking demonstrations and competitions. Try kugelhopf in its many forms, or just enjoy a slab in the traditional way - dunked into your morning coffee.
3) [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] International Music Festival, Colmar
2nd - 14th July 2013
Colmar's International Music Festival is one of the highlights of the Alsace calendar and is widely considered one of Europe's best classical music festivals. Every year, the festival is dedicated to a particular musician, instrument, country or culture, and in 2013, the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with a special homage to Vladimir Spivakov. No less than 28 concerts take place across Colmar in a variety of venues including the Municipal Theatre, Colmar Synagogue, the Church of St. Matthew, the Koïfhus [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] and the Chapel of St. Peter. The grand finale takes place in the outdoor theatre at the Exhibition Centre. For sensational music and sheer spectacle, Colmar's International Music Festival is hard to beat.
4) Sugar Fair, Erstein
23rd - 25th August 2013
Yes - a sugar festival. Erstein's annual Fete du Sucre celebrates the sweet stuff in its many different forms, particularly chocolate, along with local, regional and national delicacies. Wander among the street stalls and taste everything from gingerbread to kugelhopf, before enjoying lively entertainment with craft markets, live music, a flower parade, fairground rides and dancing.
5) Colmar Wine Fair & Festival, Colmar
9th - 18th August 2013
For over 260 years, the Colmar Wine Fair & Festival has celebrated wine and music in a lively spectacle which regularly attracts almost 400 exhibitors. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Visitors come in their thousands to discover, taste and buy delicious varieties of local, regional and national wine, and soak up the mixed blend of live music too. Testament to the fair's acclaim, 2013's festival line-up includes rock legends Deep Purple. Sampling wine and enjoying live music - what could be better?
6) The Wedding of Fritz, Marlenheim
14th - 15th August 2013
This is a quaint tradition that was started in Marlenheim in the 1970s and is still going strong. Based on characters from stories written in the 19th century, this Alsatian folk festival celebrates the marriage between fun-loving bachelor Ami Fritz and the unlikely love of his life, Suzel - his farm labourer's daughter. Just like any good wedding, [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] expect plenty of food, drinks, live music and in this case, lots of traditional folky fun.
7) Le festival Musica, Strasbourg
20th Sep - 5th Oct 2013
Every year, Strasbourg hosts Musica - a celebration of classical music from all over the world. Musicians young and old, professionals and amateur, legend and lesser-known come together for a fortnight of music featuring a wide variety of styles, from old favourites and [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] contemporary pieces to experimental works.
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Jazz D'Or, Strasbourg
November 2013 (date TBC)
Strasbourg lays on the highly acclaimed Jazz d'Or every November, attracting internationally renowned jazz musicians from all over the globe to perform across 40 concerts. More than 100 musicians are expected to attend, with thousands of visitors descending on the streets and music halls of Strasbourg for plenty of hip-swaying tunes [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] and foot-tapping beats.
9) ST-ART Contemporary Art Fair, Strasbourg
22nd - 25th November 2013
Another big event in [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Strasbourg during November is the popular ST-ART Contemporary Art Fair. As the second largest contemporary art fair in France, [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] this one is big business - and art lovers converge on Strasbourg to soak up a heady mix of paintings, sculptures, photography, engravings and glassware. Artwork is displayed across 100 galleries in the Parc des Expositions, with works from artists originating from all over Europe.
10) Christmas markets
December 2013 - Various
Towns and cities throughout Alsace hold Christmas markets of all shapes and sizes, including Colmar, Drulingen, Durmenach, Eguisheim, Haguenau, Niedersteinbach, Rosheim and Thann.
But high on the list of any Christmas market-goer in Alsace - or France for that matter - is the 500-year old Christkindelsmärik in Strasbourg. Started in 1570, the market takes place near the Cathedral and has become a huge attraction for visitors from all over the globe, who come to wander among its 60-odd stalls, enjoy hot mulled wine and delicious Alsation treats, and stock up on last-minute [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] gifts. Its decorated, sparkling tree usually tops 100 ft in height which makes a fitting centrepiece for this superb festive spectacle.
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