Bonn Beer Fair

July 27th - 29th 2018

Since 1995 about 80 beer wholesalers serve more than 700 beer types from all over the world can be found at Bonn Beer Festival. Experience a real beer garden atmosphere in the shade of the trees in Bonn Rheinaue Park. Entertainment on stage is also provided.

Bonn Jazz Festival

The Bonn Jazz festival rounds off the musical repertoire provided by Beethoven's city in style for fans of modern music genres. Every year the Festival tries to cover lots of facets of modern jazz and above all also presents the next generation of artists together with established stars in double concerts.

Bonn-Information

Bonn-Information offers tours on Bonn-related themes for tourists throughout the year

The tourist information of the city of Bonn offers a large number of guided tours on many themes related to Bonn:

• Discover Bonn by foot
• The big city tour in an open-top bus
• Over the roofs of Bonn
• The new Bonn (with visit inside the Post Tower)
• In the footsteps of the Bonn Republic (with visit inside Villa Hammerschmidt)
• Path of democracy
• Workshop of democracy (visit inside the former Plenary Chamber)
• Bonn tour of the Romantic Rhine (incl. boat trip)
• Bonn coffee history and stories
• Advent magic in the City of Bonn
• Join us for a drink – the history of Bonn's taverns

The tourist information office also provides guides to tour groups with or without their own bus and offers individual guided tours on various topics. Many tours can also be booked in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Polish and Russian.

Informationen and booking via:

Bonn-Information, Dep. BonnTouren
Tel.: +49 228 77 39 21
Fax +49 228 77 39 20
bonntouren(at)bonn.de

Bonntouren e.V.

Guided city tours for groups on Beethoven, Siebengebirge and Drachenfels

Bonntouren.de offers a wide selection of tours for large and small groups. For example, the life and works of Beethoven are illuminated from various angles. Guided tours with musical entertainment, such as in the Guest house on the Petersberg, or guided hiking tours through the neighbouring Siebengebirge together with culinary tours around the Drachenfels are also included in the programme.

Informationen and booking via:

Ms Soledad Sichert
Bachstraße 1
53578 Windhagen-Schweifeld
Tel.: +49 2645 975740
Fax: +49 2645 7040559
sichert@bonntouren.de
www.bonntouren.de

Brotfabrik/ Theatre Marabu

Kreuzstraße 16
53225 Bonn
0228 43 36 80 70

Bundeskunsthalle Bonn

The Art and Exhibition Hall in Bonn, shortly Bundeskunsthalle, consists of art, culture and science. It deals with art from all eras, including contemporary art, as well as exhibitions with cultural and historical topics and archeology, but also shows presentations to other disciplines such as art or ecology.
Besides the exhibitions the visitors / the visitor can take part in socio-political discussions, guided tours, workshops, and new experimental formats.

Carnival

February 08th - 13th 2018

Bonn represents one of the Rhine carnival highlights. Almost a full week during February/March you will hear exclamations of Alaaf! and Kamelle! in Bonn. The carnival in Bonn is colourful, fun and diverse!

It all starts On Women's Carnival Day (Weiberfastnacht)! The washerwomen storm the Beuel town hall and the jesters celebrate at parties and in taverns in the centre of Beuel. Women's Carnival Day has its origins in Bonn-Beuel: In 1824 the first women's committee was established in Beuel. It resulted from a women's movement. The washerwomen from Beuel rose up against the patriarchy, the dominance of men and the associated exploitation of women. Therefore the custom of the washerwomen to meet once every year - namely on the Thursday before the carnival - to revolt against their husbands began 190 years ago.

On carnival Sunday the jesters storm Bonn town hall - a colourful spectacle with people in uniform, horses and canons.

The highlight of the carnival is the procession on Carnival Monday, at which approximately 80 floats and thousands of jesters in costume take part. Over 240,000 spectators watch the colourful spectacle and collect lots of sweets.

Castle Miel

The Castle Festival and Open Day at Schloss Miel is a day for the whole family. In castle tours you can learn more about the almost 250 year-old Schloss Miel, its builder - Caspar Anton Freiherr von der Heyden (called Belderbusch) - and juicy details and anecdotes about Beethoven's godfather. At various stations on the castle and the driving range you can enjoy Hoffmeister grill specialties. For members of the golf club and their guests as well as for those who are interested in golf, the Castle Festival offers a completely relaxing and informative day around the game of golf!

CellarTheatre

Nachtigallenweg 22
53343 Wachtberg – Pech
0228 32 59 51

Cherry Blossom Bonn Altstadt

April/May 2018

Every spring people are able to observe a very special natural event in the creative craft and civil city quarter of Bonn called Altstadt. Innumerable cherry trees unfold their full bloom, transforming the narrow roads into a pink seas of flowers. The alleys are turned into an amazing tunnel of cherry blooms. This breathtaking view and stunning sight has already made a top ten landing among the Internet Hit-List of the most beautiful tree tunnels.

For eight years now Print & Paint has been organizing the Cherry Blossom Photo Contest. The Tourismus & Congress GmbH supports the competition in addition, by sponsoring a prize for the best Bonn cherry blossom photo.