Festivals in Göttingen
January
Videos, slides and travel presentations take viewers on trips around the world for one or two hours. Every year in late January, the Wanderlust Festival gives visitors a taste of their next vacation adventure in the rooms of the main lecture hall building (ZHG).
www.fernwehfestival.de
February
Hand puppets, marionettes or even the classic art of shadow play: Puppet theatre has many facets. Puppeteers from around the world show off their latest performances for two weeks every February.
www.figurentheatertage.goettingen.de
March
Göttingen goes green: On 17 March each year, the Irish national holiday is celebrated with a parade through the city.
May
This festival gives visitors an insight into the current documentary cinema. New films, videos and interactive media provide a glimpse into foreign worlds, or even into the world just outside your front door.
www.gieff.de
Top-class music festival that takes place every year, dedicated to the baroque composer George Frideric Handel. The highlight of the festival is an operatic performance.
www.haendel-festspiele.de
June
Traditional university sports day, on which students and employees measure their strength and skill. Tournaments are complemented by dance performances, games and hands-on activities; in the evening, the big party begins.
DIES Academicus
Every year in summer, the Jewish House of Learning (not-for-profit association) in Göttingen invites visitors to get an impression of Jewish culture, religion, music and dance.
www.juedisches-lehrhaus-goettingen.de
Göttingen Cultural Summer
www.kultursommer.goettingen.de
Umbrella term for the Göttingen summer highlights:
Dancing and Music in the city.
Nacht der Kultur
Outdoor cinema: Recent and classic film under the stars – free swimming included
Lumiere
July
The choir of the Studentenwerk with a broad repertoire. Don't forget to buy a ticket in advance.
Unicante aktuell
August
Outdoor music festival in the woods.
KWP
September
This festival is meant to celebrate and honour the Göttingen "Gänseliesel", or Goose Girl, the landmark of the city of Göttingen. On this Sunday, city shops are open and invite you to pop in and take a look around.
Gänseliesel-Fest
October
Authors from around the world read from their latest works during this two-week festival; the reading locations are spread throughout the city.
www.literaturherbst.com
Four weeks of lectures, workshops, music and parties every autumn provide visitors with a colourful insight into the queer life in Göttingen.
lbskgoettingen
November
For two weeks, current film productions from all over Europe can be seen at the repertory cinema Lumiere in Göttingen. Every day, the festival focuses on a different country; the films are shown in their original language with subtitles.
www.filmfest-goettingen.de
For two days, musicians from around the world present their latest jazz creations.
www.jazzfestival-goettingen.de
December
Don't forget to visit the Göttingen Christmas market in the city. Food, music and cozy atmosphere around the old town hall.
https://www.goettingen-tourismus.de/