Black Forest Blog

On Monday, 27 November 2017, the first Christmas Markets in the Black Forest have opened.

Traditional christmas markets take place in many places in the Black Forest every year. The flavour of mulled wine, waffles and fir needles, candlelights and the cosy atmosphere attract the guests every year anew. Besides eating and drinking of course you can find lots of local products for your own or for your christmas gifts.

Here you find dates and places of the biggest and most beautiful markets:

27 November - 22 December 2017: Goldener Pforzheimer Weihnachtsmarkt
27 November - 23 December 2017: Weihnachtsmarkt in Freiburg
27 November - 30 December 2017: Christkindelsmarkt in Baden-Baden
28 November - 23 December 2017: Weihnachtsmarkt in Offenburg
30 November - 3 December 2017: Märchenhafter Weihnachtsmarkt in Calw
28 November - 23 December 2017: Christkindlesmarkt in Karlsruhe
1 December - 3 December 2017: Romantischer Weihnachtsmarkt in der Altstadt von Altensteig
1 December - 17 December 2017: Adventsmarkt in Gaggenau
1 December - 20 December 2017: Bühler Adventsmarkt
27 November - 23 December 2017: Weihnachtsmarkt in Rastatt
from 1 December 2017: An allen vier Adventswochenenden: "Romantischer Weihnachtsmarkt" in der Ravennaschlucht, im Höllental zwischen Freiburg und Hinterzarten
2 December 2017: Weihnachtsmarkt in Alpirsbach
2 December - 03 December 2017: Christkindlemarkt in Bad Dürrheim
30 November - 28 December 2017: Sternlesmarkt in Ettlingen
30 November2017 - 8 January 2018: Advent's market and the world's biggest advent calendar house' in Gengenbach
7 December - 17 December 2017: Weihnachtsmarkt in Rottweil
7 December - 17 December 2017: Lörracher Weihnachtsmarkt
8 December - 10 December 2017: Schömberger Weihnachtsglück - mit musikalischem Programm, Weihnachtsdörfle
8 December - 10 December 2017: Weihnachtsmarkt Bad Säckingen
8 December - 17 December 2017: Weihnachtsmarkt in Freudenstadt
15 December - 17 December 2017: Weihnachtsmarkt auf dem Kirchplatz in Oberkirch
15 December - 17 December 2017: "Baiersbronner Weihnachtsdorf" auf dem Rosenplatz in Baiersbronn

25 -30 December 2017: Triberger Weihnachtszauber - thousands of lights enchant the waterfall and the neighboring nature adventure park into a Christmas sea of lights. There are many other attractions, fire show, children's carousel, nativity scene and lots of music and other performances.

 

• 13 May - 10 September 2017
  Horticultural show in Bad Herrenalb
  -> www.badherrenalb2017.de
• 22 July 2017
  Night in White - Seenachtsfest in Titisee
• 22 July 2017
  International Mountain Run in Oberried (Valuation Run Schwarzwald-Berglaufpokal 2017)
  -> www.totemannberglauf.de
• 22 - 23 July 2017
  Celts festival in Nagold
• 25 July - 12 August 2017
  Kohlmeilertage in Dachsberg in Wolpadingen
• 27 - 29 July 2017
  Grand Prix Summer ski jump in Hinterzarten
  -> www.sommerskispringen-hinterzarten.de
• 27 July - 6 August
  Calwer Klostersommer in Hirsau monastery ruins
  -> calwer-klostersommer.de
• 29 - 31 July 2017
  Black Forest Woodcutter Championships in Schuttertal
• 5 - 6 August 2017
  Seenachtsfest on Lake Schluchsee, high-altitude fireworks on Saturday evening, Sunday's Drachenboot Fun Cup
• 12 - 13 August 2017
  Tauziehwochenende near Schönau, u.a. With the best German tug-of-war teams in the final round for the German championship
• 18 - 23 August 2017
  Waldshuter Chilbi - the great festival in Waldshut, which has been celebrated for 549 years!
• 3 September 2017
  7th International Alphorn Meeting at the Haus der Natur at the Feldberg, at the same time the Natural Park Market takes place with many other attractions.
• 9  -10 September 2017
  Schwarzwald Bike Marathon with various difficulty levels, start and finish in Furtwangen
  -> www.schwarzwald-bike-marathon.de
• 17 September 2017
  Schwarzwald Ultra Rad Marathon with start and finish in Alpirsbach
  -> www.surm.de
• 29 September - 2 October
  Ortenau wine festival in the inner city of Offenburg
• 29 September - 8 October 2017
  Alemannische Woche in Oberried - The highlight is the Viewegrieb on Saturday, October 7th from 11 am, entertainment, music, farmers market and craftsmanship

Next week, from 26 November, the first Christmas Markets in the Black Forest will open. Traditional christmas markets take place in many places in the Black Forest every year. The flavour of mulled wine, waffles and fir needles, candlelights and the cosy atmosphere attract the guests every year anew. Besides eating and drinking of course you can find lots of local products for your own or for your christmas gifts.

Here you find dates and places of the biggest and most beautiful markets:

• 26 November - 30 December 2012: Christkindles market in Baden-Baden
• 26 November - 23 December 2012: Christmas market in Freiburg
• 27 November - 23 December 2012: Christmas market in Offenburg
• 29 November - 23 December 2012: Christkindlesmarkt in Karlsruhe
• 29 November - 28 December 2012: Sternlesmarkt in Ettlingen
• 29 November - 2 December 2012: Magical Christmas market in Calw
• 26 November - 22 December 2012: Christmas market in Pforzheim
• 7 December - 16 December 2012: Christmas market in Freudenstadt
• 30 November - 23 December 2012: Advent's market and the world's biggest 'advent calendar house' in Gengenbach
• 30 November - 9 December 2012: Advent's market in Gaggenau
• 30 November - 16 December 2012: Christmas market in Bühl
• 1-2 December 2012: Christkindlemarkt in Bad Dürrheim
• 6-16 December 2012: Christmas market in Bad Krozingen
• 7-9 December 2012: Christmas market Bad Säckingen
• 14-16 December 2012: Christmas market on the Rosenplatz in Baiersbronn
• 14-16 December 2012: Christmas market in Oberkirch
• 25 -30 December 2012: Triberg Christmas Magic - thousands of lights illuminate the waterfalls and the nature park nearby

Did you know that by no means only Cuckoo clocks, Kirsch and Black Forest Gateau are amongst the typical products of the Black Forest? The rustic furniture from the Black Forest, which is also very popular throughout the world, definitely deserves to be mentioned. Often lovingly painted and decorated by hand, these pieces bring the famous German cosiness to any room across the globe, whether wardrobe or bed, table, corner bench or restaurant furniture they all add their personal charm.

The furniture makers from the Black Forest are well known for their tradition only to use high-quality and well seasoned wood from well looked after forests in the region. Before any of this wood is used it is carefully dried in drying chambers.

A tour of the manufacturing premises is certainly most interesting and will add a lot of interest and variety to your Black Forest holiday.

Web addresses:

http://www.schnitzerstube.de/index_gb.htm
http://www.schreinerei-gebele.de (in German)
http://www.go-in.co.uk