If anyone is going to be in the Rhine-Main area this coming weekend, this is a fest that you might really enjoy. The entire river bank on both sides of the river is covered with 500 stands selling everything from artwork, handmade crafts, ethnic items, jewellery, pottery, and of course all kinds of food and drink from all around the world, and also 20 stages, many with live music of all different sorts. Dragon boat races will be going on all day Sat. and Sun. Fireworks are on Sun. night. Many of the downtown churches will be having Organ concerts on Sat. night and Choir concerts on Sun. night.
For 4 euro, you buy a button and this gets you into 20 different musuems, most of them on the riverbank, but also includes the Archeology Museum (where some Roman soldiers will be hanging about), the Museum of Modern Art, the Schirn, the Goethe House, the Dom Museum and the Judengasse Museum. All of the museums will be having special tours and workshops.
This fest has become one of the Premier Events in Germany with over 3 million visitors these past 2 years. Because it is spread out along 4 km. of riverbank on each side of the river, one is still able to see things and enjoy the party without being crushed. The garden areas behind the museums are also lovely areas to sit in. Many of the museums are old villas and quite pretty.
China is the featured country this year, so expect good fireworks and some good shows. They are supposed to be having "Day fireworks" too, but have no idea what those are.
Here is the website. Though in German, click on Program, and you will get a list of scheduled events at each museum and each stage through the weekend, as well as the church concerts.
Hope to see you there, and if you need tips about what to see, let me know. Can you tell that I love this Fest?
www.museumsuferfest-frankfurt.de or
www.frankfurt-tourismus.de