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Brunnenfest 2012

May 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Bleiche in Oberursels old townThis weekend sees the annual Brunnenfest (Fountain festival) in Oberursel return after missing a year due to the Hessentag.

The festival runs from Friday 1st June until Monday 4th June 2012.

There will be music on stage at the Markplatz from Friday evening onwards and throughout most of the weekend, with a funfair atmosphere at the Bleiche and lots of stands selling food and drink inbetween the Bleiche and the Vorstadt.

An area for children called the Kindermeile will be open on Saturday afternoon from 3pm, and a yellow duck race on the Ursulbach on Sunday afternoon.

The festival closes at 10.30pm on Monday evening with a firework display.

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Wine Festival in Bad Homburg

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

GrapesThe annual wine festival (Weinfest) is being held in Bad Homburg between the 18th and 20th of May.

The festival official opens on Friday, 18th May 2012 at 5pm, with the opening ceremony taking place in front of the Kurhaus. The wine stands themselves are open from 3pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon. The stands can be found spread along the pedestrian precinct – the Louisenstraße.

Shops in the town centre will also be open on Sunday between 1pm and 6pm.

To get there from Frankfurt, take the U-Bahn line U2 to the end of the line at Gonzenheim, and then one of the many buses that go to the town centre (the bus stop on the right as you leave the U-Bahn station), or the S-Bahn line S5 to Bad Homburg station from where it is a short walk to the centre.

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Worldfest at Frankfurt International School

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

World Flags - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / iDesignFrankfurt International School in Oberursel is celebrating “Worldfest” on Sunday, 13th May, 2012.

Between 12pm and 4pm the school will be offering a selection of international foods, games, activities and entertainment.

To get there by train, take the U-Bahn U3 to Waldlust.

If you come by car and live locally, head for Edeka’s car park at the corner of the Hohemarkstraße and Camp-King-Allee from where the school will be laying on shuttle buses.

Visitors from further afield can take the Oberursel-Nord exit off he A661 towards the town and park on the field next to Rolls Royce (behind the U-Bahn station “Lahnstrasse” which is currently being modernised). Again, a shuttle bus service will taked visitors to the school.

There is no parking at the school itself.

Links

Frankfurt International School

Worldfest 2011 – Photo album

Life as a principal – an interview with Rhiannan Wood

ESL – an interview with Paul Shoebottom

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Lantern Festival (Laternenfest)

August 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The annual lantern festival (Laternenfest) in Bad Homburg takes place between the 2nd and 5th of September, 2011.

The festival stretches from the end of the pedestrian precinct next to the Rathaus all the way up to the other end of the Louisenstraße, and then across the road to the Festplatz.

There is also a procession on Saturday evening, which leaves Kirdorf at around 8.30pm and goes along the Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade and the edge of the Kurpark.  On Sunday evening it leaves Ober-Eschbach at 8.30pm to return by a slightly different route.

One of the easiest ways to get there is by taking the S-Bahn (S5) to Bad Homburg and walking from the station to the Louisenstraße, although getting to the Festplatz at the other end can take a while!  While the procession takes place most of the bus routes cannot run.

More information in German can be found on the homepage: www.laternenfest.de

 

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Wine Festival in Bad Homburg

May 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

GrapesThe annual wine festival (Weinfest) is being held in Bad Homburg between the 20th and 22nd of May.

The festival official opens on Friday, 20th May 2011 at 5pm, with the opening ceremony taking place in front of the Kurhaus.  The wine stands themselves are open from 3pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon.  The stands can be found spread along the pedestrian precinct – the Louisenstraße.

Shops in the town centre will also be open on Sunday between 1pm and 6pm.

To get there from Frankfurt, take the U-Bahn line U2 to the end of the line at Gonzenheim, and then one of the many buses that go to the town centre (the bus stop on the right as you leave the U-Bahn station), or the S-Bahn line S5 to Bad Homburg station from where it is a short walk to the centre.

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Worldfest at Frankfurt International School

May 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

World Flags - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / iDesignFrankfurt International School in Oberursel is celebrating “Worldfest” on Sunday, 22nd May, 2011.

Between 12pm and 4pm the school will be offering a selection of international foods, games, handcraft and there will also be a display of vintage cars.

It will also be possible to take a tour of the school.

To get there by train, take the U-Bahn U3 to Waldlust.

If you come by car and live locally, head for Edeka’s car park at the corner of the Hohemarkstraße and Camp-King-Allee from where the school will be laying on shuttle busses.

Visitors from further afield can take the Oberursel-Nord exit off he A661 towards the town and park on the field next to Rolls Royce (behind the U-Bahn station “Lahnstrasse” which is currently being modernised).  Again, a shuttle bus service will taked visitors to the school.

There is no parking at the school itself.

Links

Frankfurt International School

Life as a principal – an interview with Rhiannan Wood

ESL – an interview with Paul Shoebottom

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