Erlangen

Events

events
Bergkirchweih
an den kellern

(http://www.der-berg-ruft.de/): held every pentecost whitsuntide for twelve days every year. similar to oktoberfest, but more german owing to the absence of tourists. in the year 2005 it marked its 250th anniversary.

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Jazzband-Ball

(http://www.jazzbandball.de/)

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Arena Festival

(http://www.arena-festival...)

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Classical music by the lake

(http://www.klassik-am-see.com/): held every summer.

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International Film Festival for Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction and Obscure Films

(http://www.weekend-of-fea...): held every may in the manhattan (http://www.manhattankino.de/) cinema.

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International Comic Salon Erlangen

(http://www.comic-salon.de/): held every two years. the paradise of comics fans.

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Poetry Festival

(http://www.poetenfest-erl...): held every year.

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You can find a lot of cultural events running through out the year in the Stadtverband der Erlanger Kulturvereine e.V. (http://www.erlanger-kultu...)

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International Figure Theater Festival

(http://www.figurentheater...): held every year.

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Summer Nights Film Festival

(http://www.sommernachtfil...)

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International Jazz Workshop Erlangen

(http://www.jazzworkshops.de/)

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Stummfilm-Musiktage

(http://www.stummfilmmusik...): germany's most beautiful silent film festival with live music.

Sports

sports
golf place

There is a golf place 15kms away to the east (http://www.gc-erlangen.de/).

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Anniversary charitable football tournament "Football against cancer". Last Sunday of February in the sport hall of Friedrich-Alexander University.

Concerts and theaters

concerts and theaters
Stadttheater Erlangen
Glückstrasse 3

(http://www.theater-erlang...). 3 different stages, among them the markgrafentheater, which is the oldest baroque theater in southern germany - built in 1719. it is worth visiting, even if you don't understand german at all.

concerts and theaters
Theaterverein Fifty-Fifty e.V.

(http://www.theaterfiftyfi...). cabaret, theater and music stage.

concerts and theaters
Gemeinnütziger Theater- und Konzertverein Erlangen e.V. (gVe)

(http://www.gve.de/). local non-profit union that organizes theater shows and classical concerts all year round.

swimming pools
here

There are a couple of swimming pools in the city open for the public. You can find opening times and prices in German here (http://www.estw.de/Baeder/).