Events
Bergkirchweih
(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.
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.
International Comic Salon Erlangen
(http://www.comic-salon.de/): held every two years. the paradise of comics fans.
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...)
Stummfilm-Musiktage
(http://www.stummfilmmusik...): germany's most beautiful silent film festival with live music.
Sports
Anniversary charitable football tournament "Football against cancer". Last Sunday of February in the sport hall of Friedrich-Alexander University.
Concerts and theaters
Stadttheater Erlangen
(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.
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.
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/).