Festivals in Saarbrucken

Saarbrucken – A Venue for Exciting Festivals

Located right on the France’s border, Saarbrucken – the capital city of Saarland in Germany – is a crossing point of ethnicity and lifestyles, the evidence of which is an array of festivals celebrated here. Saarbrucken festivals showcase the artistic as well as vibrant cultural scene of the place.  Discussed below are significant of the festivals and events that take place in Saarbrucken.

Max Ophüls Film Festival

It is held in January, and is perhaps the most significant of all events that is celebrated in the place. Named after Max Ophüls, much famed film director of the 20th century, this festival attracts film producers, directors and critics from across the world and serves as a platform for young filmmakers from Australia, Germany, and Switzerland to show off their cinematic talents.

Saar Music Festival

If you are a music lover, then you should not miss this festival. It is celebrated once every two year, and an interesting thing regarding this event is that it adopts the musical custom of a different country or region as its theme. For example, if this year the festival is focused on American traditional music, then next time it may be on Australian traditional music. Exuberant street shows, outstanding dance events, and jazz performances form part of this event. Further, during the festival, the town’s venues such as the market square and palace garden turn into enormous outdoor stages.

A number of other festivals are also celebrated in Saarbrucken, including the Perspectives Theatre Festival, which is credited to be the only French theater festival that is held in the country, and the Saar Spectacle – an aquatic event that is the largest of its kind in Germany.