Antique & Art Fair Duesseldorf
More than 100 art dealers and gallery owners present a wide range of high quality art, including contemporary art, paintings, classic porcelain, antique furniture, carpets, glass art and silver jewelry. More Information
Feb 3 - 7
Transmediale Berlin
As leading international festivals for art and digital culture as well as adventurous music and related visual arts, respectively, transmediale and CTM (club transmediale) are inviting submissions to the transmediale Award Competition 2010 and the Vilem Flusser Theory Award 2010. Invited are art works, projects and positions that respond to the challenges of our rapidly changing digital, technological and networked cultures. The transmediale Award seeks innovative, experimental and visionary works across a wide scope of form, process and practice that embrace, question and enrich our understanding and relationship to our immersed media and technologically driven society.
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Feb 5 - 6
25th Bremer Carnival
Parades, masked concerts and parties provide plenty of opportunity for fun. Each year the theme changes, but the infectious sound of pounding drums always accompanies colourful and flamboyant celebrations. Bremen's carnival began in 1985 when a local samba club decided it wanted to bring a little festivity to the streets of the Hansa city. After a big party on Friday night, the street carnival takes place on Saturday afternoon, with a ball on Saturday night and many associated events.
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Feb 5 - 7
FIS World Cup Ski Jumping and Ski Flying in Willingen
Masters in the art of ski jumping take to the slopes in Willingen for this leg of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. Teams compete on the Sunday, while Saturday is for individual ski jumpers. A huge opening party with music and fireworks on Friday night celebrates the start of a challenging series of high-flying competitions.
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Feb 09 - April 11
Peter Loewy. Drawings - An exhibition with Photo Portraits
The Photographer Peter Loewy (* 1951) from Frankfurt shows pictures of Portrait drawings of famous and less famous artists from past centuries. More Information
Feb 11 - 15
Carnival in Duesseldorf
Carnival in Duesseldorf with meetings, parades and a lot of fun. Motto: "JECK - WE CAN!"
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Feb 11 - 21
60th International Film Festival Berlin ("Berlinale")
Berlin - a cosmopolitan, exciting capital, a city of culture with international appeal. In the middle of it all: the Berlinale - not only the city's largest cultural event, but also one of the most important dates on the international film industry's calendar. More than 19,000 film professionals from 136 countries, including about 4,000 journalists, are accredited for the Berlin International Film Festival every year. The Berlinale is truly a mega event. At the same time, it is a festival of encounters and discussions. With more than 270,000 tickets sold, the Berlinale is not only a film industry meeting. It also enjoys by far the largest audience of any film festival in the world. For two weeks, art, glamour, parties and business meet at the Berlinale. More Information
Feb 17 - 21
Tanzolymp 2010 Berlin
International Dance Festival with competitions in Classical and Modern dance. More Information
Feb 26 - March 07
Euroclassics in Bremen
Horse Festival in the AWD-Dome
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Feb 26 - Mar 7
Kurt Weill Festival, Dessau
Back in 1926 Kurt Weill proclaimed jazz to be the "rhythm of our times". It comes as no surprise, therefore, that this genre was a big influence on the music of this Dessau composer. Under the motto "Round about Weill", the upcoming Kurt Weill Festival places jazz under the spotlight, with one of the world's leading jazz musicians, trombonist Nils Landgren, as our designated Artist-in-Residence. Audiences will have the opportunity to hear his take on Weill's music at a concert in the main hall of Roßlau's Elbewerk plant, as well as at a further concert featuring the Anhaltische Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Golo Berg.
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Feb 27 - Nov 28
AufRuhr 1225! Knights, castles and intrigues..
"AufRuhr" tells how a murder in 1225 transformed the face of the whole Ruhr region. Exciting large-scale installations reveal why a local aristocrat lured one of the most powerful men in the kingdom into a deadly trap, and why this was followed by a boom in the building of new fortresses along the rivers Rhine and Ruhr.
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Feb 29 - Mar 29
Strong Beer Season Munich
The traditional serving of the spring strong beers in Munich begins as always during Lent after the end of Fasching and lasts for about four weeks. The official opening, with many prominent guests takes place when the first barrel is tapped in the restaurant Paulaner Wirtshaus on the Nockherberg. It is also celebrated in, among other places, the Löwenbräu Cellar, where the programme includes groups in local costumes and a stone-lifting competition.
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Feb - Mar
Easter Markets
German Easter Markets all over Germany are wonderful way to rediscover traditions and rituals, and to prepare for the Easter holidays. Many of the American traditions as we know them, including egg decorating, Easter trees and Easter egg games, were brought to America by German immigrants. More Information
