Göttingen events
Events 2012
International Handel Festival
17 to 28 May 2012
Germany's oldest festival of Handel's works invites you to attend outstanding musical performances.
Night of Culture
29 June 2012
Culture taking place at venues all over the city, including an open-air-concert by the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra.
Guided tours festival
summer 2012
In mid-summer Göttingen offers visitors and locals unusual themed tours that they will not readily forget.
16th Courtyard Drama Festival
7 to 9 September 2012
Guests are in for surprise when they attend these astonishing performances at unlikely venues.
Gänselieselfest
30 September 2012
Fetival revolving around the emblem of Göttingen: the figure Gänseliesel (the little goose girl). Göttingen's shops will also be open on this day (sunday).
Göttinger Literaturherbst
12 ot 21 October
Readings by authors. some of whom are world-famous: a must for lovers of german and international literature.
Christmas market
28 November to 29 December 2012
Over 80 festive stands around the Old Town Hall and church of St. Johannis spread Christmas spirit throughout the town.
275th Anniversary of Georg-August Universität Göttingen
events all year
One among many highlights will be the Night of the Sciences, scheduled to take place on 24 November 2012
Contact:
Göttingen Tourismus e.V.
Tourist-Information
Markt 9
37073 Göttingen
Tel.: +49 (0) 551/49980-0
Fax: +49 (0) 551/49980-10
E-Mail: tourismus@goettingen.de
Internet: www.goettingen-tourismus.de
