Regions include the KMC, Rhein-Main, Stuttgart and Bavaria.
Kaiserslautern/KMC
Trier and Koblenz: Beats and Bowl: Every Friday and Saturday rock out to music as you aim to bowl some strikes.
Trier: New Year’s Market in Butzweiler: Find your next favorite item and enjoy music at this market.
Trier: Jan Böhmermann & the Radio Dance Orchestra: Rock out to this eclectic orchestra.
Osburg: osBurger Evening: Craft a burger from a variety of ingredients, including beef, pork and fish.
Saarbrücken: Ukrainian Christmas: In the orthodox tradition, Christmas Eve is traditionally January 6 (though some celebrated earlier on Dec. 25 due to the war). Spend the evening participating in Ukrainian Christmas activities. Languages spoken are Ukrainian and German.
Armstrong’s Club, Vogelweh Housing (MWR): Karaoke Night: Belt out your favorite tunes!
Landstuhl Community Club (MWR): Friday Night Pool Tournament: Test your skills and compete for first, second and third place.
USO Spangdahlem: Vision Board Party: At 10:30 a.m. or 4:30 p.m., you can meet up with others and chart out your 2023.
Saturday
Armstrong’s Club: Vision Board Party: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. invites you to come work on your vision board for 2023. $35 gets you supplies, vision board and snacks.
Ramstein Outdoor Recreation (FSS): Aqua-Climb Combo Deal: $10 get you unlimited access to the climbing gym and the pool.
Sunday
Schmelz: New Year’s Concert: Enjoy this brass music concert. Children 16 and under get in for free.
Neunkirchen: Flea Market at Saarpark Center: From 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., find some items to spruce up the house for the New Year.
Mannheim: Locomotive meets Tractor: Spend your day at the Palatinate model railway exhibition.
Baumholder Warrior Zone (MWR): Sing Along Sunday: Belt out your favorite tunes!
Rhein-Main
Friday
Frankfurt: Great Christmas Circus: Until Jan.8, laugh at clowns and marvel at acrobatics, dancers, horses, magic and more.
Frankfurt: Christmas Garden: Until Jan. 15, enjoy the Christmas Garden at Deutsche Bank Park.
Mainz: Flashlight Tours in the Natural History Museum: Kids five and older can tour the museum and enjoy the displays by only the light of flashlights.
Wiesbaden: Christmas Circus: All weekend long, Clowns and artists from around the world will amaze and astound you.
Hanau: Hanau-Steinheim Christmas Circus: All weekend long, marvel at acts from Italy and Ukraine along with animal performances, clown pranks and more.
Koblenz: Christmas Garden Koblenz: Enjoy the last weekend of this beautiful Christmas Garden.
ACS Conference Room (Wiesbaden MWR): Home Based Business Info Sharing Session: No registration required for this event to learn all about having a home-based business.
Wiesbaden Library (MWR): Light Up the Mind – Winter Reading Program: Until March 19, log your reading to earn badges and tickets. Use those tickets to enter weekly drawings.
Amelia Earhart Playhouse (MWR): Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella: All weekend long join Cinderella on her magical night at the ball and the Prince’s search to find his true love.
Saturday
Frankfurt: Sharing Plate Exclusive Gin & Rum Tasting: Learn all about the histories of Gin and Rum while sampling various types of each.
Frankfurt-Bornheim: Yin Yoga & Sound Healing Women’s Day Retreat: Treat yourself to a day of restorative yin yoga, meditation, vegan soul food and sound healing.
Mainz: Stick Run Ice Hockey: If you have ever wanted to try ice hockey, now is your chance. Every Saturday from 08.45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. you can play with others.
Wiesbaden: EMMA’s Theater Flea Market: This unique market allows you to shop former costumes and stage props and also offers coffee and cake.
Wiesbaden: VC Wiesbaden – Ladies in Black Aachen: Cheer on Wiesbaden as they take on Aachen in a game of volleyball.
Wetzler: Flea Market Solarpark: Every Saturday, you can find your next treasure at this market.
Kottenheimer Winfeld: Winfield Lights: Former mine cranes, boulders and basalt quarry walls are covered in bright color lights.
Solms: Glühwein Rides: Rides through the wintry Grundbachtal are possible between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. with the famous mulled wine and punch for the kids.
Guntersblum: Christmas Tree Burning: If you’re still holding onto that holiday tree, bring it down and watch it burn with the others.
Arts and Crafts Center (Wiesbaden MWR): Picture Framing 101: Learn how to perfectly frame your favorite picture. $65 gets you supplies and instruction. Register by visiting or calling the Arts and Crafts Center.
Sunday
Frankfurt am Main: Fraport Skyliners vs. BG Göttingen: Cheer on Frankfurt as they take on Göttingen in this basketball game.
Mommenheim: Winter Magic at the Fire Bowl: Every Sunday until February 8, enjoy a nice walk and reward your efforts with some mulled wine.
Trebur: Chocolate fondue in the Winter Forest: Try different bite-sized treats dipped in chocolate at this tasty event.
Stuttgart
Friday
Karlsruhe: Stadtwerke Karlsruhe Winter Time Roller Skating Rink: Until January 8, skate your heart out or enjoy the fireplace in the winter village.
Wilhelma: Christmas Garden: Until January 15, experience the most beautiful light show in Stuttgart and eat some great food as you stroll along the garden.
Cannstatter Wassen: Christmas Circus: Until Jan.8, you can enjoy the world’s largest Christmas circus.
Bad Liebenzell: Christmas Lights at the Park: Marvel at gorgeous lights at Kurpark.
Im Wizemann: Gang of Lumpen Vintage Kilo Sale: Shop all your vintage wants and needs at this pop-up store on Friday and Saturday.
Asperg: Jazz – Jam Session: The Glass Bead Players: Enjoy an evening of improvisational jazz with some pub fare.
Youth Center West: Graffiti Beginners Workshop: Learn about the basics of spray paint graffiti art at this workshop.
Patch Arts and Crafts (MWR): Melted Crayon Art: Aimed for children 6-14, you can paint a picture using hot air guns to melt crayons. $12 gets you supplies and instruction.
Saturday
Rosensteinpark: Rosenstein Park Parkrun: Every Saturday at 9 a.m., get your cardio in with a run around the park.
Neckarsulm: Obereisesheimer Glühweinfest: Enjoy the traditional German winter treats as well as witness a Christmas tree tossing contest.
Patch Arts and Crafts (MWR): Social Sewing Saturday: Gather with fellow sewing lovers. $10 covers use of sewing room equipment: Fabric and thread not included in fee.
Sunday
Liederhalle Beethoven Hall: Star Wars in Concert – The Force Awakens: Enjoy orchestral versions of music from one of the latest Star Wars movies.
Stadtteilzentrum Gasparitsch: Game Afternoon: Come play one of their board games or bring one of your own.
Münsingen: Cafe for Young & Old- MC Muffin: Everyone in the family can enjoy board games, trampoline jumping, cakes, coffee, muffins and more for a donation.
Erlebnisbauernhof Wilde Ranch: Alpaca Walk in a Small Group: Walk with alpacas on the edge of the Schönbuch.
Robinson Barracks Library: Setting Intentions with Meditation: Meditate and set your intentions for 2023 at this event. Register here for this free event.
Bavaria
Friday
Munich: West Side Story (English-Language): Enjoy this musical tale loosely based on Romeo and Juliet based on rival gangs in 1950s New York all weekend long. Songs and dialogue are in English.
Munich: New Year’s Concert 2023 »Spaceship Gärtnerprise«: Listen to music from Star Trek, Star Wars and more at this orchestra concert.
Nuremberg: Theater Flea Market: This unique market allows you to shop former costumes and stage props
Nuremberg: Barnum’s Christmas Circus: All weekend long, enjoy acrobatics, animals, fire juggling, and more at this circus.
Hilpoltstein: SUPriders Three Kings paddling on the Big Rothsee: Spend the afternoon working on your stand-up paddling skills on the Rothsee.
Erding: Erding Gladiators – ERV Schweinfurt: Cheer on Erding as they take on Schweinfurt in this soccer match.
Oberstaufen: Winter Street Food Market: Eat all of the tastiest street food treats on Friday and Saturday.
Schweinfurt: Schweinfurter Christmas Circus: Until Jan. 8, watch international acts, animals and clown acts.
Rain: Ice Rink in the Castle Garden: Until Jan. 22, go ice skating in the gardens of Rain Castle.
Ansbach Library (MWR): Find it Friday!: Visit the library and see if you can solve the weekly puzzle and win the prize.
Rose Barracks (Vilseck MWR): Cosmic Bowling: Bowl some strikes with the lights turned off in this cosmic scene.
Saturday
Munich: Beginners Lesson and Practice (Ski/Snowboard): You will travel to Garmisch by train and then learn the basics of skiing or snowboarding with other beginners. (Potentially English-language event. All information on the website was in English; contact the sponsor for more information).
Nuremberg: Flea Market at the Airport Large Car Park P31: Shop everything from junk to new items at this weekly flea market.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Torchlight hike through the Partnach Gorge: Explore the gorge at night and warm yourself with mulled wine.
Dachau: Säntis Malt Whisky Tasting: Taste five different whiskeys and choose from a variety of foods to accompany your tastings.
Fürth: Swan Lake – Italian National Ballet: Follow the story of Odette as she is tragically cursed by an evil wizard to spend half her time as a swan.
Rose Barracks (Vilseck MWR): Open Art Studio: Get your creative juices flowing as your surround yourselves with others and work on your art.
Rose Barracks (Vilseck MWR): Cosmic Bowling: Bowl some strikes with the lights turned off in this cosmic scene.
Tower Barracks Physical Fitness Center: Fitness Day: Get Fit, Don’t Quit!: Enjoy free fitness classes and wellness demonstrations all day to help you get fit in 2023.
Sunday
Munich: Jazz Brunch: In a Mellow Tone: Enjoy the sounds of smooth jazz as you partake in brunch at the Brasserie OskarMaria.
Munich: FCBB vs BERLIN: Cheer on Bavaria as they take on Berlin in this soccer match.
Munich: Hormone Yoga Workshop (English Language): If you are interested in learning how yoga and hormone regulation and production can be related, this is the workshop for you.
Nuremberg: Jazz for Kids: Kids and adults of all ages will enjoy this jazz show which features tunes and puppets. Grab some breakfast at the café while you listen.
Germering: Weststorm Germering vs. München Griffins: Cheer on Germering as they take on Munich in this ice hockey game.
Tower Barracks (Grafenwoehr MWR): Family Bowling: Enjoy discounted rates on Sundays for Family Bowling!
*Know before you go: Always check the event website before traveling to ensure it is still occurring. Also, go to the event’s website to learn more about costs, regulations and any other information. Lectures and workshops on the economy will most likely occur in German but may offer alternatives for English speakers.
