Weekend November 25 – 27 What’s happening in Bonn and the region?
Bonn/Region · This weekend enjoy the newly opened Christmas markets at the Dreesen Hotel, Schloss Drachenburg and in Siegburg or perhaps get an early Christmas gift at the Bonner Kunstverein annual art sale.
The Advent season is upon us and the Erzgebirge Christmas Market at the Dreesen Hotel, the Schloss Drachenburg and the Siegburg Christmas Markets open this weekend. Those looking for a unique Christmas gift should check out the Bonner Kunstverein annual art sale and for culture vultures a new exhibition on the history of humankind opens this week at the Bundeskunsthalle.
Looking for a way to get involved in the local expat community? BonnEnglish organizes discussion groups with English speakers and English learners. Groups meet in local cafes to discuss new topics each week. New participants and volunteers are always welcome. See for more information.
Friday, November 25
BONN
Bonn On Ice: Ice skating at the Alten Zoll: open daily from 10 am – 9pm, Fridays & Saturday until 10 pm. It runs through Jan. 22. 1,300 square meters of ice and five curling lanes.
For more information and directions on how to get there (“Anfahrt”).
Bonn Christmas Markets: Münsterplatz, Bottlerplatz und Friedensplatz, Bonn city centre, 11am to 9pm
Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) Christmas Market: Ore Mountains specialities, carvings, lace-making, tin-casting and glass blowing, Rheinhotel Dreesen, Bad Godesberg, Rheinstr. 45-49, 12 noon to 9pm, (0228) 82020. Runs until 4 December. More information.
Der Tanz des Todes (Dance of the Dead): with students from the College for Music and Dance Cologne; including works by Distler, Wolf, Brahms, Kreuzkirche, Kaiserplatz, 7.30pm
Andrea Thiel (harp) and Stefanie Döscher (piano): including works by Händel, Franck, Débussy, Trinitatiskirche, Brahmsstr. 14, 8pm, (0228) 9784011
Duo canto and Bettina Marugg: "Litanies de la vie 2", Theater im Ballsaal, Frongasse 9, 8pm, (0228) 797901
Killerz: "A Tribute to Iron Maiden", Harmonie, Frongasse 28-30, 8pm, (0228) 614042
The Wrecking Balls: Rock & Pop, Kultur-Bistro Pauke, Endenicher Str. 43, 8pm, (0228) 9694650
TanzBar: Party, Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 10pm, (0228) 639324
Hier kommt die Sonne (Here comes the sun): Party, Club Das Sofa, Maximilianstr. 8, 11pm
REGION
Azúcar Blanca:Cuban music from Cologne, Drehwerk 17|19, Wachtberg, Töpferstr. 17-19, 8pm, (02225) 7081719
COLOGNE
Heimat der Heinzel (Land of the Gnomes): Heinzelmännchen Christmas market from Alter Markt to Heumarkt, Heumarkt, 11 am
Cologne Harbour Christmas Market: food and drink, high quality goods and crafts, Platz am Schokoladenmuseum, Am Schokoladenmuseum 1a, 11 am
Haudegen: "Lesen und Singen" (Reading and singing); Rock & Pop, Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Bartholomäus-Schink-Str. 65-67, 7pm, (0221) 53098880
Silverstein: Post-Hardcore, Live Music Hall, Lichtstr. 30, 7pm, (0221) 9542990
Jan Garbarek Group: Jazz, Philharmonic Hall Cologne, Bischofsgartenstr. 1, 8pm, (0221) 204080
Lendgold: Rock, Luxor, Luxemburger Str. 40, 8pm, (0221) 924460
Reliquiae: Middle Ages-Metal, MTC Club, Zülpicher Str. 10, 8pm, (0221) 2404188
Talisco: Folk, Rock & Indie-Pop, Gebäude 9, Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 127-129, 8.30pm, (0221) 814637
Saturday, November 26
BONN
Schloss Drachenburg Christmas Market. This year’s theme is “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Opens 26/11 and runs over next four weekends from 12 noon to 8pm. For more information go to www.schloss-drachenburg.de
Bonn On Ice: Ice skating at the Alten Zoll: open daily from 10 am – 9pm, Fridays & Saturday until 10 pm. It runs through Jan. 22. 1,300 square meters of ice and five curling lanes.
For more information and directions on how to get there (“Anfahrt”).
Bonn Christmas Markets: Münsterplatz, Bottlerplatz und Friedensplatz, Bonn city centre, 11am to 9pm
Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) Christmas Market: Ore Mountains specialities, carvings, lace-making, tin-casting and glass blowing, Rheinhotel Dreesen, Bad Godesberg, Rheinstr. 45-49, 12 noon to 9pm, (0228) 82020. Runs until 4 December. More information.
Bonner Kunstverein annual sale of Jahresgaben (annual gifts) with contributions from 18 artists including paintings, collage, sculpture, ceramics and limited edition prints. ‘Jahresgaben’ are unique and editioned artworks that are sold as part of an annual fundraising event. 11 am - 6 pm. For more information and images: s.happersberger@bonner-kunstverein.de / +49 228 693936. Hochstadenring 22, Bonn.
Strich & Faden: Designmarket, Fabrik 45, Hochstadenring 45, 11am to 6pm
Adventure on the fairytale raft: Workshops for children aged 6-10, Bundeskunsthalle, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, 3pm, (0228) 91710
Musik zur Marktzeit (Music at Market Time): Figural choir Bonn; Including works by Ritter, Praetorius, Brahms, Kirche St. Remigius, Brüdergasse 8, 12 noon, (0228) 635354
Ich möchte mein Glück mit Ihnen teilen...(I want to share my happiness with you): Yulia Parnes (soprano) and Roman Gorich (guitar), Frauenmuseum, Im Krausfeld 10, 6pm, (0228) 691344
Absolut Live: Voices, Stories and Song, Frau Holle Modekunst-Café, Breite Str. 54-56, 7.30pm, (0228) 653222
Bob Goes Symphonic Pops: Beethoven Orchestra Bonn; including works by Nicolai, Bernstein, Weill, WCCB, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 2, 8pm, (0228) 92670
Duo canto and Bettina Marugg: "Litanies de la vie 2", Theater im Ballsaal, Frongasse 9, 8pm, (0228) 797901
John McCusker & Band: Nachfolge-Christi-Kirche, Bonn-Beuel, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Str. 8pm
Depeche Mode Party: Club Das Sofa, Maximilianstr. 8, 10pm
Saturday party: Jazz Galerie, Oxfordstr. 24, 10pm, (0228) 639324
REGION
Siegburg Medieval Christmas Market. Take a stroll back in time at this Christmas market where medieval mastercraftsman, merchants and minstrels display their wares and entertain. A great day out for families. Opens 26/11. Open Sundays to Thursdays 11am to 8pm and Friday and Saturday 11am to 9pm. For more information go to www.mittelalterlicher-markt-siegburg.de
The Oldie Guitar Pickers: Oldies and classics to singalong to, Drehwerk 17|19, Wachtberg, Töpferstr. 17-19, 7.30pm, (02225) 7081719
Pop-Up –The Paper Workshop: Workshop for children aged 10-14; to register call (02241) 8841427, Bilderbuchmuseum Burg Wissem, Troisdorf, Burgallee 1, 2pm, (02241) 884111
Sunday, November 27
BONN
Schloss Drachenburg Christmas Market. This year’s theme is “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Opens 26/11 and runs over next four weekends from 12 noon to 8pm. For more information go to www.schloss-drachenburg.de
Bonn On Ice: Ice skating at the Alten Zoll: open daily from 10 am – 9pm, Fridays & Saturday until 10 pm. It runs through Jan. 22. 1,300 square meters of ice and five curling lanes.
For more info. and directions on how to get there (“Anfahrt”).
Bonn Christmas Markets: Münsterplatz, Bottlerplatz und Friedensplatz, Bonn city centre, 11am to 9pm
Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) Christmas Market: Ore Mountains specialities, carvings, lace-making, tin-casting and glass blowing, Rheinhotel Dreesen, Bad Godesberg, Rheinstr. 45-49, 12 noon to 9pm, (0228) 82020. Runs until 4 December. More information.
Bonner Kunstverein annual sale of Jahresgaben (annual gifts) with contributions from 18 artists including paintings, collage, sculpture, ceramics and limited edition prints. ‘Jahresgaben’ are unique and editioned artworks that are sold as part of an annual fundraising event. 11 am - 6 pm. For more information and images: s.happersberger@bonner-kunstverein.de / +49 228 693936. Hochstadenring 22, Bonn.
Flea market: Car park, Passage, Arkaden, Shopping Centre Tannenbusch/Tannenbusch Center, Oppelner Str. 128, 11 am to 6pm
Family workshop on Sunday: Kunstmuseum Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 11am to 1pm and 2-4pm, (0228) 776260
Fairytale Castle Festival: Workshops for children aged 6-10, Bundeskunsthalle, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, 11am, (0228) 91710
Absolut Live: Voices, poems and song, Frau Holle Modekunst-Café, Breite Str. 54-56, 11.30 am, (0228) 653222
Bonn Masters Concert Classical Guitar: Fabian Freesen, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 3.30pm, (0228) 776260
Advent Music: Kardinal-Frings-High School wind orchestra and Georg Korte (organ), Münsterbasilica, Münsterplatz 1, 4pm
Es gibt so wunderweiße Nächte…“ (There are such wonderful white nights): Poems and piano music for Advent and winter with Dagmar von Kurmin uand Jamina Gerl, Augustinum, Römerstr. 118, 5pm
Brotfabrik-Choir: "Die fünfte Jahreszeit" (The fifth season), Brotfabrik, Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzstr. 16, 6pm, (0228) 43368070
Felix Wahl (piano): works by Bach, Brahms and Schumann, Alte Evangelische Kirche Oberkassel, Bonn-Beuel, Zipperstraße, 6pm
Young Stars: Lea Maria Löffler (harp); including works by Spohr, J. S. Bach, Zabel, Kammermusiksaal Beethoven-Haus, Bonngasse 24-26, 6pm, (0228) 981750
45 Minuten organ music: with Michael Bottenhorn, University Schlosskirche, Am Hof 1, 7pm
Guildo Horn & die Orthopädischen Strümpfe: Harmonie, Frongasse 28-30, 19 Uhr, (0228) 614042
Magnificat: Luther church choristers, Amadeus Ensemble and Christina Kühne (soprano); works by J.S. Bach und Rutter, Lutherkirche, Reuterstr. 11, 7pm, (0228) 6880300
Querbeat: "Advent, Advent, die Tröte brennt!", Haus der Springmaus, Frongasse 8, 7pm, (0228) 798081
Johannes Trümpler (organ): Heilig Kreuz Church, Limperich, Bonn-Beuel, Kreuzherrenstraße 55, 7.30pm, (0228) 976110
Salsa-Dance Party: Kultur-Bistro Pauke, Endenicher Str. 43, 6-11pm, (0228) 9694650
REGION
Siegburg Medieval Christmas Market. Take a stroll back in time at this Christmas market where medieval mastercraftsman, merchants and minstrels display their wares and entertain. A great day out for families. Opens 26/11. Open Sundays to Thursdays 11am to 8pm and Friday and Saturday 11am to 9pm. For more information go to www.mittelalterlicher-markt-siegburg.de
Adventszauber (Advent Magic): Family Day with tours, workshops, theatre and readings, Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen, Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 11am to 6pm, (02228) 94250
Advent Vespers Concert: Soloists, choir and orchestra, an der Basilika Steinfeld, Basilika Kloster Steinfeld, Kall-Steinfeld, Hermann-Josef-Str. 4, 4pm
Phoenix vocal ensemble: "Ein neues Weihnachtslied" (A new Christmas song), Drehwerk 17|19, Wachtberg, Töpferstr. 17-19, 7pm, (02225) 7081719
Sampling of Exhibitions in Bonn and surrounds:
Bundeskunsthalle Exhibitions:
- Artists against Aids – art exhibition and auction in aid of the German Aids Foundation;
- A Short History of Mankind 100,000 Years of Cultural History;
- The Rhine, the biography of a European River;
- Touchdown: exhibition for and about people with Downs-Syndrome; Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4., (0228) 91710.
more dates and times on website (English)
Sea experience: Interactive exhibition on oceans and marine research, Deutsches Museum Bonn, Bad Godesberg, Ahrstr. 45, 10am - 6pm, (0228) 302255.
For more information on children’s programmes: (0228) 302 256, E-Mail
Kunstmuseum:
- August Macke and the Rhine Expressionists and German Art after 1945.
- Anna Lea Hucht – Bonn Art Prize 2015.
- The Uncanny Home: Interiors from Edvard Munch to Max Beckman.
- Thomas Huber: On the Horizon.
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 11am-6pm, (0228) 776260, more dates and times on the website (English).
Frauenmuseum:
- Bonn female artists from 1945 to today from the Marcel Bouziri collection.
- Die Dinge beim Namen nennen (Call things by their names): community exhibition by Syrian female artists.
Frauenmuseum, Im Krausfeld 10, 2-6pm, (0228) 691344
LVR Landesmuseum:
Bilderstrom, the Rhine and photography from 1853 to 2016; Eva’s Beauty Case; Colmanstr. 14-16, (0228) 2070351.
Dates and times on website (English).
166 Jahre Bonner Cafés (166 years of Bonn Cafés): Stadtmuseum Bonn, Franziskanerstr. 9, 1 - 6 pm
Cinema listings (English)
Kinopolis, Moltkestr. 7-9, Bad Godesberg
Arrival, Fri and Sat 11.15pm, Sun 2.10pm
Deepwater Horizon, Sat 5.30pm, Sun 8.10pm
Florence Foster Jenkins, Fri 5.10pm
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fri 5.15pm and 8pm (3D), Sat 2pm, Sun 11.15am
Metropolis, Ebertplatz 19, Cologne
I, Daniel Blake, Fri, Sat, Sun 8.45pm
Café Society, Sat 2pm
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fri, Sat, Sun 9.20pm; Fri, Sat and Sun (3D) 6.40pm
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Fri and Sat 6.30pm
COMING UP:
A Jazzy Nikolaus Day: Concert with Cologne-based Americans Andy Hunter and John Goldsby, joined by their colleague Hans Dekker from the WDR Big Band. An evening of intimate chamber jazz, celebrating the traditions of an American Musical Christmas - in a slightly outside-the-box musical presentation. Dec. 6 at 7 pm, Pegelbar, Am Zollhafen 5, Neuss, sponsored by Amerika Haus-entrance is free, the event will be in English and seats are limited, first come, first served. Register at: info@amerikahaus-nrw.de