Other events

The Mittelrhein Musik Festival (MMF) sets the whole of the Middle Rhine Valley between Mainz and Koblenz buzzing. The event encompasses everything from classical music to jazz and offers musical treats ranging in size from solo performances to entire philharmonic orchestras.

Historical pageant and spectacle with traditional crafts, a bustling market, costumeperformances and historical military re-enactments. The festivities revolve around the momentous crossing of the Rhine by Field Marshal Blücher’s army. The “Blücher Days” finish with a splendid fireworks display over Pfalzgrafenstein Castle.

After more than 20 years the “Medieval Spectaculum” is still one of the best-known medieval festivals of its kind in Germany. The authenticity of the bustling market and the passion and dedication of all those involved have brought the event international acclaim.

The legendary rock on the Rhine is not only the home of fabled, blonde-haired Loreley, but also the fabulous setting for one of Germany’s most famous open air venues. Each year the outdoor stage lures the stars of the music industry to the Loreley Rock and is an annual fixture in the tour schedules of many bands and groups.

The ferries on the Rhine have a tradition going back many centuries. On Easter Monday each year, the old traditions are rekindled with the ‘Flying Bridge Festival’. For the price of a coloured, hard-boiled egg, Rhine passengers can cross on the ferry between St. Goar and St. Goarshausen where they are awaited by varied entertainment programmes with stalls and music.

In 1818 the banker Joseph Mendelssohn, older brother of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s father, bought a wine estate in Horchheim, now a suburb of Koblenz. The composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy stayed at Horchheim several times and it was here that he completed his second piano concerto in 1837. The Koblenz Mendelssohn Days are centred around the music of the siblings Fanny and Felix, contemporary composers and lectures.