Event Highlights

(Subject to change without notice on the part of organisers)

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May 2012

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Friday, 25. May 2012
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 57
Anne-Sophie Mutter Violin
Michael Francis Conductor (Rihm)
Ensemble-WienBerlin

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, KV 216 (22’)
Wolfgang Rihm
Lichtes Spiel – A Summer Piece for Violin and Small Orchestra (2009) (18’) – dedicated to Anne-Sophie Mutter
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in B-flat Major, KV 137 “Salzburg Symphony No. 2“
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, KV 219 (25’)
Photo: Felix Broede
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Martin Grubinger „Neue Welt“

Saturday, 26. May 2012
Martin Grubinger
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 27
Martin Grubinger Percussion
Ariel Zuckermann Conductor
Camerata Salzburg

Charles Ives
The Unanswered Question (7’)
John Corigliano
The Conjurer for Percussion and Chamber Orchestra (2007)
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring (20’)
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story - Suite (adapted by Wolfgang Mayer)
Ragtimes and Jazz Standards
Photo: Felix Broede
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J. S. Bach “Mass in B Minor”

Sunday, 27. May 2012
Masaaki Suzuki
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 33
Masaaki Suzuki Conductor
Hana Blažíková Soprano
Rachel Nicholls Soprano
Robin Blaze Countertenor
Gerd Türk Tenor
Peter Kooij Bass
Bach Collegium Japan

Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B Minor (High Mass) BWV 232 (135’)
Photo: Marco Borggreve
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Musical Morning Awakening

Monday, 28. May 2012
Musikalisches Morgenerwachen
Time: 9 a.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: EUR 65
Jakob Koranyi Cello
Simon Crawford- Phillips Piano

Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 (25’)
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Knock, Breathe, Shine (2010) for Solo Cello (12’)
Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 (25’)

Rising Star, nominated by the Konserthuset Stockholm
Photo: Anna-Lena Ahlstroem
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L’ELISIR D’AMORE (The Elixir of Love)

Monday, 28. May 2012 to
Sunday, 03. June 2012
Villazon
Time: 6 p.m./8 p.m./6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 69
Rolando Villazón Director
Pablo Heras-Casado Musical Direction
Johannes Leiacker Costumes / Stage Design

Miah Persson Adina
Rolando Villazón Nemorino
TBA Belcore
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo Dulcamara
TBA Gianetta
Balthasar Neumann Choir
Balthasar Neumann Orchestra


Gaetano Donizetti
L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love)
Opera buffa (comic opera) in 2 acts
Libretto by Felice Romani based on Eugène Scribe’s Le philtre
Photo: DG
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja „Rapsodia“

Wednesday, 30. May 2012
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 33
Patricia Kopatchinskaja Violin and Host
Emilia Kopatchinskaja Violin and Viola
Jacqueline Kopacinski Violin
Martin Gjakonovsky Double Bass
Viktor Kopatchinsky Cymbalom
Mihaela Ursuleasa Piano

Folk songs from Moldova and Romania

Photo: Emilia and Patricia Kopatchinskaja
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L’ELISIR D’AMORE (The Elixir of Love)

Monday, 28. May 2012 to
Sunday, 03. June 2012
Villazon
Time: 6 p.m./8 p.m./6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 69
Rolando Villazón Director
Pablo Heras-Casado Musical Direction
Johannes Leiacker Costumes / Stage Design

Miah Persson Adina
Rolando Villazón Nemorino
TBA Belcore
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo Dulcamara
TBA Gianetta
Balthasar Neumann Choir
Balthasar Neumann Orchestra


Gaetano Donizetti
L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love)
Opera buffa (comic opera) in 2 acts
Libretto by Felice Romani based on Eugène Scribe’s Le philtre
Photo: DG
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June 2012

Simone Kermes

Friday, 01. June 2012
Simone Kermes
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 33
Simone Kermes Soprano
Balthasar Neumann Ensemble

Simone Kermes takes the audience on a journey through Italian Bel canto, with well-known and rare arias by G. Rossini, V Bellini, G. Donizetti and G. Meyerbeer.
Photo: Moritz Schell
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Medieval Winedays Steinbach

Friday, 01. June 2012 to
Sunday, 03. June 2012
Mittelalterliche Winzertage
Place: Steinbach

Baden-Baden's district Steinbach is going to be the Mecca of wine and will attract a great number of people from the whole region.

Local associations, retailers, gastronomes and last but not least the winegrowers will offer a medieval and all-round programme which includes music, theater, literature and art.


Grigory Sokolov

Saturday, 02. June 2012
Grigory Sokolov
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 33
Piano Evening
Photo: Klaus Rudolph
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Medieval Winedays Steinbach

Friday, 01. June 2012 to
Sunday, 03. June 2012
Mittelalterliche Winzertage
Place: Steinbach

Baden-Baden's district Steinbach is going to be the Mecca of wine and will attract a great number of people from the whole region.

Local associations, retailers, gastronomes and last but not least the winegrowers will offer a medieval and all-round programme which includes music, theater, literature and art.


L’ELISIR D’AMORE (The Elixir of Love)

Monday, 28. May 2012 to
Sunday, 03. June 2012
Villazon
Time: 6 p.m./8 p.m./6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 69
Rolando Villazón Director
Pablo Heras-Casado Musical Direction
Johannes Leiacker Costumes / Stage Design

Miah Persson Adina
Rolando Villazón Nemorino
TBA Belcore
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo Dulcamara
TBA Gianetta
Balthasar Neumann Choir
Balthasar Neumann Orchestra


Gaetano Donizetti
L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love)
Opera buffa (comic opera) in 2 acts
Libretto by Felice Romani based on Eugène Scribe’s Le philtre
Photo: DG
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Medieval Winedays Steinbach

Friday, 01. June 2012 to
Sunday, 03. June 2012
Mittelalterliche Winzertage
Place: Steinbach

Baden-Baden's district Steinbach is going to be the Mecca of wine and will attract a great number of people from the whole region.

Local associations, retailers, gastronomes and last but not least the winegrowers will offer a medieval and all-round programme which includes music, theater, literature and art.


Rhythm & Blues

Tuesday, 05. April 2011 to
Wednesday, 06. June 2012
Kurhaus
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Kurhaus
Prices: EUR 20,-

Blues in the Kurhaus with different artists

 
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5 April 2012

6 June 2012


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Isabelle Faust Octet

Sunday, 10. June 2012
Isabelle Faust Oktett
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 20
Isabelle Faust Violin
Julia-Maria Kretz Violin
Pauline Sachse Viola
Christoph Richter Cello
Lorenzo Coppola Clarinet
Teunis van der Zwart Horn
Javier Zafra Bassoon
Janne Saksala Double Bass

Franz Schubert
Octet in F Major, D 803 (62’)
Photo: Felix Broede
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Musical Treasures: Wow Wagner!

Sunday, 10. June 2012
Mensch Wagner
Time: 5 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 23
Markus Brock Host
Pavel Baleff Conductor
Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra
Photo: Zweidreieins
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Klappazong!

Saturday, 16. June 2012
Klappazong!
Time: 10 a.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: EUR 25
Drum festival for children from 6 to 12 years of age

With the ensemble Power!Percussion

Photo: Zweidreieins
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Power!Percussion

Sunday, 17. June 2012
Power Percussion
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 33
Power!Percussion Ensemble

An unbelievable rhythmic encounter
Photo: Hubert Lankes
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Bobby McFerrin & Chick Corea

Friday, 22. June 2012
Bobby McFerrin
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 27
Bobby McFerrin Vocals
Chick Corea Piano
Photo: Stewart Cohen
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Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Saturday, 23. June 2012
Kirill Gerstein
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 23
Kirill Gerstein Piano
François-Xavier Roth Conductor
SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg

Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28 (16’)
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major (18’)
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (Burlesque in 4 scenes) (35’)
Photo: Marco Borggreve
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Philippe Jaroussky & Marie-Nicole Lemieux

Sunday, 24. June 2012
Jaroussky
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 23
Marie-Nicole Lemieux Soprano
Philippe Jaroussky Countertenor
Ensemble Artaserse

Pier Francesco Cavalli
Sinfonia from L´Orione

Antonio Sartorio
Duo "Cara et amibile catene" from the opera Orfeo

Pier Francesco Cavalli
Scène comique Linfea - Sattirino from the opera La Calisto
Lamento d´Ecuba from the opera La Didone

Giovanni Pandolfi
Violin Sonata La monella romanesca

Pier Francesco Cavalli
Endimione’s aria from the opera La Calisto

Claudio Monteverdi
Scene Valletto - Damignella from the opera L´Incoronazione di
Poppea

Tarquinio Merula
Chaconne for 2 Violins

Giulio Caccini
Canzonetta "Che desia di saper che cosa e amore"

Barbara Strozzi
Lamento from L´Eraclito amoroso

Pier Francesco Cavalli
"Vanne intrepido mio bene" from the opera Statira

Benedetto Ferrari
"Amanti, io vi so dire"

Claudio Monteverdi
Lamento der Penelope "Di misera regina" from the opera
Il ritorno d´Ulisse in patria

Felice Giovanni Sances
Duo "Lacrimosa belta"
Photo: Simon Fowler
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July 2012

Modigliani Quartett

Sunday, 01. July 2012
Modigliani
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 20
Philippe Bernhard Violin
Loïc Rio Violin
Laurent Marfaing Viola
François Kieffer Cello

Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Quartet No. 3 in E-flat Major (30’)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 (33’)

Rising Star, nominated by the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, the Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra and the Elbe Philharmonic Orchestra
Photo: Andrew French
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Hélène Grimaud & Filarmonica della Scala

Sunday, 01. July 2012
Grimaud
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 39
Hélène Grimaud Piano
Fabio Luisi Conductor
Filarmonica della Scala

Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 (50’)
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 (45’)
Photo: Mat Hennek
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Baden-Baden Summer Nights

Friday, 06. July 2012 to
Sunday, 08. July 2012
Baden Badener Sommernaechte
Place: Kurgarten
The Baden-Baden Summer Nights invite you for the nicest open air party of the summer.
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Hans-van-Manen-Gala

Saturday, 07. July 2012 to
Sunday, 08. July 2012
Concertante
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 45
Hans van Manen Choreography
Het Nationale Ballet Amsterdam
Holland Symfonia (Conductor TBA)

Photo: Angela Sterling
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Hans-van-Manen-Gala

Saturday, 07. July 2012 to
Sunday, 08. July 2012
Concertante
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 45
Hans van Manen Choreography
Het Nationale Ballet Amsterdam
Holland Symfonia (Conductor TBA)

Photo: Angela Sterling
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Baden-Baden Summer Nights

Friday, 06. July 2012 to
Sunday, 08. July 2012
Baden Badener Sommernaechte
Place: Kurgarten
The Baden-Baden Summer Nights invite you for the nicest open air party of the summer.
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International Oldtimer Meeting

Friday, 13. July 2012 to
Sunday, 15. July 2012
Oldtimer Meeting
Place: Kurgarten

„Germany’s most beautiful classic car show, a real open-air museum of the car history in a gorgeous coulisse.”

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Philharmonic Castle Concerts

Friday, 13. July 2012 to
Saturday, 14. July 2012
Schloss Neuweier
Place: Castle Neuweier

Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orquestra

Classic Concert in the romantic courtyard of castle Neuweier.


Philharmonic Castle Concerts

Friday, 13. July 2012 to
Saturday, 14. July 2012
Schloss Neuweier
Place: Castle Neuweier

Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orquestra

Classic Concert in the romantic courtyard of castle Neuweier.


International Oldtimer Meeting

Friday, 13. July 2012 to
Sunday, 15. July 2012
Oldtimer Meeting
Place: Kurgarten

„Germany’s most beautiful classic car show, a real open-air museum of the car history in a gorgeous coulisse.”

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BORIS GODUNOW

Friday, 20. July 2012
Gergiev
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 69
Opera – Premiere of new production

Valery Gergiev
Musical Direction
Graham Vick Director
Costumes / Stage design
Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg Soloists, Choir and Orchestra

Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunow CLARIFY VERSION

“Musical folk drama” based on motives from the drama of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. Venue of premiere performance: Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg
Photo: Natasha Razina
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Resurrection Symphony

Saturday, 21. July 2012
Auferstehungssinfonie
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 33
Valery Gergiev Conductor
Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg Soloists, Choir and Orchestra

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection Symphony” (80’)
Photo: Marco Borggreve
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BORIS GODUNOW - Opera by Modest Mussorgsky

Sunday, 22. July 2012
Gergiev
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 69
Valery Gergiev Musical Direction
Graham Vick Director
Costumes / Stage design
Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg Soloists, Choir and Orchestra

Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunow CLARIFY VERSION

“Musical folk drama” based on motives from the drama of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. Venue of premiere performance: Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg
Photo: Natasha Razina
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Pictures at an exhibition

Monday, 23. July 2012
Bilder einer Ausstellung
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Festspielhaus
Prices: from EUR 33
Valery Gergiev Conductor
Denis Matsuev Piano
Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg Orchestra

Sergej Rachmaninow
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (34’)

Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (35’)
Photo: Denis Matsuev © pr
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August 2012

Philharmonic Park Night at the Art and Culture Mile

Saturday, 04. August 2012
Philharmonischeparknacht
Time: 9 p.m.
Place: Lichtentaler Alley

Saturday, 4th August 2012

Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orquestra

An open-air extravaganza by the Philharmonic set under the towering, flood-lit trees of the Lichtentaler Alley.

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Kurpark-Meeting

Friday, 24. August 2012 to
Sunday, 02. September 2012
Kurpark
Place: Kurhaus Garden
The Open Air Party and meeting point in the Kurgarten on the occasion of the Great Festival Week.
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Great Festival Week - International Horse Racing

Saturday, 25. August 2012 to
Thursday, 06. September 2012
Racing
Place: Iffezheim Racecourse

A magical atmosphere, neck and neck racing, nail-biting suspense and the most glamorous and craziest hats you’ve ever seen!

 

Races on:

25 August 2012 Saturday
26 August 2012 Sunday
29 August 2012 Wednesday
30 August 2012 Thursday
01 September 2012 Saturday
02 September 2012 Sunday
05 September 2012 Wednesday
06 September 2012 Thursday

 

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Kurpark-Meeting

Friday, 24. August 2012 to
Sunday, 02. September 2012
Kurpark
Place: Kurhaus Garden
The Open Air Party and meeting point in the Kurgarten on the occasion of the Great Festival Week.
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Kurpark-Meeting

Friday, 24. August 2012 to
Sunday, 02. September 2012
Kurpark
Place: Kurhaus Garden
The Open Air Party and meeting point in the Kurgarten on the occasion of the Great Festival Week.
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September 2012

Grand-Prix Ball

Saturday, 01. September 2012
Grand Prix Ball
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Kurhaus - Bénazet Saal

On September 1st, 2012, the Grand Prix Ball invites to a splendid dinner ball with great tradition.


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Kurpark-Meeting

Friday, 24. August 2012 to
Sunday, 02. September 2012
Kurpark
Place: Kurhaus Garden
The Open Air Party and meeting point in the Kurgarten on the occasion of the Great Festival Week.
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Great Festival Week - International Horse Racing

Saturday, 25. August 2012 to
Thursday, 06. September 2012
Racing
Place: Iffezheim Racecourse

A magical atmosphere, neck and neck racing, nail-biting suspense and the most glamorous and craziest hats you’ve ever seen!

 

Races on:

25 August 2012 Saturday
26 August 2012 Sunday
29 August 2012 Wednesday
30 August 2012 Thursday
01 September 2012 Saturday
02 September 2012 Sunday
05 September 2012 Wednesday
06 September 2012 Thursday

 

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SWR3 New Pop Festival

Thursday, 13. September 2012 to
Saturday, 15. September 2012
Swr3
Place: divers locations

Concerts with international artists at different locations.

 


SWR3 New Pop Festival

Thursday, 13. September 2012 to
Saturday, 15. September 2012
Swr3
Place: divers locations

Concerts with international artists at different locations.

 


SWR3 New Pop Festival

Thursday, 13. September 2012 to
Saturday, 15. September 2012
Swr3
Place: divers locations

Concerts with international artists at different locations.

 



October 2012

Sales & Racing Festival

Friday, 19. October 2012 to
Sunday, 21. October 2012
Racing
Place: Iffezheim Racecourse

A magical atmosphere, neck and neck racing, nail-biting suspense and the most glamorous and craziest hats you’ve ever seen!

 

Races on:

19 October 2012, Friday

21 October 2012, Sunday

 

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Sales & Racing Festival

Friday, 19. October 2012 to
Sunday, 21. October 2012
Racing
Place: Iffezheim Racecourse

A magical atmosphere, neck and neck racing, nail-biting suspense and the most glamorous and craziest hats you’ve ever seen!

 

Races on:

19 October 2012, Friday

21 October 2012, Sunday

 

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November 2012

Christkindelsmarkt

Monday, 26. November 2012 to
Sunday, 30. December 2012
Christkindelsmarkt
Place: City Center
Surrounded by the hills of the Black Forest, the picturesque backdrop of the Kurhaus and the Colonnades invites you to explore Christmassy Baden-Baden. A visit to the traditional Baden-Baden Christmas Market is like strolling through a scene from a winter fairytale...
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December 2012

Christkindelsmarkt

Monday, 26. November 2012 to
Sunday, 30. December 2012
Christkindelsmarkt
Place: City Center
Surrounded by the hills of the Black Forest, the picturesque backdrop of the Kurhaus and the Colonnades invites you to explore Christmassy Baden-Baden. A visit to the traditional Baden-Baden Christmas Market is like strolling through a scene from a winter fairytale...
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New Year's Eve Gala

Monday, 31. December 2012
New Year's Eve at the Kurhaus
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Place: KurhausCasino
Prices: from EUR 130,-

An unforgettable New Year's Eve Night is guaranteed at the unique atmosphere of the Kurhaus.

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