USAG Ansbach - Franconian News

Items of interest for the USAG Ansbach community.
(i.e., community-wide events, upcoming construction, security notes, etc.)

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)

• When you're out traveling, STEP is a good resource to receive current information about your destination country.
• Check out the travel section of the State Department's website for more information. https://travel.state.gov/.../inte.../before-you-go/step.html

DODEA - Ansbach Middle/High School Senior Car Parade

• Through Katterbach Army Family Housing area, 30 May.
• 5 - 5:45 p.m.

"Die Kinderzeche" Dinkelsbühl

• 12 July - 27 July 2024
• is a fair with various attractions and booths, there are also a number of shows and parades organized with children and performed for children. The origin of the "Kinderzeche" dates back to 1475 from the Catholic choir school system.
• For more information and purchasing tickets for the shows, visit www.Kinderzeche.de

Ansbach Open

• 19 July - 21 July 2024
• "For the first time, top-class musicians will come to the Ansbach University campus to experience an unforgettable time in the midst of the fusion of culture and knowledge and to create a great festival atmosphere"
• For more information, visit www.Reservix.de

City Fest Heilsbronn

• 19 July - 21 July 2024
• Downtown Heilsbronn
• this fest offers various attractions, fun activities and booths for the whole family

Altstadtfest Herrieden

• 20 July - 21 July 2024
• It offers various attractions, fun activities and booths for the whole family
• Herrieden - USAG Ansbach Partnership Shoot on 21 July (12 p.m. - 5 p.m.)

Wine village Rothenburg o. d. Tauber

• 14 August - 18 August 2024
• Grüner Markt and Kirchplatz, Rothenburg
• Opening hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. / Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight / Saturday from 4 p.m. to midnight / Sunday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• For more information visit www.Rothenburg.de

Kirchweih Bad Windsheim

• 16 August - 27 August 2024
• agenda for the longest Kirchweih in the Bad Windsheim area: 16.08. Marktplatzkirchweih, 17.08. Schießwasenkirchweih, 18.08. FSV-Platzkirchweih, 20.08. Kornmarktkirchweih, 21.08. Holzmarktkirchweih, 22.08. Golf-/ Tennisplatz- Kirchweih, from 23.08. Kirchweih am Festplatz am Schießwasen

Wine Fest Ansbach

• 22 August - 25 August 2024
• More than 30 different Franconian wine will be presented and sold. Also Live-Music will be available.

Fall Fest (Volksfest) Nürnberg

• 23 August - 08 September 2024
• Volksfestplatz Nürnberg
• This big Volksfest offers various attractions, fun activities and booths for the whole family.

Grüne Nacht "Green Night" Ansbach

• 28 September 2024
• "Ansbach's sights shine in green light. And a large number of buildings are open to culture lovers. The special atmosphere is created not least by "green" activities and performances by "green" characters, which turn the cozy late summer evening into a spectacle. Live music of different styles on various stages in the old town guarantees the best atmosphere."

Ansbach celebrates Simon Marius

• The mathematician, doctor, astronomer and calendar maker Simon Mayr from Gunzenhausen, who called himself Marius, was the Margrave's court mathematician and astronomer in Ansbach. He discovered the moons of Jupiter at the same time as Galileo Galilei, but only published his work after his famous colleague.
• Different activities and events are planned throughout the year in Ansbach.
• For more information, visit www.ansbach.de

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