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International Summer Camp in Southern Germany
Register now for our newest offer: International summer camps in Bavaria or the Black Forest area. Registration deadline is 1 March 2012! Please make use of our request sheet or send us an E-Mail. For further information have a look at our summer camp brochure: International Summer Camp in Southern Germany 2012
dOCUMENTA 13 in Kassel
Every 5 years the dOCUMENTA comes to Germany for 3 months.
It is the World's largest exhibition of modern and contemporary art.
Dates: 9 June - 16 September 2012
In the footsteps of Beethoven or Mozart
For performing groups or music lovers we recommend a tour to the Beethoven city Bonn or to Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart. For inquiries please send us an E-Mail.
Special Events and Anniversaries 2012
- 13 to 22 January: Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck (Austria)
- 20 to 29 January: 77th "Internationale Grüne Woche" in Berlin
- 25 March to 23 October: Blumenjahr Mainau
- 26 April to 7 October: Landesgartenschau Bamberg
- 27 April to 7 October: Landesgartenschau Nagold
- 8 June to 1 July: UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine
- 27 July to 12 August: 2012 Summer Olympics in London
- 17 to 26 August: Luther-Festival in Eisenach
- 20 to 27 September: Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) in Hannover
- 22 September to 7 October: Oktoberfest in Munich
- November to December: Adventszauber (Christmas market) in Berlin
- February to November: Special exhibition "Bach and Luther" in Dresden
- May to August: 500 years Sistine Madonna in Dresden
- Frederick "the Great" II 300th birthday on January 24, 2012
- Gustav Klimt 150th birthday on July 14, 2012
- 500 years "Heiliger Rock" (Seamless Robe of Jesus) in Trier
- 800 years St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig
- 500 years of Reformation in 2017: Luther decade in Germany 2008-2017
- European Year for Active Ageing
Music Events 2012
- 17 to 26 February: Händel-Festival in Karlsruhe
- 12 to 20 May: Johann-Strauss-Festival in Dresden
- 13 to 22 May: 7th Wagner-Festival in Leipzig
- 7 to 17 June: Bach-Festival in Leipzig
- 4 to 14 July: XVIII. International Johann Sebastian Bach-Competition in Leipzig
- 7 to 16 September: Mendelssohn-Festival in Leipzig
- 9 to 16 September: Schumann-Festival in Leipzig
- 7 September to 7 October: Beethoven-Festival in Bonn
Events 2013-2015
- Internationale Gartenschau Hamburg (IGS) starts 26 April 2013
- Bundesgartenschau (BUGA) 2015 Havelregion
Your own tour on film!
OIK can arrange for a professional film team to film your complete tour
or just a day or two. Take your impressions home with you! Promote future
tours, win new customers or co-travellers, broadcast on local (or even
national) TV or put it up on your internet presentation. Music and sports
groups will find it helpful in advertising future events and in signing up new
members. Please contact us for further information!