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Here is what’s going on near Spangdahlem this weekend, May 9-11.

TOP THREE THIS WEEKEND
  1. St. Wendel Wine & Asparagus Festival: All weekend long, celebrate Spargel (asparagus) season in Sankt Wendel with food, wine, music and fun.

  2. Children’s Fest: Make your way to Cochem this Sunday for food, fun and games.

  3. 25th Merzig Zoo Festival: Come out Saturday and Sunday for magic, live music, children’s programs, the original Kitt from “Knight Rider” (Sunday), pony rides, food and drinks in Merzig.

FOR MORE TO DO THIS WEEKEND…
Friday, May 9
  • Wittlich: Weekly Market: Get your produce, meat, poultry, honey and more at this market.

  • Trier: Beats and Bowl: Every Friday and Saturday, rock out to music as you aim for some strikes.  

  • Trier: Weekly Market at Cattle Market Square: Shop regional products every Friday at this market.

  • Bitburg: Farmer’s Market Hall: Shop for locally grown products from the Eifel region every Friday.

  • Plütscheid: Alpaca Hike: Check out this unique hike every Friday and Saturday through December 19th.

  • Pommern: Chocolate and Wine: What two things pair better than chocolate and wine? Spend the evening tasting varieties of these items.

  • Merzig: Garden in Light: Concert with Rockwood (songs in English): Rock out to Rockwood under the glow of impressive light installations. Rockwood performs all your favorite songs from the 1970s and 1980s from Meatloaf, QUEEN, Journey and more.

  • Koblenz: Country Party at the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress Cultural Center: All weekend long, 170 exhibitors will be on-site to talk and sell all things home and garden.

  • PAX Terminal, Ramstein Air Base: Boards and Swords: Meet up with others to play the tabletop card game, Magic the Gathering every Friday.

Saturday, May 10
Sunday, May 11
On-Installation MWR and USO Events

*Know before you go: Always check event websites before traveling to verify information, cost and regulations. Lectures and workshops on the economy are likely to be in German but may offer English alternatives. Events on military bases require base access. 

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Tamala Malerk is a writer and editor with Stars and Stripes Europe. She has been with SSE since April 2022 writing articles all about travel, lifestyle, community news, military life and more. In May 2022, she earned her Ph.D. in History and promises it is much more relevant to this job than one might think.

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