The Bonn Christmas market opens on Friday, but will be closed on Sunday 26 November (Totensonntag). For information on other Christmas markets in the region, check out our list.

BONN

Bonn Christmas Market: Münsterplatz, Bottlerplatz and Friedensplatz, opens 5pm at Sterntor, city centre

Bonn On Ice: ice rink, Stadtgarten am Alten Zoll, Adenauerallee, 10am - 10pm

11 Bonn Bookfair Migration: information under Bonner Buchmesse, Haus der Geschichte, Willy-Brandt-Allee 14, 10am

Carmen: By Georges Bizet, Oper Bonn, Am Boeselagerhof 1, 7.30pm, (0228) 778008

Toys: GOP Varieté, Karl-Carstens-Str. 1, 6 and 9pm, (0228) 4224141

Killerz: “A Tribute to Iron Maiden” Harmonie. Frongasse 28-30, Endenich, 8pm

Toys2Masters Soundclash: with the bands Keep off the Grass, Lampenschirm, Taubengang and The Dog Hunters, Rock and Op Zentrum, Moltkestr. 41, Bonn, 7pm

Revolte!: Photographs by Ludwig Binder 1967/68, Former Federal Press Office Pavillion, Willy-Brandt-Allee, 9am to 7pm

Mysterium Fidei –Secret of Belief: photographs by Sabine Tenta, Augustinium Bonn, Römerstr. 118, Bonn-Castell, 10am to 6pm

The Human Face of Climate Change: Photographs by Monika Fischer and Matthias Braschler, Wissenschaftszentrum, Bad Godesberg, Ahrstr. 45, 8am - 7pm, (0228) 3020

Springmaus – “Merry Christmaus – Wir sind Weihnachten”: improvisation theatre (in German), Haus der Springmaus, Frongasse 8, Endenich, 3pm and 8pm

COLOGNE

J Hus: Rap, Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Bartholomäus-Schink-Str. 65-67, 7.30pm

Stereogold Indie-Rock, MTC Club, Zülpicher Str. 10, 8pm

Cats: musical. Musical Dome, Goldgasse 1, 7.30pm

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers: Blues-Rock, Yard Club in der Kantine, Neusser Landstr. 2, 8pm

Cirque du Soleil: “Ovo”, acrobatic show, Lanxess Arena, Willy-Brandt Platz 3, Deutz, 8pm

REGION

Henry Moore: Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen, Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 11am - 6pm, (02228) 94250

Miró - Monsters’ World: Max Ernst Museum, Brühl, Comesstr. 42, 11am to 6pm, (02234) 9921555

BONN

Bonn Christmas Market: Münsterplatz, Bottlerplatz and Friedensplatz, Christmas brass band music (from 5pm), 11am to 9pm, Bonn city centre

Bonn On Ice: ice rink, Stadtgarten am Alten Zoll, Adenauerallee, 10am - 10pm

Christmas traditions in Bonn: Advent tour (in German) through Bonn city centre, StattReisen Bonn, 3pm, Main door of cathedral, Münsterplatz

Strich und Faden: design market, Fabrik 45, Hochstadenring 45, 11am to 6pm

11 Bonn Bookfair Migration: information under Bonner Buchmesse, Haus der Geschichte, Willy-Brandt-Allee 14, 10am

Toys: GOP Varieté, Karl-Carstens-Str. 1, 6pm and 9pm, (0228) 4224141

Springmaus – “Merry Christmaus – Wir sind Weihnachten”: improvisation theatre (in German), Haus der Springmaus, Frongasse 8, Endenich, 8pm

Polar bear stories from the North Pole: reading for children from 4 years (in German): Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauer Allee 160, Gronau, 3pm

Brass Band: “Let’s Get Loud!”, Augustinium Bonn, Römerstr 118, Bonn-Castell, 6pm

Concert by prize winners of Beethoven Bonnensis: Kammermusiksaal Beethoven-Haus, Bonngasse 24-26, 3pm

Papa Tom’s Jazz GmbH: traditional jazz, Sonja’s Friedrichstr 13, city centre, 4pm

Grenzlos (Borderless): Yasmin Levy, Yechiel Hasson, choir of the Kreuz Church Bonn and the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, works by Bernstein, Levy and Chichester Psalms, Kameha Grand Hotel Bonn, Am Bonner Bogen 1, Ramersdorf, 8pm

Glen Miller Orchestra: conducted by Will Salden, Big Band Swing, Stadthalle Bad Godesberg, Koblenzer Str. 80, 8pm

REGION

Miró - Monsters’ World: guided tour, Max Ernst Museum, Brühl, Comesstr. 42, 3.30pm, (02234) 9921555, plus family workshop for young and old, from 4 years, 3-5pm

Pinocchio: musical for children from 4 years (in German), Rhein-Sieg-Halle, Bachstr. 1, 3pm

BONN

Bonn On Ice: ice rink, Stadtgarten am Alten Zoll, Adenauerallee, 10am - 9pm

Sax in the City & Friends: pop and soul classics with Waldemar Leczkowski, Harmonie, Frongasse 28-30, Endenich, 7pm

Highlights of international dance: “Obelisco”: concert for orchestra, Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisberg, Oper Bonn, Am Boeselagerhof 1, city centre, 6pm

The Gruffalo: based on the picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (in German), from 3 years, Junges theatre Bonn, Hermannstr. 50, Beuel-Mitte, 3pm

New Ways: “Never Such Innocence Again”: with Benjamin Hewat and Yuhao Guo, American Protestant Church, Kennedyallee 150, Plittersdorf, 7.30pm

11 Bonn Bookfair Migration: information under Bonner Buchmesse, Haus der Geschichte, Willy-Brandt-Allee 14, 10am

Family workshop on Sunday (German): 11.15 am to 1.15 pm and 2-4 pm, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, Gronau

REGION

Henry Moore: guided tour, Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen, Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 3pm (02228) 94250

Miró - Monsters’ World: guided tour, Max Ernst Museum, Brühl, Comesstr. 42, 3pm, (02234) 9921555

Sampling of Exhibitions in Bonn and surrounds:

Beethoven Haus: Pictures and documents from Beethoven’s life and achievements, Beethoven Haus, Bonngasse 20-26, 10 am - 5 pm, Sat. (0228) 981 750

Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck Exhibitions: A current schedule can be found on the website (English). Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 53424 Remagen, (02228) 94250

Bundeskunsthalle Exhibitions: Comics! Mangas! Graphic Novels! and more, a current listing can be found on the website (English). Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4., (0228) 91710

Deutsches Museum Bonn: A current listing can be found on the website(English). Bad Godesberg, Ahrstr. 45, 10am - 6pm, (0228) 30225, For more information on children’s programmes: (0228) 302 256, E-Mail

Kunstmuseum: A current listing can be found  on the website (English). Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 11am-6pm, (0228) 776260

LVR Landesmuseum: A current listing can be found here: times on website (English). Colmanstr. 14-16, (0228) 2070351

DAILY EVENTS: Did you know? You can look up what events are happening every day of the week online with General Anzeiger. Use this link to do so. There are four fields to complete. Under “Gebiet”, you can leave “alle” for all areas of Bonn or click on specific city areas. Under “Datum” just enter the date you are searching, month/day/year. If you leave “alle” under the “Rubrik” field, you will get everything from sports to arts to music and more OR click on GA-English and get a list of English events only. Under “Schlagwort”, you can enter a specific event you are looking for if you wish. After that, just click on Termine Anzeigen and you will see what events are there for that day.

Cinemas offering English-language movies: Want to see a movie in English? The following theaters normally offer at least a couple of movies in English. Films labeled with OV (Orig. version) or Omu (Orig. version with German subtitles) are generally in English unless otherwise noted, i.e. (Russ) = Russian, (Frz) = French.

Kinopolis: Moltkestr. 7-9, Bad Godesberg: visit the website here!

Woki cinema: Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz 1-7, Bonn: visit the website here!

Brotfabrik: Kreuzstrasse 16, Bonn-Beuel: visit the website here!

Metropolis: Ebertplatz 19, Cologne: visit the website here!

Odeon-Lichtspieltheater: Severinstraße 81, Cologne: visit the website here!

Or check out this site and tap in your location and then select the OV Original Version.

Sports:

Bonn Capitals: Bonn’s baseball team, home games at the Rheinaue field. For more information and schedule, please visit their website.

Bonn Gamecocks: Bonn’s American style football team. For more information, please visit their website at.

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