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Viewing the lunar eclipse from the Drachenfels: One of the places you can view the total lunar eclipse on Friday is from the Drachenfels. The Siebengebirge Observatory club invites visitors to observe the phenomenon with the naked eye or to use a telescope set up there. It will be the longest total lunar eclipse of the century - from 9:30 pm to 11:14 pm. The Drachenfels railway will provide free rides to the top of the mountain. Drachenfels-plateau, Drachenfels 1, Königswinter. For other viewing areas, please see our story: http://www.ga.de/ga-english/Where-to-watch-the-total-lunar-eclipse-article3907222.html

Bonn Beer Exchange: More than 80 beer distributors from all over Germany will offer more than 700 kinds of beers this year. Whether with or without alcohol - from the Rhenish Kölsch to beers from Croatia and Singapore, you will find a wide variety. There is also food and entertainment, all in the Rheinaue park. The event runs Friday and Saturday from 3pm to midnight, and Sunday from 12 to 9pm, Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20. For more information, please see our story: http://www.ga.de/ga-english/What-awaits-you-at-the-23rd-Bonn-Beer-Exchange-article3908152.html

Friesdorfer outdoor pool Film Nights: "Swimming with Men", directed by Oliver Parker; Swimming possible from 8 - 9pm, outdoor pool Friesdorf, Bad Godesberg, Margaretenstr. 14, 9:30pm, (0228) 31 11 50

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31st Cologne Summer Festival: "Carmen la Cubana", in Spanish with German subtitles, Philharmonie Köln, Bischofsgartenstr. 1, 8 pm - 10:30pm, (0221) 20 40 80

FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER Open Air Party: Die Kantine, Neusser Landstr. 2a, 10pm, (0221) 16 79 16 16

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Bonn Beer Exchange: More than 80 beer distributors from all over Germany will offer more than 700 kinds of beers this year. Whether with or without alcohol - from the Rhenish Kölsch to beers from Croatia and Singapore, you will find a wide variety. There is also food and entertainment, all in the Rheinaue park. The event runs Friday and Saturday from 3pm to midnight, and Sunday from 12 to 9pm, Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20. For more information, please see our story: http://www.ga.de/ga-english/What-awaits-you-at-the-23rd-Bonn-Beer-Exchange-article3908152.html

Poppelsdorf Palace concert series: Featuring “The Musical Day” with works from Haydn, Weber and Bizet. In the arcade courtyard of the University of Bonn. 8:30 pm (with admission at 7pm). Tickets are 26.50 euros. University of Bonn courtyard, An der Schloßkirche, Bonn

“Fiesta Viktoria”: An evening of music, theater and literature in the “Viktoria” quarter of Bonn. It’s the fifth year of the event, which begins at 2pm on Franziskanerstraße and runs until midnight. Included in the program are DIY stands, acoustic music, farmers’ market, dance stage, kids’ program, improv (theater) and more. For more information, please visit: https://fiestaviktoria.de/

YoYo Feliz: Bossa Nova & Samba, Sonja's, Friedrichstr. 13, 4pm, (0228) 63 58 25

Friesdorfer outdoor pool Film Nights: "Isle of Dogs", directed by Wes Anderson; Swimming possible from 8 - 9pm, outdoor pool Friesdorf, Bad Godesberg, Margaretenstr. 14, 9:30pm, (0228) 31 11 50

For kids: With Pfiffikus through the world of plants: Active guided tour with experiments for children from 4 to 10 years (in German), Deutsches Museum Bonn, Bad Godesberg, Ahrstr. 45, 2pm, (0228) 30 22 55

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22nd Burgunderfest (Burgundy Wine Fest) in Bad Neuenahr: Go on a hike on the “Rotweinwanderweg” (Red Wine Trail), enjoy wine tasting, and a dance in the vineyards. Admission includes a festival glass and holder, free use of bus & train (2nd class) on the day of the event in the area, three vouchers for wine tastings along the hiking trail or at the festival itself. Tickets can be purchased at participating wineries and at the Bad Neuenahr train station on the event day, between 11am and 3:20pm, or at the “Winzerkapelle” in Ahrweiler from 11am to 3:45pm. Tickets in advance cost 12 euros and 15 euros on the day of the event. Wine stands open at 1pm and food stands at 2pm (bringing your own food & drink is prohibited). The dance begins at 5pm. The festival itself is located in the vineyards above the “Weingut Sonnenberg” and cannot be reached by car. Visitors are advised to use public parking in Bad Neuenahr, and it can be reached by foot over Bergstraße or Schwertstal. From the train station, it’s a 15-minute walk. For a map of a suggested hiking route and more info, please see: https://burgunderfest.de/zum-ersten-mal-dabei/

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GA-Sommergarten: Go up on the roof of the Bundeskunsthalle (National Art Museum) in Bonn for some Latin American music from Patricia Gomero, who hails from Peru and has been living in Cologne since 1991. With the group “Peruanisimo”, the soloist will bring that Latin American feeling to Bonn this weekend and the concert is free, 11:30am - 2:30pm, Bundeskunsthalle, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, Bonn

Bonn Beer Exchange: More than 80 beer distributors from all over Germany will offer more than 700 kinds of beers this year. Whether with or without alcohol - from the Rhenish Kölsch to beers from Croatia and Singapore, you will find a wide variety. There is also food and entertainment, all in the Rheinaue park. The event runs Friday and Saturday from 3pm to midnight, and Sunday from 12 to 9pm, Rheinaue, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20. For more information, please see our story: http://www.ga.de/ga-english/What-awaits-you-at-the-23rd-Bonn-Beer-Exchange-article3908152.html

For kids: With Pfiffikus through the world of plants: Active guided tour with experiments for children from 4 to 10 years (in German), Deutsches Museum Bonn, Bad Godesberg, Ahrstr. 45, 11am & 2pm, (0228) 30 22 55

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Jacobsmarkt: It’s the second weekend of this small town and charming market in Remagen, open from 11am to 6pm, with more than 250 participating merchants selling many different kinds of housewares and every day items, handmade accessories, flowers, textiles and more. There are also fair rides for children, food and drink stands, and restaurants on the boardwalk overlooking the Rhine. This event is in the Remagen inner city, and if you arrive at the train station, you are practically in the thick of it.

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The Gaslight Anthem: An American rock band from New Jersey formed in 2006, described in the NY Times as “part of the rich tradition of New Jersey punk”, playing at the Palladium, Schanzenstr. 36, 8pm, (0221) 96 790

Gallery Stockholm goes Esszimmer (Dining room): Works from Genevieve Morin (Basel), Christoph Mügge (Malmö), Ingrid Roscheck (Cologne)and Karel Doing (London), Vernissage, Das Esszimmer - Raum für Kunst (The Dining Room - A Place for Art), Mechenstr. 25, 5pm, Friday, 0172/38 32 161

Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck Exhibitions: A current schedule can be found on the website (English): http://arpmuseum.org/en/ Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 53424 Remagen, (02228) 94 250

Bundeskunsthalle Exhibitions: The Playground Project, outdoor at the museum. Carsten Höller: "Bonner Rutschbahn/Bonn-Slide", “The Cleaner” from Marina Abramovic, more from the current listing and opening hours can be found on the website (English) Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4., (0228) 91 710

Deutsches Museum Bonn: A current listing can be found on the website: http://www.deutsches-museum.de/de/bonn/information/ (English)Bad Godesberg, Ahrstr. 45, 10am - 6pm, (0228) 30 22 55. 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) 77 62 60

LVR Landesmuseum: A current listing can be found here: times on website (English). Colmanstr. 14-16, (0228) 20 70 351

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: http://www.kinopolis.de/bn/events/filmreihe/oton
Woki cinema, Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz 1-7, Bonn: http://www.woki.de/
Brotfabrik, Kreuzstrasse 16, Bonn-Beuel: http://www.bonnerkinemathek.de/programm/
Metropolis, Ebertplatz 19, Cologne: http://metropolis-koeln.de/kino/programm/city190/
Odeon-Lichtspieltheater, Severinstraße 81, Cologne: http://www.odeon-koeln.de/inhalt/odeon/plan

Or check out this site http://www.filmstarts.de/kinoprogramm/?cgeocode=126010 tap in your location and then select the OV Original Version.

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