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Music & Shows                                                                                                                                          2   3                                                                                                                   VISIT-HANNOVER

Cover image:
Aegidienkirche during
the “Hannover illuminiert”
                 leuchtet”
light art festival
in November 2018.
Artist: Marc Theis

This year’s edition of
“Hannover illuminiert”
            leuchtet”
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Package deal
will take place on
6 – 10 November.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Your package includes:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              · 1 night B&B in double or single room
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               in a 3- or 4-star city centre hotel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              · Ticket for the NDR 2 Plaza Festival
                                                                                                                                                                                   NDR 2 Plaza Festival                                                                                        on 24 May 2019 incl. use of public
                                                                                                                                                                                   Live under the open sky                                                                                     transport on the day of the event
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              · Information pack
                                                                                                                                                                                   Have you shaken off the fatigue from the start of the year and finally regained your enthusiasm for
                                                                     IdeenExpo 2019                                                                                                live music in the open air and a relaxed party atmosphere? Then it’s time for the return of the huge       3-star hotel  € 105
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              per person in double room, single room surcharge:
                                                                     Come on, get involved!                                                                                        NDR 2 Plaza Festival!                                                                                      € 34
                                                                                                                                                                                       The event will kick off Hannover’s festival season at the end of May, with the N-JOY Starshow
                                                                     Summer 2019 is set for an exciting start! IdeenExpo will be held at the Hannover exhibition grounds           taking place the following day. Friday’s headline act at NDR 2 will be none other than the world
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4-star hotel  € 115
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              per person in double room, single room surcharge:
                                                                     for the seventh time on 15-23 June 2019. The exhibition area has been increased to 110,000 m2                 famous Lenny Kravitz! The American released his eleventh studio album, Raise Vibration, on 7 Sep-          € 50
                                                                     and, with over 650 interactive exhibits, it’s the perfect place to discover the exciting world of             tember 2018, in which he celebrates his typical vintage sound. Another major act appearing this
                                                                     science and technology. Visitors to the youth event will find it hard to resist the IdeenExpo fever           year is Irish singer-songwriter Rea Garvey, whose voice was already one of the most loved in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Bookable: 24 May 2019
                                                                     thanks to spectacular themed areas such as the MoonVillage dedicated to the moon landing                      Germany long before his solo career got underway: as the lead singer of Reamonn, he performed
                                                                     50 years ago and the MobilitätsArena, which will present the future of transportation here on Earth           hits including “Supergirl”, “Alright” and “Tonight”. The impressive line-up also features stars such
                                                                     in an interactive, concrete way.                                                                              as Lukas Graham, LEA and Wingenfelder.
enercity swinging hannover                                               Ranga Yogeshwar will present “Wissen LIVE” once again from the ShowBühne stage. A special
All that jazz                                                        highlight will be performances from top musical acts in cooperation with radio station N-JOY.
                                                                                                                                                                                   24 May 2019
                                                                     Entrance to IdeenExpo, along with every concert, is free of charge!                                           Expo Plaza
Sing, sing, sing! George Gershwin meets
Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman when
                                                                     15 – 23 June 2019
Trammplatz starts swinging. The Jazz Club                            Exhibition grounds                                                                                                             Summer, sun & sounds: N-JOY!
Hannover and enercity will once again host
Germany’s biggest open-air jazz festival in                                                                                                                                                         The Plaza summer party returns: the N-JOY Starshow is back            ton chart-toppers such as “Mi Gente” and “I Like It”, Canadian
front of the impressive backdrop of the New                                                                                                                                                         with a huge dance floor and a club atmosphere writ large. The         pop hits like “Call Me Maybe” and “Party For One” and a mix
Town Hall on Ascension Day. Over 35,000            David Garrett: Unlimited                                                                                                                         line-up really packs a punch:                                         of pop, hip-hop and RnB from Germany, such as Namika’s No. 1
people are expected to attend as some of                                                                                                                                                                   Colombian singer J Balvin, Canada’s Carly Rae Jepsen and       hits “Lieblingsmensch” and “Je ne parle pas français”.
the scene’s most famous stars take to the          The Paganini of popstars is coming to Hannover! David Garrett is celebrating                                                                     German rapper Namika will appear at the Hannover Expo Plaza           N-JOY yourself and don’t stop dancing ...
stage to give their fans an unforgettable          his 10-year crossover anniversary together with his fans in his new “Unlimited –                                                                 on Saturday, 25 May. You can look forward to Colombian reggae-
experience. And it’s sure to get even funkier      Greatest Hits” tour. Throughout his career, Garrett has never been bound by genre,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          25 May 2019
this year: alongside traditional jazz, the line-   so “Unlimited” is not just the name of his tour: it’s his personal philosophy. In his cur-                                                                                                                             Expo Plaza
up will feature extra-funky soul, hip-hop          rent tour, the celebrated musician performs various new and reinvented pieces as
and reggae to get the crowd moving. ener-          well as classics from the last decade such as “Smooth Criminal”, “Nothing Else
city swinging hannover is THE meeting point        Matters”, “He’s a Pirate”, “Viva la Vida” and “Thunderstruck”.
for all those who want to celebrate the holi-      With a total of three million album sales
day in style. The popular festival is free of      plus 24 gold and 16 platinum records,
charge and kicks off with the jazz party on        David Garrett is one of the biggest stars
the eve of the main event at the Hannover          in the modern music scene.
Congress Centre’s stylish domed hall.
                                                   17 May 2019
29 & 30 May 2019                                   TUI Arena
HCC & Trammplatz
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Sport & Culture                                                                                                                        4   5                                                                                                                    VISIT-HANNOVER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Easter Dance Days 2019
                                                                                                                                                                  Herrenhausen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The art of movement
                                                                                                                                                                  KunstFestSpiele 2019
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  and breathtaking
                                                                                                                                                                  The 17-day KunstFestSpiele 2019 pro-            dynamism
                                                                                                                                                                  gramme includes musical theatre, concerts,
                                                                                        Summer vibes in April                                                     drama, performances, installations and          The Easter Dance Days have become a flag-
                                                                                                                                                                  much more. The festival’s main venues (the      ship event and a mainstay in Hannover’s cultu-
                                                                                        500 tonnes of sand and three courts plus spectator stands,                Galerie, the Orangerie, the Great Garden and    ral scene. Every year, the festival presents the
                                                                                        promotion areas and food stands – Steintorplatz is set to host            the Arne Jacobsen Foyer) are located in the     art of movement with breathtaking dynamism
                                                                                        spectacular sporting action once again at the end of April.               splendid surroundings of the Herrenhausen       and conveys emotion through the medium of
                                                                                        The official “Volkswagen Auto­mobile Hannover Beachvolley-                Gardens. The festival is being held for the     dance. This year’s event will be centred around
                                                                                        ball Cup 2019” will see the best players in North Germany                 10th time this year, which makes it an anni-    international guest appearances from three
                                                                                        get the season underway in central Hannover. Since it will be             versary. To mark the occasion, German con-      continents: world-renowned Brazilian company           present an evening of Johan Inger’s choreogra-
                                                                                        the 25th time in a row that the tournament has been held,                 ductor Ingo Metzmacher has put together         Grupo Corpo is set to visit for the first time,        phies. Experience elaborate choreographies
                                                                                        there will be a lot up for grabs, and not just the €2,500 prize           a unique, pioneering artistic programme.        while the young Australian Shaun Parker &              and poignant expressiveness!
                                                                                        money for the winning team: spectators can also compete for               It will be extra special: a whipped-cream can   Company will create a colourful blend of ballet,
HAJ Hannover Marathon 2019                                                              various prizes in celebration of this anniversary, as well as             will become a Shakespearian hero, a com-        breakdancing, roller-skating and modern dance.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         14 – 22 April 2019
Back up and running!                                                                    enjoying top-class sport and a diverse supporting programme.              mune will be formed and exist for five hours    To round off the programme, the world’s most           Hannover State Opera
                                                                                             Music and laid-back presenters will help create a party              in a locked room, a procession of perfor-       successful company, Aterballetto from Italy, will
There’s something here for every running                                                atmosphere on the court and of course in the spectator                    mers will run from the Nordstadt to the
enthusiast: with a marathon, a relay marathon,                                          stands, which are free to enter.                                          Great Garden and the legendary Frank
a half-marathon and a 10K as well as a hand-                                                                                                                      Zappa will receive a special tribute. Time
bike half-marathon and even walking and Nor-
                                                                                        26 – 28 April 2019                                                        to get excited!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       MASALA 2019

dic walking, the HAJ Marathon offers a diverse                                          Steintorplatz                                                                                                                                                 Crossroads
and appealing range. On top of all that are the
                                                                                                                                                                  10 – 26 May 2019                                                                     This is where the world’s cultures unite! The MASALA Weltbeat
children’s runs at the Family Day before the main
                                                     Neue Bult season starter
                                                                                                                                                                  Herrenhausen                                                                        Festival will take place in Hannover for the 24th time in 2019.
event, which get booked up well in advance.                                                                                                                                                                                                            This year you can enjoy a mixture of creole folk, voodoo
And all of this takes place right in the centre of   Out of the blocks for the Easter Brunch                                                                                                                                                           blues, Algerian-Moroccan street music, Arabic hip-hop,
Hannover, with the home straight in front of the     Racing Day                                                                                                                                                                                        flamenco, jazz and German folk music. Genres will be
impressive New Town Hall. From Vahrenwald                                                                                                                                                                                                              defied, interwoven and redefined. The audience
to Wülfel, from Calenberger Neustadt to Groß-        The racing season starts on Easter Monday at        month of May. Every race day will also include                                                                                                can jump into another world or experience a
Buchholz – the marathon’s 26.2 miles (42 km)         Neue Bult. From 11:00 to 15:00, the stage will      a fun-filled accompanying programme for                                                                                                       little piece of home with musicians from
cover the entire city. Around 26,000 athletes        be set for thrilling horse-racing action. Mean-     visitors of all ages.                                                                                                                         all around the globe taking the stage.
and 220,000 cheering spectators formed the           while, football fans can look forward to a very                                                                                                                                                   MASALA won’t just be an evening
longest sport and party mile in the world in         special event on the May bank holiday, as Neue
                                                                                                         22 April, 1 May & 17 May                                                                                                                      of concerts: the festival will
2018. 2019 is sure to be the same – see you          Bult in Langenhagen hosts the Hannover 96           2019                                                                                                                                          turn into a true crossroads:
there!                                               Race Day, featuring top-class racing alongside      Neue Bult racecourse,                                                                                                                         lives will cross paths
                                                     various activities and promotions in relation to                                                                                                                                                  and give rise to new,
7 April 2019                                         The Reds. A relaxed after-work race day will
                                                                                                         Langenhagen                                                                                                                                  collective experiences.
Start / finish in front                              then round off the action-packed horse-racing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       17 – 26 May
of the New Town Hall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2019
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       various
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       locations
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Packages                                                                                                                                          6   7                                                                                      VISIT-HANNOVER                             /erlebnispakete

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Holiday special:
                                                                                  Your package includes:
                                                                                  · 1 night B&B in a double or single room in                                                                                                  Easter or Whitsun in Hannover!
                                                                                   a 3- or 4-star hotel
                                                                                  · Admission to the Little Festival in the                                                                                                    Make the most of the holidays with a visit
                                                                                   Great Garden                                                                                                                                 to the compact city on the Leine. Discover      Your package includes:
                                                                                  · Programme booklet for the                                                                                                                  Hannover with a city tour. The unique           · 3 nights B&B in a double or single
                                                                                   Little Festival                                                                                                                              parabola lift in the New Town Hall takes         room in a 4-star hotel
                                                                                  · Information pack                                                                                                                           visitors high above the rooftops of the          (incl. late checkout until 14:00)

                                                                                  3-star hotel  € 109                                                                                                                           city. Once you reach the town hall dome,        · HannoverCard for 3 days
                                                                                  per person in double room, single room surcharge: € 30                                                                                        you’ll be able to enjoy a majestic view          (incl. use of public transport)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                over Hannover and the surrounding area.         · Admission to the Herrenhausen
                                                                                  4-star hotel  € 119                                                                                                                           The HannoverCard allows you to enjoy             Gardens
                                                                                  per person in double room, single room surcharge: € 36

Herrenhausen                                                                      Bookable:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                more of the city on the Leine without
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                breaking a sweat.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                · Ticket for public hop-on / hop-off
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 city tour
Garden Festival                                                                   10 – 14 July 2019 | 16 – 21 July 2019 |
                                                                                  24 – 28 July 2019
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                · Ticket for the parabola lift up to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 dome of the New Town Hall
Make the most of the Whit weekend                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               · Information pack
in Hannover with a visit to the Garden
Festival in the Herrenhausen Gardens!
                                                                                                                          Li ttle Festival in                                                                                                                                   4-star hotel   € 165
                                                                                                                          the Great Garden
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                per person in double room,
     Discover the latest gardening trends,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      single room surcharge: € 84

from urban gardening to “la fête fran-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Optional: 3-course meal in the hotel restaurant
çaise” and “Strandlust und Nordseeflair”.                                                                                 Experience an art festival in an unparalleled                                                                                                         for € 30 per person (drinks not included)
You’ll also find a diverse range of plants                                                                                location – the Little Festival in the Great
as you saunter among numerous stands                                                                                      Garden. Prepare to be stunned as you take
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Bookable:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Easter       19 – 22 April 2019
before taking a tour of the royal Great                                                                                   in fascinating stage shows by over 100
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Whitsun 7 – 10 June 2019
Garden.                                                                                                                   artists on more than 35 stages. Stroll from
                                                                                                                          stage to stage and enjoy an evening of
Your package includes:                                                                                                    entertainment at a unique venue.
· 1 night B&B in double or single room
 in 3-star hotel next to the venue or in                                                                                                                                        Your package includes:                          Explosive Hannover
 a 4-star hotel in the city centre                                                                                                                                              · 1 night B&B in a double room
· Admission to the Garden Festival                                                                                                                                              in a 3- or 4-star hotel                        Hours before darkness falls over the         Then it’s time: a new spectacle, a new
· Free parking in hotel carpark (subject           Your package includes:                                                                                                      · Admission to the 29th International          Baroque garden and the fiery spectacle       round of the International Fireworks Com-
 to availability/only in 4-star hotel)              · 1 night above the rooftops of Hannover                                                                                    Fireworks Competition                          gets underway to wow the crowd, there’s      petition gets underway! After five days,
· Ticket for a tour of the Great Garden             in a designer sleep cube incl. cool box              sleeperoo:                                                            · Information pack                            already plenty to see. Live music, walking   five nations and five choreographed per-
 incl. entry (Saturday or Sunday at 14:00)
· Coffee & cake in a cafe near the
                                                     with snacks
                                                    · Free use of the hotel’s wellness area
                                                                                                          Just you and the stars                                                3-star hotel  € 80                              acts and children’s hands-on activities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                amuse and amaze visitors. Of course the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             formances, the 2019 champions are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             revealed.
                                                                                                          ... and Hannover
                                                                                                                                                                                per person in double room,
 Herrenhausen Gardens                               · HannoverCard for 1 day                                                                                                   single room surcharge: € 29                     accompanying programme wouldn’t be
· HannoverCard for 2 days                           (incl. use of public transport)                                                                                            4-star hotel  € 90                              complete without culinary delights.
· Information pack                                 · Ticket for public hop-on/hop-off city tour         No, it’s not a night in a hotel – it’s an exclusive                   per person in double room,
                                                                                                                                                                                single room surcharge: € 35
3-star hotel  € 95                                  · Ticket for the parabola lift up to the             expe­rience on the roof terrace of DORMERO Hotel,
per person in double room, single room surcharge:    dome of the New Town Hall                            with panoramic views across the city of Hannover.                     Optional: Four-course meal in a selected
€ 34                                                · Information pack                                   Sleeperoo is the new and unorthodox accommodation                     restaurant (€ 53 extra per person)

4-star hotel € 105                                  4-star hotel   from € 95                              experience!
                                                                                                                                                                                Bookable:
per person in double room, single room surcharge:   per person                                                 You’ll be heading skywards again in the afternoon
€ 40                                                                                                                                                                            18 May 2019                    France
                                                                                                          with the parabola lift to the dome of the New Town
                                                    Bookable:                                             Hall! Explore the highlights of Hannover in comfort
                                                                                                                                                                                1 June 2019                    Brazil
Bookable:                                                                                                                                                                       24 August 2019                 Italy
                                                    15 April – 14 October                                 with the double-decker city tour bus.
8 – 10 June 2019                                                                                                                                                                7 September 2019               Czech Republic
                                                    2019                                                                                                                        21 September 2019              Japan
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Packages                                                                                                                                         8   9                                                                                                      VISIT-HANNOVER                 /erlebnispakete

                                                         Your package includes:                                                                                                Hannover Adventure Zoo
                                                         · 1 night B&B in a double or single room in                                                                                                                                   Your package includes:
                                                          a 3-star or 4-star city-centre hotel                                                                                 At the Adventure Zoo, Hannover appears … com­            · 1 night B&B in double room,
                                                         ·H
                                                           annoverCard for 1 day                                                                                              pletely different! Here you can travel round the world    double room with additional bed

 Discover
                                                         · “The Red Thread” mini city guide                                                                                   in a day. You’ll find seven different themed areas        or family room in a 4-star hotel
                                                         · Ticket for public hop-on/hop-off city tour                                                                         modelled on the animals’ natural habitats. Embark on     · Admission to the Hannover Adventure

 Hannover                                                · Ticket for the parabola lift up to the dome
                                                          of the New Town Hall
                                                                                                                                                                               a journey through the African wilderness, the tranquil
                                                                                                                                                                               Canadian harbour town of Yukon Bay or into the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Zoo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        · Information pack
 “Compact”                                               · Information pack                                                                                                   enchanted Indian Jungle Palace, where the animals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4-star hotel: from € 175
                                                         3-star hotel  € 89                                                                                                    will be almost within touching distance. Don’t miss      for 2 adults + 1 child up to 14 years
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2 adults + 2 children up to 14 years:
 Spend an eventful weekend in the                        per person in double room, single room surcharge: € 31                                                                the chance to take a boat trip along the Zambesi!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        from € 205
 green city on the Leine and disco-
                                                         4-star hotel  € 99
 ver its many aspects with a varied                      per person in double room, single room surcharge: € 36                                                                                                                         Bookable:
 double-decker bus tour of Hanno-
 ver. Get to know one of Hannover’s                      Bookable: all year round                                                                                                                                                       April – October
 landmarks: the New Town Hall
 with its unique parabola lift. The
 HannoverCard grants you unlimited
 use of all buses, trams and trains
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Facilities and
 plus great discounts at museums,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Services
 restaurants and other attractions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Take advantage of other package deals at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        www.visit-hannover.com/erlebnispakete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        or call:

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Your all-inclusive package                     staedtereise@hannover-tourismus.de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         includes:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The Beginner and VIP packages can be found
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Subject to availability and not during trade
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         online at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         www.visit-hannover.com/erlebnispakete          show times. Accessible rooms are availa-
Your package includes:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ble in many hotels. The General Terms
· 2 nights B&B in double or single room                                                                                                                                                                                                 · 2 nights B&B in a 4-star city-centre        and Conditions of Hannover Marketing
 in 4-star city-centre hotel                                                                                                                                               UNESCON Hannover 2019                                          hotel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         · On Friday: Ticket for a musical or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        und Tourismus GmbH apply.
· Wine-tasting with finger food
· City district tour on Saturday                                                                                                                                                                                                         cultural/historical tour                      Extra nights
 (choose from: Linden, List or Nordstadt)                                                                                                                                  Experience a musical weekend with a huge programme            · Welcome lounge with dinner                  We are happy to take bookings for extra
· Visit to a special location in Hannover the-                                                                                                                            at the first-ever international Eurovision Song Contest       · On Saturday: Excursion of your choice       nights (prices for double room):
                                                             Group package                                                                                                                                                               · Ticket for the UNESCON Gala with
 med around gastronomy, culture or events                                                                                                                                  Convention!                                                                                                  3-star hotel: from € 49 per person
· Dinner in a city-centre restaurant                        Hannover: typically atypical                                                                                  The highlight of UNESCON is the Eurovision Gala concert        a live orchestra and a party with a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          surprise guest
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        per night B&B
· Group HannoverCard for 2 days                                                                                                                                           on Saturday evening with a live orchestra and a closing                                                      4-star hotel: from € 59 per person
 (incl. use of public transport)                             Want to discover Hannover off the beaten path? Then              The next day, discover one of                party.                                                        · Ticket for the closing concert on           per night B&B
· Information pack                                          prepare for a typically atypical and varied weekend with     Hannover’s iconic neighbourhoods with                Choose from the All Inclusive or VIP packages and, as      Saturday
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         · GVH ticket for 3 days and information
4-star hotel  € 209                                          no shortage of insights and experiences!                     an entertaining tour, before choosing            well as enjoying the musical highlights, you can see what
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          package
per person in double room, single room surcharge: € 56            Start the evening with an exclusive wine-tasting gui-   between a music- or gastronomy-themed            makes the city and region of Hannover so attractive for                                                                      Visit Hannover
For groups of at least 10 people                             ded by an experienced winemaker. Learn all that’s worth      trip or a visit to a company in the after-       visitors. How about a UNESCO City tour or a trip to Stein-    4-star hotel  €272                                             Tourism on Facebook.
                                                             knowing about viniculture while enjoying fine wines and      noon. Exclusive insights guaranteed!             huder Meer? A colourful programme perfectly rounds off        per person in double room, single room
Bookable: all year round                                     finger food.                                                                                                  the weekend.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         surcharge: €68
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Follow VisitHannover
                                                                                                                                                                               Don’t want to arrive until Saturday? Then book the        Bookable:                                                      on Instagram.
                                                                                                                                                                           UNESCON Beginner package.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         28 – 30 June 2019
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Leisure & Nature                                                                    10   11                                                                                                                                    VISIT-HANNOVER

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Royal Anniversary Exhibition
                                                                                                                                                                                                   “Amusing, tragic – Royal (hi)story” is an intriguing exhibition at Marienburg Castle.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   The anniversary display “200 Years of Marie and George of Hannover” is being
                                                                                                                                                                                                   extended to mark the occasion of King George V’s 200th birthday on 27 May
                                                                                                                                                                                                   2019. Get to know Marie and George as rulers, through the buildings they com-
                                                                                                                                                                                                   missioned, and as private individuals. Over 50 exhibits which belonged to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Guelphs give an insight into life in the Hanoverian royal court and are guaranteed
                                                                                                                                                                                                   to pique the interest of any history buff. One of the most spectacular exhibits is
                                                                                                                                                                                                   the extravagantly decorated deed to the castle, which King George V gave to his
                                                                                                                                                                                                   wife as a gift on her 40th birthday.
12th Deister Day
                                                                                                                                                                                                   until the end of 2019
Discover forest,                                                                                                                                                                                   Marienburg Castle
wildlife and natural
scenery                                                                                                                                                                                                                Your package includes:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       · 1 night B&B in double or single room in a 4-star hotel (either
Looking for top entertainment and unspoiled                                                                                                                                                                              in Hannover or near Marienburg, depending on preference)
                                                    Fischerkreidag fishing festival
nature? Then you’d better save the date:                                                                                                                                                                               · 1 bottle of mineral water
                                                    in Steinhude
5 May! The 12th Deister Day promises to per-                                                                                                                                                                           · Combined ticket for a tour of the castle and the anniversary
fectly combine adventure, information and           From Brassenschlag                                                                                                                                                   exhibition
excitement once again. The Deister municipa­        to Torfkahnkorso                                        Wisentgehege Wildlife Park Springe:                                                                        · Information pack
lities of Bad Münder, Bad Nenndorf, Barsing-                                                                Spring at Wisentgehege                                                                                     4-star hotel near Marienburg    € 79
hausen, Rodenberg, Springe and Wennigsen            Music and good vibes – the 37th Fischer-                                                                                                                           per person in double room, single room surcharge: € 36
will present lovers of nature and culture with      kreidag fishing festival will see celebrations          A visit from the Easter Bunny                      Walpurgis Festival
a diverse programme. Various guided walking         take place on Steinhude’s Ratskellergelände             Springe’s Wisentgehege Wildlife Park hosts wild    A wide range of interactive activities will be
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       4-star city-centre hotel in Hannover    € 89
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       per person in double room, single room surcharge: € 36
and cycling tours will be running from the          and Graf-Wilhelm-Straße once again. Originally          Easter celebrations, with plenty of animals and    on offer in the wildlife park at the start of May
municipalities. The towns will also host tours,     Kreidag was an occasion for fishermen of all            activities included. Family-friendly fun on Eas-   with the theme “Three black cats”, when wit-            Bookable: all year round
live music and a range of interesting events,       ages to meet up, discuss their interests and            ter Sunday and Easter Monday is sure to leave      ches, magicians young and old as well as other
and there will be an interactive forest adven-      resolve conflicts. Today the popular family street      visitors in high spirits. The Easter Bunny will    gruesome creatures come together to bring
ture trail as well. The varied landscape and        festival boasts a vibrant event programme.              visit the park on both days with his handcart      the old tradition of Walpurgis night to life. The
cultural areas are ideal for nature lovers of all   A highlight of the festival is the Brassenschlag,       and give the children colourful Easter eggs        spooky guild will be up mischief for four hours.     21 + 22 April 2019, 11:00 – 17:00
ages and skill levels.                              in which two Steinhude residents who were               from happy hens. The charcoal burners’ hut         Top tip: Visitors who create their own witch’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4 May 2019, 14:00 – 18:00
                                                    born outside the town are awarded honorary              will be the venue for fun-filled Easter games,     broom at the special factory behind the Falcon
5 May 2019                                          citizenship by completing “fish service”. The           such as egg fishing, egg throwing, obstacles       Court can earn their very own broom-riding           Wisentgehege Wildlife Park
Around the Deister                                 historical Torfkahnkorso (peat barge parade) on         and a choco catapult.                              diploma in the Mouflon Pasture.                      in Springe
                                                    Steinhuder Meer (Lake Steinhude) is another
                                                    highlight of this old festival, in which traditional
                                                    peat barges and Jägerschiffe (hunter boats) go
                                                    head to head in a gripping race.

                                                    24 – 26 May 2019
                                                    Wunstorf-Steinhude
                                                    “Discover your region”
                                                     Know your way around the Hannover region?
                                                      The entertaining brochure provides information
                                                      on the highlights as well as secret tips.

                                                       View a sample here:
                                                       www.hannover.de/entdecke-deine-region
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Spring Festival                                                                       Glitterbox – Work Your Body Tour
                    NO LIMIT, Crazy Mouse, Coaster High Explosive and Break-                              Glitterbox, currently Ibiza’s most successful club night, is embarking on its
                    dance – the Spring Festival is back! Exciting new rides, old                          “Work Your Body Tour”, stopping off in London, New York, Amsterdam and,
                    favourites and the much-loved big wheel guarantee a diverse                           of course, Hannover! High-class entertainment: disco balls, glitzy drag queens,
                    and vibrant programme of amusements for visitors of all                               dancers and plenty of performances will accompany house music and
                    ages. Special promotions such as family day on Wednesdays                             club beats by some of the stars of the scene such as Mousse T (Hannover),
                    and the special backstage tour make the festival especially                           Purple Disco Machine (Dresden) and The Shapeshifters (London).
                    worth visiting.
                                                                                                          11 May 2019
                    20 April – 12 May 2019                                                                HCC
                    Schützenplatz
                                                                                                                                                 Your package includes:
                                                                                                                                                 · 1 night B&B in a double or single room in
                                                                                                                                                  a 4-star hotel next to the venue

                                         Long Night of Theatres                                                                                  · Late check-out until 13:00
                                                                                                                                                 · Free parking at the hotel
                                         The festival for theatre lovers! From 18:00 until midnight                                              · 1 bottle of mineral water
                                         the Hannover theatre scene will show its many faces, invite                                             · Use of the swimming pool and sauna
                                         awestruck visitors to get involved and turn Hannover into                                               · Admission to Glitter Night at the
                                         a huge, unique stage. Alongside the hourly performances,                                                 Hannover Congress Centre
                                         theatre lovers can enjoy something unique, beyond what                                                  · Information pack
                                         they’d expect from a “normal” theatre visit on this very
                                                                                                                                                 4-star hotel  € 95
                                         special evening. Final highlight: the big closing party.                                                per person in double room, single room surcharge: € 34

                                         4 May 2019                                                                                              Bookable: 11 May 2019
                                         various locations

Imprint
Responsible under press law: Hans Christian Nolte | Publisher: Hannover Marketing und Tourismus GmbH, Vahrenwalder Straße 7, 30165 Hannover, Commercial Register
Section B No. 59223, company headquarters: Hannover | Email: info@hannover-marketing.de | Editors: Pascale Pretzsch, Denis Kowalzyk | Text: Pascale Pretzsch |
Design: Atelier Thursch, Hannover | Title: Lars Gerhardts | Pages 2 – 3, Ideen Expo: IdeenExpo GmbH, swinging Hannover: Bilderraum Fotostudio Hannover, David
Garrett: Pedro Becerra, L. Kravitz: Mathieu Bitton, Namika: David Daub, LEA: Jens Koch, Balvin: Universal Music | Pages 4 – 5, HAJ Marathon: Norbert Wilhelmi,
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beach volleyball: X-Zone Sportmarketing GmbH, Neue Bult: Frank Sorge, KunstFestSpiele: Ela Mergels, Easter Dance Days: Gert Weigelt, MASALA: Mélissa Laveaux_
©_RomainStarosStaropoli | Pages 6 – 7, Garden Festival: Karsten Koch, Sleepero: sleeperoo GmbH, Little Festival: Joachim Giesel, Holiday special: Lars Gerhardts,
Explosive Hannover: Sebastian Gerhard | Pages 8 – 9, Discover compact: Lars Gerhardts, Hannover: typically atypical and service: Christian Wyrwa, Zoo: Erlebnis-Zoo
Hannover, UNESCON: Pixabay, Free Photos, | Pages 10 – 11, Deister: Lars Gerhardts, Thomas Hennig, Steinhude: A. Menz, Heiko Hoehn, Marienburg: EAC GmbH,
Wisentgehege: Thomas Hennig | Page 12, Spring Festival and Long Night of Theatres: Christian Wyrwa, Glitterbox: Glitterbox | Print: Jungfer Druckerei und Verlag GmbH,
Herzberg, 1.8 million copies printed | Errors and omissions excepted. Updated: February 2019

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