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Shooting Festival and Party Fun by the Lake

Hanover celebrates folk festivals for the whole family with its guests.

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This Schützenausmarsch is truly a sight to behold: More than 10,000 festively dressed marksmen, marching bands, decorated floats, and horse-drawn carriages parade through Hanover amid singing and music. From City Hall to the Schützenplatz in Lower Saxony’s capital, up to 200,000 people line the streets to cheer on Europe’s longest parade. The colorful parade is the highlight of the world’s largest Schützenfest, which attracts over a million people to the Schützenplatz every July with amusement rides and raffle booths, bratwurst and cotton candy, festival tents, and dance parties.

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A Vacation Feel at Lake Masch

Once the Schützenfest is over, it won’t be long before the next big folk festival kicks off in Hanover: In the heart of the city, the Maschseefest brings a vacation atmosphere in July and August. Last year, around two million visitors turned the lakeside promenades into a colorful place to stroll. Numerous restaurants, beer gardens, and bars around the lake invite you to linger. Street performers and children’s programs entertain the whole family, while lighthouses and lounges right on the water offer beautiful vantage points; free concert highlights and open-air dance evenings fill the summer evenings with music and a cheerful atmosphere. “Enjoying summer evenings, having fun, and having a good time—the Maschseefest provides the perfect setting for all of this,” says Hans Christian Nolte, managing director of Hannover Veranstaltungs GmbH (HVG), which organizes the festival.

Information and booking options

All information about the Maschseefest can be found at www.maschseefest.de. Pre-packaged experience packages are available for both the Schützenfest and the Maschseefest. They can be booked online at www.hannover.de/erlebnispakete.

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For more information: www.hannover-tourismus.de & www.visit-hannover.com

Press Contact:
Ela Windels
Hannover Marketing und Tourismus GmbH
Vahrenwalder Straße 7 | 30165 Hannover
Phone: 0511/123490-26
presse@hannover-marketing.de