Maiwoche

Maiwoche (May Week) is the name of an annual festival which takes place in the German city of Osnabrück, and also in Herdecke, Germany.

During the Maiwoche, artists and music groups of various genres perform on numerous stages spread out across the whole of Osnabrück’s city centre.

These regularly include nationally and sometimes internationally renowned performers such as Die Happy, The Spencer Davis Group, Die Angefahrenen Schulkinder, Lotto Kind Karl, 4Lyn, Madsen, Mickie Krause and Casper; however, most of the groups tend to change from year to year.

The first Maiwoche festival was opened in May 1972 with a beer barrel tapping, in the presence of then-Lord Mayor Ernst Weber.

Alongside typical dishes and drinks from the Harz region, there are a number of offerings for tourists at the Maiwoche.