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This hike takes place on the Alzey art and culture hiking trail between Alzey, the Heimerheim district and the Weinheim district. The Alzey Weinbergshäuschen-Wanderung has become in more than two decades one of the one of the largest and most popular wine festivals in Rheinhessen, which has found its friends far beyond our borders.

A culinary menu not only invites you to eat and drink, but also provides information about musical performances and small art exhibitions. In the heart of the beautiful Rheinhessen vineyard landscape, visitors can walk between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the 20 km of hiking trails, depending on their time and physical condition, and at the same time and at the same time admire the objects of the the "Art and Culture Hiking Trail" created by the Old Town Association of Alzey. visit.

Always from the third Friday in September Alzey celebrates the traditional Winzerfest. Five days of music and fun in the city center. The visitors can expect two fairgrounds, stall streets, the Rheinhessian village and the wine and sparkling wine terrace.

Cultural highlight is undoubtedly the awarding of the wine culture prize of the city of Alzey, which important personalities such as Dr. Dieter Wedel, Norbert Blüm, Rainer Blüm, Rainer Brüderle, Karl Cardinal Lehmann and Lars Reichow. In the wine tasting will take place in the open air in accordance with tradition. will take place.

Always in alternation the municipality Alzey-Land presents itself presents itself at the annual wine festival in one of its 24 municipalities. local communities. and popular wine festival, clubs, groups and wineries offer all kinds of groups and wineries offer all kinds of delicacies from kitchen and cellar.

The opening ceremony with the coronation of the wine queen on Friday evening kicks off the wine-social fun.

Traditionally, on Saturday afternoon a culinary wine tasting will take place, followed by the "Singing of the choirs" in the early evening, where the singing clubs of the Verbandsgemeinde Alzey-Land will demonstrate their skills.

The Sunday is marked by the big parade and the following family afternoon. and the subsequent family afternoon. As a highlight at the end the wine festival ends on Sunday evening with a big fireworks display.

For 20 years now, the popular festival Da Capo has always been a cultural cultural highlight in the Alzey calendar of events. In the the romantic ambience of the Alzey castle courtyard, the city of Alzey presents together with renowned sponsors, presents a first-class program with internationally known stars, groups and ensembles.

So were already big names, such as Rodger Hodgson, B.B.King, Reamonn, Roger Cicero, Sasha, Fettes Brot, Anastacia and many other stars have been guests at Alzey Castle.

The program ranges from rock and pop music to folklore, from comedy to classical music. Depending on the type of event and the popularity of the audience, the Castle courtyard can accommodate up to 1,500 standing or 600 seated guests.

On the second weekend in May, everything in Alzey revolves around Georg Scheu, the former head of the State Institute for Vine Breeding. The wine festival, at which which is primarily about the "Scheurebe", has since 2019 the predicate "Rheinhessen excellent".

Since 2000, the city and its partners have awarded the coveted annual annually the coveted Scheupreis, with which wines from the Scheurebe are awarded. At the same time, the "Scheutime" takes place around the award ceremony. Guests can taste the award-winning Scheu wines here, as well as other grape varieties, in a wonderful ambience.

The festival area at the offers a great atmosphere with live music, good food and wines from the region, good food and wines from the region.