What's On

Here is your handy calendar for what's on in our area and all of Germany.

We keep this page updated so make sure to bookmark the URL and check the details each week.

31st Jul - Dec 2024 - Wildcat feeding sessions - NABU Wildcat centre Harz mountains


The wildcat enclosure in Bad Harzburg offers visitors a unique insight into the life of the shy animals. During feeding times, all wildcats are likely to be seen.

Every Wednesday at 4pm - Games Zone at Paderborn City Library - Young people can take part in gaming events.

19th - 21st Sep - Porsche Classic Weekend Winterberg - See 150 classic Porsche cars and enjoy the parade on Friday and evening and Sunday afternoon.

20th - 22nd Sep - Paderborn - Cheat Day the street food event rocks up in Schloss Neuhaus. Enjoy tasty treats and drinks in a social setting. opens Fri at 17:00 then 12:00 on Sat & Sun and closes at 10pm each day.

20th - 23rd Sep - Oeseder Kirmes - Funfair and fun in the picturesque town 48 mins from Sennelager.

21st Sep - Paderborn World Clean Up Day Event - Work together to help with the clean our streets event.

29th Sep - 20th Oct - Rietberg Gartenschau - Mausolinos Bouncy castle festival. Stay all day for. Entry included in the park tickets but will cost and extra €2 pp on weekends. 30 mins Drive

3rd - 6th Oct - Festival of lights - in the Berg Park Kassel

18th Oct - 3rd Nov - Bremen Freimarkt

19th -20th Oct - Apple Festival - Salzkotten - Lots of activities planned for kids. Plus a street market and juice press will celebrate all things Apple fruit that is. 

19th Oct - 27 Oct- Herbst Libori Paderborn - The Autumn Funfair returns to the city

24th Oct - 27th Oct - Dortmund PDC European Darts Championship - 32 of the best players on the PDC circuit do battle for the title. Book now as tickets are selling fast.

26th Oct - 3rd Nov - Herbstsend Munster - Massive funfair and celebrations in Munster for the autumn Volksfest

1st Nov -Winterzauber Schieder See

6th -10th Nov All Saints Fair - Soest

9th Nov Honky Tonk music festival Paderborn

9th -10 Nov Medievalmarkt - Eisleben

22nd Nov - 23rd Dec - Weihnachctsmarkt Paderborn

30th Nov Winterberg ISBF Europa Cup Skeleton 2024 - Watch some of the fastest and bravest athletes in the world speed down the Veltins Eis Arena track.

8th Dec Wheinachtszauber Schloss Neuhaus

26th - 31st Dec - Urbantix - Essen - The massive celebration Of BMX, street dance and performance comes to Essen. tickets for each day are on sale now.

Winterberg Hiking Experience

From 5th Aug - 11th Aug 2024 Winterberg hosts a chance to learn about hiking in the area. 

This promises to change opinions on hiking during the week you will find; 

• Alpaca Hike 
• Beer Hike 
• Hike to the Skywalk
• Foraging walks 
• Foraging with cooking class
• Mountain lake with cocktails hike 

The the above hikes are accompanied with German language. Take the chance to try something different. Visit the Wanderwoche website to book places

Libori 2024

What is Libori?

Libori is part religious spectacle part secular festival celebrating the patron saint of Paderborn Liborius

You will find Food, drink, lots of live entertainment in the heart of the city starting on the 27th Jul. The event finishes with a firework show on the following Friday. 

One million people are expected  to visit Paderborn over the nine days of Libori.

Why Do We Celebrate?

In the year 799 the Holy Roman Emperor granted the full status of diocese to the city. This allowed for the eventual construction of a cathedral.

In 835 the Bishops of Le Mans and Paderborn were friends. At this time Paderborn was a city without a Patron saint. 

To remedy the situation the Bishop of Le Mans offered to his friend the relics of St Liborius who was the the first bishop of Le Mans.

The people of paderborn gathered to the welcome the monks who had walked with the relics all the way from France. This gathering is said to the start of the festival and fair we enjoy today.


Opening Ceremony Schedule for Saturday 

• Sat 27th Raising of the Golden Shrine at 1500 - Paderborn Dom A ceremony where the relics are raised from the DOM Crypt.
• Sat 27th Funfair opens 1400
• Sat 27th 16:30 the Mayor Michael Drier opens the secular celebration by tapping the giant beer barrel.
• Sun 28th The Golden Shrine is processed through the City after mass at the Dom

A Reminder of the Help Available from the Forces Employment Charity

The Forces Employment Charity exists to provide life-long, life-changing support, job opportunities, and training to Service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families, irrespective of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.   

Their Families Programme supports spouses and partners of still-serving personnel and veterans, including divorced, separated, and bereaved, on their journey into employment; regardless of whether you are in the UK or overseas. 

They understand Service life and transition can impact the whole family, so they also offer mentoring and career guidance to military children and young people aged 16-24.   

New Awards Provide Educational Support for Service children

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) has announced 21 new awards in the latest round of the Service Pupil Support Programme!  

Worth £1.3 million, these projects are set to make a real difference to school-aged Service children across the UK - Improving their educational pathways and helping to address the challenges they can face. 

Supporting Service pupils across the UK 

Part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Families Fund, the Service Pupil Support Programme supports projects which focus on pupils from currently serving families and support them along their educational pathways. 

The projects supported in this funding round address gaps in educational attainment, support Service pupils with additional needs, and support small cohorts of Service pupils within educational settings. 

This year, the Trust has focused on supporting schools working in collaborative clusters of three or more to address the programme’s aims. 

Many funded projects centre on collaboration between schools to facilitate shared resources and good practice.  

Don’t Miss out on Wraparound Childcare in the new Autumn Term

Are you eligible to claim WAC funding?

 
Join more than 5000 Service families who are currently benefitting from claiming up to £3,400, per child per year, of before and after school childcare costs.

What is Wraparound Childcare (WAC)?

The WAC scheme provides funding for up to 20 hours per week, per child, during term time, to eligible Service families with children aged 4 to 11 years old (4-16 years old if in receipt of disability allowances), who are in full time education in school or being home educated in the UK. Over 7000 Service children's before and after school childcare is currently being funded by WAC.

Wraparound childcare is also known as ‘Out of School care’ in Wales and ‘School Age Childcare’ in Scotland.