Paderborn Family Hiking Day

On Sunday, May 5, 2024 The City of Paderborn is organizing the fourteenth family hiking day together with the Eggegebirgsverein.

From 9.30 a.m. all Paderborn families are invited to come to the town hall square. Prior registration is not necessary. 

The approximately seven kilometer long hike starts at 10 a.m. at the historic town hall and leads over the Pader spring area and the Schützenhof to the “Merschweg” water playground in Neuhaus Castle. 

Along the way, small and large tasks await the participating families at five children's playgrounds.

From 1 p.m. there will be a final round-up for all participants at the water playground in Schloß Neuhaus with a free snack for well-deserved refreshment at the “House of the Guilds”. 

There will also be a raffle at the end for all the children who hiked with us. What might the prize be?

All Paderborn families are warmly invited to join in the hike. Further information can be found at familienservicecenter.de. 

The Family Service Center, the Children and Youth Office and the Eggegebirgsverein Paderborn are looking forward to a wonderful day of hiking.

Schloss Auenpark Summer 2024 Events

Schloss Neuhaus offers a range of  great events every summer. Below are just a handful you can enjoy. to see more visit the complete list here.

Paderborn Ceramics Market Neuhäuser Castle

• Sat 27th  - 28th April  11:00 - 18:00

 

    

Stands from a wide range of suppliers from all over Germany line up along the paths of the baroque park and present an intoxicating variety of colors, shapes, techniques and ideas.

Suggestions for Free Places to Visit

Olderdissen Zoo - Bielefeld (Drive time 31mins) - Free entry

This family favourite Zoo is free to enter  365 days a year. At Olderdissen Zoo around 450 animals live, 35 species of mammals, 42 species of birds and three species of fish.

From mice to bears – many different animals live in the Olderdissen Zoo including  as wolves, chamois, alpine marmots and otters. 

Some zoo animals came and stayed even without fences. The free-living storks and herons have chosen the zoo as their center of life. The Alpine marmots consider the entire zoo their territory.

Your dog is also welcome in the zoo. Please keep him on a short leash. Other animals are not permitted.

You cannot bring bicycles, scooters, e-scooters, skateboards, etc. inside.

Bilsteintal: Tropfsteinhöhle und Wildpark - Warstein (Drive time 51 mins)

This free wild park is home to some exciting animals hills and trails. (Not the easiest access for prams and wheelchair users.) 

but if you do make a visit you will find not just the animals but one of the best caves in Germany. 

Visits to the Tropfsteinhole are paid for tours €7.50 for adults & €5 for children.

in addition Lynx feeding and archery tours are two additional paid for activities in the wild park.

What's on Over Easter

Fort Fun Easter Event 31st March & 1st Apr  standard admission tickets get kids access to the Easter Egg hunt. Drive time from Sennelager is approx 1 hour.

A fun treasure hunt in the amusement park for little explorers up to 12 years old on the large playground near the Adventure Area (opposite the Dark Raver attraction).

Who finds the golden egg and wins a basic annual ticket for a year of fun at the amusement park.

Safari Land Stuckenbrucke - The Easter Bunny will out and about in the Park

In the Safariland the African safari feeling is guaranteed, even without traveling to another continent. With us you can experience over 600 animals directly plus enjoy the amusement park and indoor play area. Drive time is approx 15 mins from Sennelager

Wisentgehege Wildpark-  Easter Sunday Funday 

Easter skill games for children, puzzles and crafts. Drive time from Sennelager is approx 1hr 25 mins.

 

 Dippemess

Frankfurt's  spring festival "Dippemess" is one of the largest folk festivals in the Rhine region. 

You can find the main fair on the Festplatz Am Ratsweg . This year the fair opens between 3rd -22nd Apr.

The Dippemess dates back to a medieval market called the Maamess. Potters from the Westerwald, Kannebakerland and Urberach also sold their products at the market, especially ceramic bowls and containers.

These are called "Dippe" in the local dialect and over time the name changed to the Dippemess.

Opening hours:

• Monday closed (except Easter Monday)
• Tuesday to Thursday 3 p.m. to 11 p.m
• Friday to Saturday 2 p.m. to midnight
• Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m
• Every Tuesday between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., children up to the age of 12 receive two tickets for the price of one at all participating children's rides.
• Parking is not available at the site organisers suggest using public transport to arrive by train or bus. 
• Frankfurt Hbf is about 20 mins by U-Bhan

"freDOlino" Dortmund

"Fredolino", the Dortmund Easter fair. Entry costs 1 euro.© Andre Schuchert

The Dortmund spring fair opens between 1st Apr - 16th Apr.

You can find the fairground at the Fredenbaum park . 

Parking is available directly at the Poco fairground car park – Eisenhüttenweg 11.

Entry to the fairground €1 - Pay per ride in addition.

• Monday and Tuesday: 2pm to 10pm
• Wednesday: 2pm to 11pm
• Maundy Thursday: 2pm - 11pm
• Thursday: 2pm to 10pm
• Friday to Saturday: 12 pm to 11 pm
• Sunday: 12.00 to 10.00
• Closed on Good Friday

The highlights this year are the firework evenings on Saturday 30th Mar & 6th Apr.

On Family Days - every Wednesday (March 27th and April 3rd) - families can look forward to a 50 percent discount on all carousels, a great incentive for trips with the whole family.

What's On 23rd -31st March 2024

The BBQ & Streetfood Festival in Verl for the whole family

• 23rd March Saturday 12:00 p.m. - 10 p.m
• 24th March Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 8 p.m

Directions

12 Food stalls will cater for meaty, vegetarian & vegan choices. For the kids a  specially equipped kids area with a bouncy castle, while parents enjoy their food and drinks

For the first time, a selection of sports cars will also be on display, which may be helpful when deciding on your next car.

On Saturday evening, our DJ awaits you with the Food & Wine Lounge, where you can try our wine and menus in a great evening atmosphere.

Paderborn special event tours

31st March - Explore The Water Cellar- Paderborn Imperial Palace Museum 15:00

The tour is free to join you will need to pay €4.50 to enter the museum. Families get to the bottom of the legends surrounding the Paderborn springs and explore the spring cellar together in the museum in the Imperial Palace and in the Pader spring area.

Paderborn Easter run

27th March - Paderborn Easter Run

Enjoy watching Germany's oldest road race. Or you can register to take part in any of the public events held over the weekend.

Bad Lippspringe Forest Lights 

This event runs until Apr

Enjoy the forest with brand new lights for this year. Food and drink available from the beer stand. 

The prices for the forest lighting are valid from 4 p.m.

€9.50 for young people and adults   

€3.00 children aged 3 to 17 inclusive

Entrance until 9:00 p.m
Lighting until 10:30 p.m

Bonfires - Celebrate the end of winter in the traditional German style with a bonfire to scare of the dark of winter and welcome in spring.

• 31st  March Paderborn Easter Bonfire
• 31st March Arnsberg  1 hour from Sennelager - Arnsberg Easter Bonfire

Every year, Lent ends in Arnsberg with a remarkable Easter fire spectacle with huge fireworks displays.

On Easter Sunday, after dark, 350 torchbearers parade past the Stations of the Cross bathed in Bengali light and then form a huge cross on the top of the mountain.

With all the church bells in the city ringing solemnly, the pile of wood is lit and Easter songs are heard. A fireworks display concludes this remarkable event.

Ludge 46 mins from Sennelager  -  Ludge Giant burning wheels

Every year on the first Sunday after the first spring full moon, in Lügde, following the custom of the fathers, on the first day of Easter at nightfall, burning wheels are rolled down from the Osterberg into the Emmer valley at 9 p.m.

Recklinghausen Palmkirmes 1hr 20mins from Sennelager

The Recklinghausen Easter fireworks take place this week on the 21st at 9pm. 

The Palm Kirmes runs until the 24th March. 

Drive time to Recklinghausen is 1hr 20mins 

Sennelager Families Easter Challenge Trail 2024

 

AWS Easter Families Event 29th March 2024 10:00 - 13:00 Loseke Community Centre.

Join the family challenge trail to win your Easter prize.

RBL Easter Egg Hunt 2024 in Sennelager

 

Easter Sunday 31st March 2024, 15:00 Loseke Community Centre

Easter Egg Hunt 1445 - 1500 

High Tea follows the Easter Egg Hunt. Donations to the Poppy Appeal.

To reserve places for high tea please email paderborn.secretary@rbl.community

Choice of two times for High Tea 15:00 - 16:00 or 16:00 -17:00.

Army Benevolent Fund: Cateran Yomp - the Ultimate Charity Walk

 

For more information and to register for the walk, please visit:
https://events.armybenevolentfund.org/cateranyomp

Little Troopers free coastal adventure for military teens in May: Applications now open

The charity Little Troopers is hosting a free coastal adventure for up to 60 military teenagers from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th May in Portland, Dorset.

Applications are now open for service families to apply for a place on the two-night residential weekend, which is open to teens aged 13-16 from all three services, including reservist families.

The weekend is an opportunity for the teens to turn their phones off, make new friends and get stuck into a jam-packed itinerary including scrambling, mackerel gutting, fire-building, kayaking, climbing, raft building, swimming and SUPing.

Children's Mental Health Week - 5-11 Feb 2024

All military children age 11+ have free access to Kooth.

Please click here to visit kooth.com/mod

The British Army's Got Talent 2024 Event - Aldershot, 27th April

 

A British Army-wide event to raise awareness and much needed funds for the 2x selected charities to allow their important work to continue, to support our families and serving soldiers.

Where/When? Aldershot Princes Hall Theatre, Sat 27 Apr 2024: Doors open @1830hrs, show commences @1930hrs. Expect some celebrities and a few surprises along the way.

Who? Acts can come from across both the Regular & Reserve (all welcome) – sign up via the QR code by NLT 01 Mar 24.

Audience? This is a family event, all ages are welcome. PLEASE come and support, sign up and grab your seat early via the Aldershot Theatre QR code on the poster, or this link

What's On This Weekend

Paderborn Dioscean Museum - Jan 28th

Access to the Dioscean museum on the market Sq. enjoy the  complete collection, masses of history to see and learn. Takes place once a week.

Worlds Largest Boat Show

 Dusseldorf see the week long boat start this weekend on the 20th Jan.

"Boot" Dusseldorf.  

More than 1,500 exhibitors from 68 nations on 220,000 square meters in 16 exhibition halls, Boot Düsseldorf is the largest yacht and water sports trade fair in the world. 

Both sailors and motor boaters will find the right boat for them here. Whether dinghy, yacht or luxury yacht - the comprehensive range speaks for itself. 

The various water sports from diving, surfing, skimboarding, kitesurfing, stand-up paddling and canoeing are the focus at boot with the corresponding equipment available. 

Attractive stage programs with interesting interview partners from the industry, the latest trend sports offerings and a top-class mix of workshops and hands-on activities, both for recreational athletes and experts, make the trade fair unique worldwide.

Tickets here  from €21

Water focused Events in the Museums This Sunday.

This Sunday enjoy the closing of the Panta Rhei  or Water moves events in Paderborn and Schloss Neuhaus. 

Sunday afternoon join with the family to make your paper boat which will glop with lights as the Castle moat is filled by boats from 5pm. 

The project ends with a creative workshop, hands-on activities, guided tours, a rally and illuminated boats on the Schlossgräfte from 2 p.m.

The BLAU creative workshop will take place in the city museum from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., where children aged 5 and over and curious adults can paint, print and collage together with our education team. 

From 3 p.m. Prof. Dr. Michael Ströhmer through the exhibition “Life at the Sources”, and finally at 4 p.m. Markus Runte MA offers a short tour of the exhibition “wood, waves and energy”.

The Rhur Top Card 2024 -How to Save Money on Days Out

The Rhur Top Card gives you free and 50% off entry to 100 attractions most within 1- 4hrs  drive of Sennelager.

Visit the map

The card is a paid for offer. So you need to look through the list of attractions to decide if it is useful for your family. 

Visit the Rhur Top Card website here

Winter is coming back: Better conditions on the weekend

The new year brings the longed-for change: winter is coming back. Significantly better winter sports conditions can be expected next weekend. T

The lift operators will use the announced low winter temperatures to produce snow. A significantly larger range of winter sports is not expected until next week.





From Friday onwards the temperatures will drop significantly and the remaining snow cover will become solid. Where there is still enough foundation, the conditions are good again. 

Due to the production of fresh snow from Saturday, some lifts could be reactivated on Sunday. Things will really get started next week!

Where to Go Kids Edition

Check out this map for a whole range of activities many of them indoors to help avoid bad weather days.

Schloss Neuhaus Winter Magic This Weekend

Paderborn Stadt has shared more information for this weekends Christmas market in Schloss Neuhaus.  Santa will be there on Sunday afternoon at 5pm to meet the kids. 

“Christmas Magic in the Castle Park” sprinkles a good pinch of glitter on the second weekend of Advent. Visible from afar, the large light star on the castle not only makes children's eyes shine.

The loving decoration transforms the entire park into a truly magical setting for one of the most beautiful Christmas markets in the region."

Classic Christmas market offer

In addition to the classic Christmas market food stalls  there are also market stalls with glass, textile and woodwork, unusual jewelry and Christmas decorations. The traders mainly bring their own handcrafted goods with them.

Find a Flying Santa

We have found three Christmas markets where you can watch Santa and a reindeer team fly across the rooftops.

Kassel

A one and half hour drive from Sennelager. Kassel home to the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe.hosts a great Christmas market each winter.

This year at the Kassel Fairytale Christmas Market, the internationally known high-wire artists Falko Traber and his son Fernando are presenting their spectacular show every day at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

In downtown Kassel, near GALERIA. The project is supported by the city management of the city of Kassel.

Bochum

The “Flying Santa Claus”: daily at 5 and 7 p.m. on Dr.-Ruer-Platz, additional show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Hamburg

Hamburg’s city centre is dotted with Christmas markets, the largest of which is located on Rathausmarkt Square. Against the mesmerising backdrop of historic City Hall, abundantly decorated stalls sell handmade toys, glassware, jewellery and a large variety of international delicacies. What’s more: Santa Claus regularly makes his appearance, hovering above the market in his sleigh.

Dates
27 November - 23 December, 2023

Opening hours
Sun - Thu: 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fri - Sat: 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Fundraising Prize Draw for Bruce Springsteen Concert Cardiff May 25th 2024

Tickets for Troops are organizing a special prize draw, where the prize is a pair of front pitch standing tickets to see the legendary Bruce Springsteen in concert at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on May 5th 2024. 

All funds raised in the draw will go towards building a new Tickets For Troops website.  To enter the prize draw please use this LINK.