Elbhangfest
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The Elbhangfest is a street festival held in Dresden, Germany on the last weekend of June each year since 1990, focussing on the unique culture and built landscape of the hillsides on the banks of the Elbe river.
[edit] Description
The area between a bridge in Loschwitz called the 'Blaues Wunder' and Pillnitz castle is the site for a street festival where a variety of performers come together to entertain the crowds of locals and visitors.
[edit] History
Dresden, a university city, has for a long time had a culture of locally organized street parties and other cultural artistic events. Saddened at the state of disrepair of the two culturally important churches in Loschwitz (built by George Bähr, the builder of the Dresdner Frauenkirche), and Pillnitz (built by Zwinger master builder Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann), a group of culturally active citizens started a street festival to raise awareness, and also to raise funds for their restoration.
[edit] External links
- Elbhangfest — Official festival website (in German)
- Elbhangfest culture page — A good English website about the festival
