At the 43rd Lichtenfels Basket Market in mid-September 2024, you can expect an international selection of weaving art, the Old Town Festival with Franconian beer and specialties and a diverse cultural program.

The Franconian city Lichtenfels with its historic city center is known nationwide as the “German basket city” known. From 13 to 15 September 2024 you can Lichtenfels Basket Market Experience weaving culture and a varied old town festival again. The international weaving culture festival has been held annually for over 40 years. over 80 exhibitors await you at the special market for wickerwork and baskets. For three days you can enjoy with free admission also a varied Cultural program: at evening Music and show performancesduring the day Children’s programseveral Exhibitions, Braiding courses and a Short Film Festival.

International weaving and basket market

On Friday evening13 September, at 18.00, the Lichtenfelser Weaving Festival will begin with the traditional Entry of market participants with fanfare and brass music. On the main stage at the market square there will be the Beer tapping and the welcome by the patron, Minister of State Albert Füracker.

On Saturday The actual market begins. International wickerworkers, artists and exhibitors from over 18 nations are in Lichtenfels this year. Around the parish church There are about 40 stands of international wickerwork craft market Here you will find new trends, unusual baskets and decorative items. In the parish garden, a mobile coffee shop with coffee specialties and homemade cakes awaits you. On the lawn in front of the parish church, you can Large-scale braiding art project “Braided Beads” by Theresia Asams.

At 12 other stands around the town hall, regional weaving companies and Basket dealerOn basket market Sunday, the shops in Lichtenfels town centre are open from 12 noon to 5 pm. Food trucks and local restaurants offer Beer gardens on the market square, on the Säumarkt and in the streets of the old town Beers and specialties from Franconia. Lichtenfelser Badgasse becomes the “Street of Nations” and offers international Culinary.

  • Market hours: Saturday, 14 and Sunday, 15 September, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The cultural programme 2024

On three stages (Market Square, Säumarkt and Bahnhofstrasse) you will be entertained during the basket market by a Cultural program with free admissionLive music ranging from pop, rock, blues, jazz and soul to brass music and cabaret with Wolfgang Krebs is offered. You can find the music program here. Also in some Beer gardens and bars in the city centre will be during the market Live music played.

In the Cinema “Neue Filmbühne” The 3rd International Short film festival “Weaving Culture” In 2024, six films from five nations will be shown. All films will be shown in the original with English subtitles. Afterwards, you can talk to the filmmakers.

Lichens is one of the oldest craft techniques of mankindSince 2016, weaving has been part of Germany’s intangible cultural heritage. In various Workshops you can try out this technique yourself during the Lichtenfels basket market. Register at www.flechtworkshops.de.

The children’s program on the market

Families with children will find Courtyard behind the town hall a playground with Bouncy castle, children’s braiding, face painting, magic and more. On the market square in front of the town hall, children can take a ride on the extraordinary Basket carousel The vehicle is powered only by muscle power and runs Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Basket theatre by Alfred Büttner plays two exciting children’s stories on Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. in the former synagogue (Judengasse 12). And at the Walking Acts of Rostock Stilt artist Sven Lange aka Dramaukles the audience is included.

In addition, the younger visitors to the basket market can look forward to a Children and youth flea market in Farbgasse, Ringgasse and the surrounding courtyards.

Exciting exhibitions during the Weaving Arts Festival

In the Lichtenfels City Palace (Stadtknechtsgasse 5) you can see braided costumes, collections on beer and brewery history as well as Basket trading and the railway history of the town of Lichtenfels. Here you can, in addition to the permanent exhibitions, also visit the Special exhibition “Search for expression – weaving tradition and design in Slovakia” During the basket market, the museum is open on Friday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The German Basket Museum in Michelau i.OFr. presents around 2000 exhibits from all over the world. There are two special exhibitions here for the basket market: “Rumgekommen” shows the history of luggage and “Von den Verbindungen der Willow” shows works by graduates of the vocational school for wickerwork design. It is open Friday, 13th to Monday, 16th September, from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. A free bus shuttle takes you from Lichtenfels train station to the Michelau basket museum and back on Saturday and Sunday between 11 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. Departure is always on the hour in Lichtenfels.

The State vocational school for wickerwork design in Michelau i.OFr. is the only one of its kind in Germany. A three-year training course leads to a state-certified wickerwork designer. The school is open to visitors for the basket market on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Important information about visiting the 43rd Lichtenfels Basket Market

  • Date of the Lichtenfels Weaving Art Festival 2024: Friday, September 13th to Sunday, September 15th.
  • Lichtenfels is located on the Upper Main between Bamberg and Coburg.
  • Arriving by train: From the Lichtenfels train station it is only a few meters to the festival. Lichtenfels belongs to the Nuremberg Metropolitan Transport Association (VGN). The free basket market express runs on Saturday, September 14th from 2 p.m. and all day on Sunday, September 15th on lines 2, 3 and 4.
  • Arriving by car: The paid parking garages Oberes Tor (Pabstenweg 9) and Unteres Tor (Am Stadtgraben 9) are only a few meters away from the festival site.
    Parking: Large parking lot “Schützenplatz”.
  • Further information and the Programme 2024

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