For some years now, the Marienplatz is a hot spot in Stuttgart – and not only because of the temperatures during the summer months! 😉 A lot of great restaurants and bars are located in the area like Café Galao and the pizza place L.A. Signorina. To find out more about these locations check out my former posts:

Café Galao: My first dinner outside in 2013!

L.A. Signorina – extraordinary pizza at Marienplatz

But on four days each year, the Marienplatz is really the place to be. And that’s when the Marienplatzfest is going on!

It has already started last Thursday but you have still today and Sunday to pay it a visit. It’s definitely worth it!

I went to Marienplatzfest 2016 on Thursday after work.

It was incredibly hot so my friend Janine and I had to have a cold drink right away! We found a stand where they gave out samples of rum on ice for free. Sweet! So that’s how we started into the evening.

Afterwards we checked the food trucks. As a vegetarian my options were a bit limited but I found a stand were they sold falafel. So that’s what I had and I have to say, it was a good decision. They tasted great.

Then we felt like cool drinks again and got two “Hugo”! Yummy!

My favorite spot by the way were the carpets on the street in front of Café Galao! You don’t get the chance very often to hang out there! 😀

Marienplatzfest 2016 offers a free program every day as well. You can listen to bands playing, mainly Indie Folk, Electro Pop, Songwriter und Tribal Hop but there are also other events going on like a slackline competition and a impro theatre for example. Check out the official website of Marienplatzfest for the program: www.marienplatzfest.de

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It was once planned as a one time event after the Bicycle World Cup in 1991. But as it was a great success, it became an annual thing. Until Sunday, 4th of August, you’ll find its white tents at Schlossplatz…

…but mainly in front of the opera house, all around the Ecksee:

As they are opening the festival this evening, not all of the businesses had their tents ready when we were there around 4 pm. But we were not hungry so it was no big deal. We simply had a fruit smoothie and were quite happy 🙂

We strolled around Summer Festival Stuttgart a little longer, but as it was such a lovely hot day today, I felt like a quick refreshment. And what do you have fountains for in Stuttgart?!

On the last pic you see me splashing water at Moritz, seconds before I noticed it’s my camera he’s holding… 😀

I have to admit, that the Summer festival Stuttgart isn’t my favorite festival in Stuttgart. It is a bit too posh for my taste. For example, here you don’t just eat pizza, you’ll have a  “Pizza Gourmet”!

True story! 😉

Plus, I always feel a bit sad for the ducks that live in Ecksee… Especially as they have babies right now…

On the other hand it’s nice to see the Schlossgarten with all the white tents and a festival is a festival and festivals are always nice to visit – especially when you have such great weather as we will this weekend! 🙂 So: Don’t mind my words and just go! 🙂

More information about:

Summer Festival Stuttgart 2013

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