• Until November 3 you can find artwork, crafts and food from all around the world at Markt der Völker, located at Phoenixhalle im Römerkastell.
• When you like French Movies you will love the French Movie Days / Französische Filmtage. The festival goes on until November 6.
• How about shopping for Christmas presents at the beginning of November already?! You can do so at the design fair Blickfang between November 1 and 3 at Im Wizemann. Locals designers and creative minds will present their newest products.
• A Student Flea Market will take place on November 2 at Karlsplatz.
• On November 2, art meets party. You can dance the night away at Young Night at Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
• The only really fun outdoor event that takes place indoors: The European Outdoor Film Tour will be in Stuttgart on November 2.
• When you have just arrived in Stuttgart and have questions like “How can I find a student job?” or “Where can I look for accommodation” you can visit the free event Your start in Stuttgart and the region on November 6 at the city hall, starting at 6 pm.
• Doodle away the stress from the work week on November 10 at the event DoodleART Paint Party at Aloft.
• The Bumps and Babys Playgroup, organized by International Women’s Club, will meet again on November 14 at EKiz.
• This year, Christmas will start on November 14. Why? Because that’s when the Christmas Garden Stuttgart at Wilhelma will open its gates. Let yourself be enchanted and see the Wilhelma like you’ve never seen it before and enjoy the llluminated fairy-tale setting with breath-taking plays of light in the former royal park. I’ve visited this special event last year and really enjoyed it.
• Feeling like a jamming session? Then Live Band Night on November 16 at Aloft is your thing!
• When you’re a foodie you should mark November 16 and 17 in your calendar. At the food fair kulinart you will be able to eat yourself around the world.

  

• Wintertraum, the pre-Christmas Market at Schlossplatz opens again on November 20. The earliest way to enjoy Glühwein this November in Stuttgart.
• Join the Wintertraum meet up, organized by Stuttgart Expat Meetups, on November 20 and have a glass of Glühwein with new friends from all around the world.
• If you like gin you don’t want to miss the event Gin A Fair at Im Wizemann on November 22 and 23.
• A great fair for all lovers of meat-free cuisine (me! 🙂 is Veggi – frei von. It will be in town between November 22 and 24. There will be cooking events, smoothie workshops and more.
• An there is another food fair going on at Messe Stuttgart between November 22 and 24: eat&STYLE. Here you will discover new food trends and can participate in fun workshops.
• This is a special treat for all wine lovers: At the wine tasting fair Stuttgarts Beste Weine/Best Wines of Stuttgart you can try wines from local vineyards in a very classy atmosphere on November 23.
• The Christmas Markets are opening their doors again! The Baroque Christmas Market in Ludwigsburg and the Medieval Christmas Market in Esslingen are the first ones on November 26, the huge Christmas Market in Stuttgart will follow on November 27. It’s time for Glühwein again! Find out more about these three Christmas Markets in this blog post. And on November 29 the alternative Christmas Market Wouahou will open it’s gates… or better: it’s tipi for you!
• Do your Christmas shopping between November 30 and December 1 at the fair Schöne Bescherung at Phoenixhalle. Here you will find creative presents from small, local producers.
• Join Stuttgart Expat Meetup on November 30 for a fun trip to Esslinger Weihnachtsmarkt.

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I’ve heard a lot about Christmas Garden in Stuttgart already and definitely wanted to visit it. Last Sunday I finally went with two friends. When you buy the tickets for Christmas Garden in Stuttgart you also have to choose an entry time. Ours was 6:00 to 7:00 pm. At first I wondered why they are so strict about this but then it made totally sense. Thanks to the different time slots it doesn’t get crowded inside! Of course there are other people there, too, but you can’t compare it to other big events like Lichterfest or Weihnachtsmarkt. It was definitely very relaxed inside.

They have organized a 2 km loop through Wilhelma that passes all the installations and that is easy to follow. Moreover you find food stands after every few hundred meters so you don’t have to be afraid of running out of Glühwein.

Here come some of my favorite light installations:

This one is called “Lights of Damaskus”:

Also extremely beautiful were the shining Water Lilies in the pond:

I could have stood there forever and watched them float around. Luckily there is a Glühwein stand close by so at least you can enjoy a hot drink while watching 🙂

My personal highlight was the “Magical Giants”: illuminated Redwood trees.

Simply stunning.

Of course you also find more playful installations like angels, animals or Santa’s sled for example:

Definitely something for the kids 🙂

Moreover there are many lovely picture opportunities. You can stand in an illuminated frame in front of a Christmas tree for example or underneath a Mistletoe:

And there is one more thing I have to mention: the marshmallows! Oh my god, SO good! There is a stand with gourmet marshmallows. You can choose between flavors like raspberry, popcorn, vanilla, champagne and more, add cookies and real chocolate if you wish and then put it on a stick and hold it above the fire. Have I mentioned already that they are SO good?! 🙂

So here is what I think about Christmas Garden in Stuttgart:

• I loved the relaxed atmosphere! No pushing, no yelling or anything. A visit there is suitable for families, couples or groups of friends who want to enjoy a special evening.
• Christmas Garden in Stuttgart has more than 20 light installations and some of them were truly amazing. Even though the loop is only 2 km long, it took us nearly 2 hours to complete it because we took our time and couldn’t get enough of some of the installations.
• The food stands we got our snacks from were great and the food and Glühwein of very good quality. As I’ve mentioned earlier, I am a huge fan of the marshmallow stand 🙂
• What I didn’t like that much was that at some points you get really close to some of the animals. I would have assumed that they want to sleep at night-time. Well, I guess Wilhelma knows what they are doing but from my personal point of view it would have been nicer to keep a bigger distance to the animals.
• The price is definitely something. Adults pay 17 Euro during the week and 19 on weekends or public holidays. They offer family tickets though which you should check out if you bring the kids.

So altogether: When you want to spend a special evening, like light installations and appreciate a relaxed atmosphere you will enjoy visiting Christmas Garden in Stuttgart. I absolutely did 🙂

Have you been to Christmas Garden in Stuttgart already? What do you think about it? Was there some installation you liked in particular?

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