Leisure. What's on this weekend around Colmar?
What's on this weekend in and around Colmar? The Venice Carnival, albeit under the Alsatian sky, is beckoning you this weekend in Riquewihr. If you're looking for a bit of fresh air, head to the mountain festival at the Glasborn farmhouse inn. Find these suggestions, and many more, in our weekly selection.
Colorful strolls through the city streets, a Venetian market... The town of Riquewihr is once again hosting the Venetian Parade. The event is free.
The mystery is well maintained... No part of the body should be visible, except for the eyes. Behind the masks, the costumed figures play their roles in silence. The loving couple encounters the jester. The marquis rubs shoulders with characters of sad or joyful appearance. More than 80 costumed figures will parade through the historic center.
A Venetian marketAll participants make their own costumes. Riquewihr residents are invited to come and applaud them; they themselves are not doomed to silence.
These Venetian days are organized by two associations: Art et Culture, in Riquewihr, and Rêveries vénitiennes d'Yvoire, in the Rhône-Alpes region, a group of Venetian costume enthusiasts. Their goal: to promote Venetian carnivals in France.
On the programSaturday, July 5: at 3 p.m. and 10 p.m., parade on Rue du Général-de-Gaulle. At 6 p.m., free stroll. At 9 p.m., presentation of the costumes on Place de la Mairie. Sunday, July 6: At 3 p.m., procession of the costume parade, still on Rue du Général-de-Gaulle.
All weekend long, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday until 6 p.m., a Venetian market will take over the Town Hall Square. From 2 p.m., there will be face painting sessions.
Colmar-Houssen: open-air cinema with Les Bronzés at the nautical base
The cult comedy Les Bronzés by Patrice Leconte, which revealed the entire Splendid team, will open the ball of open-air cinema screenings in Colmar and the surrounding area, Saturday at the Houssen nautical base. Doors will open at 9 p.m., and snacks will be available. The screening will start around 10:15 p.m. Chairs and deckchairs will be provided. This will be followed by screenings of La grande vadrouille, Saturday, July 19, on the forecourt of the church in the Saint-Joseph district, Les Trolls, Saturday, August 23 at the Plaine Pasteur, Le garçon et le héron on August 16 at Place du 2-Février, and the “Seize-ninth” evening on August 9, dedicated to independent music videos from Alsace.
Les Bronzés, Saturday, July 5 at the nautical center. Free.
Whether fries, pancakes, or grilled, potatoes will be enjoyed in all their forms this weekend in Wickerschwihr during the Potato Festival. Concerts and various activities will punctuate these two days. The new format of the Potato Festival, a flagship event in Riquewihr, has proven itself since its launch in 2023. The entire event, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, will once again take place in the heart of the village, on the Town Hall Square, in front of the church and on the Grand-Rue, and no longer in farmyards as in the past.
The three knocks will be given on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. with the gospel jazz concert of the forty choristers of the local ensemble Cecilia's Swing under the direction of Erich Vogt-Caldérara, at the church.
Artists closer to the public
The next day, the festivities will resume in full force at 11 a.m. The aperitif concert, led by the Alsatian Hans Krainer Band, which will delight fans of “Oberkrainer” style music, will begin an hour later.
In the afternoon, an illusionist, a singing magician, and a caricaturist will perform up close to the audience, while children can have fun in a dedicated play area. Visitors can, of course, purchase sacks of potatoes on site.
Saturday, July 5th from 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 6th from 11 a.m. in Wickerschwihr. Free admission.
Soultzeren: mountain festival at the Glasborn farm inn
A warm atmosphere is on the horizon just a stone's throw from the Linge Pass this Sunday. The Glasborn farmhouse inn is inviting two Austrian bands—the Jungen Waldensteiner and Volks beat—to its Barikelb. For this "old-fashioned" mountain festival, admission is free from noon to 9 p.m. A candy toss will be offered for children at 3 p.m. While lunch requires a reservation, this won't be the case for enjoying grilled food and the cocktail bar throughout the afternoon.
Sunday, July 6, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Glasborn farmhouse inn, Wettstein-Linge Hoernleskopf Glasborn, Soultzeren. Lunch available by reservation at 03 89 77 37 78.
The Fresch'n Co association is organizing its 21st Frog Festival, as the Herrlisheimois nickname is, throughout the weekend in the town hall park. To kick off the festivities, a neon party celebrating the 1980s and 1990s kicks off on Friday evening. The next day, the atmosphere changes with the Willerthaler Volkmusic. Sunday, a packed program begins at 11:30 a.m. with an aperitif followed by an afternoon of dancing hosted by Christian Alter before the highly anticipated Miss Frog 2025 pageant. For food, frog legs, frog pie, spit-roasted ham, and tartes flambées. A portion of the profits will be donated to Arame, which supports children with cancer.
Herrlisheim-près-Colmar town hall park from Friday July 4 to Sunday July 6.
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Turckheim: Conference: The Memory of American Soldiers
The city of Turckheim and the Colmar Pocket Memorial Museum are organizing a conference with the Florida-France Soldiers Stories Association on Friday, July 4, at 8 p.m. in the Orange Room of the André Foyer. This conference will present the work of American students on the biographies of American soldiers who fell in Eastern France. A remembrance ceremony will take place at 7:15 p.m. at the war memorial in the grounds of the Colmar Pocket Museum, on Rue du Conseil.
Voegtlinshoffen: Confluence(S) concert
This year, the vocal ensemble is calling on the professional instrumentalists of the Granewald Ensemble for the concert on Saturday, July 5, at the Voegtlinshoffen church at 8:30 p.m. Both ensembles will perform songs and instrumental pieces for viola da gamba, theorbo, and guitar from the Spanish Renaissance. Free admission, with a selection.
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