The gardening season is coming to an end and the houses are slowly starting to get cozy with pre-Christmas decorations. The sometimes unintentionally hectic time leading up to Christmas passes far too quickly. Maybe that's why you're one of those people who start getting their first gifts for loved ones in November. A good opportunity is at the Ippenburger Brocante Festival, our event tip for this month.
When and where does the Ippenburg Brocante Festival take place?
The Ippenburger Brocante Festival takes place from November 8th. until 10.11. took place in Ippenburg Castle in Bad Essen. Around 80 exhibitors present home accessories, Christmas decorations, art and fashion. Highlights include baking Christmas cookies and tying Advent wreaths.
Visitor information
| Art | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, November 8th – Sunday November 10th |
| Location | Ippenburg Castle, Schloßstraße 1, 49152 Bad Essen |
| Opening hours | Friday 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Entrance fee | 10 EUR per person, children and young people have free entry. Holders of a season ticket, which costs EUR 40 per person, have free entry to all garden festivals and Sundays. |
For hygiene and safety reasons, dogs are not allowed to be brought onto the exhibition grounds. However, the organizer offers professional dog care. There is extra parking space for dog owners in a shaded area. Here you can hand over the key to your vehicle to a trained dog carer who will lovingly look after your four-legged friend while you visit the exhibition.
Arrival and parking options
Ippenburg Castle is well signposted, so arriving by car is easy. There are plenty of parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of the castle.
During the Brocante Festival there is a shuttle transfer from Bohmte train station to Ippenburg on Saturday and Sunday at 11:15 a.m. and back from the castle to the train station at 4:30 p.m.
Description
Around eighty exhibitors offer tasteful living room accessories, Christmas decorations, art and fashion in the pre-Christmas ambience of Ippenburg Castle. Among those invited are 35 of the best Brocante exhibitors from the Netherlands, the home of high-quality flea markets. The focus here is not on the goods on offer, but on the loving presentation and originality of the pieces.
The culinary offering is autumnal, pre-Christmas: spicy, warm, sweet or savory, it caresses the palate. Relax with a glass of hot punch or a delicious Feuerzangenbowle. The Ippenburger Brocante Festival is rounded off with program highlights such as baking Christmas cookies and making Advent wreaths. Maybe you would also like to make sparkling Christmas decorations together with your children.
Tip
Bohmte offers a gem that can only be visited with advance notice: the hedgehog museum. It is the only museum of its kind in the world; the collection consists of over 4,000 exhibits. The contact details can be found online at www.igelmuseum.de.
