Dresdner Stadtfest

There was a festival called the Dresdner Stadtfest on August 17-19, which translates to Dresden City Festival, I guess. It wasn't something like Bunte Republik Neustadt, but it was still a lot of fun. I saw a little bit of it on Friday night, but it wasn't really too interesting for me. But I did get some good night shots.

You can see the beer stands and the bratwurst stands lined up along the road across the river. Dresden is a very picturesque city.

In the distance you can see that the brilliant German engineers have figured out how to make a hot air balloon look like a box of beer.

This is the square at Theatreplatz where the Semperoper is. It's completely covered in beer stands.

More beer stands... The Semperoper in the background.

This bridge was shutdown to all car and tram traffic. It was packed all weekend...

This is a good example of how Canadian/US culture and German culture differ. The VVO, which is the regional transit company (like the GO train in Ontario), had all these information booths and promotional things setup for this festival. And as part of their promotion, they decided to body paint a couple of good looking women, which I know would draw complaints if this was done in Canada. Oh, and this was beside the kids playground the VVO had setup. The funny part is that no one really seemed to take too much notice.

On Sunday afternoon, there was a parade, where all the kings of Saxony on horses passed by.

A roasted pig.

A giant old wood barrel, which used to hold beer.

What's a festival without music?


An overview.

A man-powered marry-go-round. I guess this is part of the medieval theme. I felt sorry for the guy turning the wheel, like a hamster. How humiliating...