Frühlingsfest (April 24, 2007)

Complete Set of Photos

Starting last weekend and going for the next three weeks is the Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest (spring festival). This is yet another big beer festival, but nowhere near as big as the Wasen or Oktoberfest. It's pretty similar though - big huge tents full of people dancing on benches, drinking a "Maß" of beer (1 liter), and listening to live German music (traditional and modern stuff). There are also rides (roller coasters, carousels, etc.) Essentially, it's like the Ingham County Fair, but without the rednecks and animals and with more beer!

I went with a crew of exchange students, where, once there, we met up with more exchange students, as well as Nils and Martina (two of my German roommates). We all had a good time!

One thing I though was hilarious was the first band we saw - it was a group of college-aged German guys and they did a cover of Van Halen's "Jump," but the synth part was played on an... accordion! It was so hard core awesome, that I even uploaded a video of it to YouTube!