The Wewelsburg International Youth Festival takes place every second year at Wewelsburg castle, with each of the local folk dance groups from Ahden, Delbrück, Geseke, Henglarn, Hosen-Mantinghausen, Niederntudorf, Siddinghausen, Thüle, Westenholz and Wewelsburg as well as the Danzdeel Salzkotten taking part, each with a partner group from abroad.
500 international participants mean that the Youth Festival week rates as one of the largest of this type of event in Germany.
The 28th International Youth Festival Week Wewelsburg will take place from 06.-13.06.2009!
The members of the visiting groups from abroad will be accommodated in local families.
This year the Danzdeel hosts the group Rusava from Bystrice pod Hostynem.
The big Gala Evening in the Paderhalle in Paderborn is the highlight of every Festival Week, with each local group and their guests from abroad performing.
Video of the Festival Week
Here you can get the flavour of the festival week by downloading the video of the opening of the week by Dr. Wansleben in 2003 (4.58 minutes, 8.355KB).
Photos of the Festival Week
Photos of previous Festivals can be found in our main Collection of Photographs, or above right on this page by clicking on the appropriate photographic symbol under "our guests at the festival week".
Further information
For further information about the festival week please consult the local press or the festival website at www.festwoche.de!
under "our guests at the festival week".
