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Accor­ding to docu­men­ta­tion, the fire­works lasted for more than two hours. When the two of them came to Heidel­berg in July, Fried­rich orga­nised a big party for his bel­oved wife and fire­works to wel­come her in proper manner. mar­ried the Eng­lish King’s daugh­ter Eli­sa­beth Stuart. On 14 Febru­ary 1613, the Elec­tor Fried­rich V. The fire­works, howe­ver, remind us of a more beau­tiful part of Heidelberg’s history. Since this was not enough, they retur­ned to Heidel­berg in 1692 and blew up the castle walls and also its towers. At that time French troops had set fire to the castle and parts of the city in 1689. It is a remin­der of the des­truc­tion of the Heidel­berg Castle in the Pala­ti­nate War of Suc­ces­sion, which lasted from 1688 to 1697. Because the glo­wing red that lights up the castle shortly before the fire­works sym­bo­li­zes not­hing else but fire. At the Bis­marck­platz and the Ana­tomy Garden, people get in the mood for the event from Thurs­day onwards, while shortly before the palace illu­mi­na­tion, a con­cert is given in the Church of the Holy Spirit at 6:15 pm.īehind the whole pro­cess is of course some history. to 6 p.m., and at the Korn­markt there is a small art and goods market. For exam­ple, on the Nepo­muk Ter­race there is a small beer garden with live music on Satur­days from 4 p.m. If one then wants to have a little snack, there is a small but fine crêpes stand right at the Church of the Holy Spirit that also offers drinks.ĭuring the days around the day of the castle illu­mi­na­tion, there is also a sup­port­ing pro­gram. Tip: Stein­gasse leads from the Church of the Holy Spiritdirectly to the bridge gate, so you have a great view of the fire­works from a slightly dif­fe­rent per­spec­tive. There are also places in the Old Town where you have a unique view of the fire­works. Neckar­wiese) and the Phi­lo­so­phers’ Path. Pro­ba­bly the most popu­lar places to admire the play of light in the sky are, the Nepo­muk Ter­race at the bridge end of the Neu­en­heim bank of the Neckar, the banks of the Neckar (e.g. The castle illu­mi­na­tion inclu­ding the fire­works takes about 15 minu­tes, but is worth every single second, even for a slightly longer journey. As soon as the red Bengal lights fade, the fire­works dis­play starts from the Old Bridge. In June, July and Sep­tem­ber of each year, the Heidel­berg Castle lights up in bla­zing red.

Many fami­lies and other visi­tors make it almost a tra­di­tion to visit the Heidel­berg Castle Illu­mi­na­ti­ons once a year. There is hardly a Heidel­berg resi­dent who has never expe­ri­en­ced the castle illu­mi­na­tion. The reason for this is the illu­mi­na­tion of the castle with the fol­lo­wing fire­works over the Neckar. The banks of the Neckar are filled on both sides and on the Phi­lo­so­phers’ Path there is hardly a place in the first row to get a view.

Three times a year people from all parts of the world come to Heidel­berg.