Summer · June to September
Castle Illumination
On several Saturdays in summer the castle is bathed in Bengal light and a huge fireworks display is set off over the Neckar - one of Heidelberg's most spectacular events.
The Heidelberg Castle Illumination commemorates the destruction of the castle by French troops in 1689 and 1693. On several Saturdays between June and September the castle is lit up in Bengal red, followed by a large fireworks display launched from the Neckar. Heidelberg Marketing sets the number and the dates anew each year.
District
Old TownGetting to Heidelberg
- Train: Heidelberg main station (ICE/IC stop, about 10 min by tram to the Old Town)
- Car: A5/A656 - the P12 Altstadt-Mitte or P5 Kornmarkt parking garages
- Local transit: trams 5/21/24 or buses 33/34 to the Old Town
- Funicular: from Kornmarkt up to the castle and the Königstuhl
