Summer · June / July / September
Castle Illumination
Three times a year 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. Three times a year (the first Saturday in June, July and September) the castle is lit up in Bengal red, followed by a large fireworks display launched from the Neckar.
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
