Last updated: December 01, 2024
Welcome to your Forbach holiday guide! We present all the festive events and activities that bring our city to life during the holiday season. From locals to visitors, this guide accompanies you through the end-of-year celebrations.
The Town Hall Square hosts the traditional Christmas market, where wooden chalets offer Lorraine specialties and local crafts. Along rue Nationale, the illuminations create a warm atmosphere, while the Schlossberg park offers winter walks with views over the city. A few steps away, the media library organizes storytelling sessions, and the restored Synagogue shines brightly in its festive decor.
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New lanterns and renewed scenery
The Lantern Trail is a grand nature spectacle, featuring lights and magic, offering a total immersion in a fairy-tale world. This year, new lanterns and a new scenery await you!
Where: Forbach | More Info: Lantern Path
More than 40 chalets with activities for all ages.
The Forbach Christmas Market offers a rich gastronomic experience with local products, hot wine, oysters, foie gras, Forbach beer, crepes, Christmas spritz, tartiflettes, confectionery, snails, muscat, pretzels, curry-wurst, spice bread, sausages, and other delicacies.
Where: Forbach | More Info: Forbach Christmas Market
Unique outdoor ice rink in an urban setting.
The outdoor ice rink in Forbach offers an outdoor sliding activity for all ages, creating a moment of relaxation and enjoyment.
Where: Forbach | More Info: Outdoor Ice Rink
Sale of local products and hot wine in a festive setting.
The Christmas chalets offer a variety of local products, hot wine, and sweets, with surprises like stories by the Christmas tree.
Where: Forbach | More Info: Christmas Chalets
Culinary workshops to learn how to make Christmas cookies.
The Forbach Christmas market offers hot wine and local seasonal specialties, such as traditional Christmas cookies, for an authentic culinary experience.
Where: Forbach | More Info: Hot Wine and Culinary Specialties
Discovery of luminous and festive performances with professional dance and acrobatic companies.
The Grande Parade of Saint Nicholas in Forbach is a luminous and festive event that brings together dance, acrobatic, and musical companies to celebrate the magic of Christmas.
Where: Forbach | More Info: St. Nicholas Parade
Apéros-concerts with Disney songs for children.
The apéros-concerts offer musical concerts as an appetizer, providing a convivial and cultural atmosphere for all ages.
Where: Forbach | More Info: Cocktail Concerts
Personalized meeting with Santa Claus for children.
The House of Santa Claus is a festive attraction where children can meet Santa Claus and drop off their wish lists. It is located in the Schlossberg Park in Forbach and is open on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Where: Forbach | More Info: Santa's House
Drone show with 200 synchronized drones.
The drone show features an impressive aerial display with 200 synchronized drones flying to celebrate Christmas.
Where: Forbach | More Info: Drone Show
Festive train ride with animations and workshops.
The Christmas train offers a festive and fun ride through the streets of Behren-lès-Forbach, with various animations and workshops for all ages.
Where: Forbach | More Info: Christmas Train
Culinary contest with a jury presided over by Mercotte.
The Christmas biscuit contest in Forbach is a culinary tradition that brings families together to celebrate the end-of-year festivities. Participants can submit their creations on December 8 at the Burghof Congress Center.
Where: Forbach | More Info: Best Christmas Cookie Contest
A 6.5 km course with festive surprises.
The Course des Pères et Mères Noël is a fun and festive run that takes place on December 15, 2024, at the Château du Schlossberg in Forbach. The 6.5 km course offers an ultra festive atmosphere with hot wine, Christmas cookies, and surprises for all participants.
Where: Forbach | More Info: Santa Run
Animations for All Ages: A Multigenerational Art Experience
Animations for All Ages
Where: Forbach | More Info: Activities for All Ages