Chrysanthemum Festival in the Black Forest

The Chrysanthemum Festival in Lahr: a vibrant display of autumnal shades in the heart of the Black Forest.

Celebrate the arrival of autumn with a festival of intense oranges, yellows and reds! Decorated with more than 10,000 chrysanthemums, worked into fascinating and creative arrangements, the picturesque German village becomes a vibrant sea of colour.

Established in 1997, the Chrysanthemum Festival in Lahr is continually growing in popularity.  Discover the pretty historic village and marvel at the thousands of blooms and beautiful flower arrangements decorating houses, cars and flowerbeds alike.  See beautiful flower archways and huge structures on floats. During the festival, there is also a programme of events running in the town which you could stop to enjoy.

This tour is based at the charming Hotel Bären in Oberharmersbach, a firm favourite with our guests. It is a traditional family-run hotel located in the heart of the village. Oberharmersbach is a decidedly quaint village in the Black Forest and only 30 minutes from Lahr and its Chrysanthemum Festival. The hotel also offers a choice menu of two main courses (from the second evening) and tea/coffee after dinner. What’s more, when staying at the Hotel Bären, benefit from a low single room supplement.

Additionally, experience more of the beautiful Black Forest region! Discover its spruce and fir covered mountains, gentle valleys and spectacular gorges carved by the River Rhine. Also see waterfalls, timber farmhouses, extravagant traditional costumes, hot spas and cuckoo clocks.  During this tour, visit also the beautiful town of Freiburg.  Potter through the medieval Old Town.  Bright squares graced with the most sunshine of any city in Germany are rimmed with pastel hued buildings, some featuring intricate decoration.  Take time to admire some of the city’s ornate doorways, and enjoy the region’s famous gâteau in the sunlit squares.