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Luxembourg: Events Highlights
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Highlights: Major Events |
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Carnival |
19 February
An entire month of festivities before the austere
season of Lent, featuring parades, performances,
shows and other forms of revelry.
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Burgsonndeg
(Bonfire Day) |
13 March
Celebrate the end of winter with traditional customs
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Octave |
29 April — 13 May
A
Catholic festival that climaxes with a street parade
headed by the royal family.
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Wine Festival |
8
- 10 September
The Moselle Valley, Luxembourg’s wine country,
celebrates throughout this period with all kinds of
entertainment, with food, dance, music and other
festive activities.
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Wamper Triathlon |
August (tba)
A
tough physical challenge that draws some of the
world’s top athletes to the city.
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Schueberfouer |
23 August - 11
September
A
fortnight’s work of funfair excitement, which
features among other things a cavalcade of decorated
sheep.
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Luxembourg City
Fete |
3 September
Held within Luxembourg city, this event is
celebrated with floats, performances, music, dance
and food.
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Public Holidays |
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New Year’s Day |
1 January |
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Grand Duchess’s Birthday |
23 January |
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Easter Monday |
9 April |
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Labour
Day/May Day |
1 May |
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Ascension Day |
17 May |
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Whit Monday |
28 May |
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National Day |
23 June |
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Assumption Day |
15 August |
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Liberation Day |
9 September |
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All Saints’ Day/ All Soul’s
Day |
1 November |
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Christmas Day |
25 December |
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St Stephen's Day |
26 December |
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