page_title: Old town Osnabrück
section_title: Maiwoche
hierarchical_section_title: Old town Osnabrück / Events / Maiwoche
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Marktplatz Osnabrück während der Maiwoche 2009
context_page_description: Osnabrück's old town is the historic and original core of the city Osnabrück, it is also called Heger Tor Viertel. Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, with a population of 166,136. The old town offers shopping, small cafés, alleys with historical buildings and the most of Osnabrück's sights as for example the cathedral and the town hall.
context_section_description: May week (German: Maiwoche) is one of the biggest outdoor town center festivals in Germany. Visitors do not need to pay any entrance fee and the festival includes almost the whole old town and parts of the newer city center. The festival took place the first time in 1972 and is held annually and lasts usually for 9 to 11 days. Through the whole town are stages are stands with food and drinks, decoration or jewelry positioned. In 2007 the 600,000 people visitor border was crossed the first time and the number is increasing every year. The stages are mostly used for music acts. Well known bands like Madsen or Casper have performed their songs during the last years. But the festival also provides the opportunity for unknown bands or artists to be discovered.
caption: Maiwoche 2009
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