The arts festival known as Blaue Nacht, or Blue Night, was originally conceived as a one-time event in 2000 to mark the 950th anniversary of the founding of Nuremberg, Bavaria. That inaugural festival was popular enough that it became an annual event soon after, and attendance has grown each year since. More than 100,000 people attend this celebration of the city"s diverse arts and culture each May. The two-night artfest includes light shows projected on the outside of Old Town buildings, music performances, temporary art installations—like "Waldplastik" in today"s image—and access to Nuremberg’s cultural sites.
A night of art and culture
Today in History
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Gone ‘lightseeing’ in Berlin
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Venice s grand regatta
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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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Father s Day
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Asteroid Day
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Happy 300th, NOLA!
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Poinsettia Day
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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Edinburgh Art Festival
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Male kori bustard, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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North Cascades National Park at 50
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World Art Day
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Pumpkin patch
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These patterns tell a story
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Toledo, Spain
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Songkran—Thai New Year
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Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
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Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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Storseisundet Bridge, Norway
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Bear cubs roughhouse on Siblings Day
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Let’s talk fossils
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Sand, sun, and sk8ers
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Happy International Astronomy Day!
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Pollinator Week
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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Summer huts in winter
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Sonoma Coast State Park, California
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A silent witness to history
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Cousins Day
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