When it's time for the notorious Walpurgis night, devils and witches overtake the market square to celebrate the triumph of spring over winter.

Walpurgis Night

Don't be scared by this annual event where witches and devils come out to play!

The red illuminated marketplace provides a wonderful background for the Walpurgis Night. – © GOSLAR marketing gmbh

The illuminated Hotel Kaiserworth, which was built by the cloth merchants in 1494, is a popular picture spot. – © Andre Gleisberg / Quelle GOSLAR marketing gmbh

Walpurgis is named after the legend of St. Walburga, who was a monastery nun in the 8th century. It is celebrated on 30 April, the day of her canonisation. It is believed that on that day witches ride on broomsticks to places of old pagan sacrifices in the Harz Mountains.

The Brocken, also known as the Blocksberg, is considered the main hotspot of Walpurgisnight. But today, Walpurgis is celebrated in nearly all the towns of the Harz region - as well as in Goslar.

During the Walpurgis Festival, fog rises up from the red illuminated fountain and immerses the market square in a mystic atmosphere while the bands are playing. – © GOSLAR marketing gmbh

When spring approaches and the long winter in the mountains slowly comes to an end, the market square in Goslar is immersed in a dark red light with spooky decorated pine trees and fog coming out of the market fountain. At midnight the spring is welcomed while the bands are playing on the stage and witches and devils are enjoying their hoax.

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