So much more than Autos and Lederhosen…!
Southern Queensland is home to more than 12,000 Germans. It is no surprise that you hear fellow Germans at the Queen Street Mall traffic lights speaking your language, meet German travellers at beautiful Queensland sights and see German business names on a daily basis.
Initiated by the Honorary Consul Prof Michael Rosemann in 2016, Brisbane German Week has grown to be a significant event in Brisbane’s yearly events calendar. After a week long event in 2016, Brisbane German Week 2017 span a fortnight of colourful events including a national German language competition with over 5,000 participants, days of Science and Innovation, Business and History, the inaugural Oktoberpole, a classical concert on the Day of German Unity (German National Day) and, of course, Oktoberfest Brisbane.
From 30 September to 14 October this year, Brisbane will showcase its educational, scientific, economic, political and cultural connections to Germany in cooperation with schools, universities, businesses and numerous other organisations.
2018 promises to integrate and portrait all important facets of the German-Australian relationship. We will kick-off on Sunday, 30 September and look forward to welcoming you at many of our events. We will again feature days dedicated to German language, history and the arts and showcase Australian-German collaborations in the areas of science, innovation and business.
We welcome organisations who like to join us as partners for Brisbane German Week.
Stay tuned…
Partners of Brisbane German Week
Brisbane German Week Schedule 2018
30
Sonntag, 30.09.2018
Brisbane German Week Launch
01
Montag, 01.10.2018 (Queen’s Birthday)
German Language Competition
02
Dienstag, 02.10.2018
German Science and Innovation Day
03
Mittwoch, 03.10.2018
German National Day Concert
04
Donnerstag, 04.10.2018
German Business Day
05
Freitag, 05.10.2018
Oktoberfest Brisbane Opening Ceremony
06
Samstag, 06.10.2018
Oktoberfest Schnucki Fashion Show
07
Sonntag, 07.10.2018
Oktoberfest Beardmeisters
08
Montag, 08.10.2018
Ruhetag
09
Dienstag, 09.10.2018
Unternehmen ‘Deutsch’
10
Mittwoch, 10.10.2018
German History Day
11
Donnerstag, 11.10.2018
10:00am – Oktoberfest For Teens
06:00pm – Behind The Scenes
12
Freitag, 12.10.2018
Oktoberfest Brisbane
13
Samstag, 13.10.2018
Oktoberfest Brisbane Miss Oktoberfest
14
Sonntag, 14.10.2018
Oktoberfest Brisbane Autofest
"More than cars and Lederhosen"
Fun Facts About Germany
It's bad luck to say 'Happy Birthday' before the actual day
Munich Oktoberfest starts in September, not October.
There are around 300 varieties of bread in Germany
Germans answer the phone with their surname instead of Hello
Gummi Bears were invented by the German Hans Riegel Sr. in 1922
German Johannes Gutenberg developed the printing press
70 percent of German highways have no speed limit
There are more soccer fan clubs in Germany than in any other country
Children get a giant cone filled with toys and candy on their first day of school
#brisbanegermanweek
"Brisbane German Week provides unique opportunities to explore and enjoy a variety of bridges between Queensland and Germany. I very much look forward to welcoming you to these events."
Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany
Prof Michael Rosemann
German Consulate
Level 32, 10 Eagle St,
Brisbane QLD 4000 | +61 7 3221 7819 |
brisbane@hk-diplo.de | www.australia.diplo.de
