The Year of German-American Friendship Recap
This recap of the Year of German-American Friendship celebrates the projects, places, and people that have made this year so special, showcasing the many ways that Germany and the US are Wunderbar Together!
Recap Wunderbar Together PopUp Tour
In 2019, the Wunderbar Together PopUp Tour traveled across the country to bring the best of German food, culture, art, business, and innovation to Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Portland.
Recap Pop Up Tour Atlanta
The PopUp Tour – Wunderbar Together’s official roadshow – stopped in Atlanta featuring an impressive culture tent with mobile presentation modules and various flexible pop-up edutainment elements.
Traveling Oktoberfest: Wiesn in a Box
Grab a pretzel and an authentic German beer and come enjoy the Wiesn in a Box-mobile Biergarten. “Wiesn” is the home of the legendary Oktoberfest in Munich. This year, it’s and now coming to several American cities in the Year of German-American Friendship with all the comforts and tastes of the traditional Bavarian Biergarten.
PopUp Tour in Chicago
Wunderbar Together’s official roadshow, The PopUp Tour, combines an impressive cultural tent with mobile presentations, entertainment, engaging educational programming, and features a showcase of top German businesses.
Wunderbar Together Launchweek Highlights
The Year of German-American Friendship is on! We already have several incredible events under the belt and we’re just getting started. Here’s just a few of our nationwide kickoff events.
All Smiles at the PopUp Tour Schoolfest in Atlanta
At the PopUp Tour’s stop in Atlanta, more than 200 middle and high school students from local schools visited the PopUp tent for the Schoolfest – a day of games, workshops, and fun!
Celebrate Thanksgiving with Apple Pancakes and Spoonfuls of Germany!
German-American chef Nadia Hassani has been bringing German recipes to an American audience for well over a decade on her blog, Spoonfuls of Germany. In honor of Thanksgiving, she’s sharing one of her favorite recipes with us!
Goethe PopUp Tour Goes Portland!
As the official roadshow of Wunderbar Together, the Goethe PopUp Tour combines an impressive culture tent with mobile exhibits and various pop-up edutainment elements.
Spoonfuls of Germany Goes Apple Picking
For German-American chef and food blogger Nadia Hassani to make a good German apple pancake it’s not just the recipes that matter, it’s the ingredients as well. In this clip she takes us on a tour of her favorite local orchard, County Line Orchard, in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Celebrate Thanksgiving with Apple Pancakes and Spoonfuls of Germany!
German-American chef Nadia Hassani has been bringing German recipes to an American audience for well over a decade on her blog, Spoonfuls of Germany. In honor of Thanksgiving, she’s sharing one of her favorite recipes with us!
German Journalist Anna Clauss Feels Right at Home at Denver Oktoberfest
Anna Clauss, journalist for the German magazine Der Spiegel, is currently in Denver as a part of the Arthuer F. Burns Fellowship, which sends German and American journalists to each other’s countries on exchange. While in her new Colorado home, Clauss took the time to get a little slice of her native Bavaria at the Denver Oktoberfest.
Celebrating Oktoberfest in Denver with Wunderbar Together Lebkuchenherzen!
Wunderbar Together brought the Wiesn in a Box to the Denver Oktoberfest, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year! This annual six-day festival attracts over 250,000 people to enjoy German food, beer, and music!
Goethe PopUp Tour goes Atlanta!
As the official roadshow of Wunderbar Together, the Goethe PopUp Tour combines an impressive culture tent with mobile container exhibits and various pop-up edutainment elements.
“Wiesn In A Box” Brings Oktoberfest to Texas
Oktoberfest may not be kicking off in Munich until next month, but here in the US, Wiesn in a Box has been bringing the spirit of the famous Bavarian festival across America all year. Next stop: Texas!
Guest Blog: Experiencing Pennsylvania Dutch Culture in Kutztown
In this guest blog, Christoph Mücher, Director of Wunderbar Together, writes about his experience getting immersed in Pennsylvania Dutch culture at the 70th annual Kutztown Folk Festival in Kutztown, PA.
Wiesn in a Box Brings Oktoberfest to Texas
Oktoberfest may not be kicking off in Munich until next month, but here in the US, Wiesn in a Box has been bringing the spirit of the famous Bavarian festival to the American heartland all year! As a part of Wunderbar Together, the Pop-Up Biergarten will be traveling to dozens of cities and towns from coast to coast to serve up traditional hot pretzels and ice-cold Hofbräu beer on tap!
Spoonfuls of Germany: A Brewery, German Heritage, & a US Downtown Revival
Spoonfuls of Germany explores how a small family brewery of German heritage leveraged the tourism industry and helped to restore the vibrancy of downtown Easton, Pennsylvania.
Go For a Beer @ Kutztown Folk Festival
Interested in trying something new? Check out the traditional birch beer at Kutztown Folk Festival and learn about the secrets of its brewing process. The annual festival took up quarters in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country for its 70 time this year!
Sauerkraut & Co. @ Kutztown Folk Festival
Learn more about the art of preparing traditional German sauerkraut, Pennsylvania Dutch style! These and other regional foods could be sampled at the 70th annual Kutztown Folk Festival in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country!
Welcome to Kutztown!
This year’s Kutztown Folk Festival is the 70th iteration of the annual festival that draws thousands of visitors into the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country each year!
[Video] Wunderbar Together @ EU Open House in DC
Thousands of visitors flocked to the German Embassy in Washington, DC for the annual EU Open Hous. Wunderbar Together set up shop all day, showing off a few of our virtual reality projects and letting our guests get up close and personal with all things Germany!
[Video] Celebrating Six Months of Wunderbar Together!
We’ve created a video highlighting the projects, places, and people that have made these six months so special and showcasing the many ways that Germany and the US are Wunderbar Together!
Spoonfuls of Germany: German Food on the Go, Made in the USA
Each month, Wunderbar Together features the food and culture blog of Nadia Hassani, German immigrant to the United States and author of the German regional cookbook, Spoonfuls of Germany. In “German food on the go, made in USA,” Hassani spotlights two restaurants in the United States with German owners that serve German fast-food staples: currywurst, schnitzel, and döner.
A Look Back: Germany Week in Chicago
The first stop of the PopUp Tour was a stellar success! More than 21,000 visitors attended 52 of our events in Chicago.
