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Get Ready for the Jungle: Holi Festival of Colours 2016 in Leipzig! Das Holi Festival of Colours Hinterlässt Bunte Get ready for the Jungle: Holi Festival of Colours 2016 in Leipzig! Das Holi Festival of Colours hinterlässt bunte Spuren in Leipzig Das einzigartige Event feiert sein Farb-Spektakel am 9. Juli auf dem Vorplatz des Bruno-Plache Stadions in Leipzig Leipzig, im Juli 2016 – Wild! Abenteuerlich! Exotisch! Einzigartig! Das Holi Festival of Colours überrascht die Fans zum fünften Geburtstag mit einer ganz besonderen Festival-Tour. Das Motto: Feel the Jungle. Das farbenfrohe Spektakel feiert mit den Fans am 9. Juli auf dem Vorplatz des Bruno-Plache Stadions in Leipzig. Aufregende Festivals lassen ganz Deutschland miteinander feiern und verwandeln die Großstädte in „Urban Jungles“. Der indische Dschungel kommt – und du bist mittendrin! Jungle-Feeling in Leipzig: Lass dich mitreißen! Vor dem Bruno-Plache Stadion in Leipzig feiern wir mit euch die bunteste Party des Jahres! Tolle Musik-Acts wie „Honka“, „Anstandslos & Durchgeknallt“ und „Bassraketen“ verleihen eurem Sommer das ultimative Woodstock-Feeling. Dazu kommt eine aufwendige Bühnenshow mit exotischen Tieren und unseren stündlichen Farbcountdowns. Die elektronischen, mitreißenden Beats entführen die Besucher in die pulsierende, strahlend bunte Welt des Holi Festival of Colours. Macht euch bereit! Aufgepasst: es sind nur noch wenige Resttickets für Leipzig verfügbar! Sichert euch schnell noch Tickets unter holifestival.com Ablauf: Festival-Tag in Leipzig 12:00 Uhr: Einlass in die bunte Welt des Dschungels 15:00 Uhr: 1. Countdown zum Farbenwurf – meist die beste Zeit für spektakuläre Foto- und Filmaufnahmen. Wir laden Sie herzlich dazu ein unser exotisches Spektakel zu dokumentieren. Vor dem ersten Countdown ist die meiste Kleidung noch weiß – danach wechselt sie zu strahlend bunt Ab 15:00 Uhr: Zu jeder vollen Stunde gibt es einen weiteren Countdown zum Farbenwurf. 21:50 Uhr: Letzter Countdown 22:00 Uhr: Ende des Leipziger Holi-Dschungels Der Holi-Jungle zieht durch Deutschland Und die Tour geht auch im fünften Jahr aufregend weiter: Fans in den Städten Köln, Berlin, München und Dortmund dürfen sich freuen. Das Holi Festival of Colours zieht durch Deutschland und feiert bis zum 3. September 2016 in Hamburg. Let’s Feel the Jungle! Leser-Highlight: Für die, die ihren Lesern noch ein ganz besonderes Goodie schenken wollen: der Code „FarbSommer“ gibt Online einen Rabatt von 10 Prozent auf die Karten. Übersicht Termine 2016: 18.06. Frankfurt / Offenbach: Sparda Bank Hessen Stadion 02.07. Dresden: Elbe am Purobeach 09.07. Leipzig: Vorplatz Bruno-Plache-Stadion 16.07. Köln / Leverkusen: Neuland Park Leverkusen 16.07. Mannheim: Luisenpark 30.07. Berlin: Reiterstadion am Olympiapark 31.07. Stuttgart: Freizeitpark Kornwestheim 06.08. München: Galopprennbahn München Riem 20.08. Karlsruhe: Messplatz Karlsruhe 27.08. Dortmund / Essen: Fredenbaumpark Dortmund 03.09. Hamburg: Vorplatz Volksparkstadion Kontakt: Pressestelle Holi Festival of ColoursTM c/o public:news Agentur für Kommunikationsberatung GmbH ABC-Str. 4-8 20354 Hamburg fon: +49 40 866 888 23 fax: +49 40 866 888 10 Email: [email protected] Website: www.holifestival.com Bildmaterial zum Download unter: is.gd/iwPlbY Holi Festival of Colours: Farbwurf Bildunterschrift: Auch 2016 wird das Holi Festival of Colours Leipzig wieder in den absoluten Ausnahmezustand versetzen! Holi Festival of Colours: Music-Act Bildunterschrift: Lasst euch von den angesagten DJs in die aufregende Welt des Holi Festival of Colours entführen – wie hier in Leipzig 2015! Holi Festival of Colours: Feel the Jungle! Bildunterschrift: Exotisch und mystisch – Die Holi Festival of Colours Tour 2016 hinterlässt leuchtend bunte Spuren in ganz Deutschland – Feel the Jungle! Holi Festival of Colours: Fünf Jahre Holi – Fünf Farben Bildunterschrift: Auch im fünften Jahr begeistern die fünf leuchtenden Farben des Holi Festival of Colours. .
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