Overview

• Golden Oldies Festival in Wettenberg is currently showcasing 1950s rockabilly performances to tens of thousands of attendees.
• In Bad Nauheim, the European Elvis Festival features daily tributes to Elvis Presley alongside period vehicles and authentic fashion.
• The 50er-Jahre-Museum in Büdingen remains open year-round, offering detailed postwar domestic reconstructions and vintage household artifacts.
• Both events stage Petticoat parades and recreate midcentury living rooms to deliver an immersive Wirtschaftswunder-era atmosphere.
• Nostalgia for the Wirtschaftswunder era and retro culture are boosting regional tourism in central Hesse.