Festi'Verre

Festi'Verre 2025 — Spring Reopening of Hohlandsbourg

On April 5th and 6th, 2025, the Château du Hohlandsbourg opened its doors for the season with Festi'Verre, a weekend entirely dedicated to glass arts. From 10 AM to 6 PM, visitors could watch master glassblowers at work and learn about techniques such as blowing, stained glass, mosaic, glass painting, engraving, and fusing.

Among the artisans present, Chloé Grevaz and François Dubois (Les Infondus) gave spectacular demonstrations of glass blowing at temperatures up to 1150°C, while Élodie Gaillard from Séléné Verre, François Lepoutre (stained glass), Lucie Loridan (engraving), and Véronique Bean (mosaic) enchanted the audience. Dancers from Elsass Tempora and musicians from Hauvoy provided the medieval ambiance.

Festi'Verre 2025 Program

• Glass blowing demonstrations: cane and torch blowing, temperatures from 500°C to 1150°C
• Introductory glass blowing workshops: 10:30 AM-12 PM and 1:15 PM-2:45 PM (ages 12+, 5 people per session)
• Stained glass: demonstrations and exhibition by François Lepoutre
• Mosaic: workshop and demonstrations by Véronique Bean
• Glass engraving: demonstrations by Lucie Loridan
• Glass painting and fusing: exhibitions and demonstrations
• Translucent paper stained glass workshops: for children
• Medieval music and dances: Elsass Tempora, Les Joyeulx Bransleurs, Hauvoy

Highlights of the 2025 Edition

• Glass blowing at 1150°C by Les Infondus
• Introductory workshops for the public aged 12+
• A dozen glass artisans with various techniques
• Medieval dances and music in the castle courtyard
• Seasonal reopening of the Château du Hohlandsbourg