Tübingen Duck Race

On your marks, get set, go! go! go little duck go!

Rubber Duck Race Tuebingen by kimbrewer66, on Flickr

When: 6th October 2012.
Where: Tübingen, near Stuttgart, Germany

Around 7,000 yellow plastic ducks make a break for it each October in the annual Tübingen Duck Race. Having had enough of bathtub confinement they bob and jostle their way along the picturesque River Neckar to the sounds of cheering crowds.

Thousands line the course which runs from Alleenbrücke to the finishing line at Neckarbrücke bridge.

Official Tübingen Duck race website (in German)

Food & drink

Eat Spätzle noodles, Maultaschen (like large ravioli) and Black forest gateaux, drink cherry brandy.

Travel

Tübingen is a small picturesque university town, about 30km southwest of Stuttgart in Southern Germany (Stuttgart is the nearest airport). Book flights and hotels with ebookers.com. You may need to search for flights and hotels separately.

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Enjoy your trip! And when you’re home we’d love you to come back and tell us all about it!