| Handel Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music mostly by G. F. Handel |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | Halle an der Saale, many locations |
| Inaugurated | 1922 |
| Website | www |
The Handel Festival (in German: Händel-Festspiele) in Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt, is an international music festival concentrating on the music of George Frideric Handel in the composer's birthplace. It was founded on May 25, 1922 and it grew into a center of Handel studies and performance in Europe. Especially Handel's operas have been staged regularly, some of them as first revivals.