The Hochzeitshaus is one of the grandest buildings of the Weser Renaissance, built between 1610 and 1617 as a civic hall and celebrations venue. Its distinctive three-gabled facade with alternating triangular and curved pediments is one of the defining images of Hameln. The carillon in the tower plays three times a day (at 9:35am, 1:05pm, and 5:35pm), and at 1:05pm mechanical figures from the Pied Piper legend emerge from the facade — a later addition that now draws crowds to Market Square.
The outdoor Pied Piper play performed on the building's terrace every Sunday from May to September is the main summer attraction in Hameln. Local actors in costume retell the legend in a half-hour performance that is free to watch. It starts at noon.
Osterstrasse/Marktplatz.