the 8th Signal Battalion, and the 8th Intelligence Co., and later the U.S. 1st Armored Division, which closed down in May 2001 Music clubs and choirs Capella Nicolai Chor Cantamus Chor Mosaik Chor Reinhard – newly founded men's Christian choir Gospelchor Grenzenlos – "Borderless" Gospel choir Kantorei der Pauluskirche – Paul's Evangelical Church choir Konzertgesellschaft Bad Kreuznach – concert company Kreuznacher-Diakonie-Kantorei – diaconal choir MC Harmonie 1845 Planig e.V. Musikverein "Musikfreunde Winzenheim" e. V. – "Winzenheim Friends of Music" Pop- und Gospelchor ReJOYSing, Planig Regular events Weekly market (Wochenmarkt) at the Kornmarkt: Tuesday and Friday, 0700 to 1300 Altweiberfastnacht ("Old Women's Carnival") in the Narrenkäfig ("Fools' Cage") at the Kornmarkt: Thursday before Ash Wednesday Kreuznacher Narrenfahrt ("Kreuznach Fools' Journey"): Saturday before Ash Wednesday Nahetal-Turnier, junior football tournament: at Whitsun from Friday to Monday. Drachenfest auf dem Kuhberg ("Dragon Festival on the Kuhberg"): mid to late April Kreuznacher Hockey Club International Easter Hockey Tournament Automobilsalon: biggest automobile exhibition in Rhineland-Palatinate, last weekend in April Eiermarktfest ("Egg Market Festival"): mid July Kreuznacher Jahrmarkt ("Yearly Market"): (since 1810) third weekend in August (Friday to Tuesday) Fischerstechen ("Water Jousting"): first weekend in September RKV (Rowing and Canoeing Club) Herbst-Kanuslalom ("Autumn Canoe Slalom") in the Salinental: last weekend in September Nikolausmarkt ("Saint Nicholas's Market"): until 2008 always at the Eiermarkt ("Egg Market"), future still unclear Festival "marionettissimo"/Die Kunst des Spiels am Faden ("The Art of Playing on the Thread") in November at the Museum für PuppentheaterKultur Französischer Markt ("French Market"): once a year, dealers from the French partner town Bourg-en-Bresse hold a "French market" at the Kornmarkt; last held in 2007. Town of Bad Kreuznach Cultural Prize The Kulturpreis der Stadt Bad Kreuznach is a promotional prize awarded by the town of Bad Kreuznach each year in the categories of music, visual arts and literature on a rotational basis. A full list of prizewinners since the award's introduction can be seen at the link. In 2013, the prize was not awarded owing to cost-cutting measures. Sport and leisure Sport clubs In Bad Kreuznach there are many clubs that can boast of successes at the national level. In trampolining and whitewater slalom, the town is a national stronghold, while it has also shown strength at the state level in shooting sports and bocce. The biggest club is VfL 1848 Bad Kreuznach, within which the first basketball department in any sport club in Germany was founded in