Heiligenhaus Spring Festival

Heiligenhaus Spring Festival — City Festival with Thematic Focus Areas

On Sunday, May 10, 2026 (Mother's Day Sunday), Heiligenhaus invites you to the annual Spring Festival. From 12 PM to 6 PM, the city centre will be closed to traffic and become a city festival area with clear thematic focus areas: crafts, mobility, environment, reading, and a family programme. The concept goes beyond a classic city festival — it is a curated event with an educational and engagement mission.

Four Thematic Action Areas

The programme is divided into four content-focused areas that will take place in different squares and streets in Heiligenhaus city centre:

• Crafts on the Town Hall Square — Demonstrations and information on training and energy efficiency. Regional craft businesses will present themselves and showcase professions live.
• Mobility in the Pedestrian Zone — Regional bicycle, motorcycle, and car dealers will present current trends, including e-mobility. Test drives with e-bikes and e-cars are possible.
• Climate and Environment — Climate protection/environmental protection working group with initiatives, advice, and hands-on activities.
• Culture in Forum Hitzbleck — Large book, audiobook, CD, and vinyl flea market with a focus on promoting reading.

Sunday Shopping and Spring Funfair

The business association has applied for a Sunday shopping event from 1 PM to 6 PM with spring offers in Heiligenhaus shops — boutiques, bakeries, gift shops, and cafés will open for the spring shopping season. The programme is complemented by a spring funfair on Kirchplatz with carousels, food stalls, and amusement rides — the classic folk festival element of the Spring Festival.

Entertainment — Live Music, Street Artists, and Clowns

In addition to the thematic areas, an entertainment programme will create a festive atmosphere:

• Live music on several stages and locations.
• Street artists — jugglers, acrobats, mimes.
• Clowns and face painting for the youngest visitors.
• Activities for children — craft stations, bouncy castle, children's carousel.
• Culinary offerings — Bratwurst, crêpes, ice cream, coffee, cake, and regional specialities.

Heiligenhaus — the District of Mettmann Industrial City

The city of Heiligenhaus, with its approximately 26,000 inhabitants, is located in the western District of Mettmann, between Velbert and Ratingen — south of Essen and west of Düsseldorf. Characterised by the lock industry (Heiligenhaus is one of Germany's leading lock and hardware production sites; brands like ABUS and Carl Fuhr come from the region), the city combines industrial character with the nearby Bergisch-Bergisches Land region. Worth seeing are the Kompressorenhaus Schloss Hugenpoet (although in Essen, it's right next door), the Düsseltal hiking trails, and the Heiligenhaus city centre itself — the stage for the Spring Festival.

District of Mettmann — Bergisch-Rhine Transition Zone

The District of Mettmann includes Velbert, Ratingen, Mettmann, Erkrath, Hilden, Langenfeld, Monheim, Wülfrath, and Haan, in addition to Heiligenhaus — it has Germany's most densely populated district population (over 480,000 inhabitants) despite its relatively small area. Characteristic is the mix of Rhenish-Bergish transitional mentality, dense industrial concentration, and an above-average number of city and district festivals. The Heiligenhaus Spring Festival is one of the well-established spring city festivals in the region.