Name: Rosenmontagszug Solingen 2026
Start: 2026-02-16T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-16T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Innenstadt Solingen — Start Birkenweiher, Ziel Ufergarten

Rosenmontagszug

About Rosenmontagszug

On Rose Monday, February 16, 2026, the Solingen Rose Monday parade will march through the city center. Starts at 2:00 PM at Birkenweiher, the route leads via Goerdelerstraße, Mummstraße, Kölner Straße, Graf-Wilhelm-Platz, and Ufergarten. Over 40 groups with around 1,200 participants are taking part. Session 2025/26 under the motto 'Move Solingen with Heart, Dance in the Confetti Rain', Prince and Princess Nadine I. and Rexy I. After-parade party from 3:00 PM in the Theater und Konzerthaus (free entry, minimum consumption €7).

Dates 16 Feb — 16 Feb 2026

Venue Solingen (05122)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Rosenmontagszug — edition 2026

The Solingen Rose Monday parade 2026 starts at 2 PM at Birkenweiher and marches via Goerdelerstraße, Mummstraße, Kölner Straße, Graf-Wilhelm-Platz to Ufergarten. Over 40 groups with around 1,200 participants. Session motto: 'Move Solingen with Heart, Dance in the Confetti Rain', Prince and Princess Nadine I. and Rexy I. After-parade party at the Theater und Konzerthaus from 3 PM, free entry, minimum consumption €7.

Rose Monday 2026 in Solingen

On February 16, 2026 — Rose Monday — the Solingen carnival parade will march through the city center. The start is at 2 PM at Birkenweiher. The route leads via Goerdelerstraße, Mummstraße, Kölner Straße, and Graf-Wilhelm-Platz to Ufergarten. Over 40 Solingen carnival societies, dance groups, and floats with around 1,200 participants are taking part.

The session motto 'Move Solingen with Heart, Dance in the Confetti Rain' shapes the floats, groups, and speeches. The Prince and Princess Couple for 2025/26 are Nadine I. and Rexy I. Afterwards, the After-Zoch-Party will take place at the Theater und Konzerthaus.

Highlights Rosenmontagszug 2026

Carnival parade in the Bergisches Land region
Over 40 groups and around 1,200 participants
Session motto 'Move Solingen with Heart, Dance in the Confetti Rain'
Prince and Princess Nadine I. and Rexy I.
After-parade party at the Theater und Konzerthaus with free entry

Programme Rosenmontagszug 2026

Rose Monday, February 16, 2026 — Schedule

2:00 PM: Parade start at Birkenweiher
2:00 PM–5:00 PM: Goerdelerstraße → Mummstraße → Kölner Straße → Graf-Wilhelm-Platz → Ufergarten
Throughout the day: Candy distribution ('Kamelle'), speeches, and parade music
Over 40 groups with around 1,200 participants
3:00 PM: Start of the After-Zoch-Party at the Theater und Konzerthaus
After-Zoch-Party: DJ sets, live acts, carnival atmosphere

Session Highlights

Motto: 'Move Solingen with Heart, Dance in the Confetti Rain'
Prince and Princess Couple: Nadine I. and Rexy I.
Organizer: Festausschuss Solinger Karneval

Prices Rosenmontagszug 2026

Parade is public and free. After-Zoch-Party at the Theater und Konzerthaus: Free entry, minimum consumption €7 per person.

Practical information

Practical information — Rosenmontagszug

Getting There

By train to Solingen Hauptbahnhof (main station), then take the S-Bahn (urban rail) or bus to the city center. The city center is closed to car traffic during the parade — public transport is strongly recommended.

Schedule

Rose Monday, February 16, 2026. Parade start: 2:00 PM at Birkenweiher. Estimated end: around 5:00 PM at Ufergarten. After-Zoch-Party in the Theater und Konzerthaus from 3:00 PM.

Admission

Parade is public, free entry. After-Zoch-Party in the Theater und Konzerthaus: Free entry, minimum consumption €7 per person.

Carnival in the 'Klingenstadt'

Solingen may not be one of the five Rhenish carnival strongholds — but the Rose Monday parade of the 'Klingenstadt' is one of the fixed carnival dates in the Bergisches Land region. Over 40 carnival societies, dance groups, and floats with around 1,200 participants march through the city center on Rose Monday, February 16, 2026. The organizer is the Festausschuss Solinger Karneval (Solingen Carnival Committee).

Motto and Prince/Princess Couple 2025/26

The 2025/26 carnival session runs under the motto 'Move Solingen with Heart, Dance in the Confetti Rain'. The Prince and Princess Couple for the session are Nadine I. and Rexy I. — they represent Solingen Carnival at all events throughout the session and lead the Rose Monday parade. Solingen Magazin and Solinger Nachrichten will cover the session's preparation in detail.

Route

The start is at 2:00 PM at Birkenweiher. The route leads via Goerdelerstraße, Mummstraße, Kölner Straße — one of the central arteries of Solingen's city center — continuing to Graf-Wilhelm-Platz and ending at Ufergarten. The route covers the central squares and streets of the city center and offers spectators along the axis numerous viewing spots.

After-Parade Party at the Theater

A Solingen specialty: Following the parade — starting at 3:00 PM — the After-Zoch-Party (After-Parade Party) begins in the Theater und Konzerthaus Solingen. Entry is free, but there is a minimum consumption requirement of €7. DJ sets, live acts, and a carnival atmosphere in the largest theater hall in the city complement the parade day.

Festausschuss Solinger Karneval

The Festausschuss Solinger Karneval coordinates carnival events in the city — the Rose Monday parade, 'Kappensitzungen' (carnival sessions), Prince/Princess proclamation, children's carnival. The Solingen carnival societies — over 40 in number — are united in the Festausschuss and jointly provide groups and floats for the parade.

Solingen — Bergisches Carnival History

Solingen, with around 160,000 inhabitants, is one of the larger cities in the Bergisches Land region and maintains its own distinct carnival tradition. The Bergisches Land region lies between the major Rhenish carnival strongholds (Cologne, Düsseldorf, Mainz, Bonn) and the more carnival-skeptical Westphalian surrounding areas — Solingen Carnival is therefore less massively staged than Cologne's, but more vibrant than most Westphalian cities.