Vohwinkeltag

Over 50 Years of Vohwinkeltag

The Vohwinkeltag is one of Wuppertal's oldest and most traditional district festivals — for over five decades, the Vohwinkel district has celebrated itself every September. The event is supported by AKTION V Werbegemeinschaft Vohwinkel — an association of around 75 local businesses, restaurateurs, and service providers who have promoted the district's visibility for over 40 years. The format is unusual and unique in this form within the city: not a classic folk festival (Volksfest), but a mix of a trade show, club presentation, community festival, and live stage. In 2026, Vohwinkeltag will take place on Saturday, September 26, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Concept — The District Presents Itself

On the closed-off Kaiserstraße — the district's pedestrian zone — over 40 exhibitors set up their stalls. The mix is programmatically broad:

• Retailers from Vohwinkel's shops — fashion, shoes, specialties, gifts
• Clubs and associations from the district — sports clubs, carnival clubs, heritage societies, shooting clubs (Schützen)
• Schools and kindergartens — presentations, performances, information booths
• Churches with their offerings and information booths
• Social organizations — food banks (Tafel), church aid services, citizens' initiatives, self-help groups

The result is a "showcase" of Vohwinkel — a mini-exhibition of local players, which, according to AKTION V, is "unique in this form within the city.".

Stage Program

Accompanying the exhibitors' program, there are live acts on a stage in Kaiserstraße: live music, hairdressing demonstrations (Vohwinkel's hairdressers showcase their skills to the public), sports demonstrations by local clubs, performances by school choirs and bands. The exact program will be published shortly before the date at aktion-v.de.

AGVV District Festival as a Finale on Lienhardplatz

A Vohwinkel tradition: after the official end of Vohwinkeltag at 6:00 PM, the festivities move to the nearby Lienhardplatz, where the AGVV district festival begins — with live music, beer stands, and a community celebration that lasts into the late evening. Those who want to spend the day in the district can seamlessly switch from the day program to the evening program.

Schwebebahn Terminus

Vohwinkel is the western terminus of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn (monorail) — making it ideally connected by public transport. Visitors to the festival can take the Schwebebahn from Oberbarmen, Barmen, or Elberfeld directly to the Vohwinkel terminus, and it's a short walk to the festival grounds. The Schwebebahn ride itself is a Wuppertal tourist magnet — a 13-kilometer-long suspended railway from 1901, which is a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status.

Vohwinkel — Wuppertal's Western District

Vohwinkel is located on the western edge of Wuppertal, at the transition to the Niederbergisches Land region. The district has around 30,000 inhabitants and has maintained its own identity against the dominant Wuppertal city center. Kaiserstraße is the main axis and shopping street; Vohwinkeltag turns it into a stage for a vibrant district for one day a year.