Festivals in Hesse

The Kassel Carnival Parade is the largest Fasching (carnival) parade in North Hesse. On Carnival Saturday, February 14, 2026, around 45 para...

From November 23 to December 30, 2026, Kassel's city center transforms into a fairy tale Christmas market — Hesse's most popular market of i...

From September 18th to 20th, 2026, the 20th Kassel Marathon will take place, the largest sporting event in Northern Hesse. Main marathon, ha...

On September 5, 2026, around 50 museums, galleries, and cultural institutions in Kassel will open their doors until well after midnight. Wit...

The Kasseler Musiktage 2026 will take place between late October and mid-November – Northern Hesse's annual classical music event. Founded i...

The Kasseler Frühjahrs-Ausstellung is the largest consumer fair in Northern Hesse. For nine days – from February 28 to March 8, 2026 – aroun...

Six days of festival on-site plus one week online: Since 1983, the Kasseler Dokfest has presented international documentary cinema, media ar...

The Kasseler Herbst-Ausstellung at Messe Kassel on Damaschkestraße is the largest regional consumer exhibition in North Hesse. For nine days...

The Kasseler JazzFrühling will run for a whole month for the first time in 2026: the 17th edition will showcase international jazz in Theate...

The Katharinenmarkt in Steinau an der Straße is one of the oldest markets in Hesse. Its roots date back to 1290 when King Rudolf I of Habsbu...

On May 16 and 17, 2026, the Kelkheim City Festival will transform the town center of the Taunus community into a continuous festival mile be...

At the Kiedricher Höfe-Fest, winemakers open the Gothic Rheingau village to visitors: a circular route leads through the courtyards of local...

Witzenhausen in the Werra Valley in North Hesse is Europe's largest contiguous sweet cherry growing area – and when the approximately 150,00...

"Klaa Paris" – Little Paris – has been the nickname of the Frankfurt district of Heddernheim since the 19th century. Since 1839, Frankfurt's...

Three days of Hessian Kerb in Wiesbaden-Kloppenheim: From August 28th to 30th, 2026, a Kerb parade, the FFW's Kerbebaum (festival tree) erec...

From Pentecost Sunday, May 24th, to September 13th, 2026, music will resonate through the Gothic vaults of the Haina Monastery Church in the...

Every year in July, the Korbach Old Town Culture Festival transforms the historic city center of the Hanseatic city of Korbach into a stage...

The Kranzplatzfest is considered by many Wiesbaden residents to be the "living room of the city": for five days, the Kranzplatz around the h...