Festivals in Hesse

From June 20th to 21st, 2026, around 100 clubs from sports, culture, and various countries will transform Mainstraße and the Kulturkarree in...

From September 23 to October 1, 2026, the Offenbacher Oktoberfest will take place on the Mainufer-Parkplatz (Main riverbank parking lot). Ca...

From October 6 to 10, 2026, Open Books, Frankfurt's major city reading festival, will take place parallel to the Frankfurt Book Fair. Around...

The Open Flair is one of Hesse's largest open-air festivals and will celebrate its next edition from August 5th to 9th, 2026, in Eschwege. A...

Every summer in Hesse's Oberhessen region, young opera singers gather for a three-week masterclass at Schloss Laubach. The public final conc...

Braunfels Castle is one of the most impressive castle-palaces in the Lahn Valley. Since 2007, the concert society Opera Classica Europa has...

Eleven days of summer flair directly in front of the Alte Oper: The Opernplatzfest transforms the Opernplatz into an open-air stage with jaz...

On July 25th and 26th, 2026, Frankfurt's Osthafen (Eastern Harbour) will once again transform into a festival landscape with four live stage...

From May 1st to September 30th, 2026, OURS Open Air will occupy the area at "Blaues Wasser" in Frankfurt's Ostend. Opening with Anna Hjalmar...

From July 9th to 12th, 2026, Fritzlar in the Schwalm-Eder district will celebrate the 145th edition of the Pferdemarkt. Four days of Volksfe...

From September 11th to 13th, 2026, the Pfungstädter Kerb – the "Pungschter Kerb" – will be held as South Hesse's largest Kerwe. Three days o...

From June 18th to 20th, 2026, the 21st edition of the Phantastisches Trashfilm-Festival Kassel will take place at the kleine bühne 70 (Cassa...

The Quartierfest Vorderer Westen is the annual street festival of Kassel's trendy district. For over 1.5 kilometers along Friedrich-Ebert-St...

On September 5 and 7, 2026, the Rambacher Kerb takes place in Wiesbaden-Rambach – a small, traditional district on the edge of the Taunus mo...

On October 10th and 11th, 2026, the 37th traditional Residenzmarkt will take place in the historic center of Weilburg an der Lahn. Baroque f...

The Rheingau Musik Festival is one of the largest and most renowned classical music festivals in Europe. In 2026, the summer season runs fro...

From August 14 to 23, 2026, Wiesbaden's city center will transform for the 49th time into the 'longest wine bar in the world'. Around 120 st...

From September 11th to 13th, 2026, Tann (Rhön) in the Fulda district will celebrate the 50th Rhöner Wirtefest. The highlight is an open-air...