Festivals in Hesse

Trendelburg Castle has been internationally known as "Rapunzel Castle" for years – Rapunzel is said to have let down her hair from the 40-me...

From May to September, Melsungen's historic market square transforms into an open-air meeting place on the second Tuesday of each month: str...

Fête Terroir transforms Schloss Biebrich in Wiesbaden into a world of indulgence every spring: Over 50 Rheingau winemakers present their Rie...

The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Willingen is Germany's most important ski jumping event. In 2026, the event will take place from January 30th...

Summer, Sound, Encounter – Folk im Park celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026. Two days of international folk, world, and acoustic music i...

The Maistadtfest in Frankenberg (Eder) is the traditional spring festival in the North Hessian half-timbered town. On May 2nd and 3rd, 2026,...

Apple wine – the national drink of Hesse – has its home in Frankfurt. When the metropolis on the Main dedicates its own festival to its favo...

From October 7 to 11, 2026, the 77th Frankfurt Book Fair will take place — the most important trading platform for print and digital content...

The Frankfurter Fastnachtszug is the largest carnival parade in Hesse and features around 90 clubs and associations on a roughly four-kilome...

The Frankfurt Christmas Market is one of the oldest and largest Christmas markets in Germany. First documented in 1393, it now spreads acros...

From July 31 to August 3, 2026, the Frankfurt Mainfest takes place on the Mainkai, Fahrtor, and Römerberg. One of Frankfurt's oldest folk fe...

From May 22nd to 26th, 2026, the Frankfurter Wäldchestag will take place – the five-day Pentecost Volksfest in the city forest, which Lord M...

From July 4th to August 25th, 2026, the courtyard of the Old Police Headquarters in Frankfurt's city center will transform into the Freiluft...

Ten days of gastronomy and live music on Frankfurt's most famous gourmet mile: The Freßgass-Fest transforms the Große Bockenheimer Straße be...

The open-air concert series Friedberg Open Air Sommer sends the Wetterau's Seewiese into festival mode in 2026 from July 3rd to 12th with te...

On June 13, 2026, the Zeilsheim Association Ring (Vereinsring Zeilsheim e.V.) invites you to the annual Froschbrunnenfest around the distric...

From April 24 to May 17, 2026, the FrühlingsFest Kassel takes place on the Schwanenwiese in Bettenhausen – the largest spring Volksfest (tra...

The Fulda Christmas Market — «Adventszauber» — is one of the largest and most diverse Christmas markets in East Hesse. From November 20 to D...