Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

On Saturday, December 12, 2026 — the eve of the third Advent — the forecourt of the Stiftskirche in Bielefeld's Schildesche district transfo...

Schildesche kulinarisch transforms the church square in Bielefeld's Schildesche district into an open gourmet mile for two days in June. Fro...

From August 27 to 29, 2026, the Bielefeld district of Schildesche will celebrate its Schildesche Wine Days around the traditional weather ho...

The Schlangenfest is the largest children's festival in the Mettmann district. On a Sunday in September, the Velbert pedestrian zone transfo...

From late October to early November 2026, the municipality of Schlangen in the Lippe district will once again host the Schlänger Markt — one...

On the second weekend of Advent, the Schlebusch pedestrian zone transforms into a cozy Christmas market with around 50 festively decorated s...

From June 4th to 7th, 2026, Leverkusen-Schlebusch celebrates its 41st Volksfest and the 608th Schützenfest in Wuppermannpark. Four days of R...

Wassenberg, a small castle town in the westernmost tip of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Dutch border, invites you to the 32nd SchlemmerMarkt...

On October 17 and 18, 2026, the Schloss Beck amusement park in Bottrop-Kirchhellen will transform into a family-friendly ghost festival. Dre...

On the weekend of July 11th and 12th, 2026, the leisure park Schloss Beck in Bottrop-Kirchhellen invites you to the Children's and Summer Fe...

The Music and Culture Festival Bergisch Gladbach e.V. presents three high-calibre concerts in early 2026 at the Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg...

The Cologne band Kasalla brings Kölsch dialect to the Schlossplatz of Schloss Burg an der Wupper near Solingen on June 13, 2026. Open air wi...

From October 29 to December 23, 2026, one of the longest and most romantic Christmas markets in the Rhineland opens: the Paffendorf Castle C...

From August 28 to September 12, 2026, the 72nd Schloss-Spiele Hohenlimburg will take place in the castle courtyard of Hohenlimburg Castle, h...

On the 1st Advent weekend (expected November 28–29, 2026), the Wupperinsel and Schloßbergstraße in Solingen transform into a small Christmas...

From September 11th to 13th, 2026, Morsbroich Castle Park in Leverkusen's Alkenrath district will transform into an open cultural stage. Aro...

On Friday, July 3, 2026, the University of Münster's rectorate invites you to the grand Schlossgartenfest in the palace garden at the Prince...

The concert series Schlosskonzerte Nordkirchen 2026 runs from April to November in the ballroom of Nordkirchen Castle — the Westphalian Vers...