Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

On Saturday, May 30, 2026, the third edition of the Schwalm Rock Festival will take place at Kart Arena Schwalmtal. The day festival startin...

With live music, food trucks, a cocktail lounge, and well-poured beer, the Schwanenstadt Party kicks off the Kleve summer on Friday evening,...

The Schwebebahn-Lauf is one of North Rhine-Westphalia's best-known city run events. On Sunday, June 14, 2026, the 14th edition will take pla...

The Schwelmer Weihnachtsmarkt is the traditional Advent event of the town of Schwelm in the Ennepe-Ruhr district. In 2026, it will take plac...

For one weekend in June, Goch town park transforms into a piece of the Highlands: international pipe band championships, solo competitions f...

The Seefest Wetter is Wetter's big summer festival on Harkortsee — since 1995. On Saturday, September 5, 2026, the shore around Gustav-Vorst...

On Friday, August 28, 2026, the Selfkant-Musical initiative will present the second edition of its homeland musical “Oh wie Heimat ist das G...

From December 11th to 13th, 2026, the Rathausplatz in Sendenhorst, Münsterland, will be transformed into a romantic Christmas market. A vill...

On Saturday, July 4, 2026, starting at 12:00 PM, the 4th edition of the Senne Beach Festival will be celebrated at Schlotmanns See in Hövelh...

On June 11 and 12, 2026, Reichowplatz in the Bielefeld district of Sennestadt will transform into a festival ground for two days: The Sennes...

From May 8th to 11th, 2026, the parking lot at Margaretenstraße in Bonn-Friesdorf will transform into the traditional Servatius Fair (Servat...

The Seven Summits Siegen is one of the most famous trail running events in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The 6th edition takes place...

For three weeks, the wooden Globe Theatre in Neuss Rennbahnpark transforms into the epicentre of the international Shakespeare scene. From M...

From Saturday, May 23 to Monday, May 25, 2026, the traditional Shaolin Pentecost Weekend will take place in Moers-Kapellen — a three-day Sha...

On Saturday, June 20, 2026, the SHINE Festival of the SHINE Deutschland movement will come to Siegen at the Siegerlandhalle (Koblenzer Str....

The Showtanzspektakel is one of Aachen's special Carnival events — a show dance spectacle without a jury and without a tournament character....

In 2026, the Siegburg Antiques Market will bring antique furniture, historical porcelain, vintage books, and collectibles to Siegburg's city...

From August 28 to 30, 2026, the Siegburg City Festival will take place on the Marktplatz, S-Carré, and the Kaiserstraße party area. Three da...