Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

On October 3, 2026, the 13th edition of the Sparkassen-Phoenix-Half Marathon will take place in Dortmund. On a DLV-certified circuit around...

On Friday, May 1, 2026 — Labour Day — the Schloss- und Auenpark in Paderborn-Neuhaus officially opens the season of the Sparkassen-SchlossSo...

When the Paderborn palace park shines in autumn colours on German Unity Day, October 3, 2026, the Sparkassen-SchlossSommer-Ausklang takes pl...

From August 28th to 30th, 2026, Werne Marketing GmbH will transform the historic city center of the Westphalian town of Werne on the Lippe i...

When the courtyard of Bielefeld's Sparrenburg castle is illuminated one July weekend, knights, squires, fair ladies, and all sorts of other...

From September 25th to 27th, 2026, the St. Michaels-Bruderschaft Hehn 1860 invites you to the traditional Spätkirmes on the parking lot behi...

From May 1st to 3rd, 2026, the area at Fühlinger See in northern Cologne will transform into a grand medieval market: Spectaculum Köln prese...

On the third weekend of Advent — presumably December 12th and 13th, 2026 — the area around St. Martin's Church and the historic Mühlenburg i...

Spenger Kant is the brand-new city festival in Spenge, in the Herford district — premiering on July 11 and 12, 2026. It replaces the traditi...

The Sperenzken Open Air is a crossgenre pop festival at the AquAHAUS in Ahaus (Münsterland), organized by the Musikerinitiative Ahaus e.V. s...

The Spexarder Schützenfest is the three-day summer highlight of the St. Hubertus Spexard marksmen's association — the largest marksmen's ass...

The Spexarder Weinmarkt (Wine Market) is entering its sixth edition in 2026 and is one of the most charming early summer festival formats in...

SPIEL Essen – International Game Days is the largest public exhibition for board, card, and tabletop games worldwide. Held annually in Octob...

The Spökenkieker-Stadtfest is the major biennial civic festival of the town of Harsewinkel in the Gütersloh district. It takes place every t...

The Sport and Marksmen Festival of RSV Mindenerwald (Riding and Marksmen Club) takes place every year in mid-July in the rural district of M...

From July 13 to September 6, 2026, Wuppertal's parks and green spaces will transform into open-air studios. 'Sport im Park' offers qualified...

On Saturday, August 23, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Iserlohn's city centre between the Old Town Hall and Schillerplatz will transform into...

On Sunday, May 31, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the 30-hectare Emscherland Nature and Water Experience Park on the border of Recklinghaus...