Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

From November 20th to December 24th, 2026, the Alter Rathausplatz in Iserlohn will transform into the festive heart of the city. Fir trees,...

The Waldbröl Carnival Parade will take place in 2026 for its 14th edition on Sunday, February 8th (Carnival weekend before Ash Wednesday). A...

Every fortnight on Thursdays from 7 AM to 1 PM, the market square and Hochstraße in Waldbröl transform into a lively cattle and general mark...

When the market town of Waldbröl transforms its market square and Hochstraße into a festival mile at the end of May, the largest Volksfest (...

On the last weekend of June (June 26–27, 2026), Waldbröl's market square transforms into a cozily designed wine mile with tables, benches, a...

An entire summer season of open-air theatre in the woods: The Waldbühne Heessen, one of Westphalia's largest amateur open-air stages, will p...

The Walder Theatertage are Solingen's longest continuous cultural series. Throughout the year, drama productions, dance theatre, cabaret, mu...

Deep in the forest, in the middle of the Whitsun weekend, with one of Ostwestfalen's oldest shooting fraternities as host: The Waldfest St....

On Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June 21, 2026, the Turnverein Buir 1954 e.V. once again invites you to the traditional Waldfest at the Wal...

From May 30 to June 1, 2026, the municipality of Waldfeucht in the Heinsberg district will celebrate its first municipal festival of all loc...

The Waldweihnachtsmarkt Velen at Landgut Krumme is one of the most spectacular Advent markets in the Münsterland region. For four Advent wee...

From May 8th to 9th, 2026, the Maijungen Walheim association will celebrate its traditional May Festival in the event tent at Prämienstraße...

Kevelaer on the Lower Rhine is Northwestern Europe's most important Marian pilgrimage destination. Over a million pilgrims visit the small t...

The season opener for Volksfeste in the Vest Recklinghausen region: From May 1st to 3rd, 2026, the Raiffeisenplatz and Herne-Bay-Platz in Wa...

Every year on the last weekend of August, the Waltrop Parkfest transforms the Stadtpark (city park) of the northern Ruhr area town of Waltro...

On May 30, 2026, Bad Laasphe invites you to the 9th Wanderfest Oberes Lahntal. Six routes (four guided hikes 8–14.5 km, Nordic walking 7 km,...

In the summer of 2026, Wapelbeats will once again host open-air day festivals at the disused Wapelbad in Gütersloh. Three dates: May 1st (Op...

Two days of Hanseatic city atmosphere on the Neustadtmarkt in Warburg: a historic medieval market with jugglers, fire shows, and taverns, al...