Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

As the East Westphalian summer picks up speed, the University Paderborn campus transforms into a vibrant open-air stage: The AStA Sommerfest...

The astaluna Festival is Aachen's first non-commercial indoor electronic festival. Organized by the AStA of RWTH Aachen with student engagem...

From December 2nd to 13th, 2026, Attendorn's market square between the Südsauerlandmuseum and the parish church will transform into a small...

On the weekend of June 20th and 21st, 2026, the municipality of Augustdorf, nestled between Detmold and the Teutoburg Forest in Ostwestfalen...

On Saturday, November 7, 2026, the Augustdorfer Varieté will present its 31st edition in the Horatec Arena. Doors open 6:30 PM, show 8:00 PM...

The Augustinerbachfest is the quintessential student street festival in Aachen: On Saturday, July 11, 2026, from 1:00 PM, students from RWTH...

The Avantgarde Marksmen Festival Sandbochum is a traditional marksmen's festival in the Sandbochum district of Hamm, organized by the Sandbo...

The Avenwedde Wine Festival „Wine & Dine“ is set to transform the grounds of the Stiftung Altewischer in the Gütersloh district of Avenwedde...

The b° future festival is Europe's leading festival for journalism and constructive dialogue. From October 1st to 3rd, 2026, Bonn's Münsterp...

On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Schalke 04's home ground will be the venue for B2Run Gelsenkirchen, one of the most famous company runs in No...

At the Backesfest Feuersbach, tradition is taken literally: up to 250 loaves of bread are baked using the old method in wood-fired ovens in...

On Tulip Sunday, February 15, 2026, the Bad Godesberg Carnival Parade will start at 1:11 PM through the Bonn district's city center. Before...

From September 4th to 6th, 2026, the historic spa park of Bad Oeynhausen will transform for the 35th edition of the wine festival into an op...

From November 23rd to December 30th, 2026, the Bad Salzufler Weihnachtstraum celebrates its 30th anniversary. The historic Old Town transfor...

Bad Sassendorf, the brine spa community in the Soest district, adorns itself in Advent with one of Westphalia's most charming Christmas mark...

The Sälzermarkt in Bad Sassendorf is the traditional summer event of the Sauerland spa town. On July 11 and 12, 2026, the spa gardens will t...

The Bagno Sound Garden is one of the most unusual cultural events in the Münsterland region. In the historic Bagno park in Steinfurt – an 18...

From June 19th to 20th, 2026, the BALAROCK Festival in Bad Laasphe celebrates a double anniversary: the 5th festival edition and the 20th an...