Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

On August 29th and 30th, 2026, the Prosperpark in Bottrop will become the mecca for German ultrarunners. The 8th Bottrop Ultrarun Festival c...

From Friday, September 25, to Sunday, September 27, 2026, the Bottrop city center, including Altmarkt, Berliner Platz, Kirchplatz, and Pferd...

From May 29th to 31st, 2026, Gevelsberg in the Ennepe-Ruhr district will celebrate its traditional city festival, Boulevard Gevelsberg. Sinc...

On May 24th and 25th, 2026, the meadow by the Glass Elephant in Maximilianpark Hamm will transform into a giant bouncy castle landscape. The...

From May 14th to 17th, 2026, the city center of the Hanseatic city of Brakel in the Höxter district will transform into a festival mile — th...

In the heart of Aachen's Brand district, the market square transforms into a small gourmet island for a May weekend: Seven wineries from Mos...

From May 14th to 17th, 2026, Brassertstraße in the Marl district of Brassert will transform into a four-day festival mile. A flea market, fu...

On August 15th and 16th, 2026, the Breakzone Festival will celebrate its 15th anniversary at Cologne's Odonien cultural space. From 2 PM onw...

A small but very popular Christmas market with almost 50 years of tradition: Since 1980, the centre of Breckerfeld has been transformed into...

On the last weekend of September, the Breckerfeld Farmers' Market has transformed the historic market square of the Hanseatic city of Brecke...

On the weekend of April 18 and 19, 2026, Brilon kicks off its city festival season with "Brilon blüht auf". Saturday features a car show sta...

Horn Castle, a lowland castle in the Lippisches Land region dating back to the 14th century, transforms into the stage for a historic mediev...

On May 8th and 9th, 2026, the Cologne cult band BRINGS will play two concerts on the Freilichtbühne Billerbeck — kicking off the open-air se...

On August 22nd and 23rd, 2026, the Bad Lippspringe Show Gardens will transform into a little piece of Britain — complete with British charm....

When the medieval Schloß Broich is transformed into an open-air stage, one of Mülheim's most touching cultural events begins: The Broicher S...

The Broicher Schlossparty is Mülheim's summer open-air concert in the special setting of the Schloß Broich courtyard. The 3rd edition takes...

On three Advent weekends — December 6/7, 12/13, and 20/21, 2026 — Schloß Broich in Mülheim an der Ruhr transforms into a medieval Christmas...

On Saturday, June 6, 2026, the first Broichland Festival will take place in Korschenbroich. Inaugural edition at Bolten Landwirtschaft (Rhey...