Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

From October 3rd to 4th, 2026, Troisdorf will celebrate the Erntedankfest (Harvest Festival) on the grounds of Burg Wissem. Saturday 11 AM–8...

From August 28 to 31, 2026, the Ernteverein Wohlfarth e.V. will celebrate its traditional Erntedankfest (Harvest Festival) in Birrenbachshöh...

The Erntedankfest Düsseldorf-Urdenbach is one of the largest and most traditional harvest festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia. Since the 195...

The Erntedankfest in the village of Neukirchen is one of the most beautiful rural harvest festivals on the Lower Rhine. Every year on the th...

On October 3rd and 4th, 2026, the Erntedankmarkt Burgsteinfurt invites you to the market square in Münsterland. The market opens with an ecu...

From July 11th to 13th, 2026, the Erwitte Craftsmen's Marksmen's Club 1820 e.V. invites you to the annual Schützenfest (marksmen's festival)...

From June 19th to 21st, 2026, Eschweiler transforms its market square stage into an open festival mile: The 34th Eschweiler Music Festival r...

From October 2nd to 11th, 2026, the Essen Light Festival will transform the Ruhr metropolis's city center into a ten-day stage for light art...

From November 27 (Preview Day) to December 6, 2026, Messe Essen will transform into Europe's largest performance festival. Across 110,000 sq...

From 25 October 2026 to 2 January 2027, Essen's city centre will shine for the 77th time in one of Germany's most spectacular seas of lights...

The EUREGIO Wirtschaftsschau Aachen is the largest consumer fair in the three-country region of Germany-Belgium-Netherlands. From March 7 to...

The Euregional Beer Festival kicks off on Kaiserplatz in Stolberg on Ascension Day. Four days of beer, wine, cocktails, street food, and liv...

The Euro Sensual Festival Düsseldorf runs from October 2nd to 4th, 2026, at Tanzhaus NRW in Düsseldorf-Oberbilk. Three days of Latin America...

From September 25th to 27th, 2026, the Euroblast Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in the Essigfabrik, Cologne. Over 40 bands from Pr...

From September 5th to 6th, 2026, the Europamarkt Aachen celebrates its 50th anniversary. Around 300 selected artisans and designers from all...

The European Bluesfestival Rheine is a small but remarkable event in the Westphalian blues scene: every July, two festival evenings are held...

From July 10th to 12th, 2026, the Ostermann-Arena Leverkusen will be transformed into a darts temple: The Elten Safety Shoes European Darts...

From September 24 to 27, 2026, the 12th European Jazz Conference (EJC) will take place in Cologne — for the first time in Germany, marking a...