Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

On Rosenmontag (Rose Monday), February 16, 2026, the traditional Rosenmontagszug of the Festausschuß Euskirchener Karneval (FEuKa) will para...

Once a year, the Euskirchener Kulturnacht transforms Euskirchen's city centre into an open stage for culture. The 18th edition takes place o...

On April 25th and 26th, 2026, the Euskirchener Stadtfest invites you to the city center of the Eifel town. 19th edition — organized by z.eu....

The Even Flow Festival in Cologne offers a quiet counterpoint to Germany's loud festival scene. Instead of higher, bigger, faster: listen, b...

On Thursday, September 10, 2026, the 6th edition of the EWR Firmenlauf Remscheid will start at the Schützenplatz. Over approximately 4.3 kil...

On June 13, 2026, the benefit festival “Exter rockt” will celebrate its 10th anniversary in the Sportpark Exter, Vlotho. Seven bands and a D...

On June 27, 2026, from 6 PM to 2 AM, ExtraSchicht will transform the Ruhr area into an open stage for industrial culture. In Dortmund, four...

ExtraSchicht is the grand Night of Industrial Culture in the Ruhr area. In Hamm, the CreativRevier Heinrich Robert — the former colliery — o...

On Saturday, June 27, 2026, the entire Ruhr area will transform into a choreographed staging of former mines, blast furnaces, and industrial...

On June 27, 2026, ExtraSchicht will open up the Ruhr area's industrial heritage for the 22nd time. Main site in Gelsenkirchen: Nordsternpark...

On Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 6 PM to 2 AM, ExtraSchicht transforms the Ruhr area into an open stage for industrial culture. In Bochum in...

On Saturday, June 27, 2026, Mülheim an der Ruhr will be part of ExtraSchicht — the 'Night of Industrial Culture' with 40 venues in 18 Ruhr a...

On June 27, 2026, the Ruhr area will once again transform into a continuous open-air stage of industrial culture. The 24th ExtraSchicht offe...

The ExtraSchicht — Night of Industrial Culture takes place for the 25th time on Saturday, June 27, 2026: 40 venues in 18 Ruhr Area cities, a...

On Saturday, June 27, 2026, ExtraSchicht — the Night of Industrial Culture of the Ruhr region — takes place, with BernePark in Bottrop-Ebel...

ExtraSchicht is Europe's largest Night of Industrial Culture, taking place for the 22nd time in 2026. On June 27, 2026, from 6 PM to 2 AM, o...

Fairstival is Bielefeld's festival for music, education, community, and sustainability. In 2026, under the motto 'Setting the Tone — Sustain...

On May 23 and 24, 2026, the Bürgerschützenverein Bochum-Gerthe e.V. invites you to the traditional Schützen- and family festival on the mead...