Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

2609 festivals to discover in the region.

2609 festivals

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2026 29 Aug → 30 Aug
Free

Geldern Street Art Festival

Geldern — Kreis Kleve (05154)

The Geldern Street Art Festival runs from August 29 to 30, 2026, in the city center of Geldern (Kleve district, Lower Rhine). The 46th Inter...

Street theater Street arts Circus +7
2026 23 May → 26 May
Free

Geldern Whitsun Fair

Geldern — Kreis Kleve (05154)

The Geldern Whitsun Fair is the largest Volksfest (popular festival) in the Lower Rhine region. From May 23rd to 26th, 2026, over 160 showme...

Heritage History Folk traditions +3
2026 31 May
Free

Gelsenkirchen Animal Shelter Summer Festival

Gelsenkirchen — Kreisfreie Stadt Gelsenkirchen (05513)

On Sunday, May 31, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Animal Welfare Association for Gelsenkirchen and Surrounding Areas e.V. 1880 invites yo...

Music Variety Gastronomy +9
2026 12 Feb → 17 Feb
Free

Gelsenkirchen Carnival — Rose Monday Parade

Gelsenkirchen — Kreisfreie Stadt Gelsenkirchen (05513)

On Rose Monday, February 16, 2026, the 56th Gelsenkirchen Rose Monday Parade will march through the Erle district starting at 2:30 PM. The p...

Heritage History Folk traditions +7
2026 04 Oct
Free

Gelsenkirchen City Farmers' Market (with Dutch Market)

Gelsenkirchen — Kreisfreie Stadt Gelsenkirchen (05513)

As autumn arrives in the Ruhr area, Gelsenkirchen's city center transforms into a large, rural-style marketplace: The 2026 Farmers' Market g...

Gastronomy Local produce World cuisine +7
2026 01 Aug → 04 Aug
Free

Gemener SchĂĽtzenfest and Kirmes Borken

Borken — Kreis Borken (05554)

The Gemener Schützenfest and Kirmes is one of the most important traditional festivals in the Borken district of Gemen — and for generations...

Gastronomy Wine Environment +6
2026 03 Oct → 04 Oct

Generali Cologne Marathon

Köln — Kreisfreie Stadt Köln (05315)

On the first Sunday in October, Cologne transforms into a running city: Over 14,000 runners start at 10:30 AM from Ottoplatz in Deutz, cross...

Family Sport Trail +3
2026 13 Aug → 16 Aug
Free

Genuss Pur — Iserlohner Sommernächte

Iserlohn — Kreis Märkischer Kreis (05962)

When Fritz-Kühn-Platz in the heart of Iserlohn transforms into a culinary stage for four days, it's Genuss Pur — the Iserlohner Sommernächte...

Music Street theater Street arts +7
2026 02 May → 03 May
Free

Geranium Market Tecklenburg "Viva Gerania"

Tecklenburg — Kreis Steinfurt (05566)

On May 2nd and 3rd, 2026, the historic old town of Tecklenburg will transform into a colorful sea of flowers. The traditional Geranium Marke...

Farmers market Nature Garden +6
2026 10 Jul → 12 Jul

German Athletics Championships U16/U20 Bochum-Wattenscheid

Bochum — Kreisfreie Stadt Bochum (05911)

From Friday, July 10, to Sunday, July 12, 2026, the German Athletics Championships U16/U20 will take place in the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum...

World music Gastronomy Beer +5
2026 04 Jul
Free

Gerther Sommer

Bochum — Kreisfreie Stadt Bochum (05911)

On Saturday, July 4, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Bochum-Gerthe marketplace, along with the pedestrian zone on Lothringer and Gerther S...

Gastronomy Folk traditions Family +5
2026 14 Mar → 22 Mar
Free

Gertrudiskirmes Wattenscheid

Bochum — Kreisfreie Stadt Bochum (05911)

The Gertrudiskirmes Wattenscheid is the traditional opening of the Bochum fair season. From March 14 to 22, 2026, Gertrudisplatz and the axi...

Heritage History Folk traditions +3
2026 25 Sep → 27 Sep
Free

Geseke Witch City Festival

Geseke — Kreis Soest (05974)

From September 25 to 27, 2026, Geseke celebrates its traditional Witch City Festival. The town in the Soest district transforms into a festi...

Music Rock Pop +5
2026 07 May → 10 May
Free

Geseker Gösselkirmes

Geseke — Kreis Soest (05974)

The Geseker Gösselkirmes is one of the most traditional spring fairs in the Soest district. Four days of livestock and goods market, amuseme...

Brass band Pyrotechnic show Gastronomy +7
2026 04 Jul
Free

GeSoFe – Joint Summer Festival Haarzopf

Essen — Kreisfreie Stadt Essen (05113)

On the first weekend of July, Bürgerpark Haarzopf transforms into a meeting point for the entire neighbourhood: The “GeSoFe” (Joint Summer F...

Folk traditions Folklore Family +6
2026 29 May → 31 May
Free

GEspaña – The Flamenco Festival

Gelsenkirchen — Kreisfreie Stadt Gelsenkirchen (05513)

From May 29th to 31st, 2026, the City Initiative Gelsenkirchen will transform the Ruhr area city center into a Spanish open-air fiesta: GEsp...

World music Latin music Dance +7
2026 26 Jun → 30 Jun
Free

Gevelsberg Kirmes (Schräge Kirmes)

Gevelsberg — Kreis Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis (05954)

From Friday, June 26th to Tuesday, June 30th, 2026, the famous Gevelsberg Kirmes will take place — confidently advertised by its organizers...

Music Variety Brass band +9
2026 15 Mar
Free

Gevelsberger FrĂĽhling

Gevelsberg — Kreis Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis (05954)

On March 15, 2026, Gevelsberg rings in spring. From 1 PM to 6 PM, the car-free MittelstraĂźe and NeustraĂźe transform into a promenade full of...

Music Rock Pop +6