Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

From June 12th to 14th, 2026, the RWTH Campus Melaten in Aachen will transform for the sixth time into the Kimiko Festival — an open stage f...

On Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Düren's Willy-Brandt-Park will transform into a free play, sports, and cultural area f...

From May 16 to 24, 2026, Duisburg's Inner Harbour and the Springwall will transform into the grand KinderKulturFestival: nine days of theatr...

On Saturday, May 30, 2026, the Schützenverein Heessen 1835 e.V. invites you to the 56th Kinderschützenfest in the Rose Garden of Heessen Cas...

On June 7, 2026, the Schützenverein Herringen-Nordherringen 1863 invites you to the Kinderschützenfest at Bocksheide. Meeting point 1:30 PM...

On June 25, 2026, the church square of St. Mariä Empfängnis in Essen-Holsterhausen will once again transform into a large play and meeting p...

From 1 to 7 June 2026, the city of Lünen will host the 35th Kinofest Lünen — one of the most important festivals for German-language film. T...

The Kirchfest St. Marien Horst-Karnap in 2026 will take place on June 27 and 28 around the St. Marien community centre in the border area of...

For two weekends in June, equestrian sport puts the spotlight on Bottrop-Kirchhellen. From June 4th to 7th and June 12th to 14th, 2026, arou...

From September 5th to 8th, 2026, the Bottrop district of Kirchhellen will celebrate its traditional Schützenfest. The Allgemeine Bürger-Schü...

Two days of community summer with live music and an open-air show: On June 13 and 14, 2026, the municipality of Kirchlengern in the Herford...

When the Kirchplatzfest in Bochum-Langendreer begins, it encompasses three districts: Laer, Werne, and Langendreer — the entire eastern part...

The Kirchweihfest St. Hubertus Sundern is one of the traditional church consecration festivals in Ostwestfalen — organized by the St. Hubert...

Endenich is Bonn's unofficial student district with a pub culture, small concert halls, and the unmistakable character of a left-Rhine distr...

Mid-July 2026 — typically the third weekend in July (expected July 17-20, 2026 around the 3rd Sunday in July) — the traditional Kirmes takes...

An honest, small-scale village fair in the Bonn district of Buschdorf: From September 4th to 6th, 2026, the annual Buschdorf Kirmes (village...

From April 18 to 20, 2026, the market square in Duisburg's Rumeln district will transform into a compact spring fair. Three days of carousel...

From June 12 to 15, 2026, the Mönchengladbach district of Hehn celebrates its traditional Hehn Kirmes with a Schützenfest. The organizer is...