Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

The Leichlingen City Festival is the big annual city festival of Leichlingen, the "Blossom City" in the Bergisches Land region. For three da...

From June 3rd to 7th, 2026, Bielefeld's city center will host the region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe's most traditional city festival: the Leinewe...

On July 26, 2026, the Alter Markt in the historic district of Lennep, Remscheid, will transform into a vibrant meeting point centered around...

Likely on June 20 and 21, 2026 (3rd weekend in June, corresponding to recent editions), the CDU local association Hohenlimburg invites you t...

Every two years, the picturesque old town of Remscheid-Lennep transforms into a festival mile. From September 6th to 8th, 2026, live music o...

When the historic old town of Lennep becomes a wine fair in high summer, the Lenneper Karnevalsgesellschaft (Carnival Society) takes the hel...

From December 11th to 13th, 2026, the historic Alter Markt in Remscheid-Lennep will be transformed into an atmospheric Christmas market for...

From March 3rd to 28th, 2026, 'Lesefrühling' celebrates its 20th anniversary. The Children's Literature Days, jointly organized by the city...

From March 3rd to 28th, 2026, Lesefrühling — the annual Children's Literature Days of Bielefeld and Gütersloh — will take place. Eight autho...

From February 12th to 16th, 2026, Leverkusen transforms into a continuous carnival stage: Five carnival parades in five days will march thro...

From July 20 to August 1, 2026, the association familienarena e.V. will transform the AWO Family Seminar at Berliner Platz 3 in Leverkusen-O...

On June 20 and 21, 2026, Leverkusen will celebrate its Christopher Street Day as the 2nd edition of LeverkusenPride. Venue: Schlebusch distr...

On Sunday, August 23, 2026, Leverkusen will be a playground in XXL format: The children's festival LEVspielt³ will take place from 11 am to...

The LIBELLA Festival has been the emerging open-air event for electronic music in the Ruhr area since 2023. The fourth edition will take pla...

When the relics of Saint Liborius are carried in a solemn procession through Paderborn's old town, the city's most important date of the yea...

On February 20 and 21, 2026, the Park der Niebuhrg in the Lirich district of Oberhausen will transform into a stage of light. Laser shows, i...

The Lichterfest Schloss Benrath in Düsseldorf is one of the most beautiful summer evenings in North Rhine-Westphalia. On Saturday, July 18,...

The Lichtermarkt im Tobiaspark Lünen is the city's new medieval Christmas market — an atmospheric alternative to the classic Sternengasse. F...