Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

The Romantic Christmas Market at Bauschhof in Düren-Berzbuir is an extraordinary Advent market with a medieval ambiance. On December 5th and...

When the torches are lit and the wooden stalls open at the historic Burg Wissem, the third Advent weekend begins in the Rhein-Sieg district:...

The Romantic Christmas Market Dorenburg is one of the most atmospheric Christmas markets in the Lower Rhine region. Amidst the Lower Rhine O...

When around 60 wooden stalls are set up on Neunkirchen's market square on the third Advent weekend, one of the most traditional Christmas ma...

From July 31 to August 2, 2026, the grounds of the Neuss State Garden Show will transform into an authentic Roman camp: The Römerfest Neuss...

The 2025/26 Carnival season in Rommerskirchen spans three main events: the Altweiber-Party on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 11:00 AM for...

On Saturday, September 26, 2026, the 3rd edition of the Rommerskirchener Oktoberfest will take place in the VR Bank Festzelt on the Dorf- un...

On Monday, July 13, 2026, Irish pop star Ronan Keating will give a concert at the Arena auf Ewald (Zeche Ewald) in Herten. Special Guest: Ge...

From May 8th to 9th, 2026, around 100 classic cars built before 1986 will drive through the Bergisches Land. The 26th Röntgen-Classic starts...

One of the most traditional Volksläufe (popular runs) in the Bergisches Land region: On Sunday, October 25, 2026, the 24th Röntgenlauf Remsc...

On June 14, 2026, from 11 AM to 6 PM, Westfalenpark Dortmund celebrates the Queen of Flowers: The Rosenfest takes place in the German Rosari...

On Rose Monday, February 16, 2026, the Aachen Rose Monday Parade will start at 11:11 AM through the city center of the Kaiser City. Over 100...

On Rose Monday, February 16, 2026, the Dülken Rose Monday parade will start at 1:11 PM through the Viersen district of Dülken — one of the l...

Eitorf on the Sieg, east of Bonn and Siegburg, boasts one of the most vibrant carnival traditions in the Rhein-Sieg district. On Rosenmontag...

On Rose Monday, February 16, 2026, the carnival parade of KG Ruet Jold Hellenthal will march at 2 PM through the Eifel village of Hellenthal...

The Rosenmontagszug Hennef is one of the largest carnival parades in the Rhein-Sieg district. On Rosenmontag (Rose Monday), February 16, 202...

When the cry "De Zoch kütt!" (The parade is coming!) echoes through Krefeld's city centre on Rose Monday, the city of velvet and silk transf...

On Rose Monday, February 16, 2026, at 12:11 PM, the traditional Rosenmontagszug Münster — the largest carnival parade in Westphalia — starts...