Events
From Carnival to the Fun Fair to Christmas, festivals fill life in the Rhineland, where virtually any excuse will do for a parade, a street party or dazzling display of fireworks – boosting beer and sausage sales on a grand scale.
People here love to let their hair down and have a good time. All year round, the narrow bar-lined streets of Düsseldorf’s Altstadt are packed with revellers, especially during the days and weeks leading up to Christmas and Lent and on long summer evenings. In Düsseldorf, partying is practically an expression of local patriotism.
Carnival - February 27 to March 3 2014
The temperatures might be higher in Rio, but this hot event is right on your doorstep. The general rule of thumb: if you stay, then party, if you don't wish to, leave town. Our suggestion is to stick around and...
Book Fair - June 13 to 16 2013
In April 1985 the book fair on the Königsallee was brought into being. A special occasion, originally planned as a one-off event, it has become an essential part of the urban cultural programme. The event takes place with the...
Drachenbootregatta - June 23 2013
Modern day Vikings, board your dragonboats! Every year, the harbour becomes the location of the Stadtwerke’s Dragonboat Regatta. The teams will arrive at 10 am, while the actual qualification...
France Festival - July 12 to 14 2013
On Bastille Day it’s time to say Vive la France! Every year around this date, July 14, Dusseldorf cherishes its amicable relations to Le Grande Nation. The Dusseldorfer France Festival is celebration of the fête nationale and its...
Funfair - July 12 to 21 2013
The biggest funfair on the Rhine takes place every summer directly on the shores of the River Rhine with a wonderful view of the old town. This festival of superlatives is the second largest public festival in Germany...
Pink Monday - July 15 2012
Every year in July the biggest funfair on the Rhine takes place on the shores of the River Rhine. Pink Monday has become an unofficial tradition at the fair attracting over 50,000 people from the gay and lesbian community alone...
International Dance Weeks - Until March 14 2013
During Neuss' International Dance Weeks, outstanding dancers demonstrate the variety of expressive power of dance. It is already the nineteenth time that contemporary dance from all parts of the world is...
Christmas Market - November 21 to December 23 2013
The unique atmosphere of traditional German Christmas is casting more and more visitors from all over the world under its spell every year. Historic Christmas Markets held in cities and smaller towns throughout the country are becoming...
Ski Cross Country World Cup - Planned December 2013
Indeed, the weather in the lower Rhine region and snow fall are not comparable with Bavaria, Austria or Switzerland. Considering the fact that the temperature does not fall below zero degree, it is even more intriguing...
Sparda Bank Bridge Run - April 14 2013
Run for fun this weekend in Dusseldorf with thousands of other people of all ages from young and old. The 10 km course crosses two of the city’s bridges, Oberkasseler and Rhine Knee bridges, along the Oberkasseler Rhine...
Night of the Museums - April 20 2013
The next "Night of the Museums” will take place in Düsseldorf again this year. The city has announced that 37 art galleries and museums will be open to visitors from 7pm to 2am. Exhibitions will include paintings...
Metro Group Marathon - April 28 2013
An exceptionally attractive, nearly mediterrean course alongside the rhine, a tremendously responsive audience and an impressively supporting program full of a carnival-like atmosphere has characterized the...
Japan Day - May 25 2013
Home to one of the largest Japanese communities in Europe, the Eastern Asian aspect of Dusseldorf can easily be experienced in the magnitude of Japanese restaurants, shops, schools and sports, music or cultural institutions...
Shakespeare Festival in Neuss - June 13 to July 13 2013
The Shakespeare Festival at The Globe takes place again this year during the summer. The replica of Shakespeare’s original theatre in the Rennpark, Neuss, will see a total of fifteen productions, and once again it will bring together...
British Days & Country Fair - September 6 to 9 2013
The ever popular British Days + Country Fair is back at Burg Linn in Krefeld during September. With more than 21.000 visitors and almost 120 exhibitors, the fair opens again on Friday noon...
Düsseldorf Festival - September 18 to October 6 2013
The Düsseldorf Festival, altstadtherbst, is a festival of performing arts that takes place over more than two weeks during September. A changing selection of artists manages to create new spectacular and sophisticated entertainment...
