North Rhine-Westphalia is lively and colourful! This is made clear by the popular funfair events, folk festivals and fairs, where guests of all ages can enjoy themselves. Ferris wheels, rollercoasters and merry-go-rounds fill entire squares. Fireworks light up riverside promenades in bright colours. Let yourself be carried away by inspiring pictures, exciting facts and personal impressions. Discover traditional and customary events in NRW with countless attractions and feel the warmth that you will encounter!
Folk festivals in NRWTradition, joie de vivre and unforgettable experiences
- Soest All Saints' Fair
Wirtschaft und Marketing Soest GmbH, Foto: Gero Sliwa, The All Saints' Fair takes place in the heart of Soest's old town Altstadt Soest, Soest Date : 5. Nov 2025 - 9. Nov 2025Discover the Soest All Saints' Fair, Europe's largest old town fair, which attracts a million visitors every year and offers a mixture of modern funfair and historical traditions. - Cranger Kirmes
Stadtmarketing Herne GmbH, At the Cranger Kirmes, visitors have the choice between a variety of rides Kirmesplatz am Rhein-Herne-Kanal, Herne Date : 31. Jul 2025 - 10. Aug 2025Once a small horse market, today the largest funfair in NRW: with more than 500 showmen, the funfair in the heart of the Ruhr region is a fair of superlatives. - Cologne lights
Denise Hackmann, The Cologne Lights feature fireworks, Bengal lights, waterfalls and hundreds of thousands of sparklers Innenstadt, Rheinufer, Köln Date : 30. Aug 2025 - 31. Jul 2027Germany's largest music-synchronized fireworks display paints a picture in the sky over Cologne. Along the Rhine, fireworks, Bengal lights, an illuminated convoy of ships and 500,000 sparklers create a special glow on a summer evening. - Pützchens Market
Bundesstadt Bonn, Foto: Volker Lannert, Around 900,000 guests visit the Pützchens Markt every year Bundesstadt Bonn, Bonn Date : 12. Sept 2025 - 16. Sept 2025Tradition and nostalgia meet state-of-the-art funfair technology and action-packed rides at Pützchens Markt: over a million visitors are drawn to the mega event in Bonn every year. - Rhine in flames
Tourismus & Congress GmbH Region Bonn/Rhein-Sieg/Ahrweiler, Every year on the first Saturday in May, the Rhine between Bonn and Linz is ablaze RiF Bonn GmbH, Bonn Date : 2. May 2025 - 4. May 2025Fireworks spectacle on and by the water: between Bonn and Linz, the Rhine celebrates a colorful festival of colors. - Rhine Fair Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf Tourismus GmbH, Rockets light up the banks of the Rhine. The fireworks are one of the highlights of the Rhine Fair in Düsseldorf every year Rheinwiesen, Düsseldorf Date : 11. Jul 2025 - 20. Jul 2025Altbier and roller coasters: every year, the traditional largest funfair on the Rhine takes place on the fairground in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel. With a frontage of around 4.5 kilometers, it can call itself the largest funfair on the Rhine.
