Festival in Frankfurt

Six days of Seouth Korean cinema ranging from blockbusters to indies, accompanied by workshops, performances and Korean food – including free admission to the Koreea Culture Day.

A family Halloween festival at the SCHIRN with workshops, spooky guided tours, and a kids’ disco amid exhibitions by Anna Hulačová and Leonor Fini.

A Halloween horror experience with live actors, themed scare zones, and a stage show inside the ruins of Königstein Castle.

A community playground dressed up with witches, water monsters, and a ghost-ship roller slide, topped off with a kids’ disco and homemade lemonade.

An afternoon of Italian wine tasting with 16 wineries, a VIP session with a wine critic, and a 4-course dinner at Dolce Bad Nauheim.

A region-wide contemporary dance festival presenting international performances, artist talks and after-show parties in Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Offenbach and Wiesbaden.

A five-day folk festival blending a traditional market, funfair, livestock show, wine stalls and a family-friendly fireworks display that draws huge crowds to Hochheim every November.

A quieter, more elegant Christmas market in the courtyard of the historic Thurn & Taxis Palais, with mulled wine, food and live music away from the main market crowds.

A heritage steam train carries you from Darmstadt Central Station to the Dieburg Martin's Market, where more than 100 stalls and a lively historical crafts market await.

A festive Christmas market in the courtyard of the Steigenberger Icon Frankfurter Hof, with decorated huts, a large Christmas tree, and a champagne stand.

A pink-themed Christmas market in the heart of Frankfurt with potent Feuersangenbowle, mulled wine and a lively community atmosphere.

Over 230 festively decorated stalls wind through Frankfurt's city centre, from the Roßmarkt to the Römerberg and along the Main.

A Christmas market on Schlossplatz with over 100 stalls, handicrafts, mulled wine and giant illuminated lilies, plus a children’s market with carousel and fairy-tale woods, and a Ferris wheel with views across the city.

Festive Christmas market with more than a hundred stalls, arts and crafts, mulled wine, and a historic atmosphere around Mainz Cathedral.

An annual winter festival showcasing contemporary Italian auteur cinema with filmmaker Q&As and a dedicated homage to a film legend.

Ride a vintage steam train from Darmstadt to Heidelberg and spend the afternoon wandering five Christmas markets dotted through the Old Town.

A colourful New Year’s parade full of uniforms, music, and giant carnival masks opens Mainz’s Fastnacht season.

A traditional Frankfurt carnival evening of speeches, songs and stage acts, hosted by session president Thomas "Bäppi" Bäppler-Wolf.

Frankfurt’s big carnival parade with satirical floats, costumed revellers, and live music winding through the old town to Römerberg.

A four-day festival combining live music with projections from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Frankfurt's largest traditional fair kicks off the festival season with thrilling rides, classic carousels, and plenty of food and drink.