Events.
In the Ruhr area you have got the possibility to visit events almost throughout the whole year. Whether you are interested in sports, high-class theatre or booming beats, which make you move: There is certainly something suitable for everyone.
Please take your time to find out about all the festivals, performances and markets in the Ruhr area and enjoy. You won’t be sorry!
Palmkirmes Recklinghausen - 19 March to 28 March 2010
The Palmkirmes in Recklinghausen has its origin in the consecration of the church on Palm Sunday, which was always celebrated with a feast. There also came a lot of merchants and so the feast gradually turned into a funfair...
Ruhrfestspiele - 1 May to 13 June 2010
The Ruhr Festival is the oldest and at the same time one of the biggest and most renowned theater festivals throughout Europe. From 1 May to 13 June 2010 Recklinghausen changes into a world stage for productions of famous directors...
Piano Festival Ruhr - 8 May to 23 July 2010
The annual Piano Festival Ruhr provides both fascinating and amusing entertainment. The event is spread on numerous places in the Ruhr area. Locations of this year’s piano festival are for example the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum...
Stücke - 15 May to 3 June 2010
The annual theater festival “Stücke” (plays) in Mülheim an der Ruhr shall be understood as a forum of German-speaking present dramatic art. The presented plays are chosen by an independent panel. A prerequisite is, however...
Moers Festival - 21 to 24 May 2010
The Moers Festival was originated in 1972. At this time it was still called International New Jazz Festival Moers. Nowadays the event concentrates not only on jazz, but presents also other styles of music, such as hip-hop, soul, funk...
Ruhrolympiade - 29 May to 6 June 2010
The annual Ruhr Olympiad gives young athletes the chance, to compete in a comparison of cities and to contest for the titles of the Ruhr Olympiad winners. 9,000 sportsmen and -women from 13 cities and four districts of the Ruhr...
Fronleichnamskirmes Oberhausen - 2 to 7 June 2010
The fifth season: For some it is Carnival, for the inhabitants of Oberhausen it is the funfair during the Feast of Corpus Christi. Drawing lots, roundabouts, beer gardens, funfair rides and nostalgic entertainment businesses attract about...
International Video Festival Bochum - 10 to 12 June 2010
The International Video Festival in Bochum provides a platform for video artists since 19 years. It was founded by students of the department Theater-, Film and TV studies of Bochum University in 1990. Narrative, documental and...
Cranger Kirmes - 6 to 15 August 2010
The Cranger Kirmes is a traditionally established funfair in Herne. Already in the 15th century the first precursors of the funfair came into being. Today the Cranger Kirmes is deemed to be one of the biggest folk festivals throughout...
Xantener Sommerfestspiele - 13th to 29th August 2010
The annual summer festival in Xanten presents concerts, musicals, operas as well as theater and ballet performances in the amphitheater of the archaeological park, in front of the St. Victor cathedral and on the open-air stage...
Jazzclub Gladbeck - 17 January to 19 December 2010
The jazz event Jazzival in Gladbeck on 15th August comes up with an inner-city jazz parade, an open-air festival in a moated castle, international artists, stylistic diversity, in short: A varied music festival for young and old...
Tent Festival Ruhr - 20 August to 5 September 2010
In the core of the Ruhr area once a year there mushroom tents out of the ground. From 20 August to 5 September 2010 the area on the Kemnade Lake again becomes a tent city. National as well as international bands and...
Beecker Kirmes - 27 to 31 August 2010
The biggest funfair at the Lower Rhine awaits you with about 230 booths and funfair rides. From 28th August to 1st September fun, laughter and the traditional drink “Fisternölleken” - corn schnapps with sugar and raisins - are the order...
Christmas Market Dortmund - Commences November 2010
The Christmas market in Dortmund is deemed to be the biggest Christmas market in Germany. 3.6 million both national and international visitors come to Dortmund every year to experience the Christmas atmosphere. Two-storied mulled...
megaFON - 16 to 20 June 2010
megaFON is a student theater festival, which presents both national and international productions from the areas theater, dance, performance, puppetry and play readings from young artists. Varied stagings as well as entertaining...
RuhrTriennale - 20 August to 10 October 2010
The international festival of art in the Ruhr area is a very young event, which is characterized by its distinct genre mix. Music, theater, literature and dance are presented at several locations, such as the “Jahrhunderthalle” in Bochum...
German Open Badminton - 2 to 7 March 2010
The high-level badminton tournament takes place in changing locations in Germany since 1955. Until 2012 the venue will be in Mülheim an der Ruhr. The next German Open will take place from 2 to 7 March 2010. The event began as the...
Loveparade - 24 Juiy in Duisburg
The Loveparade is the biggest dance festival throughout the world, which began in Berlin with 150 visitors in 1989. But these 150 visitors from the very first Loveparade in 1989 should only be the beginning. 10 years later the...
