Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Keulen, Duitsland

Druk — Christmas holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rhine high water (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Karneval, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Karneval

  12–18 febCarnavalDrukBoek vroeg

  The city stops for six days from Weiberfastnacht to Ash Wednesday, with the Rosenmontag parade the biggest in Germany. Trains, hotels and the old town are all full; expect nothing else to work. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rhine high water (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Easter holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter holidays

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingenDruk

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays everywhere, and shops close on Friday, Sunday and Monday. Good Friday is a quiet day with dance and loud-event bans in most states, and Germans use the four-day weekend to travel, so trains, motorways and holiday towns are busy. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Karneval (12–18 feb), Rhine high water (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter holidays, Easter holidays in Duitsland

• Natuur

  White asparagus season

  10 apr – 24 jun · meestalOogsttijd

  From mid-April farms around the city sell white asparagus and restaurants add Spargel menus with hollandaise and ham. The season ends by tradition on 24 June. Bron ↗

• Festival

  c/o pop Festival

  12–28 apr · meestalMuziekfestival

  The festival season opens with five days of pop, electronic and new acts in the clubs of Ehrenfeld and the Belgian Quarter, ending with a free programme on the Sunday. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Ascension and Whitsun

  14–25 meiNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide. Shops close on both, many people bridge them into long weekends, and trains, motorways and hotels in holiday areas get busy. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter holidays (3–6 apr)

Topdrukte — Ascension and Whitsun, Whitsun/Pentecost holidays in Duitsland

• Festival

  Sommerblut Kulturfestival

  8–28 mei · meestalKunstenfestival

  An inclusive arts festival in May built around disability, diversity and social themes, with theatre and performance across the city, many events free and step-free. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: White asparagus season (10 apr – 24 jun (meestal)), Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei)

Druk — Cologne Pride, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Cologne Pride

  25 jun – 10 jul · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  One of the largest Pride parades in Europe, a street festival across the old town for a week with the parade on the Sunday. Central beds go months ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: White asparagus season (10 apr – 24 jun (meestal)), Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Cologne Pride

• Festival

  Koelner Lichter

  1 augLicht & vuurDruk

  A boat convoy and a fireworks set piece over the Rhine on a Saturday evening in summer, watched from both banks. The bridges and the riverside are closed off well before dark. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cologne Pride (25 jun – 10 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — Koelner Lichter, Gamescom

• Festival

  Gamescom

  18–30 aug · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The games trade fair fills every hotel bed in the city and half of Duesseldorf's for a week in late August. Nothing to do with the tourist city, but it sets the price of your room. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Koelner Lichter (1 aug)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Cologne Marathon, Autumn holidays in Duitsland

• Festival

  Cologne Marathon

  4 oktSportevenementDruk

  The marathon starts in Deutz, crosses the Rhine and finishes by the cathedral on the first Sunday of October. Bridges and ring roads close for most of the day. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Carnival opens on 11 November, Christmas markets

• Festival

  Carnival opens on 11 November

  11 novDruk

  The carnival session opens at 11.11 on the eleventh of November in the Alter Markt and the Zuelpicher Strasse, a full drinking day in the middle of an otherwise quiet month. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Christmas markets

  16 nov – 23 decKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Seven markets within walking distance of each other, the one under the cathedral the busiest in the country. A boat and a small train link them, which is quicker than the pavements. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Christmas markets, Christmas holidays in Duitsland

• Risico

  Rhine high water

  1 dec – 31 mrt · meestalOverstromingsseizoen

  Winter rain and Alpine melt push the Rhine over the riverside paths most years and occasionally into the old town cellars. The city has flood gates and uses them. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas markets (16 nov – 23 dec)