Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Düsseldorf, Duitsland

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

• Seizoen

  Trade fair weeks

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  Messe Düsseldorf runs some of the world's largest fairs — boat in January, plastics and print in their years — and a fair week can triple room rates with no warning. Check the fair calendar before you book anything. Bron ↗

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

• Festival

  Düsseldorf Karneval

  1 feb – 10 mrt · meestalCarnavalDrukSluitingen

  It starts with Altweiber on the Thursday, when women cut off men's ties in the Altstadt, and ends with the Rosenmontag parade and its floats that get the city sued about once a decade. Shops and offices shut for the Monday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Düsseldorf Karneval, Easter holidays in Duitsland

• 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: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec), Düsseldorf Karneval (1 feb – 10 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter holidays, Easter holidays in Duitsland

• 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: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec), Easter holidays (3–6 apr)

Topdrukte — Ascension and Whitsun, Japan-Tag

• Festival

  Japan-Tag

  15 mei – 10 jun · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  One Saturday on the Rhine embankment, put on with the largest Japanese community in Europe and finished with a fireworks display fired from a barge. Free, packed, and the trains in from Köln are standing room. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec), Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei)

Druk — Japan-Tag, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec), Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei), Japan-Tag (15 mei – 10 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Größte Kirmes am Rhein, Summer holidays in Duitsland

• Festival

  Größte Kirmes am Rhein

  10–28 jul · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Nine days of funfair on the Oberkasseler meadows opposite the old town, run by the marksmen's guild and finished with fireworks over the river. Millions come; hotel rates follow. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec)

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

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec)

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

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec)

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

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Christmas markets, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Christmas markets

  18 nov – 30 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Seven small themed markets strung between the Altstadt and Königsallee rather than one big one, so you walk a circuit. Dutch and Belgian coach parties come for the shopping as much as the glühwein. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Christmas markets, Christmas holidays in Duitsland

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Trade fair weeks (1 jan – 31 dec), Christmas markets (18 nov – 30 dec (meestal))