Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Frankfurt am Main, Duitsland

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

• Festival

  Heimtextil and Ambiente fairs

  9 jan – 12 feb · meestalBeursweekBoek vroeg

  Two of the Messe's biggest trade fairs, Heimtextil in mid-January and Ambiente around the turn of January and February, bring tens of thousands of buyers. Hotel rates spike across the city and region. Bron ↗

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

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  Mainz Fastnacht

  1 feb – 9 mrt · meestalCarnavalDruk

  Frankfurt's own carnival is modest; the one to see is in Mainz, about half an hour by train, where the Rose Monday parade fills the old town and trains back are packed. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Heimtextil and Ambiente fairs (9 jan – 12 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Mainz Fastnacht, Spring Dippemess

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  Spring Dippemess

  27 mrt – 19 aprGroot festivalDruk

  The spring edition of Frankfurt's old funfair, with rides, candied almonds and bratwurst on the Ratsweg fairground for about three weeks around Easter. Bron ↗

• 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: Mainz Fastnacht (1 feb – 9 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Spring Dippemess, Easter holidays

• 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: Spring Dippemess (27 mrt – 19 apr), Easter holidays (3–6 apr)

Topdrukte — Ascension and Whitsun, Waeldchestag

• Feestdag

  Waeldchestag

  26 meiGroot festivalDruk

  The Tuesday after Whitsun is the city's unofficial holiday: half of Frankfurt goes to the city forest, drinks cider under the trees and takes the day off without being entitled to it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei), Waeldchestag (26 mei)

Topdrukte — CSD Frankfurt, Summer holidays in Duitsland

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  CSD Frankfurt

  16–19 julPrideDruk

  Frankfurt's Pride runs over a long weekend in mid-July, with a street festival by the Main and a parade from Konstablerwache to the Romerberg on the Saturday. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Museumsuferfest, Summer holidays in Duitsland

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  Museumsuferfest

  28–30 augGroot festivalDruk

  Three days on both banks of the Main at the end of August, with the museums open late and dragon boats on the river. Around three million people come, which the riverside path shows. Bron ↗

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

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  Autumn Dippemess

  11–27 sepGroot festivalDruk

  The city's old crockery fair, now a funfair on the Ratsweg for a fortnight or so in September, with a bigger spring edition around Easter. Locals go for the cider tents, not the rides. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Museumsuferfest (28–30 aug)

Topdrukte — Frankfurt Book Fair, Autumn holidays in Duitsland

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  Frankfurt Book Fair

  7–11 oktKunstenfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Five days in October and the single worst week of the year to need a hotel room here: the trade fair fills beds as far out as Mainz and doubles the rate on what is left. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Autumn in the Stadtwald

  8 okt – 10 nov · meestalHerfstkleuren

  The city forest south of the river and the Palmengarten turn through October. It is the only season the Stadtwald is a reason to cross the Main rather than a place to run in.

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

• Festival

  Christmas market

  23 nov – 22 decKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  One of the oldest markets in Germany, spread from the Roemerberg down to the Hauptwache, so it feels busier than its size. The office crowd arrives from about five. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn in the Stadtwald (8 okt – 10 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas market, Christmas holidays in Duitsland

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas market (23 nov – 22 dec)