Events.
From Carneval to the Fun Fair to Christmas, festivals, fests and feasts punctuate life in the Rhineland, where virtually any excuse will do for a parade, a street party or dazzling display of fireworks – boosting beer and sausage sales surely foremost among them.
Whether it’s due to nature or nurture, people here love to let their hair down and have a good time. All year round, the narrow bar-lined streets of Düsseldorf’s Altstadt are packed with revellers, especially during the days and weeks leading up to Christmas and Lent and on long summer evenings.
Quick Infos.
Some things taking place in the city or surroundings may not warrant their own pages, however anything that may be of relevance to our users will be published here. From daily events, evening activities, gallery openings or special activities...
Altstadtherbst - 10 to 28 September.
The old town autumn, altstadtherbst, is a festival of performing arts that takes place over more than two weeks during September. A changing selection of artists manages to create new spectacular and sophisticated entertainment...
Halloween meets Country Music Honkytonk – 31 October 2008.
The Börsencafé in Neuss organizes this year, together with the German-American Association, a Halloween party with live country music and invites to celebrate this spooky-scary night with a real American buffet...
Spiritual Worlds – 21 September to 26 October 2008.
Wilhelm Teuwen, 1908-1967, went to fame as creator of religious glass ware, but he was also a painter and illustrator. For his 100th anniversairy the Clemens-Sels-Museum will show some of the less known paintings and illustrations...
Pablo Picasso – 16 November 2008 to 8 February 2009.
How did Pablo Picasso define his own person? Did he know he was one of the greatest painters of the 20th century? The Clemens-Sels-Museum will try to find an answer to these questions within their exhibition ‘Pablo Picasso – creativity and...
Tradition and Modernity in Dialogue – 18 May to 12 October 2008.
Classical modern meets traditional Japanese art. Selected artworks of the private collection of Viktor and Marianne Langen are on display. Represented artists are Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Wassily Kandinsky, Kenneth Noland, Kurt Schwitters...
Christmas Market - 20 Nov until 23 Dec 2008.
The unique atmosphere of traditional German Christmas is casting more and more visitors from all over the world under its spell every year. Historic Christmas Markets held in cities and smaller towns throughout the country are becoming...
The Image of God in East Asia - 7 Oct. 07 to 31 Dec. 08.
Who do you send your prayers? The idea of God differs from culture to culture. Discover the image of God in artworks from India, Thailand and Cambodia, where Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism are the most spread religions....
Equitana Open Air - 14 to 22 March 2009.
If you like horses, you will love this year’s Equitana festival. 1,500 horses, 50 breeds – The open-air festival on Neuss’ race course is the largest of its kind in NRW with 34,000 visitors last time around. This year, the annual program will be...
