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.
Forum Wasserturm.
A water tower or elevated water tank is a large tank constructed for the purpose of holding a supply of water at a height to create enough pressure to supply a water to a system for a small area. The Forum Wasserturn is located...
International Dance Weeks - 18 October 2011 to 28 February 2012
During Neuss International Dance Weeks, outstanding dancers demonstrate the variety of expressive power of dance. For two decades, contemporary dance from all parts of the world has been performed on the stage in Neuss and the event still...
Equitana Open Air - 1 to 3 June 2012
If you like horses, you will love this year’s Equitana festival. 1,500 horses, 50 breeds – The open-air festival on the Neuss race course is the largest of its kind in NRW with 34,000 visitors last time around. This year, the annual programme...
Neusser Burger Schutzenfest - 26-30 August 2011
The 'Schutzenfest' is a pure delight. Being one of the largest fun fairs on the Rhine, the Neuss Burger Schutzenfest will light up Kirmesplatz for five days and attract more than 270 different types of rides and entertainment. Enjoy the thrill of...
Christmas Market - 25 November until 23 December.
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...
