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The Ultimate Event Guide for the FrankfurtRhineMain Metropolitan Region
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Messe Frankfurt Calendar

Festivals in Frankfurt, Rhine-Main and beyond: The new season is waiting for you!

The 2019 season is sure to be another exciting year for the trade fair city of Frankfurt. In addition to annual highlights such as the Book Fair, Tendence Lifestyle and the Music Fair, the IAA Cars will once again be a guest in the Main metropolis in 2019 to make the hearts of all car fans beat faster. To give you a better overview of the trade fairs on offer in the coming months, you will find a list of all the important trade fairs in Frankfurt here.

Festivals in Frankfurt, Hesse and Rhine-Main

The stage shakes, the lights shine, the atmosphere is electrifying - festivals are pure joie de vivre. They stand for community, unforgettable experiences and the special magic that arises when people come together. Whether it's rousing beats, impressive theater or culinary highlights - the festival season in Frankfurt, Mainz, Wiesbaden and Darmstadt offers an impressive variety.

From vibrant events in Frankfurt's Bahnhofsviertel to charming wine and food festivals in the Rheingau and cultural highlights in the Taunus - Rhine-Main shows what it can do. At the same time, major national festivals invite you to discover new places and unique experiences.

The anticipation is growing: Festival season is here, and we want to celebrate it with you. Let yourself be inspired, feel the energy and enjoy life in the open air - do more of what you love!

Check back as we will be updating the list on an ongoing basis.

By the way: you can find the best concerts in Frankfurt in 2025 here!

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Green Sauce Festival / Frankfurt

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May 17 to 24, 2025

Since 2008, the Hessian cult dish has been celebrated in Frankfurt like never before: at the Green Sauce Festival, everything revolves around the question of who prepares the best green sauce. During an exciting festival week, 49 restaurateurs compete against each other, while the audience tastes and judges the 7 variations served with potatoes and eggs every evening. First-class regional wines, cider, beer and soft drinks round off the experience. The best chefs from each evening show then compete against each other in the grand finale, where the overall winner is crowned.

But the festival offers more than just enjoyment. Embedded in a colorful supporting program of comedy, magic, cabaret and music, over 5,000 guests celebrate the Green Sauce in eight unforgettable evening shows. And during the day, the festival market with international culinary highlights and live music on the market stage invites you to linger - free of charge and in the open air.

From May 17 to 24, 2025, the motto is once again: enjoy the Green Sauce, celebrate together and experience the diversity of the region. Frankfurt will once again show why green sauce is much more than just a dish!

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Other festivals 2025

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23. January - 09 February 2025: The Winterwerft in Frankfurt is a festival for experimental theater that addresses questions of home, resistance and survival in times of crisis in an interactive theater laboratory, combining theater, performance, music and dance with workshops, an inclusive, solidarity-based environment and a children's program.

April 26 - 27, 2025: The Boom! Design Festival in Bad Homburg is a creative event that combines joie de vivre, sustainability, design, good food and music, with up to 200 exhibitors, live street music, children's fun and gourmet food trucks - an experience for the whole family with free admission.

25 May 2025: The Festival4Family at and in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt. Germany's ultimate festival for families with a stage program, play and adventure park and the family fair.

05. - 08. June 2025: The Schlossgrabenfest in Darmstadt is a popular music and culture festival that brings the city center to life every year with a variety of live performances, culinary delights and a colourful supporting programme.

06 - 08 June 2025: Rock am Ring is one of the biggest rock festivals in Europe, which takes place annually at the legendary Nürburgring and is just a 90-minute drive from Frankfurt - 2025 with headliners such as The Prodigy, Slipknot, Rise Against and many more.

06 - 09. June 2025: The OPEN OHR Festival in Mainz is a four-day cultural festival on the Mainz Citadel that attracts approx. 11,000 visitors every year with music, theater, cabaret, discussion rounds and action art and offers a platform for education and exchange with over 100 speakers from politics, culture, science and business.

06. - 08. June 2025: The World Club Dome is an electronic music festival that has been held annually since 2013 and transforms Frankfurt into the world's biggest club at the end of May or beginning of June.

13. - 22. June 2025: The Hessentag is an annual festival that celebrates the Hessian way of life with a variety of concerts, events, cultural programs and regional specialties and this year puts the city of Bad Vilbel in the spotlight for ten days.

19. June - 07. August 2025: Summer in the City Mainz is an annual open-air concert series that provides an unforgettable open-air experience with a varied summer program in the most beautiful squares in Mainz.

21 June - 06. September 2025: The Rheingau Music Festival is a renowned summer festival that presents concerts of classical music, jazz and other genres in historic castles, churches and wineries in the picturesque setting of the Rheingau region.

12. - 13. July 2025: The Love Family Park Frankfurt is a renowned electronic music festival with top acts such as Sven Väth and Deborah De Luca, which has been held annually since 1996 and delights around 10,000 fans of electronic music.

At the beginning of July 2025: The STOFFEL in Frankfurt is a popular open-air event in Günthersburgpark that has been offering live music, theater, readings, children's activities and many other attractions in a unique atmosphere for 20 years.

Mid-July 2025: The Sommerwerft - Theaterfestival am Fluss in Frankfurt is an international performance, dance and theater festival that presents artistic and cultural highlights right on the riverbank for two weeks every year at the Weseler Werft in the heart of the city.

25. - 27. July 2025: The Trebur Open Air is a three-day indie, rock and pop festival that takes place at the outdoor pool in Trebur and combines music, summer atmosphere and friendship.

31. July - 03. August 2025: Sound of the Forest in Bad König is a cross-genre music festival where the festival grounds, stages, campsite and nature merge into a unique playground for open-minded people, nestled in the dense greenery of the Odenwald for an unforgettable experience.

31. July - 03. August 2025: The Nature One in Kastellaun is one of the largest electronic music festivals in Germany, attracting thousands of visitors every year with international DJs and impressive light and sound systems and is only 80 minutes away from Frankfurt by car.

08 - 17. August 2025: The Frankfurt Cider Festival celebrates the traditional Frankfurt drink with a diverse stage and supporting program.

05. - 06. September 2025: The Craft Beer Festival Frankfurt brings together beer lovers and brewing artists to celebrate the diversity of craft beers in a relaxed atmosphere and offer exceptional beers and exciting discussions with brewmasters.

06. - 08. September 2025: The Riviera Festival Offenbach is an eclectic open-air festival on the banks of the River Main that offers a unique experience with electronic music, art installations and a relaxed atmosphere.

11. - 14. September 2025: The Glücksgefühle Festival is Germany's largest music festival, just a 70-minute drive from Frankfurt, which takes place annually at the Hockenheimring and provides four days of pure musical euphoria with live performances from the pop, hip-hop, rock and EDM genres.

12. - 14. September 2025: The Frankfurt Coffee Festival in Klassikstadt Frankfurt is a platform for coffee lovers that celebrates enthusiasm and passion for coffee.

13. - 15. September 2025: BLOW - Music Festival Frankfurt is a three-day music festival at ZOOM that brings together the hottest trends in the international and local music scene and redefines musical boundaries with over 60 live acts and DJs from genres such as electro, indie, rap and techno.

16. - 20. September 2025: Fratopia - Festival of Discoveries Frankfurt is a five-day cultural festival at the Alte Oper Frankfurt that invites all generations to wander between concert halls and genres and experience music in new and exciting ways.

23. September - 05 October 2025: The Kronberg Festival "Good Vibrations" is an international music festival organized by Kronberg Academy that invites people to experience and use the powerful effects of music.

02. - 04. October 2025: The Frankfurt Burlesque Festival is a glamorous event that provides unforgettable shows, glittering surprises and a diverse international line-up every year with a mixture of burlesque, cabaret, rock'n'roll and circus elements in the Jahrhunderthalle.

15 - 19. October 2025: The Frankfurt Kids Festival at the Book Fair is a lively event that inspires young readers and their families with interactive readings, workshops and creative activities all about the world of children's literature.

31 October - 17. November 2025: The Rhine-Main Dance Festival brings dance to the stage in a wide variety of formats, from large-scale performances to intimate events and offers a platform for well-known dance stars and up-and-coming talents with world premieres and guest performances in cities such as Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Offenbach and Wiesbaden, accompanied by workshops and dialogues between artists and audiences.

14 - 23. November 2025: The exground filmfest in Wiesbaden, an important platform for independent international cinema productions since 1990, presents feature-length and short films, arthouse productions and current cinema highlights in a sophisticated program and also serves as an important meeting place for trade visitors, journalists and multipliers from the film industry.

The origin and development of music festivals

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Music festivals have a long tradition and it is hard to imagine modern culture without them. The idea of experiencing music in large, festive gatherings goes back to early religious and cultural festivals. One of the first major music festivals of modern times was the Bayreuth Festival, which was founded by Richard Wagner in 1876. It was a celebration of classical music that soon established itself as a model for similar events throughout Europe.

Over time, music festivals developed further and expanded their range to include different musical genres. The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969, which was originally planned as a peace and protest event, is considered one of the best-known pop and rock music festivals. It attracted over 400,000 people and is a symbol of the cultural revolution of the 1960s.

Today, festivals such as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in the USA, the Glastonbury Festival in the UK and Tomorrowland in Belgium are among the biggest and best-known in the world. These events are not only music events, but also cultural experiences that attract thousands of fans from all over the world. They are known for their exceptional atmosphere, large stages and a wide variety of music, ranging from rock to electronic music and hip-hop.

Music festivals have evolved from small local events to global events that enjoy immense importance in music and pop culture.

Festivals that you should definitely have experienced

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The Rhine-Main region has a lot to offer festival fans, as there is a variety of events here that you should definitely experience.

The Green Sauce Festival in Frankfurt is a unique event where everything revolves around the famous Frankfurt specialty. In addition to a competition to find the best sauce, visitors can expect a varied program of live music, comedy and regional cuisine - a perfect day out for the whole family.

For lovers of electronic music, the Love Family Park is a real highlight. Top DJs provide beats in the open air that get the crowd dancing. The exuberant mood and summery atmosphere make this festival an unforgettable experience for all fans of techno and house music.

The Summer in the City festival in Mainz offers open-air concerts at special locations in the city. Whether pop, rock, jazz or classical music - the varied program attracts music lovers of all ages and transforms summer nights in Mainz into magical experiences.

Another must-attend event is Rock am Ring at the Nürburgring, which is just a 90-minute drive from the Rhine-Main region. The legendary festival is a paradise for rock and metal fans, who can enjoy live performances by top international bands and a rousing festival atmosphere.

What types of festivals are there in Frankfurt and Rhine-Main?

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The FrankfurtRhineMain metropolitan region offers an impressive variety of festivals that attract thousands of visitors every year. The selection ranges from music festivals, which in turn are divided into many styles, to culinary and cultural events.

Music festivals are a central part of the festival landscape, with genres ranging from classical to pop and rock to electronic music. These festivals offer both intimate experiences and huge, spectacular events that bring together thousands of people.

In addition to music, there are numerous festivals dedicated to other art forms. Film festivals, for example, bring the world of cinema closer, while literature festivals honor writers great and small and encourage exchange. Those interested in visual art will find the latest trends and works at comic and art festivals.

Culinary festivals are also widespread and offer visitors the opportunity to discover and enjoy regional and international specialties.

For culture and theater enthusiasts, there are festivals that celebrate both classical and modern stage art, while dance festivals embrace the diversity of movement and performance. Cabaret and comedy festivals bring humorous performances to the stage and provide entertainment at the highest level.

The season also plays a role in festivals: summer and winter festivals offer different programs depending on the time of year, creating unforgettable experiences at any time of the year.

Whether music, culinary delights, art or comedy - the festivals in the Rhine-Main region are as diverse as the people who attend them. Each festival offers a unique opportunity to discover and experience your own passion.

All information subject to change without notice.