Events around the Loreley and the Rhine

Rheinsteig rustic & hearty

A tour for active connoisseurs from St. Goarshausen to Kestert. There are gastronomic menus including breakfast, soup about noon and dinner.

Locality: St. Goarshausen

Feast of the flying bridge

A traditional offer: cross the Rhine between the twin towns of St. Goarshausen and St. Goar at the cost of an Easter egg end enjoy the activities in the public gardens.

Locality: St. Goarshausen / St. Goar

Mittelrheinischer Weinfrühling

Wine walking-tour in the Bopparder Hamm

Locality: Boppard

Foto: by-sa Stefan Höffling

Night of the wine witches

With a magic bang and witch fire the "Wine witch of Oberwesel" will rise out of a wine barrel in this night.

Locality: Oberwesel

German Sparkling Wine Day

Once a year the doors to the world of sparkling wine are opened up for sparkling wineconnoisseurs and all interested persons.
Numerous sparkling wine cellars inform about their popular products and offer cellar guides and tastings.

Locality: Rüdesheim

Courtyard party Loreley Winery

The courtyard party of the Loreley Winery with descriptive guided-tour and wine-tasting is a special event for wine lovers and those who would like to become one.
The courtyard party of the Loreley Winery with descriptive guided-tour and wine-tasting is a special event for wine lovers and those who would like to become one. Afterward one meets in a cosy atmosphere for specialities from the winegrower's kitchen and from the vine-wood grill.

Locality: St. Goarshausen / Loreley Kellerei

5th Middle Rhine Marathon

From the "Loreley" to the "Deutsches Eck"

Locality: Start in Oberwesel

Mittelrhein Wine Trade Fair

for resellers and all wine connoisseurs.

Locality: Bacharach - Mittelrheinhalle

A Childrens Sunday

Grab Rüdesheim on the Rhine with both hands. Between the marketplace and Asbach brandy country there is much to experience, discover and try out:
run Bobby Cars, travel on railways, cableways and on ships, dance and model workshops, that Harley Feeling, duck-catching, steeple-climbing, poy-riding, lama mini trekking. The theatre and song-writers also need your support. Enjoy a great day in Rüdesheim on the Rhine. And yes, it's all free again.

Locality: Rüdesheim

Magic Bike Rüdesheim

In early summer Rüdesheim is host to thousands of international bikers for one of the largest Harley Davidson meetings in Europe.
Rüdesheim under the spell of the gleaming motorcycles. With live music, tours through the Rhine valley, a motorcycle parade, fireworks and other attractions. The Rhine culture and the bikers are joined together for a unique event.

Locality: Rüdesheim

Kölsch - Festival

presented by Guido Cantz

Locality: Loreley Open Air - St. Goarshausen

Assmannshausen in red

Assmannshausen presents itself totally clothed in RED on these days.
The road alongside the bank of the Rhine is illuminated in RED and looks dazzling with its white pagoda tents decorated in RED. Enjoy the Assmannshausen Spätburgunder and the variety of food themed RED.

Locality: Assmannshausen

Wine Hiking in Eibingen

With the theme "march and taste" the Eibingen association of winegrowers organises a 5 km long hike with tastings in the vineyards of Eibingen.
With the purchase of the hiking pass every hiker obtains the "Eibinger" 0,1 l wine glass for free. The hiking pass also allows the tasting of a glass of wine at every wine stand. Hiking is possible until 7 p.m.

Locality: Rüdesheim

Rieslingman

Rüdesheim aktiv -the 2nd triathlon in Rüdesheim invites athletic participants and interested spectators to take part in this event.
The field events (Sprint and olympic distance) include swimming in the Rüdesheim harbour, cycling over vineyards and through the forest around Rüdesheim and running on the towpath along the Rhine river.

Locality: Rüdesheim

Bingen Swingt

14th International Jazzfestival

Locality: Bingen

Tal Total - Car free field day

Once a year, cyclists, skaters, rollerbladers and pedestrians take over the main roads on the right and the left banks of the Rhine between Lahnstein and Rüdesheim, resp. Bingen and Koblenz-Stolzenfels.
For one day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. the World Heritage Site "Upper Central Rhine Valley" can be experianced without cars for a length of about 60km.

Locality: Tal der Loreley

Rhine in Flames

Fiery-Magic on the Rhine
Rüdesheim - Bingen - Niederheimbach

Locality: Rüdesheim, Bingen und Niederheimbach

Hilchenfest

Traditional wine festival

Locality: Lorch

World Heritage Celebration

Fairy-tales come true here and history becomes an adventure.
For the eighth time now Rüdesheim, as the gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Central Rhine Valley, will invite visitors to celebrate the coming together of Rhine and wine, culture, history and gourmet delights.

Locality: Rüdesheim am Rhein

Family weekend at Rheinfels castle

Medieval games for all ages.

Locality: St. Goar - Burg Rheinfels

Hanseatic League Festival

International Hanseatic League Festival

Locality: St. Goar / Burg Rheinfels

Rock Area Festival

Loreley open air

Locality: St. Goarshausen / Loreley Freilichtbühne

Helfmann GNU FDL

PUR

presents the new album "Wünsche" and lots of their hits.
Ticketpreis 39,90 EURO
Tickethotline 01805 / 280100

Locality: St. Goarshausen / Loreley Freilichtbühne

Helfmann GNU FDL

Mittelrhein Open Air

Festival in the castle area of Kamp-Bornhofen.

Locality: Burgengelände Kamp-Bornhofen

Rhine in Flames

Mega-Night on the Rhine
From Spay to Koblenz

Locality: Spay bis Koblenz

Rüdesheim wine festival

Experience the friendliness of the vintners every day at the wine festival. The best of Rüdesheim hospitality and wine culture. The romantic atmosphere of the market square will convince you.
The wine stands of the different vintners are grouped around the lime tree and underneath the strings of lights the very special mood of this festival unfolds, with noble Rieslings and Spätburgunders from the Rüdesheim vineyards.

Locality: Rüdesheim

Rhine on Skates

135 kilometers through the Rhine Gorge

Locality: Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal

Hell's Lane Party in Assmannshausen

Enjoy the cosy street festival in the heart of Assmannshausen, the red wine town. Visit "Hell's Lane" situated at the foot of the famous "Höllenberg" (Hell Hill) and experience a varied programme on Saturday evening and Sunday.

Locality: Assmannshausen

Kastelruther Spatzen

folk music

Locality: St. Goarshausen / Loreley Freilichtbühne

Helfmann GNU FDL

Night of the Prog-Festival

Loreley open air

Locality: St. Goarshausen / Loreley Freilichtbühne

Rhine in Flames

The Night of the 1000 Flames
Music Firework
Oberwesel

Locality: Oberwesel

Wine festival

Old-town quarter of
St. Goarshausen
Kick-off for the Rhine in Flames at the Loreley

Locality: St. Goarshausen / Altstadt

Day of Saint Hildegard in Eibingen

Annually, on the anniversary of the death of Saint Hildegard from Bingen, a procession in honour of the saint takes place.
It begins at the parish church in Eibingen, from where the shrine with the remains of the saint is carried through the streets.

Locality: Rüdesheim

Rhine in Flames

The Night of the Loreley / St.Goarshausen and St.Goar

A extraordinary fireworks show: Rhine in Flames at the Loreley. With breath-taking acoustics between the castles Cat and Rheinfels. The fireworks show is presented as finish of the wine-week in the old-town quarter of St.Goarshausen and St.Goar.

Locality: St. Goarshausen / St. Goar

Federweisser days

Particularly in the wine-growing areas, the fizzy, milky-white drink in the quarter-litre glass with the peculiar name of "Federweisser" (feather white) is enjoying increasing popularity.
Those who come to Rüdesheim for this special time should bring with them a desire to learn something new and interesting.

Locality: Rüdesheim

Culinary Rheinsteig trail

A tour for active connoisseurs along a 13 km trail around the Loreley: 6 stages with a gastronomic menu.

Locality: St. Goarshausen

Federweisser days

Particularly in the wine-growing areas, the fizzy, milky-white drink in the quarter-litre glass with the peculiar name of "Federweisser" (feather white) is enjoying increasing popularity.
Those who come to Rüdesheim for this special time should bring with them a desire to learn something new and interesting.

Locality: Rüdesheim

Christmas market of the nations

More than 120 stands from 12 nations offer their goods, specialities and customs in one of the finest market atmospheres, in the historical Rüdesheim Old Town and the world-famous Drosselgasse.
Uniquely, Christmas customs from all over the world are presented. High-point of the festivities: the Thomas Night on 21st December with traditional customs and stories, illuminations and tricks.

Locality: Rüdesheim