What’s on in Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden Spring Festival from Friday 25 to Monday 28 April
For more than 60 years, the Spring Festival has traditionally opened the folk festival season in Wiesbaden: From Friday to Monday, April 25 to 28, the Spring Festival once again attracts visitors with funfair rides, music and culinary delights over four days of events – this time on the Real grounds at the corner of Mainzer Straße and Welfenstraße.
On an area of around 10,000 square meters with a total of 48 rides as well as culinary delights and games/fun stores, interested visitors will get their money’s worth on the grounds on Mainzer Straße.
On Monday, April 28, the “Family Day” is on the program at the festival, where special conditions apply for parents with children.
Rides and culinary delights
In addition to several carousels, fast-paced rides such as the “Hollywood Star”, “Swing Time”, “Steinker’s Königs Rad’l” and the “Beachmonster Polyp” provide breathtakingly fast rides; the “Jumping Kids” bungee facility is responsible for thrills. For the little guests of the Spring Festival there is a children’s train and a children’s carousel. Bumper cars, dart throwing, duck fishing and a lucky raffle are also on the program. Visitors can look forward to a total of 17 rides and fun rides. A further 20 stands with goods for sale and culinary delights complete the offer. In addition to hearty and spicy dishes such as barbecue specialties, homemade burgers and potato twisters as well as vegan specialties, there will also be crêpes, waffles, ice cream, chocolate fruits and cotton candy – everything that belongs at a traditional folk festival.
Opening hours
Friday, Saturday and Monday: 12 noon to 11 pm
Sunday: 2 pm to 11 pm
Monday is family day with individual offers
Meet friends, enjoy a day out, take a little time to relax . . .
Nerobergbahn – Wiesbaden’s quirky landmark
The Nerobergbahn – Wiesbaden’s quirkiest landmark – From 5 April to 2 November 2025 – takes visitors up the state capital’s local mountain every 15 minutes from 9 am to 7 pm. The valley station of the cable car is located in the north of the city of Wiesbaden, very close to the Nero Valley facilities. You can reach the excursion destination by bus, train or car. Enter the following address in your sat nav or navigation app: Wilhelminenstraße 51, 65193 Wiesbaden.
Charming Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a green and elegant city of parks, gardens and villas. Its hot springs have brought tourists to the city since Roman times.
The Kurhaus
Wiesbaden’s Kurhaus is a major focus point at the very center of the city. With its spa assembly rooms and elegant casino, built in 1907, the Kurhaus is an imposing building which is frequently used as a venue for national and international congresses, exhibitions and cultural events. English-style spa gardens extend behind the spa assembly rooms.
Historical old quarter
Narrow winding streets lined with 18th and 19th century buildings run through Wiesbaden’s old quarter. Bäckerbrunnen fountain on Grabenstrasse is now a popular meeting place. The oldest structure in Wiesbaden is the Heidensmauer, or Heathens’ Wall, which is close to the Roman gate. 15 different springs flow into the Kochbrunnen drinking fountain and in the 19th century it was the main place in Wiesbaden to take the waters.
Perfect for shopping
The elegant Wilhelmstrasse is the place to go for exclusive and luxury goods, haute couture, jewellery, accessories for the home and many international designer brands. Taunusstrasse is at the heart of Wiesbaden’s antiques quarter where countless out-of-the-ordinary antique shops are located. The romantic passageways in the old quarter are full of boutiques offering curiosities, the nostalgic and the unusual.
Culture
As a regional capital Wiesbaden enjoys a diverse cultural scene. From the European Circus Festival, the Caligari municipal cinema, one of the most beautiful picture houses in Germany, the Wiesbaden School of Music and Art to the Women’s Detective Fiction Prize, Wiesbaden covers pretty much every aspect of vibrant, innovative cutting-edge culture.
Opera, drama and ballet productions form part of the State of Hesse Theater’s comprehensive cultural offering that includes classical works as well as modern music theatre. Because all three of the theater’s stages can be used simultaneously, it is not unusual for four performances to take place on one day.
Getting out of the city
Virtually the whole of Wiesbaden can be seen from Neroberg hill, which is a good starting point for longer walks. Its beautiful lawns are ideal for a picnic and it is a wonderful place to escape from everyday life. Neroberg hill is an ideal starting point for walks through the town forest and is itself an extensive recreation area.
With around 50 animal species and many rare plants, Fasanerie Zoo and Gardens is a popular day out for families.
Tours of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site, leave daily from the Wiesbaden-Biebrich jetty.
Thanks: www.germany-tourism.de and www.wiesbaden.de
Wiesbaden Flea Market
The Wiesbaden flea market season is open March through October at “Am Parkfeld” in Wiesbaden-Biebrich. Flea markets take place every third Saturday of the month from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. along a flea market mile where useful, artistic, as well as curios and bric-à-brac and quite a few odd things change hands.
Wiesbaden Kultur
Zeitfenster – Window of time
“Time Window” is the title of the exhibition in which sculptor Stephan Balkenhol meets Old Masters. It can be seen at the Museum Wiesbaden until June 2.
Wiesbaden Entertainment Center Lounge
The Wiesbaden Entertainment Center features a series of live bands performing upstairs in the Lounge on the following dates:
Sept. 20, 2024 — Joe and Friends — Enjoy another evening of dance music at the WEC Lounge
Coleman Aero Club
The Coleman AeroClub (CAC) is a nonprofit aviation enthusiast group and approved private organization of the Wiesbaden Military Community.
The CAC operates a fleet of two Cessna 172’s and one 152 out of the Mainz-Finthen Airport and is open to new membership. If you have a specific question or would like to join, please click the banner and visit our website:
The Freudenberg Smithy
© e.V. Schloß Freudenberg
Marius, a young man from Frauenstein, came to the Freudenberg one day and told us that he was the only European training to become a katana swordsmith and was looking for a place to work. So we started to “forge” this project with him. Now the idea has matured and the forge is ready. Experience how heat energy is transferred and how metals behave when they are heated, cooled or shaped. If you want to swing the blacksmith’s hammer yourself and forge a nail to then “hang something on the nail…”
OPENING HOURS
For free visitors. Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (included in the day ticket)
For groups: Tuesdays to Thursdays bookable as part of a guided tour
GUIDED TOURS & WORKSHOPS
You can now book guided tours (1.5h) or workshops (3h) in the new Freudenberg Forge – for your school class, your company, your club or simply because it’s nice!
CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAY PARTY
Forge the iron while it’s hot! In the birthday forge workshop, birthday children and their guests can look over Marius’ shoulder, swing the hammer and get down to business. Always bookable on Sundays, suitable for people aged 10 and over.
OlioCeto – Delicatessen
The Culinary Gift Shop in Wiesbaden
For those who love life, for gourmets, and for people who know and appreciate the pleasures in life!
International and regional specialties from OlioCeto make a perfect gift for any occasion!
Located on the Mauritius Square in the heart of Wiesbaden you’ll find a wide range of delicious and original culinary gifts from the Mediterranean countries, Australia, USA, Germany as well as exclusive local items!
