Münster's Christmas markets are unique: over 300 stands and festive illumination await the visitors in the wonderful atmosphere of the historical old town. The Christmas market stands are lined up along the market streets like pearls in a chain. They are just a few minutes walk from one another other.

The climax of the Carnival season is the parade on the Monday before Lent. This year as well, numerous carnival societies from Muenster and its surroundings and also lots of Dutch revellers will participate.

The Send - Münster's biggest carnival and the oldest annual fair in the Münsterland - attracts over a million visitors every year. Around 250 fairground operators from all over Germany come three times a year to present the latest sensations on the Schlossplatz.

International Hanseatic League Day

We invite you to join us in celebrating the "International Hanseatic League Day". City tours focussing on the more than 625 years of Hanseatic history and the celebrated Hanseatic table, at which you will be served on the Prinzipalmarkt by the city's retailers, will make your weekend a very special experience.

Muenster's flea market is one of the largest open-air flea markets in Europe and attracts thousands of visitors from home and abroad every year. The large flea market will take place on the Schlossplatz and the bordering promenade.

Harbour Festival

Münster's harbour has changed dramatically during recent years. Where once there were industrial sights and warehouses, there are now artists' studios, clubs, pubs, restaurants, cinemas and a theatre. Once a year this innovative and creative part of the city celebrates a three-day party for everybody.

The spectacular floating stage at the Aaseeterrassen (Aasee Terraces) provides the Mediterranean setting for a highly unusual open-air music festival.

The Send - Münster's biggest carnival and the oldest annual fair in the Münsterland - attracts over a million visitors every year. Around 250 fairground operators from all over Germany come three times a year to present the latest sensations on the Schlossplatz.

The third weekend in August is the time for Münster city centre, with all its attractive event spaces, to invite young and old alike to come and join in, enjoy, marvel, and generally have a good time.

Muenster's flea market is one of the largest open-air flea markets in Europe and attracts thousands of visitors from home and abroad every year. The large flea market will take place on the Schlossplatz and the bordering promenade.