The European Cultural Heritage Year 2018 starts with the official opening of the "Peace.Europe" cooperation project on 28 April in Münster. The celebrations start at 12 noon with the merchants' Hansa Meal on Prinzipalmarkt. Münster's merchants serve their guests with Westphalian canapés at a long table.

Parallel to this, the major "Peace. From ancient times to the present day" exhibition cooperation is being opened.

And from 9 p.m. the Prinzipalmarkt is transformed into an open-air dance floor for the Pax headphones party. Food trucks and stands with snacks, beer, wine, cocktails and long drinks ensure that everyone is well catered for until late at night. Admission is free.

In the exhibition, the LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur, the Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso Münster, the Archäologisches Museum at Münster University, the Diocese of Münster as well as the Stadtmuseum Münster are examining the struggle for peace in all its various manifestations. Outstanding exhibits from international collections will be highlighting the subject from the perspectives of art and cultural history as well as the Christian religion. Two historic dates are the occasion for this interdisciplinary exhibition: the signing of the Peace of Westphalia in Münster and Osnabrück 370 years ago and the end of the First World War 100 years ago.
More information: https://www.lwl.org/LWL/Kultur/museumkunstkultur/ausstellungen/ausstellungen_vorschau/frieden/?lang=en

The 101st Katholikentag will take place in Muenster from 9th to 13th May 2018. The Central Committee of German Catholics, in conjunction with the Diocese of Muenster, will present a richly varied program for young people, adults, people with handicaps, families and senior citizens, for the faithful and for those who have lost contact with the Church alike. For five days, Muenster will host several thousand participants from throughout Germany and from all over the world.

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.

Muenster's gourmets can look forward to a very special culinary happening this year - the gourmet-event "Münster verwöhnt...". The culinary captial invites its guests to discover exclusive delicacies. Restaurants and prestigious top chefs from the Muensterland present the finest of top cooking.

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.

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

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.

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.