Event Highlights 2023/24


  • Old town festival - 08.09. - 09.09.2023

    During the two-day festival visitors enjoy bands of several style as well as a rich variety of national and international culinary pleasures. A classic street festival for the senses, where happiness and vitality play a dominant role.

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • Farmer’s Market -  16.09. – 17.09.2023

    Vendors from the Palatinate region present their highly nutrious self-grown products from their agricultural and vinicultural operations, country arts as well as crafts, and invite you to taste regional specialties.

    hosted by: Bauernmarkt e.V.

  • Sciene Fiction / Cosplay weekend - 23.09. - 24.09.2023

    Once every year at the end of September, “Fiction Confronts Reality” at Speyer’s Museum of Technology. That’s when a bunch of Star Wars, Star Trek, comic book, anime and manga fans gather in the museum.

    hosted by: Technik Museum Speyer

  • International Music Day Speyer Cathedral - 23.09. - 07.10.2023

    The „International Music Day Speyer Cathedral“, the renowned music festival in the cathedral city, this summer once again presents major international companies in the world’s largest Romanesque church.

    hosted by: Domkapitel und Stadt Speyer

  • The Culture-in-a-Bag Festival - 30.09. - 15.10.2023

    Theatre, cabaret, music and cra s, all born of the passion to create. This smorgasbord of accessible culture is one of the finest and most-visited festivals of its kind in the metropolitan Rhine- Neckar region

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • SchUM Culture Days - 04.09. - 12.11.2023

    Effective 27 July 2021, the SchUM sites in Speyer, Worms and Mainz have been added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. The upcoming SchUM Heritage Days will be presenting exhibitions, concerts and readings celebrating our city’s Jewish heritage.

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • Fall Fair - 21.10.- 31.10.2023

    Many attractions and innovations in all areas guarantee at the minimun, a variety-filled stroll for the whole family.

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • Christmas- and New Year's Market - 27.11. - 07.01.2024

    In the centre of the city, in front of the Old Mint, the magic of the Christmas Market awaits you with its numerous stands. An Arts and Crafts Market will be held on the weekends in Advent at the Courtyard of the Old Town Hall. 25. – 26.12.2022 closed. 

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • End of winter parade - 10.03.2024

    Speyer celebrates the end of winter with a colorful procession through Maximilianstraße.

    hosted by: Verkehrsverein e.V

  •  Spring Fair - 28.03.- 14.04.2024

    In addition to a large number of attractive fairground rides, an abundance of food stands off ering both hearty and sweet treats await visitors on the Festplatz.

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • Wein am Dom (Wine Fair) - 13.04. - 14.04.2024  

    Wine-growers present their products, both newly made and superior wines, as well as sparkling wines.

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer, Pfalzwein e.V

  • Guild Pole Festival - 27.04.2024 

    On the last Saturday in April, the craftsmen of Speyer celebrate their guild pole festival under the guild pole on Maximilianstraße (opposite the historic town hall). The festival begins with the marching up of the craft smen accompanied by the fanfare procession from the Altpörtel (the main city gate) via Maximilianstraße to the guild pole.

    hosted by: Speyerer Handwerkstradition e.V.

  • Brazzel Day Technik Museum - 11.05. - 12.05.2024

    Burning tyres, howling engines, rumbling vintage cars, and the resounding alarm horn of the sea rescue cruiser. The spectacular Technik Museum Speyer action weekend, the “Brazzeltag®”, has all this and much more.

    hosted by: Technik Museum Speyer

  • UNESCO World Heritage Day – Experience and discover diversity  - 02.06.2024

    On the first Sunday in June, UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany celebrate UNESCO World Heritage Day - on site or digitally and across Germany! Explore, experience and experiment with us!

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • Kult(o)urnacht  - Date will be announced soon

    Fun and Culture – Can they mix? You bet they can! Join us in proving it with exciting activities, music, dance and theatre. For cultural night owls only.

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • Music Festival - Date will be announced soon

    Light and entertaining music is presented by members of the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.

    hosted by: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz und Stadt Speyer

  • Pretzel Party -  11.07. - 16.07.2024

    The biggest public festival on the upper Rhine is an absolute must for residents of Speyer and their guests.For six days, there is turmoil on the fairgrounds beneath the cathedral. Every Sunday at the pretzel party – at 1:30 pm – a colored lindworm procession waltzes through the streets of the cathedral city.

    hosted by: Verkehrsverein e.V.

  • Jazz in the Old Town hall yard - Date will be announced soon

    Lively and brash, vehement and elegant, traditional as well as contemporary – you never know just what you’ll get at Speyer’s annual jazz festival.

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • SchUM Culture Days - September/October 2024

    Since July 27, 2021, the SchUM sites in Speyer, Worms and Mainz are World Heritage Sites! The SchUM Culture Days present exhibitions, concerts and readings on the city's Jewish heritage.

    Organizer: City of Speyer, Cultural Office and City Partnerships

  • Old Town Festival - 06.09.- 07.09.2024

    During the two-day festival visitors enjoy bands of several style as well as a rich variety of national and international culinary pleasures. A classic street festival for the senses, where happiness and vitality play a dominant role.

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • Farmer's Market - 14.09. - 15.09.2024

    Vendors from the Palatinate region present their highly nutrious self-grown products from their agricultural and vinicultural operations, country arts as well as crafts, and invite you to taste regional specialties.

    hosted by: Bauernmarkt e.V.

  • International Music Day Speyer Cathedral - 21.09. - 03.10.2024

    The „International Music Day Speyer Cathedral“, the renowned music festival in the cathedral city, this summer once again presents major international companies in the world’s largest Romanesque church.

    hosted by: Domkapitel und Stadt Speyer

  • Sciene Fiction / Cosplay weekend - 28.09. - 29.09.2024

    Once every year at the end of September, “Fiction Confronts Reality” at Speyer’s Museum of Technology. That’s when a bunch of Star Wars, Star Trek, comic book, anime and manga fans gather in the museum.

    hosted by: Technik Museum Speyer

  • The Culture-in-a-Bag Festival - 28.09. - 13.10.2024

    Theatre, cabaret, music and cra s, all born of the passion to create. This smorgasbord of accessible culture is one of the finest and most-visited festivals of its kind in the metropolitan Rhine- Neckar region

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • Fall Fair - 25.10. - 03.11.2024

    Many attractions and innovations in all areas guarantee at the minimun, a variety-filled stroll for the whole family.

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer

  • Christmas- and New Year's Market - 25.11.2024 - 06.01.2025

    In the centre of the city, in front of the Old Mint, the magic of the Christmas Market awaits you with its numerous stands. An Arts and Crafts Market will be held on the weekends in Advent at the Courtyard of the Old Town Hall. 25. – 26.12.2022 closed. 

    hosted by: Stadt Speyer