Frankfurt, Germany — Events
Museum Quay Festival (Museumsuferfest)
The spectacular festival of art and culture on the banks of the River Maine is one of Frankfurt’s most popular outdoor attractions, presenting artists and musicians from around the world. Stalls offer a wide variety of food and drink, and various acts take to the stage. A fireworks display on the last evening brings the festival to a close. For more information email feste@tcf.frankfurt.de or phone +49 (0)69 2123 8990.
Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the largest international book fair in the world receiving over 250,000 visitors and book dealers from over 100 countries. The event is largely focused around trade, distribution, and selling though the fair has quite a heritage to it with some 500 years under its belt. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press just outside of Frankfurt in the town of Mainz, and the first fair was held by local publishers shortly afterwards.
Frankfurt Marathon
Over 10,000 runners from professional athletes to nutters in medieval armour take to the streets of Frankfurt for this avidly supported marathon inevitably won by a Kenyan but enjoyed by over 500,000 spectators.
Christmas Fair
The Frankfurt Christmas Market is one of the biggest and oldest in Germany, dating back to the 14th century, and traditionally Germans would buy their children’s presents, as well as their decorations and seasonal foodstuffs, solely from the market. The entire old town center is transformed into a festive, beautiful marketplace where the scent of roasted chestnuts, mulled wine, gingerbread and baked apples mixes with the sounds of Christmas tunes in the crisp winter air.
