Events and Happenings

Celebrating New Music in Darmstadt The Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music is a biannual cultural event wherein various distinguished composers from Germany give lectures on creating as ...

The traditional Darmstadt Heinerfest takes place every year at the end of June. This is a great day out for the whole family; roundabouts, shows, good food and lots of ...

Since 1999, the Schlossgrabenfest has slowly but surely become Hessen's biggest musical event. Every year during the last weekend in May, Darmstadt is packed with around 400 thousand music- fans ...

The Hessian theatre festival in the Darmstadt State Theatre takes place every year from the 22nd to the 30th of June. All sorts of theatre groups perform here, not only ...

Every year at 4 p.m.on the Friday before the 1st Advent Sunday, the Bessungen Christmas Market is opened. The market is open on the 1st and 2nd Advent weekend on ...

Welcome to the Darmstadt Weihnachtsmarkt! This traditional German Christmas market takes place in the heart of the city in a flood of Christmas lights. Countless stalls offer a vast spectrum ...