Places of interest

...invites to taste a cool beer or a delicious cocktail, whether in the numerous beer gardens during the summer months or in the cosy bars or restaurants in the rainy and cold seasons. Or take off from here on a breezy round trip of the Weser and the harbour.

More than 700,000 visitors a year are enchanted in one of the GOP Varieté theatres in Hanover, Essen, Bad Oeynhausen, Münster and Munich. The sixth theatre opened in Bremen in September 2013. International artists and entertainers who have the talent to reinterpret the art of variety between tradition and innovation will provide unforgettable moments.

The middle to the end of May

Over 3,250 cultivated varieties and approximately 600 wild strains of rhododendron make up the world's second largest rhododendron park. The bushes are in full flower between April and June, depending on the weather.

5th to 7th June 2020

The Vegesacker Hafenfest is a festival held at the Old Harbour in the Vegesack district of North Bremen involving boats, music, handicrafts and lots more besides. The Vegesacker Hafenfest has been celebrated since 1980 and is always on the first weekend of June. Each year, more than 20 bands, solo artistes and performers provide entertainment at four venues in the Hafenwald, on Utkiek, on Kitoplatz and at the Signalstation. As many as 15 boats offer short round trips. More than 50 stalls present their wares, offering a huge variety of culinary delights and an extensive range of beverages.

18th to 21st June 2020

Once a year, the international LA STRADA street circus festival turns the squares around Roland, the Town Hall and the Stadtmusikanten statue into a gigantic circus arena. Proponents of the street performing arts converge on Bremen and tell their wild tales, delight the public with their fantastical ideas and entrance us with their poetry.

8th to 12th July 2020

The bremer shakespeare company entertains you with its own theatre productions, which place the author Shakespeare at the centre of artistic creation. The performances take place on the open-air stage in the "Bürgerpark".

15th to 19th July 2020, Weserwiesen am Osterdeich

The red and white-striped marquees along the banks of the River Weser can be seen from afar and the sound of live music is wafting through the air to greet listeners. Stallholders offer their wares in between jugglers and theatre troupes. 2020 heralds the 33rd "Breminale" festival on the Weserwiesen meadows next to the river.

27th to 30th August 2020

Vintners and connoisseurs have been celebrating the Bremen Wine Festival on Hillmannplatz every year since 1987. Here, over 20 vintners from different wine-growing regions in Germany offer their wines. Bremen restaurateurs complement this offer with wines from Europe and overseas. You can enjoy little culinary treats and a programme of events including music, magic displays and variety performances.

29th August to 19th September 2020

The 30th Bremen Music Festival explores music's vast emotional spectrum, close up and from every angle, in 35 events at 16 venues in 26 locations. In accomplished performances, renowned musicians offer stirring journeys across the centuries, genres and continents – in Bremen, Bremerhaven, selected venues in north-west Germany and in Groningen in the Netherlands.

12th to 20th September 2020

Every year in September, the city of Bremen celebrates its attachment to water with lectures, thematic city tours and many other attractions.

16th October to 1st November 2020

The inhabitants of Bremen call their Freimarkt, which is held in the last two weeks of October every year, the "fifth season". The biggest popular festival in the northern part of Germany is held between the main railway station and the Bremen Trade Fair area, just round the corner from the hotel: colourful carousels, eatery stalls with hearty fare as well as sweet titbits, beer tents and much more herald fun filled evenings in a convivial atmosphere.

23rd November to 23rd December 2020
Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., sundays from 11 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Christmas Market
Festively lit streets, atmospherically adorned shopping arcades and shop windows graced with Christmas decorations – this is the face of the city of Bremen, presenting a selection of international wares in the run-up to Christmas. Taking a stroll through the historic city centre, you will stumble upon divine gifts for all the family.