Ringfest
Cologne closes three kilometres of its ring road each August to host the largest music festival in the world - Ringfest. Two and a half million spectators enjoy 2000 artists on ten stages over three days, all for free!
While journeyman pop and rock acts make up the bulk of the festival programme, sprinklings of jazz, oldies and world music round off the programme, along with fashion shows, capoeira demonstrations and other entertainment. The programme features both international names and national groups.
Besides the festival itself, Cologne has a lot to offer visitors, from its enormous cathedral and its unequalled collection of Romanesque churches, to its famous taverns, where wisecracking waiters sling rack after rack of thin 20 cl glasses full of Kölsch, the city's distinctive and refreshing top-fermented beer.
Related Information
Website: Ringfest Website
| Town Information: | Cologne |
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| Directions: | On the River Rhine in north-west Germany. By Air: to Cologne-Bonn and Düsseldorf airports. By Train: to Köln Hauptbahnhof or Deutzer Bahnhof. By Car: off the A1, A3 and A4 motorways. |
| Other Information: | Cologne |
| Website: | German Railway Timetables Website |
| Website: | Cologne City Website |
| Name: | Cologne Tourist Office |
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| Location: | Cologne |
| Address: | Kardinal-Höffner-Platz 1, 50667 Cologne, Germany |
| Email: | info@koelntourismus.de |
| Phone: | +49 (0) 221 221 304 00 |
| Fax: | +49 (0) 221 221 304 10 |
| Name: | North Rhine Westphalia Tourist Office |
| Location: | North Rhine Westphalia |
| Address: | Worringer Strasse 22, 50668 Köln/Cologne, Germany |
| Email: | info@nrw-tourismus.de |
| Phone: | +49 (0) 221 179 450 |
| Fax: | +49 (0) 221 179 4517 |
| Name: | German Tourist Information (DZT) |
| Location: | Germany |
| Address: | Beethovenstraße 69, 60325 Frankfurt/Main, Germany |
| Fax: | +49 (0) 69 75 19 03 |
