Darmstadt

Population 168,253 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Daylight 8 h 08 in Dec, dark by 16:24 · 16 h 19 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 34 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 07 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 49 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 44 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 23 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 19 of daylight
  7. July: 15 h 56 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 30 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 40 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 49 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 05 of daylight
  12. December: 8 h 08 of daylight
Tourist office · 110 m Stadtfoyer Stadt- und Touristeninformation

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Schloßgrabenfest

    May

    An annual music festival (usually in May) in the city centre. Free entry

    Official site

  2. Heinerfest

    June – July

    Held once a year at the end of June/beginning of July. The festival occupies the whole inner city for 4–5 days. It is the largest "Inner City Festival" of Germany

    Official site

  3. Filmfest Weiterstadt

    August

    Open-air film festival with short films from all over the world. Bring warm clothes, screenings go on till 03:00 and August nights can be pretty cold

    Official site

  4. Just for Fun

    August

    Street theatre festival in August

    Official site

4 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Darmstadt); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Darmstädter Wochenmarkt

    Wochenmarkt mit regionalen Produkten. Fällt ein Markttag auf einen Feiertag, findet der Markt ersatzweise am Werktag davor statt.

    Opening hours

    Mo-Tu,Th,Su,PH off; We,Fr-Sa 08:00-14:00

    290 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Riegerplatz

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–13:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–13:00

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Bessunger Markt

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 14:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    14:00–18:00

    1.6 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof 1.6 km, Darmstadt Ost 1.6 km, Darmstadt Nord 2.1 km, Darmstadt Süd 2.3 km, Darmstadt TU-Lichtwiese 2.9 km, Darmstadt-Kranichstein 4.3 km, Darmstadt-Arheilgen 4.6 km, Mühltal 5.8 km

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