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Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf is a city on the River Rhine in western Germany and is the capital city of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is one of the economic centres of the country, and a major city within the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, with a population of 660,000 (2025). Wikivoyage

Population 619,444 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Tourist office · 1.2 km Tourist-Information - Visit Düsseldorf

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. Kirmes

    July

    Between the 2nd and 3rd weekend of July there is a fun fair on the banks of Rhine. You will find there roller coasters, a Ferris wheel, a flying jinny and at least a beer garden too.

  2. Christmas market

    November – December

    The annual Christmas market, which centres around the Altstadt. Try a Glühwein (mulled wine) and Bratwurst (grilled sausage in bread roll)

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

Markets

  • Rochusmarkt

    1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    08:00–18:00
    Tuesday
    08:00–18:00
    Wednesday
    08:00–18:00
    Thursday
    08:00–18:00
    Friday
    08:00–18:00
    Saturday
    08:00–14:00
    450 m from the centre

  • Bauernmarkt Pempelfort

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–13:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 08:00–13:30
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Wednesday
    09:00–13:00
    Saturday
    08:00–13:30
    870 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Düsseltal

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

    08:00–13:00

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Carlsplatz

    1. Monday: 08:00–18:30
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:30
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:30
    4. Thursday: 08:00–18:30
    5. Friday: 08:00–18:30
    6. Saturday: 08:00–16:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    08:00–18:30
    Tuesday
    08:00–18:30
    Wednesday
    08:00–18:30
    Thursday
    08:00–18:30
    Friday
    08:00–18:30
    Saturday
    08:00–16:00
    1.3 km from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Flingern

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 07:00–13:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–13:00

    1.8 km from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 07:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 07:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–18:00

    2.2 km from the centre

  • Marktplatz

    1. Monday: 07:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 07:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 07:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 07:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 07:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 07:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    07:00–18:00
    Tuesday
    07:00–18:00
    Wednesday
    07:00–18:00
    Thursday
    07:00–18:00
    Friday
    07:00–18:00
    Saturday
    07:00–14:00
    2.2 km from the centre

  • Oberbilker Wochenmarkt

    1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    08:00–18:00
    Tuesday
    08:00–18:00
    Wednesday
    08:00–18:00
    Thursday
    08:00–18:00
    Friday
    08:00–18:00
    Saturday
    08:00–14:00
    2.3 km from the centre

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

Eating nearby

All 34 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.