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Frankfurt

Frankfurt is the largest city in the German state of Hesse, and is considered the business and financial centre of Germany. It is the fifth largest city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne. Wikivoyage

Population 760,656 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany

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. Eschborn–Frankfurt

    May

    Eschborn–Frankfurt, previously Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, is an annual semi classic cycling race in Germany, starting in Eschborn and finishing in Frankfurt.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Christopher Street Day

    July

    LGBT parade and festival in mid-July

    Official site

  3. Fantasy Filmfest

    August – September

    The Fantasy Filmfest (FFF), is an international genre film festival held annually around September in major German cities.

    Official site Wikipedia

  4. Museumsuferfest

    August

    Massive 3-day outdoor festival held every year in late August along both sides of the downtown waterfront. Numerous stages with live music, DJs, food, shops, and museum events.

    Official site

  5. Frankfurt Book Fair

    October

    The Frankfurt Book Fair (German: Frankfurter Buchmesse, abbr. FBM) is the world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented.

    Official site Wikipedia

  6. Christmas Market

    November – December

    Get a glühwein mug and start enjoying the evening. It is one of the biggest German Christmas Markets featuring a big tree and popular participation. Late November to 22 December

    Official site

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

Eating nearby

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Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Eiserner Steg 540 m, Taunusanlage 770 m, Ostendstraße 1.2 km, Hauptbahnhof (tief) 1.4 km, Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof 1.4 km, Lokalbahnhof 1.6 km, Frankfurt (Main) Süd 1.7 km, Ruhrorter Werft 1.9 km, Mühlberg 2.0 km, Frankfurt East 2.0 km, Stresemannallee 2.2 km, Frankfurt am Main Messe 2.6 km, Frankfurt (Main) Galluswarte 2.7 km, Frankfurt (Main) West 3.0 km, Frankfurt-Louisa 3.4 km, Frankfurt-Ginnheim 4.2 km, Kaiserlei 4.3 km, Frankfurt-Niederrad 4.7 km, Ledermuseum 5.1 km, Frankfurt-Eschersheim 5.2 km

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