* 26 May-6 Oct. Blickachsen, Bad Homburg Blickachsen Website
* 23-25 Aug. Burg Fest, Königstein
* 23-25 Aug. Spectaculem, Braunfels
* 23-25 Aug. Museums Riverbank Fest, Frankfurt Main River
* 24-25 Aug. Spectaculem, Speyer
* 28 Aug. - 6 Sept. Rheingauer Wine Fest, Frankfurt Fressgasse
* 30 Aug. Lantern Fest, Bad Homburg
* 30 Aug.-1 Sept. China Fest, Frankfurt Hauptwache
* 31 Aug. India Fest, Frankfurt Roßmarkt, 12-19:00
* 31 Aug. Rhine on Skates, Rüdesheim to Koblenz
* 7-16 Sept. Autumn Dippemess, Frankfurt
* 7 Sept. Castle Illumination, Heidelberg 22:15
* 7 Sept. Bruckenwall Fest, Frankfurt Sachsenhausen Wallstrasse
* 7-8 Sept. Plant Market, Hessen Park
* 8 Sept. Day of the Open Monument, Germany
* 8 Sept. Newcomers Fest, Frankfurt Römer
*11-15 Sept. Alsace Week, Frankfurt Paulsplatz
* 13-15 Sept. Medieval Fest, Marburg
* 13-15 Sept. Wine Market, Seligenstatdt
* 19-21 Sept. Harvest Fest, Frankfurt Hauptwache & Roßmarkt
* 21-23 Sept. 688th Gallus Market, Büdingen
* 28-29 Sept. Medieval Fest, Heidelberg, Sunday Shopping
* 3 Oct. 50th German Jazz Fest, Frankfurt Various Locations
* 12-13 Oct. Elizabeth Market, Marburg
* 18-20 Oct. Federweisser Fest, Rüdesheim
* 25-27 Oct. Federweisser Fest, Rüdesheim
* 27 Oct. Frankfurt Marathon
* 25 Nov.-22 Dec. Christmas Market, Frankfurt
Christmas Markets will be on a separate post
MESSE /TRADE FAIRS (some of these will make hotel prices very high)
Heimtextil - 8-11 Jan.
Wedding Messe - 19-20 Jan.
Christmas World - 25-29 Jan.
Ambiente - 8-12 Feb.
ISH - 11-15 Mar.
Music Fair - 2-5 April
IFFA - 4-9 May
TechTextil 14-17 May
IMEX - 20-23 May
Cosmetica 29-30 June
Tendence - 29 June - 2 July
IAA - 12-22 Sept.
Frankfurt Book Fair - 16-20 Oct.
Cphl - 5-7 Nov.