Experience 2021 in Europe – with our NH Event Calendar

Another 365 brand new days! Once again that’s a lot of time to plan and experience – together with family and friends, colleagues and business partners. Festivals and events are the icing on the cake – they inspire and motivate, captivate, delight and expand your view of the world. Music, dance, theater, anniversaries and premieres, regional and international events: a year has so many facets – and you can find a selection of them here in our travel tips for 2019. Whether it’s a food or jazz festival, a carnival or royal holiday, flower show or film festival, on the banks of the Rhine or the Elbe, by the Spree or North Sea, in Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels or Cologne – our NH Hotels are already waiting for you, yearning to be a part of your new adventures and turn every city trip into a personal highlight. We can't wait for your visit!

CELEBRATING FESTIVALS: EVENTS ON THE RHINE AND SPREE AND AT THE NORTH SEA

North Sea Jazz Festival

Featuring 1,300 performers across 15 stages – the North Sea Jazz Festival is Holland’s greatest jazz spectacle and attracts some 65,000 visitors to Rotterdam every year. From July 12-14, not only the Ahoy Arena will be the center of music – the whole of Rotterdam will be the capital of jazz for a full three days. The highlight of the festival is the Paul Acket Award for talented young artists.

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Carnival of Cultures

Concerts and performances, street festivals and processions – every year at Whitsun, Berlin stages its Carnival of Cultures to show just how colorful multiculturalism really can be. In traditional dress and imaginative costumes, people from all over the world provide inspiration for the capital. From May 29th - June 1st 2020, once again roughly one million visitors will be celebrating around Hasenheide and Gneisenaustrasse, Yorckstrasse and Blücherplatz in Kreuzberg – you'll find tips in our NH Travel Guide for Berlin.

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Düsseldorfer Jazz Rally & Japan Day Düsseldorf

A touch of jazz, a little Japanese – there’s no mistaking the celebrations in Düsseldorf! With some 300,000 visitors, the Jazz Rally is Germany’s largest jazz festival – featuring funk, soul and blues as well as international greats such as Gregory Porter. Concerts in tents, clubs and open air will be taking place from May 28th - 31st 2020 at a wide range of venues.

Boasting one of the largest Japanese communities in Europe, Düsseldorf will be organizing the 19th edition of its Japan Day on May 16th 2020 with music, dance, sport and culinary attractions from the land of the rising sun – and with an impressive firework display at night. Some half a million guests are expected on the banks of the Rhine.

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Hamburg Port Anniversary

Congratulations! One million birthday guests every year – enough to send many into a spin. But not the port of Hamburg, which will again be receiving visitors with open arms in its relaxed northern style for the 831st anniversary – to celebrate the world’s largest port birthday. With a varied and interesting program centred around the jetties at St. Pauli Landungsbrücken and a tremendous atmosphere throughout the city: parades and open ships, tall ships, working vessels and museum ships and a program of stage events with sea shanties and jazz, pop and rock: from May 8th - 10th 2020 – more info is also available in our NH Travel Guide for Hamburg.

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King's Day

Formerly Queen’s Day, today Koningsdag or King’s Day: on April 27 King Willem-Alexander celebrates his birthday – and congratulations not only come from the royal family. The whole country and the capital in particular turn orange! With markets and music on the streets, squares and typical waterways, the largest outdoor event of the year takes place in Amsterdam. More info is also available in our NH Travel Guide for Amsterdam.

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Carnival

Princes, farmers, fair maidens and a separate 5th season as well: whether carnival or Fasching, to Cologne’s cry of alaaf or Düsseldorf’s helau, from Women’s Carnival Day on the Thursday through to Ash Wednesday, the clocks simply tick with a different rhythm. Magnificent processions and imaginative costumes transform towns and streets into colorful seas of partying. A raucous public festival for hundreds of thousands of revellers, for jesters present and aspiring – how does that sound? From February 20th -  26th 2020 in Cologne and Düsseldorf; from February 23th - 25th 2020 in Southern Holland.

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GREAT CULTURE WITH DANCE, THEATER, BEGONIAS AND LED

Berlinale & Berlin Festival of lights

The Berlinale – cinema in grand style! Every year, one of the most important international film festivals presents some 400 films from all genres in its public program – most of them are world and European premieres. Cinema fans from all over convene on the River Spree to enjoy the long and short stories of life together with the fictional stories and real-life dramas: from February 20th - March 1st 2020.

During Berlin’s Festival of Lights, artists come to the capital from all over the world to illuminate the buildings and squares, churches, museums and monuments in a multitude of colours and shades from 7.00 p.m. to midnight.

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National Museum Week & Holland Festival

National Museum Week from April 8-14 is the perfect showcase for some 400 museums in the Netherlands, of which around 20 alone are in Amsterdam. Apart from the greatly reduced prices, visitors can also take advantage of special events such as workshops, guided tours and concerts.

The Holland Festival is the largest and oldest festival for performing arts in the Netherlands. Music, theater, dance, architecture, literature and fine art all feature on the program in Amsterdam’s traditional city theater, the Stadsschouwburg on Leidseplein square, from May 31 - June 10.

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Keukenhof & Tulip Festival Amsterdam

The famous Dutch bulbs in full flower: in springtime it’s that time of the year again to visit the Keukenhof. Admire the beautifully colored flowers in their full glory from March 21st - May 10th 2020. More than 7 million bulbs of tulips, hyacinths and more will guarantee a unique experience.

Colorful Amsterdam: from April 1-30 the Tulip Festival Amsterdam will take place. Visitors can enjoy the blooming tulips on the public areas in Amsterdam and in gardens on more than 85 locations throughout the city for free. The best way to get the Spring feeling at the beginning of the season!

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Amsterdam Light Festival

Magic metropolis Amsterdam: the Amsterdam Light Festival continues until January 19th 2020 – both on land and on water. In 40 different concepts, international artists include light as part of the public city life while presenting the still young LED art form in abstract and figurative installations.

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GREETINGS FROM THE KITCHEN: APPETIZERS FOR FOOD LOVERS

Dinner in the Sky

Star chefs – in the true sense of the word: from June 13-23, 22 guests at Dinner in the Sky will each be able to enjoy an exclusive and adventurous set menu composed by a star chef high above the roofs of Brussels. Accompanying them will be a choice of fine wines and atmospheric views – onto Brussels by dusk or into the night sky.

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Rolling Kitchens

Street food unlimited: From May 27th - 31st 2020, more than 100 food trucks will once again transform Amsterdam’s Westerpark into a lively and delicious open-air bistro. This is when the former factory grounds will be home to a rich diversity of culinary delights – local specialities and exotic delicacies: from Bockbier to vegan burger, paella, crepes or cocktails, waffles, wine and workshops. Our Amsterdam travel guide also offers more sights in the capital. And in anticipation, we wish you: bon appétit and eet smakelijk!

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From Oktoberfest to Christmas markets, marathon to book fair – you can find more events here…

Wonderful Christmas markets

Frankfurt Book Fair

Marathon in Berlin

Amsterdam Gay Pride

Lazy Sunday

Breakfast until 12, check-out until 5 p.m. on every Sunday & public holiday

Oktoberfest Munich

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