On this page, we collect free events for children and families in Mainz and Germersheim to help you plan your family leisure time as easily as possible. The collection does not claim to be exhaustive; the respective organizers are responsible for the content of individual events and linked pages. We welcome information about free events via email.
Current Events
from June 02-08, 2025
What’s happening this week in Mainz and Germersheim? Here you’ll find a quick overview of upcoming events.
Event Overview Mainz
| Date / Time | Event Title | Event Type | Target Group | Organizer | District | Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 06/02/2025 3-10 PM | Gaadefelder Fair | Festival | Families | Hörnerzug Mainz-Neustadt Rote Herolde e.V. 1971 | Neustadt | |
| Wed, 06/04/2025 2:30-5:30 PM | Mombach District Market with Music, Dance, and Participatory Activities | Festival | Families | Mombach District Round | Mombach | |
| Tue, 06/10/2025 4-5 PM | Animal Encounters in the City | Storytime | 5-7 years | Öffentliche Bücherei – Anna Seghers | Mombach | Registration required |
| Wed, 06/11/2025 5 PM | Youth Speaks for Itself in the Youth Welfare Committee | Committee Meeting | Children and youth | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Thu, 06/12/2025 4-5 PM | Animal Encounters in the City | Storytime | 5-7 years | Öffentliche Bücherei – Anna Seghers | Weisenau | Registration required |
| Fri, 06/13/2025 4-5 PM | Animal Encounters in the City | Storytime | 5-7 years | Öffentliche Bücherei – Anna Seghers | Gonsenheim | Registration required |
| Sat, 06/14/2025 9 AM-12 AM | Mombach Fire Department Day | Festival | Families | Mainz-Mombach Volunteer Fire Department | Mombach | |
| Sat, 06/14/2025 10 AM-12:30 PM | Be a Conductor for Once! | Workshop | 8 years and older | Staatstheater Mainz | Altstadt | Registration required |
| Sat, 06/14/2025 3 PM | Pretzel Festival in Bretzenheim | Festival | Families | Vereinsring Mainz-Bretzenheim e.V. | Bretzenheim | |
| Sat, 06/14/2025 3 PM | Mainz Museum Night at the Natural History Museum | Exhibition | 6-15 years | Natural History Museum | Altstadt | |
| Sat, 06/14/2025 3-11 PM | Hechtsheim Fire Department Day | Festival | Families | Freiwillige Feuerwehr Mainz-Hechtsheim | Hechtsheim | |
| Sun, 06/15/2025 10 AM-11 PM | Hechtsheim Fire Department Day | Festival | Families | Freiwillige Feuerwehr Mainz-Hechtsheim | Hechtsheim | |
| Sun, 06/15/2025 11 AM-6 PM | Pretzel Festival in Bretzenheim | Festival | Families | Vereinsring Mainz-Bretzenheim e.V. | Bretzenheim | |
| Mon, 06/16/2025 4-5 PM | Animal Encounters in the City | Storytime | 5-7 years | Öffentliche Bücherei – Anna Seghers | Neustadt | Registration required |
| Tue, 06/17/2025 4-5 PM | Animal Encounters in the City | Storytime | 5-7 years | Öffentliche Bücherei – Anna Seghers | Hechtsheim | Registration required |
| Fri, 06/20/2025 2 PM-1 AM | Mainzer Johannisnacht | Festival | Families | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Sat, 06/21/2025 11 AM-1 AM | Mainzer Johannisnacht | Festival | Families | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Sat, 06/21/2025 2 PM | Concert for Children with Wolfgang Hering | Concert | Children | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Sat, 06/21/2025 3-6 PM | Children’s Program: Printing, Paper Making, Crafting | Workshop | Children | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Sun, 06/22/2025 11 AM-2 AM | Mainzer Johannisnacht | Festival | Families | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Sun, 06/22/2025 3-6 PM | Children’s Program: Printing, Paper Making, Crafting | Workshop | Children | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Mon, 06/23/2025 2 PM-12 AM | Mainzer Johannisnacht | Festival | Families | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Mon, 06/23/2025 2:30 PM | Clown Filou | Circus | Children | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Sat, 06/28/2025 3-6 PM | Summer Festival at the Library | Festival | Families | Öffentliche Bücherei – Anna Seghers | Altstadt | |
| Friday, 07/04/2025 6:30 PM | Café Luise – Meet-up for Single Parents from Mainz and Surrounding Area | Exchange | Single Parents | VAMV Rheinland-Pfalz e.V. | Bretzenheim | Registration required |
| Fri, 08/08/2025 2 PM-12 AM | Bretzenheim Fair | Festival | Families | Cataldo Sottile | Bretzenheim | |
| Sat, 09.08.2025 2-24 PM | Bretzenheim Fair | Festival | Families | Cataldo Sottile | Bretzenheim | |
| Sat, 16.08.2025 2 PM | Mombach Rhine Riverside Festival | Festival | Families | Organisationsgesellschaft Rheinuferfest | Mombach | |
| Sun, 24.08.2025 3 PM | Verddelsfest in the Oberstadt | Festival | Families | Verddelswiese Oberstadt | Oberstadt | |
| Thu, 28.08.2025 5 PM | Youth Speaks for Itself in the Youth Welfare Committee | Committee Meeting | Children and youth | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Fri, 29.08.2025 8 AM-3 PM | Career Info Fair Rheinhessen | Fair | Students | BIM Rheinhessen | Altstadt | |
| Fri, 05.09.2025 | Hechtsheim Fair | Festival | Families | Winzervereinigung Mainz-Hechtsheim | Hechtsheim | |
| Sat, 06.09.2025 | Hechtsheim Fair | Festival | Families | Winzervereinigung Mainz-Hechtsheim | Hechtsheim | |
| Sun, 07.09.2025 | Hechtsheim Fair | Festival | Families | Winzervereinigung Mainz-Hechtsheim | Hechtsheim | |
| Mon, 08.09.2025 | Hechtsheim Fair | Festival | Families | Winzervereinigung Mainz-Hechtsheim | Hechtsheim | |
| Tue, 09.09.2025 | Hechtsheim Fair | Festival | Families | Winzervereinigung Mainz-Hechtsheim | Hechtsheim | |
| Sun, 14.09.2025 2-6 PM | Children’s Festival at the Fair in Laubenheim Park | Festival | Families | Vereinsring Laubenheim e.V. | Laubenheim | |
| Wed, 17.09.2025 5 PM | Youth Speaks for Itself in the Youth Welfare Committee | Committee Meeting | Children and youth | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Wed, 12.11.2025 5 PM | Youth Speaks for Itself in the Youth Welfare Committee | Committee Meeting | Children and youth | City of Mainz | Altstadt | |
| Sat, 24.01.2026 10 AM-4 PM | Stuzubi Study and Training Fair Mainz | Fair | Students | Stuzubi GmbH | Mombach |
Event Overview Germersheim
| Date / Time | Event Title | Event Type | Target Group | Organizer | District | Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 06.-Tue, 10.06.2025 2 PM | Germersheim Pentecost Market | Festival | Families | City of Germersheim | Germersheim | |
| Fri, 27.06.2025 5 PM-12 AM | Germersheim Fortress Festival | Festival | Families | City of Germersheim | Germersheim | |
| Sat, 28.06.2025 12 PM-1 AM | Germersheim Fortress Festival | Festival | Families | City of Germersheim | Germersheim | |
| Sun, 29.06.2025 11 AM-12 AM | Germersheim Fortress Festival | Festival | Families | City of Germersheim | Germersheim | |
| Sat, 16.-Tue, 19.08.2025 | Church Fair (Kerwe) in Sondernheim | Festival | Families | City of Germersheim | Sondernheim | |
| Sat, 23.08.2025 11 AM-6 PM | International Children’s Festival | Festival | Families | City of Germersheim | Germersheim | |
| Sat, 08.11.2025 | St. Martin’s Parade in Germersheim | Procession | Families | City of Germersheim | Germersheim | |
| Tue, 11.11.2025 | St. Martin’s Parade in Sondernheim | Procession | Families | City of Germersheim | Sondernheim | |
| Fri, 28.-Sun, 30.11.2025 | Germersheim Christmas Market | Festival | Families | City of Germersheim | Germersheim | |
| Fri, 05.-Sun, 07.12.2025 | Germersheim Christmas Market | Festival | Families | City of Germersheim | Germersheim | |
| Sat, 13.-Sun, 14.12.2025 | Sondernheim Christ Child Market | Festival | Families | City of Germersheim | Sondernheim |
Overview of Online Events
| Date / Time | Event Title | Event Type | Target Group | Organizer | Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 03.06.2025 6:15-7:45 PM | WHO CARED – A Collaborative Oral History Project | Lecture | Parents; Family Caregivers | Historical-Cultural Studies Workshop of the University of Göttingen | Registration required |
| Thu, 05.06.2025 7 PM | Web Seminar: Accompanying Children on the Internet | Lecture | Parents | Verbraucherzentrale Rheinland-Pfalz | Registration required |
| Tue, 24.06.2025 9-11 AM | Single Parenting – What Feels Good? | Lecture | Single Parents | Bundesagentur für Arbeit | Registration required |
| Tue, 24.06.2025 5:30-7 PM | Digital Exchange Forum for Caregiving Parents – Care Level and Now What? | Exchange | Caregiving Parents | wir pflegen e.V. | |
| Wed, 25.06.2025 6-8 PM | Sharing Care Work Fairly – Finding Good Partnership Solutions | Lecture | Parents | Bundesagentur für Arbeit | Registration required |
| Wed, 25.06.2025 6 PM | Information Lecture on Parental Allowance and Parental Leave | Lecture | Parents | Hildegard House | |
| Tue, 29.07.2025 8-9:30 PM | Digital Exchange Forum for Caregiving Parents – My Child Turns 18 | Exchange | Caregiving Parents | wir pflegen e.V. | Registration required |
| Wed, 06.08.2025 6 PM | Information Lecture on Parental Allowance and Parental Leave | Lecture | Parents | Hildegard House | |
| Tue, 26.08.2025 8-9:30 PM | Digital Exchange Forum for Caregiving Parents – Drawing Strength and Not Forgetting Oneself | Exchange | Caregiving Parents | wir pflegen e.V. | Registration required |
| Wed, 08.10.2025 6 PM | Information Lecture on Parental Allowance and Parental Leave | Lecture | Parents | Hildegard House | |
| Wed, 26.11.2025 6 PM | Information Lecture on Parental Allowance and Parental Leave | Lecture | Parents | Hildegard House | |
| Wed, 14.01.2026 6 PM | Information Lecture on Parental Allowance and Parental Leave | Lecture | Parents | Hildegard House |
