Frühlings Dippemess

1 March - 30 April

Held once in the spring and once in the autumn, Frankfurt´s Dippemess at the Festplatz (Fairground) on Ratsweg is one of the city's best-loved events. The activities include a market with stalls as well as parish fair with fairground attractions.

Nacht der Museen

26 April

The museums stay open late and for free (or for a reduced fee) during this major event.

Henninger Rennen

1 May

If you're around the Henning brewery, you can't miss this annual bicycle race, which begins and ends at the brewers. A semi classic cycle race, the "Rund um den Henninger-Turm" (Around the Henninger Tower), takes in Frankfurt and the Taunus Mountains which includes several steep climbs. It starts and finishes at Darmstadter Landstrasse outside the Henninger Tower.

Opel Ironman Germany

1 June - 31 July

This European Championship triathlon runs through Frankfurt and far into the surrounding towns in a southwest to northeast direction. The triathlon involves competing in each of a 42.2km (26.25 miles) run, a 180km (112 miles) bicycle race and a 3.8km (2.25 miles) swim.

Museum Embankment Festival

1 - 31 August

For 2km on both banks of the River Maine, the city’s museums display hundreds of brilliant masterpieces – paintings, sculpture, film, photography and architectural exhibits – for one of the world's foremost free museum events. The range of open-air attractions includes stages for music and drama, exhibition stands, fun activities, a jazz garden and games for the children.

Frankfurt Jazz Festival

1 - 31 October

The Frankfurt Jazz Festival is relatively small but durable, with a long and faithful. Members of the "Jazzensemble" who performed in the original 1953 event keep the traditional strand alive while new artists push the boundaries and keep the festival funky.

Book Fair

1 - 31 October

Possibly the biggest such event in the world, and definitely the biggest in Germany, thousands of publishers, authors and vendors turn up for this event.

Euro Marathon

26 October

Thousands of participants come from around the Continent to take part in the race through the streets of Frankfurt

Frankfurt Christmas Fair

27 November - 21 December

The festive season in Frankfurt is a polished and well-run show mix of locals and visitors from overseas. From Thanksgiving until just before Christmas, the city’s old section, from the Romerberg to the Main River, is ablaze with lights, decorations and the bustle of holiday crowds.