24.04.2024 | 14:34 Clock | Citywhispers
The Frankfurt Oktoberfest has announced its ambassador for this year: Alessandra "Sandy" Meyer-Wölden will take over the festive opening of the Hessian-Bavarian Wiesn-Gaudi in September. The event, which takes place from September 18 to October 13 in the marquee at Deutsche Bank Park, once again pr ...
23.04.2024 | 17:49 Clock | Favorite places
In March, the city council of Frankfurt am Main decided to redesign the city entrance at the main railway station. Work has now begun on implementing these measures. The surface covering on the station forecourt will be replaced, street painting with signpost arrows will be applied at the Kaisertor ...
23.04.2024 | 17:38 Clock | Culinary
On Tuesday, April 23, the City of Frankfurt am Main and the Frankfurt Economic Development Agency invited representatives from Frankfurt's gastronomy sector to the newly launched "Gastro Brunch". Around 60 restaurateurs came together at the naïv Tasting Room & event location in Fahrgasse to dis ...
22.04.2024 | 22:00 Clock | Favorite places
The renaturation of the Nidda not only facilitates the ascent of fish. Rare dragonflies, amphibians such as the pond frog and protected bird species such as the kingfisher have found a habitat at the former Höchster Weir and the Bonameser Altarm. However, nature is suffering from excessive use by t ...
22.04.2024 | 21:35 Clock | Sport
Numerous roads will be closed again for the Eschborn-Frankfurt cycling classic on Wednesday, May 1. Like car traffic, streetcar and bus lines will also be affected by the closures. S-Bahn and U-Bahn trains, on the other hand, will run largely unhindered and according to schedule. The destination ar ...
17.04.2024 | 11:52 Clock | Museums and Art
Insect protection from millipede secretion, pregnancy tests using clawed frog substances, cancer therapy with the help of a sea sponge - what sounds amazing really does exist: humans and animals use numerous natural substances for their health. From April 18, the new permanent exhibition "Nature + ...
16.04.2024 | 13:58 Clock | Citywhispers
At the 4th Dialogforum Bahnhofsviertel on Tuesday, 16 April, Lord Mayor Mike Josef and seven other members of the magistrate drew up an initial summary of their joint work to improve the situation in the district. Dialogue Forum Bahnhofsviertel on Tuesday, April 16, Lord Mayor Mike Josef, Police Com ...
16.04.2024 | 09:34 Clock | Sport
On Monday, Bernd Hölzenbein passed away at the age of 78. He was not only part of the 1974 world champion team, but also an outstanding personality for Eintracht Frankfurt.
Hölzenbein played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1967 to 1981 and played a total of 420 games for the club. He was a key figure ...
12.04.2024 | 15:50 Clock | Business
Hometextile and Patricia Urquiola jointly gave the first previews of the design installation 'Among-us' at Heimtextil 2025 - thus strengthening the collaboration between the renowned Spanish architect and the leading trade fair. With this partnership, Heimtextil is expanding its design expertise in ...
12.04.2024 | 15:42 Clock | Sport
Since Monday, April 8, Skyline Soccer has been open to citizens of the city of Frankfurt on the roof terrace of Skyline Plaza. The Host City (HC) invited people to an exciting match with a view of the skyline to mark the end of the project. On Friday, April 12, the motto was "Host City Frankfurt ver ...
12.04.2024 | 12:32 Clock | Culture
On Monday, April 8, the former Director of the Weltkulturen Museum Prof. Josef Franz Thiel passed away at the age of 92, as announced by his family. Under his directorship from 1985 to 1998, the Weltkulturen Museum, then known as the Museum für Völkerkunde, underwent a significant period of change ...
11.04.2024 | 11:16 Clock | Culture
After a long wait, the official opening date for the eagerly awaited Museum Reinhard Ernst (MRE) in Wiesbaden has now been set. The new art museum will open its doors on Sunday, June 23, 2024. The cube-shaped building, designed by the renowned Japanese architect and Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Ma ...
10.04.2024 | 19:21 Clock | Culture
Festival4Family in 2024 with Markus Becker, Jannik Freestyle, Samuel and Sarah Elena Koch as well as Nilsen
On Sunday, 26 May 2024, the Frankfurt Festival of the Century will take place. May 2024, the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt am Main will once again be the venue for Festival4Family, the ultimate f ...
09.04.2024 | 20:37 Clock | Favorite places
The city shines in a sea of colorful flowers. Since last autumn, a total of 200,000 flower bulbs have been planted in various parks and green spaces in the city center. The results are now clearly visible, as tulips, daffodils, ornamental leeks and grape hyacinths are currently in full bloom. The ge ...
09.04.2024 | 15:11 Clock | Citywhispers
The city of Frankfurt am Main's water park campaign is entering its third round. In addition to posters and postcards, the campaign motif can also be seen on streetcars this year. Perhaps the first people have already spotted them: since the beginning of April, two streetcars with the motifs of the ...
09.04.2024 | 15:02 Clock | Sport
UEFA EURO 2024 Skyline Soccer Court opens on SKYLINE PLAZA roof garden Frankfurt am Main, 08.04.2024 From now on, Skyline Plaza will be home to "Kicking over the rooftops of Frankfurt". In cooperation with the Frankfurt Sports Office and Sportjugend, a soccer court with a view of the skyline was ope ...
09.04.2024 | 10:09 Clock | Culture
On Saturday, October 19, 2024, the doors of the Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten will open at 6:30 pm for the 8th Palmengarten Ball. This exclusive charity ball was created to support the Palmengarten and Botanical Garden Foundation and is undoubtedly one of the social highlights in Frankfurt's calend ...
05.04.2024 | 16:42 Clock | Favorite places
Under the name "Konsti-Live-Art", Frankfurt's Konstablerwache will be the scene of a new artistic initiative. In collaboration with local initiators, the City of Frankfurt is inviting people to take part in a public competition to redesign the 12 handrails on the Konstablerwache platform. The campai ...
02.04.2024 | 12:06 Clock | Favorite places
The Goetheturm, one of Frankfurt's landmarks, is not expected to be open to visitors again this year until Wednesday, May 1. The opening was originally planned for April 1. The reason for the delay is urgently needed maintenance work on the tower's foundations. Routine inspections are carried out a ...
31.03.2024 | 08:50 Clock | Culture
After almost a decade away from the public eye, former TV presenter and entertainer Stefan Raab returns with a mysterious video on Instagram, sparking speculation among fans and the media. In the clip published on Raab's Instagram profile, Elton, known from "TV Total", can be seen searching for Stef ...
