Le CoffeeRide – A bike rally, two cities, four checkpoints, excellent coffee.
A touch of Alleycat as part of the BikeToWork Challenge.

It’s really simple and, above all, a lot of fun: hop on your bike, cross the Rhine, collect four stamps, and wrap up the day together. Which route will you take? Which Rhine bridge will you choose? It doesn’t matter at all. It also doesn’t matter what kind of bike you ride—touring, trekking, city, or folding bike—as long as you collect four stamps on your bike, have fun riding from city to city, and enjoy a coffee stop or two along the way.

The four stamp locations are:

• Café Hilda (Mainz Neustadt)
• Après Café (Mainz Old Town, open from 11:00 a.m.)
• Hier & Jetzt Bakery (Wiesbaden Westend)
• Dylan & Harper (Wiesbaden City Center, near the Marktkirche)

Really great coffee awaits you at every stop.

+ Bonus raffle at the Bergkönig Bike Shop / Kiezwerkstatt (Schwalbacher Straße 72, former municipal hospitals)

This isn’t a race. You can collect stamps at your own leisure between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. You’re free to choose your starting point and the order of the checkpoints. There are no pre-printed stamp cards—just use the Bike to Work flyer or something similar. 

For those who don’t want to ride alone, there’s a guided tour:

1:00 PM Start in Mainz (at the fountain behind the Mainz Hilton, on the banks of the Rhine)
Tour guide: @velo_fee

If you’d like to enter the raffle, come to the get-together at the finish line at WerkRaum (Langgasse 5-9, Wiesbaden) starting at 5:00 PM. Anyone who has collected all 4 stamps will be entered into the raffle. There are some great prizes to be won—especially culinary ones. The raffle will take place around 5:45 p.m. at WerkRaum.

The CoffeeRide will take place rain or shine. Because as you know: There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

Have fun on the stamp rally!

Exhibition Opening: Everyday Architecture—Wiesbaden’s Street Spaces Between Traffic, Daily Life, and Shifting Perspectives, in collaboration
with RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, featuring photographs by Berlin-based architectural photographer Maximilian Meisse.

Design and Historic Preservation Advisory Board

The Design and Historic Preservation Advisory Board invites the public to attend its meeting. Independent experts will discuss current construction projects that shape Wiesbaden’s cityscape. The focus will be on issues related to attractive, sustainable design and successful urban planning.

Interested members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting and learn how public and private projects contribute to a city worth living in.

No registration is required.

An event organized by the City Planning Office of the State Capital of Wiesbaden

City Talk: Mobility (Wiesbaden State Theater)

Helge Schmidt and his team, who are developing the research project “Who Owns the City?” at the Wiesbaden State Theater and exploring discourses on urban policy, will be guests at WerkRaum. An installation related to the play will also be on display at WerkRaum throughout September. In line with WerkRaum’s September theme, there will be a casual “City Talk” on the topic of “Mobility in Wiesbaden.” Members of the Superblock initiative will also be in attendance. Anyone interested in joining the discussion is warmly invited.

Art Workshop: DRAWING SETS YOU IN MOTION | with Anne-Louise Hoffmann

We’ll be creating life-size coloring books with anyone who’s interested. Try out different body movements, paint together using pens and paint—with both hands at the same time. Look out of the corners of your eyes. Let your pens dance!

Afterward, feel free to relax with the outline drawings. You can fill in everything between the lines with color and your current feelings, letting yourself unwind in the process.

You’re invited to share and rediscover the joy of drawing and painting as a interplay of movement and stillness.

JUST Art and Craft Activity Based on “Herr Bello and the Blue Miracle”

Who Owns the Forest?
Mountain Biking in Wiesbaden’s City Forest – Discussion & Ride

Who owns the forest? And how do we want to use it? As a natural space, a recreational area, and a place for physical activity, the Wiesbaden City Forest is where different interests converge.

We’ll talk with the DIMB—the German Mountain Bike Interest Group—about mountain biking in the city forest: about open spaces, consideration for others, rules, and how different uses can coexist.

Then it’s time for some hands-on action: On a guided group mountain bike ride, we’ll explore the city forest on two wheels.

“Who Owns the Forest?” is part of our special focus on “On the Move.” After all, physical activity doesn’t just take place on streets and bike paths: The city forest is also a shared space—for nature, recreation, sports, and various forms of physical activity.

Dates: Sept. 15; Sept. 22; Sept.
29, starting at 5:00
p.m. each day: Coffee and conversation
followed by a guided mountain bike ride on technically easy trails in the city forest to the Platte and back, approx. 2 hours of riding time, approx. 500 meters of elevation gain

In cooperation with: DIMB – German Mountain Bike Association e. V.

You must bring your own mountain bike, bike helmet, and a light for the ride home.
Please register at ig.wiesbadendimbde.

“What difference can design really make?” 

Panel discussion with Dr. Dirk Becker and Prof. Dr. Thilo Schwer—in cooperation with the WAZ (Wiesbaden Architecture Center)

What can “design”—and in this case, specifically “urban design”—really accomplish? 

This exciting topic will be discussed, moderated by the Wiesbaden Architecture Center (WAZ), by: a student from the Department of Interior Design and a design professor from the Academy of Fashion and Design (Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Wiesbaden), a renowned Wiesbaden-based communication designer (Cicero Agency), a member of the YRD. Works artist collective from Offenbach, and an experienced architect and urban planner specializing in architectural communication—with the term “design” itself set to be critically examined. 

With the audience’s participation, we want to explore questions such as: “What might the city of the future look like?” and “What answers can design provide on the topic of sustainability?” Just come, listen, and join the discussion

What exactly does… an archaeologist do at a museum?

Stop by during your lunch break: Archaeologist Philipp Schug invites you to watch him at work. He’ll provide fascinating insights into the sam’s current archaeological projects, show you what research is underway, and answer your questions about archaeology, excavations, and museum work.

Art Workshop: DRAWING SETS YOU IN MOTION | with Anne-Louise Hoffmann

We’ll be creating life-size coloring books with anyone who’s interested. Try out different body movements, paint together using pens and paint—with both hands at the same time. Look out of the corners of your eyes. Let your pens dance!

Afterward, feel free to relax with the outline drawings. You can fill in everything between the lines with color and your current feelings, letting yourself unwind in the process.

You’re invited to share and rediscover the joy of drawing and painting as a interplay of movement and stillness.

Housing Preferences for the Inclusion Hub (i.hub): How do you want to live?

Rethinking living spaces together: Design shapes how we live and breaks down barriers. Following our successful kickoff on June 12, 2026, we’d now like to delve deeper into the findings we’ve developed. The central question continues to guide us: What does a home look like where all people—with and without disabilities—can live self-determined lives? As part of WDC 2026, we cordially invite you to join us in further developing the i.hub concept and adapting it to your needs. We’ll meet again for this in the inspiring atmosphere of the WDC WerkRaum in Wiesbaden.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Delving Deeper into the Findings: We’ll build on the first workshop to gather your specific, inclusive housing preferences for the i.hub project.
• Concepts for Everyone: You can choose between two parallel workshops—one in simple language and one in standard language.
• Interactive planning: Together, we’ll further develop ideas. For us, one thing is certain: Everyone should live exactly as they want to.
• Get actively involved: We’re looking for dedicated collaborators and future residents for our housing project.
• Forming an Association: To bring our ideas to life, we will soon be founding the association “Wohnen mit Mehrwert.”

Information on Participation:

• Accessibility: All on-site facilities are fully accessible.
• Language options: The entire event will be conducted in both simple language and standard language.
• Assistance: There is no on-site personal assistance available—but you’re more than welcome to bring your companions.
• Free of charge: Participation in the workshop is completely free for everyone.

Inklusionshub (i.hub) – Housing with Added Value: We are actively committed to creating inclusive, self-determined housing in the region.

Guided Tour of the Exhibition "CONSUMPTION and ME"

What do our purchases reveal about us? And what does consumption have to do with democracy? Janine Seitz, curator of the exhibition and founder of the Museum of Consumer Culture, will lead a tour of the exhibition. The exhibition spans a wide range of topics, from the plastic bag as a memento of the world before online shopping, to the history of department stores in Wiesbaden, to modern mass consumption. It features eye-opening moments, hands-on activities, and plenty of opportunities for discussion.

Approx. 60 min.
Free admission | No registration required

Print Workshop | Facades in Color | with Nina Rauber

Nearly 200 years ago, Wiesbaden began its transformation from a farming town into a modern spa resort for the wealthy and the nobility. Magnificent facades, sweeping ornamentation, and tropical vines shaped the character of the “World Spa City” and conveyed a new sense of social identity.

Together, in the print workshop, we’ll experiment with simple (everyday) materials and create our own facade artworks using a wide variety of printing techniques and homemade printing blocks. The open print workshop is a space for artistic exploration where everyone is invited to join in! So… come on in!

Suitable for all ages | no registration required

Guided Tour | Communal Living
: A BIKE TOUR TO A HOUSING PROJECT THAT REIMAGINES THE NEIGHBORHOOD

What does communal living actually look like? As part of the World
Design Capital Frankfurt Rhine-Main 2026, 3deluxe invites you to join a group bike tour to
the Bierstadt Nord housing project.

Meeting point: 2:00 p.m., project introduction and start of the bike tour.

Lecture by the Alfons Kaiser Cultural Initiative on Regine May-Koch

Regina May Forever
As part of the Wiesbaden Cultural Initiative, Dr. Alfons Kaiser will give his lecture “Regina May Forever” on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.

She was a printer, graphic designer, and fashion illustrator—and she created the masthead for the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.”
Regina May passed away 30 years ago. We remember an illustrator whose most famous work is seen by hundreds of thousands of newspaper readers every day. A lecture by F.A.Z. editor Alfons Kaiser.

What does an archaeologist actually do at a museum? 

Archaeologist Philipp Schug offers fascinating insights into the work of an archaeologist and talks about the most recent excavation he just took part in.

Biebrich’s Lifelines – 11 Designs for a Climate-Resilient Biebrich

Hotter summers, droughts, and increased heat stress: Climate change is also making itself felt in Biebrich. How can our streets and public spaces become greener, more climate-resilient, and more livable?

The “Biebrich’s Lifelines” competition, organized by the initiators of the “Future City Center” – “Auf geht’s Biebrich” program, presents concrete ideas for the future of their neighborhood through 11 design proposals. The results have now been compiled into a report. 

· What can we learn from the designs?

· Which ideas have potential for Biebrich?

· And how can these be implemented?

The organizers will present the report, provide insight into the 11 designs, and invite participants to share their thoughts.

With the kind support of the City Planning Office of the State Capital of Wiesbaden

The initiative group “Ideen für Biebrich e.V.” is an independent group of Biebrich residents who have made it their mission to improve the quality of life in the neighborhood.

More info: www.ideen-fuer-biebrich.de | https://www.facebook.com/ideenfuerbiebrich/ 

For the past ten years, sam—Stadtmuseum am Markt has been telling the story of Wiesbaden in the Marktkeller. In its anniversary year, the museum itself becomes the subject of an exhibition: In the WerkRaum, highlights from past exhibitions, posters, photographs, and films look back on ten years of sam. Lectures, open studios, and behind-the-scenes glimpses invite visitors to rediscover the museum and its collections.

The sam – Stadtmuseum am Markt is presenting a selection from the exhibition *Heiße! Quellen!*—a participatory photo exhibition organized in 2024 in collaboration with the HSRM and Wiesbaden residents. “Hot! Springs!” is to be understood in a figurative sense: Armed with cameras, the participants roamed the streets in search of places that symbolically radiate special energies. The resulting photo series, supplemented by personal comments, offer unique insights into Wiesbaden from individual perspectives.

We honor the man whose terracotta ornaments and architectural sculptures in the Historicist style shaped the appearance of numerous buildings in Wiesbaden beginning in the mid-19th century. At the Gläsernes Museum, we are showcasing excerpts from the exhibition *The Estate of J.J. Höppli in Wiesbaden*, which was on view in 2022 in the crypt of the Marktkirche. On August 28 and October 2, the sam’s conservator will demonstrate how J.J. Höppli’s architectural ornaments are prepared for exhibitions.

Every month, visitors to the sam select a favorite object from the museum’s collection, which is then displayed in the permanent exhibition. In the Glass Museum, we display a selection of these as object tiles. Every object has a story behind it—what’s your connection to it? We’re collecting your memories, associations, and stories on colorful postcards.

Between Wilhelmstraße and Westend, the Kurhaus and the vacant SportScheck building, Walhalla and the Platz der Deutschen Einheit—from the need for safety and an equitable transportation policy to affordable housing and heavy rainfall: Hesse’s state capital faces many challenges. Following the success of the documentary theater evening “Our Legacy: Tax Me If You Can,” Helge Schmidt and his team are turning their attention to Wiesbaden itself in their new research project and asking the questions: Who owns the city? How do we want to live together? What could Wiesbaden look like as a just and forward-looking city? Drawing on interviews that explore current urban policy discourses, the project aims to investigate what connects us and our audience: the very place where this theater stands.

Since 2022, the Superblock initiative in the Rheingauviertel has been challenging the habitual use of public space. Why does the design of an urban neighborhood continue to be guided by the needs of (stationary) car traffic—despite the climate crisis, despite the loss of safe routes to school and street spaces that allow children to explore on their own, and despite the impact on urban aesthetics and atmosphere?

A spatial installation highlights the absurd amount of space taken up by elements designed to regulate and deter motor vehicle traffic in an already severely limited public space. The accumulation of these small barriers often lacks any design connection to their urban surroundings and offers passersby—whether young or old—no immediately perceptible added value.

A video featuring interviews offers further ideas for a shared, inclusive future in public space.

Cycling boosts energy, reduces stress, and is good for the environment. The “Brückenschlag Mainz-Wiesbaden” project aims to ensure that, by the summer of 2026, significantly more people commute to work by bike instead of by car.

Over the course of one month, cyclists are encouraged to cross the three main bridges as often as possible. Counts will be tracked via an app and permanently installed devices. Companies will compete against each other in teams. The collected data will be used to plan a permanent express bike route. A permanent high-speed bike route would primarily serve as a flagship project for the entire region, making the connection between the two state capitals more sustainable and faster.

Location: Mainz and Wiesbaden: Public bike paths and streets; MAK Frankfurt: Drawing machine with a virtual representation of the routes traveled.

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