Invitation to tender for festivals & markets
The dates for festivals & markets of the Outdoorformate event service 2026 and 2027 have been set. Suppliers can now apply for the tenders; the application deadline is November 30 of the previous year.
2026
| Easter Market | March 20–22, 2026 |
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| Spring Festival | April 10–13, 2026 |
| Rheingau Wine Week | August 14–23, 2026 |
| Fall Market | September 25–27, 2026 |
| Shooting Star Market | November 24–December 23, 2026 |
| Children’s Shooting Star Market | November 24–December 30, 2026 |
2027
| Easter Market | March 12–14, 2027 |
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| Spring Festival | April 2–5, 2027 |
| Rheingau Wine Week | August 13–22, 2027 |
| Fall Market | September 24–26, 2027 |
| Shooting Star Market | November 23 through December 23, 2027 |
| Children’s Shooting Star Market | November 23–December 30, 2027 |
As usual, the application deadline is November 30, 2026.
Easter market / Fall market
We are looking for booths offering interesting merchandise, arts and crafts, and food and beverage options. For merchandise sales, please use cream-colored or white tents.
- Each event includes a Sunday when stores are open for business
- March 20–22, 2026: Easter Market
- September 25–27, 2026: Fall Market
Rheingau Wine Week
We are looking for wine (Rheingau wines only) and snack stands (white pagoda-style stands preferred).
- August 14–23, 2026
Shooting star market
We are looking for vendors with an interesting selection of goods and food and beverage offerings. Market stalls may only be set up in accordance with the design guidelines issued by the City of Wiesbaden.
- November 24 through December 23, 2026
Children's shooting star market
We are looking for vendors with an interesting selection of goods and food and beverage offerings. Preference should be given to market stalls that comply with the City of Wiesbaden’s design guidelines.
- November 24 through December 30, 2026
Applications must always be received by November 30 of the previous year (date of receipt by Wiesbaden Congress & Marketing GmbH). Applications received after this deadline will be rejected.
Notes on the selection procedure
The local statutes for the markets of the state capital of Wiesbaden (market statutes) dated September 6, 2018 and the statutes on the levying of fees for the markets of the state capital of Wiesbaden (market fee statutes) dated December 12, 2019 apply to all markets.
If more applications are received for stands of certain sizes than the number of available stands, a selection is made in accordance with Section 70 (3) of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO) (opens in a new tab). The decisive criterion for the selection is the attractiveness, which is measured according to the following characteristics, which are weighted differently according to a points system, taking into account the purpose of the event (concept of the market), the design intention (number of different product groups, type of goods) and the site-specific conditions (placement of the stands) of the respective event:
- Variety of goods and services on offer
- fourfold weighting, - Originality of the goods and services on offer
- fourfold weighting, - Appearance and condition of the store / stand
- triple weighting, - Special features of the presentation (e.g. sustainability, craft demonstrations, special clothing, etc.)
- single weighting.