Bonn celebrates: Two open Sundays at the Bonn Festival and Bonn lights up!

Bonn celebrates: Two open Sundays at the Bonn Festival and Bonn lights up!

The Bonn city council recently decided two open Sundays for autumn 2025, which are associated with two popular events. For everyone who likes to stroll and want to be carried away by a colorful hustle and bustle in the city center, there are now double reason to be happy. On September 28th and October 26th, the shops can open their doors from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. to offer visitors a very special shopping experience. This reports tixio .

The first open Sunday coincides with the "Bonn Festival", which takes place from Friday to Sunday, from September 26th to 28th, 2025. Visitors can look forward to a varied program that includes music, dance, shows and a variety of market stalls and lets the city center bloom. Especially at the “Bonn Festival”, several thousand visitors are expected every year, which brings down the city center to life and strengthens the sense of community.

festive lights and shopping experiences

The second Sunday open Sunday on October 26th falls into the time of the “Bonn glow” festival. This event is celebrated from October 24th to 26th, 2025 and ensures a very special atmosphere with spectacular light installations and illuminations on the Bonn sights. Here, too, an extensive supporting program with exhibitions, information stands and culinary delights is offered that captivates young and old. In particular, the light installations promise a visual festival of the extra class, such as bonn.de .

For Sundays, specific opening times apply that ensure that both the shops and the organizers have optimal conditions in order to offer visitors a great experience. The permission for such open Sundays is regulated differently in Germany from state to state. In North Rhine-Westphalia, for example, municipalities may approved up to 11 open Sundays per year, which favors the high frequency at events such as the festivals mentioned here, reports Salesoffenerer-Sonntag.com .

for all interested parties who want to fill their schedule: these Sundays open Sundays are not only a good opportunity to shop, but also to enjoy the city's cultural Highlights. So nothing like going on the hustle and bustle - with music, light and delicious gastronomy there is something for everyone!