Open Sundays: Where does Germany celebrate the Pentecost Festival 2025?

Open Sundays: Where does Germany celebrate the Pentecost Festival 2025?

On June 8, 2025, the Pentecost Sunday, there will be some Sundays open in Germany again, which offer a welcome opportunity for many cities and customers to visit the shops. According to Ruhr24 , however, Sundays in Germany are a rarity and the opening times Cities vary greatly from state to state.

The cities that open their doors on June 8th are included:

• Bavaria: Burgebrach (summer market)
• Hessen: Willingen (special tourist opening)
• North Rhine-Westphalia: Baesweiler (Höppener garden center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Winterberg
• Rhineland-Palatinate: Freinsheim (Altstadtfest)
• Schleswig-Holstein: Eckernförde, Grömitz, Timmendorfer Strand, Travemünde (bathroom regulation)
• Thuringia: Ilmenau (Altstadtfest)

events and festivals

in Freinsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, the old town festival takes place from June 6th to 9th, 2025. The opening will take place on Friday at 6 p.m. by the Freinsheim wine princess. The stands open on Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m., and a varied musical program with acoustic rock, classic rock and retro hits await visitors. In addition, public city tours are offered that take place on Friday at 6 p.m. and on Saturday at 11.15 a.m. (costs: 7 euros per person). For the safety of the guests, the old town is closed to through traffic and parking spaces are shown.

Also in Ilmenau, Thuringia, an old town festival is organized that runs on three days. Five stages present a wide music program, including rock, pop and electric. For younger visitors there is a children's area with airbrush tattoos, handicrafts and a play. Culinary, guests can look forward to a variety of delicacies such as hand bread, grilled food, ice cream, waffles as well as cocktails and beer. The Sunday open in Ilmenau takes place from 12 noon to 6 p.m., and the Tower Café of the St. Jakobus Church is open on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

legal framework conditions

The regulations for Sundays open to sales are not uniform in Germany. In principle, the legislator generally allows four Sundays that are open to the sales per year, with individual federal states often aimed at additional dates. According to Salesoffenoffener-sonntag.com , approval for additional open Sundays requires a special occasion, such as a street festival, whereby the opening hours must be outside of the service periods. In North Rhine-Westphalia, municipalities can even offer up to 11 additional open Sundays.

The large number of regulations means that visitors should find out in advance. The website sales-open-sonntag.com offers current information on the appointments and events. It should be noted that appointments can be changed, laid or canceled.

Overall, June 8, 2025 offers a welcome opportunity for shoppers and families to visit the associated celebrations and spend the day together.