FAQ for Rhine in Flames Koblenz

Rhein in Flammen® (Rhine in Flames) is a popular annual event in Germany, characterized by impressive fireworks and festive activities along the Rhine. It takes place at various locations and dates along the river. These include well-known cities such as Koblenz, Bonn, Rüdesheim and St. Goar. In Koblenz, Rhine in Flames takes place every year on the second Saturday in August.

Rhine in Flames sees itself as a festival full of variety and entertainment and offers a very diverse programme for all age groups. This has made the festival very popular with Koblenz families and visitors from Germany and abroad.

Rhine in Flames Koblenz 2025 will take place from August 8 to 10, 2025.

The drone show and fireworks are scheduled to start on Saturday, August 9 at around 11:00 pm.

Rhine in Flames Koblenz provides a varied programme for every preference. Enjoy the soulful sounds of our singer/songwriters, dance to rousing electronic music and experience energetic performances. Let yourself be enchanted by blues and rock'n'roll or sing your favorite songs at our karaoke sessions.

There's plenty to keep the little ones entertained too: fun and entertainment are guaranteed with cheerful sing-along songs and the exciting ADAC children's festival. Immerse yourself in the colourful world of Rhein in Flammen® Koblenz and discover a programme that leaves nothing to be desired.

You can find more information about the program in the run-up to the event on the programme page.

As at all major events, children can lose contact with their parents in the hustle and bustle. To assure that parents and children are quickly reunited, Rhein in Flammen® Koblenz offers child finder wristbands.

This is a self-adhesive and tear-resistant wristband on which accompanying persons, parents or grandparents can write the child's name and mobile number. With the help of this information, other visitors or the authorities can immediately contact the child's parents by telephone and thus reunite them as quickly as possible.

Child finder wristbands are available free of charge from security and law enforcement patrols, the police, at the event info point or from the Koblenz tourism team.

All persons are permitted to wear a child finder wristband; not only children.

Rhine in Flames Koblenz is expressly intended to be a peaceful and joyful festival. Discrimination and hate symbols are not welcome and have no place here! In order to experience a respectful festival, an awareness team will be on site. All information can be found on the awareness page.

Please use the waste containers provided throughout the festival grounds and try to reduce or avoid waste. In order to avoid creating unnecessary waste, there is a standardized cup deposit system at the event, which allows visitors to return beverage cups and wine glasses to any catering stand.

In principle, the entire festival grounds are handicap accessible. However, some areas of the event may not be accessible for the disabled or wheelchair users, for which we ask your understanding. Handicap-accessible sanitary facilities are available at various sanitary areas through the festival grounds.

Admission to Rhine in Flames Koblenz is free of charge. Please note, however, that certain areas of the event site have a maximum visitor capacity and a few areas have restricted access.

First aid stations will be set up on the festival grounds. In emergencies, you can reach the emergency services by calling 112. Law enforcement, security patrols and the event organisers can provide assistance.

Rhine in Flames® Koblenz offers many activities tailored to children and young people. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the popular water festival for families takes place in the area of the water playground behind the Deutsches Eck.

The event will be accompanied by photography and video for public relations purposes. By entering the event area, visitors agree that their image material may be published on various media and output channels.

Please contact the municipal lost and found office for lost and found items: 
Stadt Koblenz, Lost and found office of the public order office telephone: +49(0)261-129-4402.

The festival map and programme flyer are of course available to download free of charge. The Rhine in Flames® programme flyer is also available at the Tourist Information as well as at some stands and at the event info point.

It is possible to travel to and from the event with public transportation (recommended). In addition, the Rhine in Flames Park & Ride service will bring all drivers from the designated parking spaces at the city limits into the Koblenz old town.

After the end of the fireworks and the drone show on Saturday, we expect a large rush for the buses and trains running immediately afterwards. The programme has therefore been extended until Midnight in order to alleviate the situation. Many stands will remain open until 2 a.m. on both Friday and Saturday evenings. Enjoy the exuberant atmosphere at Rhine in Flames Koblenz even after the fireworks and drone show and take advantage of the extensive local transport services until late into night!

There are many food stands with a wide selection of food and drinks throughout the event area. You will find regional wines and local specialties at many of the stands.

Please note that this year the event area ends at the Pfaffendorfer Bridge at Stresemannstraße due to extensive construction work. The castle steps are no longer part of the festival grounds and are therefore not accessible.

The Ufer-Bar will not be open during Rhine in Flames Koblenz.

In addition, some areas, such as the Pfaffendorfer Bridge or the harbor pier in Ehrenbreitstein, are closed at certain times for safety reasons.

Once again this year, we are expecting up to 140,000 guests from all over the world in Koblenz. In order to guarantee maximum safety, it is necessary to make adjustments to the traffic routing for this weekend.

You will find all information on this in the run-up to the event on the residential traffic page.

A maximum visitor limit has been set for the Deutsches Eck. If there is a risk of overcrowding, our security staff will close the relevant entrances. This may result in longer wait times.

The complex security concept of Rhein in Flammen® Koblenz is regularly discussed and adapted with all security forces involved.

During the event, a large number of emergency personnel from the police, fire department, security service and other responsible parties assure the safety of visitors.

Our staff at the tourist information office in the Forum Confluentes will be happy to advise you on tourist matters. We offer public guided tours for our guests. Further information can be found on our tourist website www.visit-koblenz.de/en.

There is also an info point on the festival grounds, which will be staffed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Yes, for security reasons, video cameras are installed at several points throughout the festival grounds.

All information for residents in the vicinity of the festival grounds can be found under the following link.

https://www.rif-koblenz.de/en/residential-traffic