Events in Ulm in 2026

(All information without guarantee)

Sports events

Ratiopharm Ulm – basketball team, Ratiopharm Arena Neu-Ulm, distance approx. 3.4 km

SSV Ulm – soccer, Donaustadium Ulm, distance approx. 1.5 km

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International Danube Festival

TOP EVENT - July 3–12, 2026

(both sides of the Danube / Ulm & Neu-Ulm)

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Children's Carnival - Carnival' Tree Planting

January 24, 2026
Münster, Ulm

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Traditional Carnival Parade

January 25, 2026

Münster, Ulm

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Garden Dreams Ulm

March 20–22, 2026

Exhibition Center, Ulm

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German Cheerleading Championships

March 21–22, 2026
ratiopharm arena, Neu-Ulm

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Spring Festival

April 2026
Münster, Ulm
(exact date not known yet)

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Sunday shopping in Ulm

March 29, 2026

city center, Ulm

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TECHNORAMA© – Classic car exhibition

with classic car market

May 2–3, 2026
Exhibition Center, Ulm

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handicraft market

May 02 - 03, 2026

Petrusplatz, Ulm

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town festival Neu-Ulm

May 16, 2026

city center, Neu-Ulm

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international day of museum

Mai 18, 2026

Ulm / Neu-Ulm

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Glacis concerts

May - August 2026

(exact dates not yet known)

Ulm

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"Ulm tent" music festival

May 20 - July 04, 2026

Friedrichsau, Ulm

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microbrewery market

May 21 - 24, 2026

Münsterplatz, Ulm

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fortress day

June 2026

various places in and around Ulm

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Rose and antique market

June 13, 2026

Ulm - Southern Münsterplatz

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Neu-Ulm plays – children’s action day

June 27, 2026

city center, Neu-Ulm

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interational Danube festival

TOP EVENT - July 03 - 12, 2026

Danube area, Ulm/ Neu-Ulm

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old town festival: from 11 to 11

June 20, 2026

Fischerplätzle, Ulm

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Ulm folk festival

July 10 - 26, 2026

festival area, Ulm

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Wiley-Open-Air: AnnenMayKanthereit „Live 2026“

July 17, 2026

Wiley Area, Neu-Ulm

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Serenade of lights

TOP EVENT - July 18, 2026

Danube, Ulm/Neu-Ulm

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Radio 7 Schwörfestival

July 19, 2026

Münsterplatz, Ulm

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swear speech

July 20, 2026

Ulm – Schwörhaus am Weinhof

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m

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N A B A D A

TOP EVENT - July 20, 2026

Ulm - Danube

on the water and on the banks of the Danube from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m

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"Storm the castle"

July - August 2026

(exact dates not yet known)

Ulm - Wilhelmsburg

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Ulm Wine Festival

August 05 - 22, 2026

southern Münsterplatz, Ulm

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Neu-Ulm pottery market

September 05 - 06, 2026

Petrusplatz, Neu-Ulm

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Sunday shopping in Neu-Ulm

September 06, 2026

city center, Neu-Ulm

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local streetfood market

September 10 - 13, 2026

southern Münsterplatz, Ulm

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open monument day

13. September 2026

Ulm und Neu-Ulm

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Culture Night Ulm/Neu-Ulm

September 19, 2026

city center, Ulm/Neu Ulm

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Einstein Marathon

September 27, 2026

Ulm/ Neu-Ulm

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Sunday shopping in Ulm: fall market, antique arts and crafts market

October 2026

(exact dates not yet known)

city center, Ulm

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Ulm carousel days

October, 2026

(exact dates not yet known)

festival area, Ulm

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christmas market Ulm

November 23 – Dezember 24, 2026

Münsterplatz Ulm

Our Ulm tips!
Ulm weekly market
every Wednesday & Saturday

Zoo / Aquarium

"Berblinger Turm"

Albrecht Ludwig BERBLINGER (1770-1827)

Tailor - inventor - aviation pioneer

"THE DREAM OF FLYING"

You can find a replica of Albrecht Ludwig Berblinger's flying machine in Ulm's town hall.

Free APP for the "Berblinger Turm" Ulm"

why all the sparrows...

The Ulm sparrow is a landmark of the city of Ulm.

The original stone "Ulm sparrow" from 1858 is on display in a display case in Ulm Minster.

A copper sparrow can still be found on the roof of the Minster today.

The story of the "Ulm Sparrow"

Many years ago,
The following happened to the people of Ulm:
For all kinds of construction in the city
you need lumber and timber,
But the people couldn't manage
to bring the beams through the gate,
And yet the matter had been carefully considered
The wood was laid across the wagon;
The gate was too narrow, the beams too long,
The city architect was afraid and worried.

There was a lot to talk about:
And a tremendous amount of headaches,
Yes, even the high magistrate
didn't know what to do in this case,
He looked in all the books,
The case hadn't been foreseen anywhere,
The mayor himself
was even at a loss here, for once.
For him, who knows everything best,
The matter was terribly heated.

And the embarrassment grew hour by hour.
Then - an incident occurred.
One of the cleverest saw a little sparrow,
building its nest up on the tower,
and a stalk that had laid itself across
in front of its nest,
with its little beak - and it was not stupid.
At the top it turned towards the nest.
"You could do the same," the man called out with a laugh,
"with the beam on the gate!"

They tried it and it worked. - The people of Ulm had the good thought to thank the sparrow:
They would probably still be standing at the gate today
with the wagon loaded with beams in front of it,
or, without the sparrow's knowledge,
would have had to sell the tower for demolition.
To thank the sparrow, you can still see his image carved in stone high up on the cathedral:
Even since then, for real Ulm children,
"Spätzle" has been their favorite dish.

Carl Hertzog, 1842