Cologne 2026 Calendar of Events
Cologne, Germany
Things to do over the New Year's Day long weekend in Cologne (Updated 2026)
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Cologne Highlights, Stories, and Local Atmosphere TourKaren_L, Sep 2026
Köln is Kool
Our tour guide, Amber, was warm & friendly and provided a wonderful array or stories, history & anecdotes during the walking tour. She spoke loudly for all to hear and did so with a smile.

New York City
Cologne Highlights, Stories, and Local Atmosphere Tourbillspeer, Sep 2026
Fantastic Cologne walking tour!
Izzy was FANTASTIC! Great English language local knowledge, funny & informative. Best walking tour we’ve taken in Europe (of many)!

New York City
The Dark Side of the Dom Tour240elisabett, Sep 2026
10/10 would recommend
Caroline was so knowledgeable about the history and spooky stories of Köln! I would totally book again!

New York City
Cologne Nightlife Tour: 4 Venues, Shots & Club Entry675jadab, Sep 2026
Great night out
Jakob was great! He guided us around and got the group excited about our night out. I had a great time.

New York City
The Dark Side of the Dom TourSeaside51362086744, Sep 2026
Fascinating tour with friendly and knowledgeable guide
Our guide Cameron was very knowledgeable and chatty, with lots of facts about the city provided. He was very funny and sprinkled in lots of jokes about the more morbid topics such as Peter Kürten’s mummified head. The tour never felt like it was dragging on and ran very smoothly, without too much walking or standing around. Overall a very fun and interesting experience, we will definitely look to do more ghost tours in the future!

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Cologne Cathedral tour audio guide with mobile phoneJohn_D, Sep 2026
A Great Audio Tour
This audio package was easy to download and included clear maps, photos, and an interesting explanation of each stop. This is a great alternative if you want an interactive alternative to a cathedral tour.
Vita166, Sep 2026
Amazing tour - definitely worth it
Amazing tour and I learnt so much about Colonge and it's history. Tim was a patient and informed guide, with a passion for history. Tim mentioned the tour may discontinue if there aren't enough numbers, which is such a shame as it's such a special tour. I highly recommend!

New York City
Cologne Food and Kolsch Tasting Walking Tour824marybeths, Sep 2026
Cologne food and beer
The Cologne food tour exceeded our expectations. We had a schedule conflict that almost caused us to cancel that morning but our guide was extremely flexible and adjusted the schedule for us on very short notice. We spent the day with a local who showed us around the city, pointing out interesting landmarks and leading us to several local spots to try food and beer unique to the city. It was a perfect day, we were able to explore and see parts of the city we never would’ve found on our own. The food and beer were amazing. Our guide made us feel like friends and customized the tour for our interests and accommodated dietary restrictions.
R1chl, Sep 2026
Fantastic solo tour of Cologne
Tim is very knowledgeable guide and I learned a lot about Cologne’s history and significance. I was very impressed with his depth of knowledge.

New York City
Cologne Food and Kolsch Tasting Walking TourhelengN4563UU, Aug 2026
Great tour - plenty of food and drinks!
It was a very hot day and it was just myself and my husband and our guide but this was not a problem- our guide was very friendly and greeted us with bottles of cold water- really interesting experience and we enjoyed the beer and the many food items- we were very full by the cheesecake visit but it was delicious so worth it! We definitely didn’t need dinner afterwards and had had lots to drink- great tour, highly recommend 😀

New York City
Cologne 2 Hours Guided Bike Ride to the Top 5 HighlightsClare_H, Aug 2026
Fantastic bike tour
We had a fantastic bike tour with Sarah on our first afternoon in Cologne. She was really knowledgeable about the City and gave us lots of great tips. Highly recommend

New York City
Cologne Nightlife Tour: 4 Venues, Shots & Club EntryfionasN332IB, Jul 2026
A successful evening
It was a very fun evening and everyone was very nice. The tour guide was totally likable. The bars we visited were all great and the welcome shots were all very delicious. Only the club we visited last didn't quite hit our taste.

New York City
Cologne Cathedral tour audio guide with mobile phonesarahcP9983ME, Jul 2026
Great audio tour of Cologne Cathedral
Audio tour of Cologne Cathedral was really good. Lots of really interesting information, easy to follow & had a map & photos so you knew where you were going.
Martine d, Jul 2026
Flexible tour of Cologne
How convenient dqt you can stop the tour, eat or do something else in your schedule. The map and the recognition photos are clear. For us, this was a godsend, because the times of the organized tour did not work out. I'd do it again in no time.

New York City
Cologne 2 Hours Guided Bike Ride to the Top 5 HighlightsPaul_S, Jul 2026
Sander was an excellent...
Sander was an excellent guide! Very knowledgeable and we saw things we would not have seen! The pace was great! A wonderful city to do a bike tour in!!
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- Things to do in Cologne
- Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
- Botanical Garden Frankfurt (Palmengarten)
- Cologne Chocolate Museum (Schokoladenmuseum)
- Cologne Old Town (Altstadt)
- Dusseldorf Old Town Hall (Rathaus Dusseldorf)
- EL-DE Haus
- Farina Fragrance Museum
- Frankfurt Cathedral (Frankfurter Dom)
- Frankfurt City Hall (Romer)



