Held at Frankfurt am Main, this event specialises in homeware, including modern furniture, home lighting, etc.

Walpurgis Festival: celebrated on the last evening of April throughout the towns and villages of the Harz Mountains, Walpurgis is a ghoulish event that bears a slight resemblance to Halloween. Some communities light bonfires to usher in the spring weather.

Frankfurt Book Fair: Frankfurt's international literary event draws big publishing houses, independent book-sellers and avid book browsers, alike. This is the world's biggest book trade fair, and draws plenty of international attention.