How do we get there from Frankfurt?

The S8 S-Bahn runs from Frankfurt to Mainz Hauptbahnhof in about 40 minutes, and the center is a walk from there. Driving is harder, since streets along the route close for the day.

Does the parade go ahead in bad weather?

It runs in rain and cold. Strong wind is the one real risk: in 2016 the parade was canceled over a storm warning, so check the news that morning.

Upcoming

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Mainz Rosenmontag Parade

Name: Mainz Rosenmontag Parade
Start: 2027-02-08
End: 2027-02-08
Location: Domplatz

When: Mon Feb 8, 2027
Ages: All ages
Price: Free

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Where

Mainz, Domplatz

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

What you need to know

Bring a bag for sweets, since kids near the front come home with pockets full of candy thrown from the floats
Dress warm, and in costume: it's early February and you stand outside for hours, and most kids come dressed up
No glass in the center: in recent years the city has set glass-ban zones along the route, so pack drinks in plastic

About

Mainz's Rosenmontagszug is the biggest day of the city's Fastnacht: a long parade of decorated floats, marching carnival guards in uniform, brass bands and the Schwellköpp, the oversized papier-mâché heads that star in the 2027 motto. Kids line the curb in costume, shout "Helau" and catch sweets thrown from the wagons. It suits families happy in big crowds; with a stroller, pick a spot early or see little.

Free

Mon, Feb 8, 2027

11:11 AM

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