Tips for the Easter Holidays

In Monheim am Rhein, the days off around Easter turn into a real adventure. There is always something to discover here. For everyone! And in many cases the events are completely free of charge.
Great history and stories dating back to the Middle Ages and Roman times await explorers of all ages.
Monheim am Rhein naturally scores points with the Rhine and the many natural areas that surround it, as well as with art in public spaces, which in many cases can not only be admired, but even climbed on, played with and listened to. Monheim am Rhein combines history with a modern twist - in a unique way.
There are numerous inclusive offers, over 70 playgrounds, a wide variety of restaurants and great places to linger. And best of all: Monheim am Rhein can be reached from the surrounding area in many different ways.

Events around Easter

Here you can find a selection of tips for the days off around Easter and the Easter Holidays.

The Easter Bunny has hidden lots of colorful eggs at Haus Bürgel. Go on an Easter egg hunt on April 20 and 21 and explore the Roman Museum.

On Easter Saturday, April 19, 2025, the traditional Easter bonfire will take place on the Schützenplatz at the Rheinbogen Landscape Park.

Fun, games & action during Easter in Monheim am Rhein

Monheim am Rhein is the Capital for Children. This can be seen everywhere in the city. Many of the more than 70 playgrounds are themed playgrounds. Whether little pirates, big jungle climbers, cageball players or cool skaters: there is a favorite adventure for everyone here.

The Monheim Rheinbogen can also be explored on a go-kart rented directly from the tourist information office. Stunt scooters for the skate park are also available here. We have water, sports grounds and lots of picnic and refreshment opportunities in the city, with snacks, ice cream, fries and champagne, currywurst, cakes, the finest cuisine, fine wines - or simply coffee to go. Many things can be combined on foot or by bike. It's simply a great place to visit.

Monheim has a wealth of sporting options: at the skate park, skateboarders, roller skaters, BMX and stunt scooter fans can give free rein to their passion on wheels. The only restriction is that you treat each other with respect. We watch out for each other here!

The Children’s Capital, Monheim am Rhein, is ideal for enjoying a day trip with the whole family. There’s something to discover for children and youngsters of all age ranges – and for their parents, too, of course.

Race through the countryside on two, three or four wheels: go-karts, bicycles and stunt scooters as well as play equipment can all be rented here. The integrated kiosk sells ice-cream, sweets and coffee.

[Translate to Englisch:] Spielplatzkarte.png

Choose from over 70 playgrounds! What do your kids feel like doing? Playing with water, doing sports, or would they rather go to the themed playground that has a pirate ship? Filter by location or search for the equipment you want to use, such as a nest swing, basketball hoop, Bobby Car course, or toilets. Start clicking and discover your happy place!

Easter with the Romans: Helau, you Romans and rogues

Nature is awakening and attracts visitors to the freshly blossoming meadow landscape of the Urdenbacher Kämpe. In the middle of the nature reserve with its great cycling and hiking trails is Haus Bürgel. The old Roman fort is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site and, in addition to the museum, also invites visitors to stop by the biological station. Horse-drawn carriage rides through the countryside are also possible.
Also in Baumberg and equally suitable for good and bad weather is the Eel Fishing Museum, housed in an old fishing boat. Here you can learn lots of new things on and below deck. Cast off!
In the district of Monheim you can visit the Rogue's Tower, the Carnival Museum and the quaint old town. For all technology fans, you can also get there from Monheim Mitte by taking a ride on one of the A01 buses that shuttle autonomously between the old town and the city center. Hop on now and ride into the future!

With the historic eel fishing boat called "Fiat Voluntas", the city has landed a "real contemporary witness" for you, one which inspires its guests as an interactive museum.

The 26 meter high Schelmenturm, or Rogue’s Tower, is the stately landmark of Monheim and the last part of a fortification built around 1425 to protect the "Freiheit Monheim".

In the heart of the Urdenbacher Kämpe Nature Reserve, the former Roman fort at HausBürgel is just waiting for you to discover and explore it. The Roman Museum vividly tells visitors about thelife of the soldiers once stationed here, and outside, you can even smell real plants of late antiquity.

Art during the Easter Holidays

Art to understand and to climb on - without any museum doors

Art has an inspiring effect on everyone. In Monheim am Rhein, everyone is invited to discover this for themselves. You don't have to go through a door of a museum.
Monheim am Rhein focuses on art in public spaces. Here you can experience the works of contemporary artists outdoors with all your senses. The invitation applies in many places: Don't just look. Touch it too!
Art has an inspiring effect on everyone. In Monheim am Rhein, everyone is invited to discover this for themselves. You don't have to go through a door of a museum.
Monheim am Rhein focuses on art in public spaces. Here you can experience the works of contemporary artists outdoors with all your senses. The invitation applies in many places: Don't just look. Touch it too!
In Monheim Mitte, there is an entire playground as a work of art, with wildly curved benches and lanterns - and a water feature too. Who can manage to stay dry in the fountains that rise and fall on the Eierplatz? And will mom and dad or the grandparents simply relax and enjoy watching from the restaurants right next to the square? Or will they venture into the cool water too? Who can discover the most shapes and figures in the Points of View by Tony Cragg? In the Marienburgpark there are sound fountains in which you can immerse your head and senses. And on the banks of the Rhine there is the spectacular Monheim Geyser - perhaps the most photographed natural artwork of recent years - and the Leda by Professor Markus Lüpertz.

A playground and a water feature: a work of art by Danish artist Jeppe Hein. The combination of playground equipment and seating invites young and old alike to have fun and relax together.

Three slender, dark-colored columns rise dynamically into the air and draw attention to themselves at Ingeborg Friebe Square. As the title of the work "Points of View" suggests, the impression of the work of art changes depending on the angle from which one approaches it.

The "Monheim Geyser” is an artificially created geyser designed by Swiss artist Thomas Stricker, situated in the middle of a traffic circle. After 64 hours of sunshine, it shoots jets of water up to 12 meters high into the sky several times during an eruption phase. A real experience!

In the park of the historic Marienburg manor, American artist Robert Wilson has created a fairytale-like scene of sculpture, light, poetry and sound in a multi-part installation. The work of art invites children and adults alike to explore it with all their senses.

Experience the days around Easter in nature in Monheim am Rhein

Monheim am Rhein is located at Rhine kilometers 707 to 717, and we can promise: Every meter is different. Whether on foot or by bike, exploring here is fun - and boredom stays at home.
With the discovery backpack, available from Tante Tina's bistro in the quaint old town, you can set off on the nature discovery trail. And the name says it all. The bend in the Rhine in Monheim is also great to experience on a go-kart. Various cart models are available for rent from Roland Giebner at the tourist information office, right next to the spectacular water playground in the Rheinbogen Landscape Park.
Many fascinating creatures can also be discovered on winding paths in the floodplain forest of the Urdenbacher Kämpe: Beavers, storks, herons, water turtles and more. With the exception of a hobbit, almost everything has been spotted in the Baumberger Aue. And who knows...? It's worth keeping your eyes open! There is even a geyser in Monheim am Rhein.
And if you want to extend your trip: the ferry boats Piwipper Böötchen and Zonser Rheinfähre can also take you to the opposite bank of the Rhine in Dormagen for an exciting round trip. You won't want to leave.

In the Urdenbacher Kämpe Nature Reserve, the Rhine is still allowed to flood its floodplains between the conurbations of the major cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf and isn’t prevented from doing so by dikes – as is the case almost everywhere else. This creates enchanted floodplain woods and wet meadows with a unique ecosystem.

Travel by ferry to and from Monheim am Rhein: The Piwipper Böötchen passenger ferry lets you cross the Rhine while keeping your feet dry. The Urdenbach-Zons and Hitdorf-Langel ferries even make round trips along both sides of the river possible.

If you want to experience nature and learn something, too, the Nature Discovery Trail in the Rheinbogen Landscape Park is the right place for you. Here, children and adults can discover the local flora and fauna at eleven interactive stops along the way.

How to get there and where to park?

Monheim am Rhein is easy to reach by bus and train, on foot and by bike. Yes, you can even dock here by boat.

There are free parking and hiking parking lots in the Rathauscenter (access via Berliner Ring), in Heinestraße, along Kapellenstraße, Monheimer Straße and Bleer Straße as well as on Schützenplatz (enter Am Werth in the navigation system).