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✈️How to get to Mayday Festival Dortmund
Planning your trip to Mayday Festival Dortmund? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Dortmund Airport (DTM), about 11 km from the venue.
- Allow about 15 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Dortmund or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🛏️Mayday Festival Dortmund 2027 accommodation: hotels near Westfalenhallen
Mayday Festival Dortmund 2027 takes place in Westfalenhallen on April 30. Arrival night: April 30. The map below is prefilled for Apr 30 – May 1 and shows how far each hotel, apartment or rental is from the site.
Also consider staying around Dortmund, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Dortmund.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🌤️Mayday Festival Dortmund 2027 weather
Weather in Westfalenhallen in April 2027?
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 67% of days
| 2025 | Overcast | 26° / 15° | no rainy days |
| 2024 | Drizzle | 15° / 9° | 1 rainy day |
| 2023 | Rain | 16° / 7° | 1 rainy day |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
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🗺️Things to do near Mayday Festival Dortmund
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Mayday Festival Dortmund. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Dortmund and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About the 2026 edition
This text was written for the 2026 edition: dates, prices and line-up of the current edition are in “Key facts” at the top of the page.
Mayday Festival Dortmund 2026: techno hardcore in Dortmund, Germany
Since 1991, the Mayday Festival has been an institution of rave culture in Europe. Held at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, this one-night event brings together 30 artists celebrating techno, hardcore and trance in spectacular audiovisual production.
The 2026 edition features the biggest DJs on the European techno and hardcore scene. The festival spans hard techno, hardcore techno, hardstyle and gabber in an intense programme that energizes over 20,000 ravers.
The bill also ventures into trance, tech trance, jumpstyle and speedcore. Industrial hardcore, terrorcore and frenchcore round out a radical lineup celebrating underground culture for over 30 years.
On April 29, 2026, Dortmund becomes the epicenter of European rave. Explore the lineup and book your tickets.
