Publish events in the calendar

Are you planning an event in Essen and would like to reach as many people as possible? You can publish your dates free of charge via the Essen events calendar. Events entered are featured on the visitessen.de and essen.de portals and, depending on approval and licensing, may also appear on other event platforms in the Ruhr Metropolis, North Rhine-Westphalia and throughout Germany.

Your benefits at a glance:

• Free publication of your events
• Presentation on the event portals of Visit Essen ( visitessen.de ) and the City of Essen ( essen.de )
• Option to feature your events on additional regional and nationwide platforms
• Manage your dates, images and event information yourself
• Quick and easy data entry

There are two ways to publish your events:

Enter events occasionally – Event Reporter

Do you organize only one or two events a year? Then use our Event Reporter.

You can submit your event directly to us using a simple online form. After a brief review, the event is approved and published in the events calendar.

Go to the Event Reporter: Enter your event here

Publish events regularly – your own system access

If you organize several events a year, we recommend getting your own access to the DestinationHub.Ruhr data management system.

With a supplier contract (PDF, 264 kB) , you can manage your events yourself and update them at any time. This saves time and allows your event dates to be published quickly.

You can find a short explanatory video here: Managing events

Depending on the settings selected and the rights of use, your events can be featured not only on www.visitessen.de and www.essen.de , but also on other event platforms.

For the widest possible reach, we recommend providing texts and images under a suitable Creative Commons license (CC license).

Please note the following when submitting images:

• Always name the photographer (creator) and the rights holder.
• Ideally, include the photographer’s name in the image filename.
• Only use images for which you have the necessary rights of use.

Would you like your own access or have questions about entering events? Please feel free to contact us.