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An annual four-day boardgame trade fair which is also open to the public held in October at the Messe Essen exhibition centre.
Internationale Spieltage SPIEL, often called the Essen Game Fair after the city where it is held, is an annual four-day public boardgame trade fair held in October at the Messe Essen exhibition centre in Essen, Germany. It began in 1983. With 220,000 people attending, 948 exhibitors from 50 nations presenting more than 1700 new board games in 2025, SPIEL is the biggest fair for board games in the world - a title it had for over a decade. Many new games are released at the fair each year, especially European-style board games.
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Sport events and concerts of national and international stars.
Botanical garden (including playgrounds, waterfall, park railway, look-out tower, various animals, restaurants).
Known for the exhibits covering the history of photography and for paintings from all eras.
Aalto Theater
Interesting piece of architecture by Alvar Aalto (Finland).
Krupp family historical chateau, art history museum and concert venue. After visiting the chateau, have a nice stroll or a boat tour across the Baldeney lake.