Overview
- Frankfurt’s Freibad Hausen has opened as the city’s first pool of the season, and it now runs daily from 6:30 to 20:00.
- Stuttgart begins its outdoor openings in late April and continues through May, using uniform hours that start at 7:00 on weekdays and 9:00 on weekends.
- Stuttgart will restrict smoking to marked zones in all outdoor pools under a tightened state law designed to cut secondhand smoke exposure for children and people with chronic illness.
- Because of ongoing staff shortages, Stuttgart will keep public swimming at indoor pools shut during the outdoor season, though school, club and course sessions continue.
- In northern Hesse, Wolfhagen’s pool is already operating with biogas heat that keeps water near 25–33 degrees, and many sites across the region report steady 2026 ticket prices.