Overview
- Local outlets have released free downloadable magazines and PDFs that compile spring outings across North Rhine-Westphalia, including many free-entry options.
- Bonn’s Altstadt is set to form its famed cherry‑blossom tunnels on Heerstraße and Breite Straße for only about 10 to 14 days between late March and mid April, with weekend street closures often in place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Cherry‑blossom viewing extends beyond Bonn, with notable displays in Düsseldorf’s Japanese Garden, Zietenstraße and Rheinpark, Essen’s Rüttenscheider Straße, Bielefeld’s Auf dem Langen Kampe, Dinslaken’s Gerhard‑Malina‑Straße, several sites in Münster, and streets in Hamm‑Bockum‑Hövel.
- Meerbusch plans its annual Kirschblütenfest on April 26, featuring music and vendors, as the Büdericher Allee turns pink for the season.
- Seasonal hikes highlighted in new guides include Monschau’s narcissus route peaking around mid April, the Sorper Panoramapfad with Knollenhütte service from April 30, conservation walks on the former Trupbacher Heide training ground, and a Hohe Mark route by Wasserschloss Lembeck, whose park reopens around Good Friday with rhododendrons blooming May to June.