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Cologne celebrates shopping Sunday: Rodenkirchen Summer Days on July 6th!
Find out everything about the Sunday shopping hours in Cologne 2025, including dates, events and legal framework.
Cologne celebrates shopping Sunday: Rodenkirchen Summer Days on July 6th!
Trading is happening again in Cologne! OnJuly 6, 2025The next shopping Sunday will take place, which will be marked by the **Rodenkirchen Summer Days**. As the News.de reported, the regulation regarding these shopping Sundays was already passed onFebruary 6, 2024decided. It brings planning security for events, street festivals and markets until 2026.
The legal framework is clearly defined in North Rhine-Westphalia. Up to four shopping Sundays are permitted annually, with the first in 202520 additional shopping Sundayshave already been decided for Cologne. Shops are not allowed to open on certain public holidays, such as Boxing Day, Boxing Day, Easter Sunday and Whit Sunday. Later in the yearAdvent would be an ideal time for further openings. Let's take a look at the upcoming dates in Cologne:
Planned shopping Sundays in Cologne
- 06.07.2025: Rodenkirchener Sommertage
- 03.08.2025: Familien- und Stadtteilfest in Deutz
- 31.08.2025: Lindenthaler Sommerfest
- 07.09.2025: Fest in Sülz-Klettenberg
- 14.09.2025: Straßenfest „Neuehrenfest“
- 21.09.2025: Straßenfest „Dä Längste Desch von Kölle“ und Herbst- und Weinfest in Rath-Heumar
- 28.09.2025: Stadtteilfest in Dellbrück
- 12.10.2025: Musikalische Herbst in Porz-Mitte
- 09.11.2025: Braunsfelder Martinsmeile
- 07.12.2025: Adventsmarkt in Porz-Mitte
- 10.05.2026: Porzer Autofrühling
- 14.06.2026: Lindenthaler Familien- und Veedelsfest
- 02.08.2026: Familien- und Stadtteilfest in Deutz
- 30.08.2026: Lindenthaler Sommerfest
- 06.09.2026: Fest in Sülz-Klettenberg
- 13.09.2026: Straßenfest „Neuehrenfest“
- 20.09.2026: Straßenfest „Dä Längste Desch von Kölle“ und Herbst- und Weinfest in Rath-Heumar
- 27.09.2026: Stadtteilfest in Dellbrück
- 11.10.2026: Musikalische Herbst in Porz-Mitte
- 08.11.2026: Braunsfelder Martinsmeile
- 06.12.2026: Adventsmarkt in Porz-Mitte
But how are the legal basis for these Sunday openings regulated in the country? The City of Cologne explains that since the Shop Closing Act was repealed in November 2006, there are no longer any uniform federal regulations. So every community has its own way of dealing with it. The last adjustment to the North Rhine-Westphalian shop opening law took place in 2018, which led to greater flexibility in determining Sunday shopping hours. Sellers are now allowed to open their doors on Sundays even without specific occasions, as long as the need allows.
A look beyond the borders
Let's take a look at the regulations in other countries: InAustriaThere is a general ban on opening shops on Sundays, with numerous exceptions. InPolandHowever, shops are open on almost every Sunday; trading is only closed on 12 public holidays. In theGreekMany retail stores are closed on Sundays, which makes the experience of shopping there significantly different from German conditions.
Sunday shopping in Cologne is not only an occasion for shopping, but also a celebration for the community. Especially the meteorological outlook for July 6th, with temperatures around22°Cand occasional rain, couldn't stop visitors from strolling through the streets and enjoying the diverse offerings of Cologne's retailers.
So all of this has the potential to promote friendly coexistence in the city. Who knows, maybe you'll experience a few new favorite places in the cathedral city on your next visit.