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ESSEN SPIELT!

ESSEN
SPIELT!

Experience the SPIEL not only at the show but also in the whole city!

SPIEL is Essen and Essen is SPIEL – and this year we can show that even better than ever before. In cooperation with Messe Essen and the city, we are launching "Essen spielt!": a partner program that unites the city's culture, business, gastronomy, hotel industry, and tourism with SPIEL, offering you many benefits and special promotions.

With "Essen spielt!", alongside the unforgettable fair experience, entirely new memories of an attractive city and its opportunities will be created.

Game nights at special locations

Gaming continues after the fair – but not just anywhere! Together with Messe Essen, we are raffling off extraordinary gaming experiences at very special locations in Essen.

Participation in these special game nights cannot be bought. Together with Messe Essen, we will be holding a giveaway via social media in September – further information about the raffle will follow soon.

Rathaus Essen, 22. floor
(21. October 5 pm to 8 pm)

Hochhaus mit vielen Fenstern, Essener Rathaus

Essen is home to Germany's tallest city hall at 106 meters. Gaming will take place right at the top, offering an impressive view over the city from the 22nd floor.

Maximum number of participants: 135 people

Schürerstand at Red Dot Design Museum
(22. October 6 pm to 9 pm)

Industriehalle, Red Dot Museum

The internationally renowned museum is housed in the former boiler house of the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, which was redesigned for this purpose by British star architect Sir Norman Foster. The fascinating atmosphere of the stoker platform is created by the contrast between old and new, industrial and product design.

Maximum number of participants: 40 people

Boat of the Weißen Flotte Baldeney
(23. October 7 pm to 10 pm)

Schiff auf dem Baldeney-See

Playing games while cruising across Lake Baldeney!

Maximum number of participants: 140 people

Discounts by special partners

With your ticket, you can take advantage of special offers from eleven partners in and around Essen. The following offers are available to choose from:

Cathedral treasure Essen

The dome in Essen and its treasure are an exhibition of world's renown.
Adress: Burgplatz 2, 45127 Essen

  • Discount: Reduced ticket price 4 Euro instead of 5 Euro
  • Code: SPIEL/DOMSCHATZ
  • Booking: only on site with SPIEL ticket

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GOP Artistical-Theater Essen

An electrifying show evening full of dazzling aesthetics, pulsating beats, and breathtaking acrobatics.
Adress: Rottstraße 30, 45127 Essen

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UNESCO Welterbe Zollverein

Experience a powerful piece of industrial history on a guided tour through what was once Europe's largest central coking plant.
Adress: Info point Kokerei, Areal C. Kokereiallee 71, 45141 Essen

  • Discount: 10% for the coking plant tour
  • Code: no code necessary
  • Buchung: only on site with SPIEL ticket

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Revier Touristik city tour

Discover the city's most beautiful highlights and hidden insider tips on this exciting city tour of Essen.
Adresse: Starting point Bus station Essen Hbf - Haus der Technik, Hollestr. 1-19, 45127 Essen

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Roadstory

Roadstory is your outdoor audio guide for self-guided tours through the Ruhr region.
Adresse: digital event

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Museum Folkwang

Visit to the exhibition "I, Gustave Courbet". The major retrospective is dedicated to one of the most influential artists of the 19th century, the French painter Gustave Courbet.
Adress: Museumsplatz 1, 45128 Essen

  • Discount: 1 Euro discount on the entrance price.
  • Code: no code needed
  • Buchung: only on site with SPIEL ticket

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Topgolf Oberhausen

At Topgolf Oberhausen, a modern leisure experience awaits you, combining golf, music, great food, and interactive games, where beginners and pros alike can have fun together.
Adress: Brammenring 30, 46047 Oberhausen

  • Discount: 10% discount on the Gameplay bei Topgolf Oberhausen, 21 Oct 2026 to 19 Mar 2027 with SPIEL ticket
  • Code: no code needed
  • Buchung: https://topgolfoberhausen.com/ 

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RuhrEscape GmbH

RuhrEscape offers exciting live escape rooms in Essen and Oberhausen, ideal for friends, families, teams, and anyone who wants to solve puzzles together.
Adress: Ruhrallee 12, 45138 Essen and Im Lipperfeld 7B, 46047 Oberhausen

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Eat the World GmbH

Discover Essen's culinary diversity with Eat the World on a guided neighborhood tour featuring local tastings.
Adress: starting point at booing - near main train station or Giradet Haus

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Visit Essen - Essen 1887

Using mixed-reality glasses and Bluetooth headphones, we send you on a time travel journey through downtown Essen in the year 1887, where you will see a historical world that interacts with you.
Adress: Tourist Info Essen, Kettwiger Str. 35, 45127 Essen

  • Discount: 50% discount on the Mixed-Reality-Timetravel "Essen 1887"
  • Code: Spiel2026
  • Booking: www.essen1887.ticket.io 

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Visit Essen - Aufwind

Immerse yourself in the fascinating beginnings of aviation with "Aufwind" and experience the dream of flying up close on an impressive virtual reality time travel journey – equipped with VR goggles and sitting in a motion seat.
Adress: Vereinnstr. 21, 45127 Essen

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Ruhr Museum special exhibition About Life in the Ice Age

A journey into a world between cold and warmth, adaptation and extinction: with the special exhibition »About Life in the Ice Age«, the Ruhr Museum becomes the first part of the Paläontologischen Landesausstellung Nordrhein Westfalens.
Adress: Gelsenkirchener Str. 181, 45309 Essen

  • Discount: 20% discount on tickets for the special exhibtion.
  • Code: no code needed
  • Booking:only on site with SPIEL ticket

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Roll & DINE Board Game Bistro

The board game bistro in Essen-Holsterhausen has a giant menu of board games and a wide range of culinary offers.
Adress: Kämpenstraße 17, 45147 Essen

  • Discount: 50% discount on the gaming fee
  • Code: no code needed
  • Booking:only on site with SPIEL ticket

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The SPIEL-Cocktail for refreshment

One SPIEL, one city, one cocktail: Trendy Essen bars and hotels are serving the cocktail created exclusively for SPIEL 2026:

Gin & Win

Fruity-fresh gin cocktail with signature character

Ingredients: Gin or alcohol-free gin, apple juice, lemon juice, fresh mint, apple

The following locations offer you this playful cocktail:

Gin & Jagger, Banditen wie wir, Früher oder später, Sailor's Pub, Zucca, Zizou, Felis, Divine Bar, Bebob, FACES Bar, Die Eule, Motel One Essen, Hotel Bredeney, Moxy Bochum, Spark by Hilton Essen, Hotel Franz, FOUR Essen City Centre, Ramada by Wyndham Essen, Roll & DINE