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Curated articles focused on city affairs, business around the duisport harbour, industrial heritage and the Duisburg Akzente festival. Concise summaries with a link to the original source.
Traumzeit Festival 2026: three days of music at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
The Traumzeit Festival returns to its industrial setting: from 19 to 21 June, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord once again becomes a unique festival stage.
duisport reports record throughput — Europe's largest inland port keeps growing
The Port of Duisburg recorded a sharp rise in container throughput in the first half of 2026 and is expanding its role as a logistics hub.
Duisburger Akzente 2026: culture festival explores the theme of change
The city's oldest culture festival once again animates theatres, museums and public squares around the Inner Harbour from 6 to 22 March.
Duisburg Zoo opens new enclosure on the Kaiserberg
Duisburg Zoo is expanding its grounds on the Kaiserberg with a naturalistic enclosure, continuing its transformation into a modern conservation zoo.
Sechs-Seen-Platte opens its summer season
With bathing, sailing schools and refurbished shoreline paths, Duisburg's largest recreation area in the south kicks off the summer season.
MSV Duisburg plans modernisation of the Sportpark Wedau
The Zebras prepare for the new season — meanwhile, plans are advancing to upgrade the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena and the Sportpark Wedau.
Duisburg Inner Harbour: new waterside quarter takes shape
A further residential and office quarter is rising at the Inner Harbour as the city continues its shift from a storage port to a place to live and experience culture.
Tiger & Turtle by night: light installation at the Angerpark extended
The walkable Tiger & Turtle sculpture on the Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe glows in new light on summer evenings.
Rhine flooding: city closes shoreline paths and adjusts ferry service
After persistent rainfall the Rhine water level is rising — the city closes waterfront promenades in Ruhrort, Homberg and Walsum and partly suspends the ferry service.
University of Duisburg-Essen unveils new hydrogen research centre
A research centre is being built on the Duisburg campus in Neudorf to advance the energy transition with green hydrogen.
Museum of German Inland Navigation shows special exhibition on Rhine shipping
The museum in Ruhrort dedicates its new special exhibition to the history of Rhine shipping and the transformation of Europe's largest inland port.
Rheinpark Hochfeld: summer festival by the Stadtwerketurm
The Rheinpark in Hochfeld invites visitors to a summer festival with music, food and views of the Rhine and the striking Stadtwerketurm.
District festival in northern Duisburg: Hamborn and Walsum celebrate together
From the Pollmann-Eck to the Rheinaue Walsum, clubs and traders invite visitors to a district festival in Duisburg's green north.
Rheinhausen remembers its Krupp history — new heritage trail in the Rheinpark
In left-bank Rheinhausen, a heritage trail opens commemorating the steel tradition and the labour dispute over the Krupp works.
Beeck: steel location bets on green steel and new jobs
In northern Duisburg the steel industry is investing in climate-friendly production — the Beeck site is set to benefit from the shift to green steelmaking.