A brewpub on Dellplatz, parties in the Old Town, a high ropes course in a blast furnace and Schimanski's pub in Ruhrort: here's how to plan your stag do or hen party in Duisburg, with the best things to do for groups of women and men alike.
Good to know
A 0.5 l draught beer costs €3.50 at Zum Bierkönig and €5.55 at Bolero in the Innenhafen, a 0.3 l König Pilsener €3.50 at the König-Haus. Jumbo cocktails at Bolero cost €12.45, parties at viersieben €5–9 entry, and at Parkhaus Meiderich often nothing. All guide prices.
All costs and money-saving tips ↓The DVG's NachtExpress buses leave hourly from the east entrance of the main station. On Friday night the NE1 runs until 03:30, on Saturday night until 06:30. From 20:00 you can ask to be dropped between stops. Taxi: Taxi-Zentrale Duisburg 0203 333333.
DVG network maps ↗In North Rhine-Westphalia, pubs and restaurants only have a closing time from 05:00 to 06:00, entertainment venues from 01:00 to 06:00. Duisburg lifts it completely on New Year's Eve and on the 6 nights of Carnival, and on the nights around 1 May too. At the Beecker Kirmes funfair it starts at 24:00.
The safety and public order regulations ban peeing in public, bawling, harassing passers-by and leaving bottles behind, with fines of up to €1,000. Settling down in public squares to drink and blocking benches or stops is also against the rules.
Duisburg has the largest inland port in the world. In the port district of Ruhrort there were more than 100 pubs until the 1960s; today there are about half a dozen left. In the Ruhr people also drink at the Büdchen kiosks, and the city's beer is König Pilsener from Beeck.
By train you'll reach Duisburg from Düsseldorf in 14 minutes, from Cologne in 34 to 44 minutes, from Frankfurt in just under 2 hours and from Hamburg in 3 to 4 hours. From Düsseldorf Airport it's 7 minutes on the SkyTrain and about 10 minutes by train. FlixBus stops at the ZOB on Mercatorstraße.
The most practical place to stay is the city centre between the main station, Dellplatz and the Innenhafen: the Innenhafen is a few minutes' walk away, and the NachtExpress buses leave from the main station. During boot in January, the Düsseldorf boat show, the Messe Düsseldorf is close by, so book early.
Summer is the time for beer gardens, the harbour and water skiing; August is on average the warmest month and September the wettest. When it rains, there are escape rooms at the CityPalais, disco bowling at the XXL Sportcenter, the thermal spa with 15 saunas and the high ropes course, which runs in any weather.
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Theme parties at viersieben, rock, Schlager and hip-hop at Parkhaus Meiderich, darkwave at INDIE, gigs and parties at the Stapeltor and the TanzBar at the Steinhof.
A high ropes course through the blast furnace plant, diving in the old gasometer, ironworks and torchlight tours in the Landschaftspark and, in the evening, a guided climb on the walk-on rollercoaster Tiger & Turtle.
On foot to Horst Schimanski's filming locations in Ruhrort, then a beer in his old local and a currywurst at Zum Hübi.
A brewery tour at König in Beeck, your own tasting at the Bierbude, a beer seminar at the Webster Brauhaus and a guided pub crawl through Ruhrort.
For stag dos and hen dos alike: a battle escape room at the CityPalais, a true crime city game, a scavenger hunt with a puzzle box, a team challenge through the city centre, disco bowling and mini golf.
A harbour cruise from the Schwanentor, water skiing in Wedau in season, a guided walk round the Innenhafen and the beer garden on the Rhine in Homberg.
A thermal spa with 15 saunas in Revierpark Mattlerbusch, small sharing plates at faktorei21 and a glass of wine at the wine bistro on Moltkestraße.
Corner pub on Kammerstraße in Neudorf with König Pilsener and Diebels Alt on draught, €3.50 a half-litre, plus bottled beers from around the world and a dart machine. Open from 16:00 to 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, closed on Mondays.
Seasonal beer garden built from containers right on the Rhine next to the entrance to Ruhrort harbour. Daily from 11:00 from May to October, closed in bad weather. Singer-songwriters and local bands play on the stage, and cards are accepted.
Student pub in the Neudorf university quarter with around 300 beers, its own kitchen and a beer garden. Larger groups can only book by phone or in person and only until 20:00, and a third of the seats are kept free. Beer bags to take away for €15, €20 or €25.
Pub with food on Mülheimer Straße: König Pilsener on draught, €3.50 for 0.3 l, plus cocktails, long drinks and Aperol Spritz for €8. Open Monday to Saturday from 16:00 to 01:00, kitchen until 22:00, closed on Sundays.
Cult pub in Meiderich with darts, table football, pool and dice games. Bands and singer-songwriters play regularly, plus comedy and cabaret. Open until at least 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays; private parties on request with a small buffet.
Rustic pub in the historic Hebeturm lifting tower on the Rhine in Homberg. The programme includes pub quizzes, live music, pub sing-alongs and karaoke with a €10 minimum spend. Book via WhatsApp, text or phone; eat inside or out.
Clubhouse pub of the Homberg gymnastics club, with a beer garden on Friesenplatz and lots of draught beers, from König Pilsener and Jever to Bolten Alt and Hofbräu Dunkel. Closed on Thursdays, often private functions on Saturdays. A quiet beer garden stop.
Wine bistro on Moltkestraße in Duissern with selected wines and small dishes, seats inside and out. Open Friday to Sunday from 12:00 to 23:00, Monday to Thursday from 16:00. Book tables by phone or WhatsApp.
Bar-restaurant right by the harbour basin in the Innenhafen with American-Mexican food. From 16:00, jumbo cocktails for €12.45, or €8.45 on Mondays from 19:00 to 22:00, and a 0.5 l Krombacher for €5.55. Daily from 12:00 until late; tables online.
Pub with food by the harbour in Ruhrort. On the last Thursday of every month there's a jam session from 19:30, with instruments ready to play. Open from 14:00 on Saturdays and from 13:00 on Sundays. Private parties with food and music to suit you.
Café, pub and beer garden on Lotharstraße in Neudorf, with gigs by cover and tribute bands almost every weekend, tickets about €12–25. Open until 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, closed on Mondays. Rooms can also be hired.
Pub in Obermeiderich with smashed burgers for €12–15 and a monthly events calendar, including the Comedy Werkstatt. Open Wednesday to Saturday from 17:00, Sundays from 12:00; the kitchen closes at 21:00 Wednesday to Saturday.
Venue on Dellplatz with a bar, a hall and a studio. The bar serves cocktails, selected wines and small snacks, until 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. The hall hosts gigs, cabaret, dance workshops and the odd party, and there's a beer garden outside.
Alternative pub in the Dellviertel on the corner of Krummacherstraße and Dellstraße, designed by the artist Eckart Graefen. Open daily from 20:00, until 05:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Köpi and Diebels on draught, changing cocktails and unlimited peanuts at weekends.
Small harbour pub in Ruhrort, formerly “Zum Anker” and the local of Tatort detective Horst Schimanski. Signed photos of him still hang on the wall. Today there's beer, coffee, cake and pizza; open Tuesday to Saturday, until 22:00 on Fridays.
Beer garden right on the Rhine in Homberg, where the Rhine and the Ruhr meet. Freshly tapped Köpi, cocktails and spritz, plus burgers, Ruhr classics and fish from the fish van. On Thursdays from 17:00, cocktails cost €7, alcohol-free ones €5.
Event hall in Huckingen in the south of Duisburg. The “TanzBar” party series runs on selected dates, also as an over-40s edition, with entry €17.50 in advance and €20 on the door. Plus tribute gigs and comedy; check the dates in the calendar.
Club on Steinsche Gasse in the Old Town, formerly known as Old Daddy. The programme features theme parties such as Big in the 90s, Big in 2010 and Inselzeit with a Mallorca feel, mostly from 22:00 or 23:00 until 05:00. Tickets cost €5–9.
Youth culture centre by the Meiderich Stadtpark that turns into a dance floor on many weekends: Melodic Rock Night, Schlager Deluxe, hip-hop at GOLDEN ERA or dark wave at NEONSCHATTEN. Things usually kick off at 21:00, and entry is often free.
Small club on Am Buchenbaum near the main station, open from 20:00 Thursday to Saturday and before public holidays. The music comes from the dark side: post-punk, new wave and darkwave, with resident DJ Tom Peel at the Dark Dance parties, entry about €8.
Sociocultural centre on the edge of the Old Town towards the Innenhafen: a café upstairs, and downstairs in the Stapeltief gigs, jam sessions and parties. Many nights are free, gigs €10–15. More subculture than party club, good for groups with open musical tastes.
Four escape room worlds at the CityPalais on Königstraße, each mission 60 minutes, in German or English. “Prison Break” exists twice, for a battle mode for 4 to 12 people: €118 for up to 3 people, €27 for each additional person. With a stag and hen offer and a lounge.
Sports centre in Hüttenheim in the south of Duisburg with 16 bowling lanes, Moonlight 3D mini golf, laser game, darts and pool under one roof. Disco bowling with a laser show on Fridays and Saturdays from 20:00, €5.50 per game from 18:00, shoe hire €3.
Mini golf with 24 themed holes, a waterfall and wooden sculptures on the Rhine dyke in Homberg. Adults pay €9 for 18 holes and €11 for all 24, with 10% off from 15 people. Plus football billiards and a terrace; season from March to November.
The “Expedition Stahl” high ropes course through the blast furnace plant in the Landschaftspark, up to 50 m high, about 3 hours including a briefing. Exclusive for groups of 10 or more, €89 per person, in any weather and ages 16 and up. Gloves are compulsory.
Europe's largest indoor diving pool in the old gasometer, 13 m deep, with a ship and an aircraft wreck. Adventure diving with no experience needed for €149 including equipment, about 3 hours, on Sundays from late April to late October. Register early by phone.
Harbour cruise with live commentary through the largest inland port in the world, about 120 minutes, adults pay €22. Boats leave from and return to the Schwanentor in the city centre; groups of 10 or more register in advance. Charters with a buffet from 60 people.
Water ski and wakeboard park with two cable systems in Wedau, open in season only. A 2-hour session costs €32, skis and life jacket included. Groups can hire the cable exclusively: 2 hours for up to 30 people from €310.
Brewery tour at König Pilsener in Beeck, about 3 hours with a tasting. From 15 participants, for example KöPi & Currywurst for €22.50 or After Work with pork knuckle for €27.50. No tours at weekends, and no group gets in if anyone has been drinking.
Guided pub crawl through the port district of Ruhrort, which had more than 100 pubs until the 1960s. €39 per person with a welcome drink and 3 cold drinks, with public dates roughly monthly on Fridays from June to October. Meeting point in your booking.
Thermal spa in Revierpark Mattlerbusch in the north of Duisburg with 15 saunas, indoor and outdoor thermal salt-water pools at 32 °C, a sauna garden and a salt grotto. Sauna & salt water costs from €19 for 2 hours and €22 for 4 hours; open until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Craft beer shop on Wallstraße with beers from small, independent breweries, which you can also drink on site. For stag and hen parties the Bierbude puts together a tasting of its own on request, plus tastings and a brewing course of about five hours for €85.
Two-hour walk to Horst Schimanski's filming locations in Ruhrort, once the St. Pauli of the Ruhr. Groups of 10 to 20 people pay €22 per person and request a date; meeting point in your booking. Afterwards a currywurst at Zum Hübi fits nicely.
Brewpub on Dellplatz with Webster Blond, Webster Braun and seasonal brews, plus a beer garden and its own skittle alley. Beer seminar with a tour and a Zwickel tasting from 10 people for €14.80. Parties for 10 to 200 people; open until 24:00 on Fridays.
Restaurant next to the Museum Küppersmühle with an industrial feel and views over the Innenhafen; the speciality is bouillabaisse. Mains from €29.50 to €55, two rooms for up to 98 people seated. Open Thursday to Sunday 12:00–22:00.
Christian Krüger's gourmet kitchen in the Innenhafen, with fermentation and ingredients from its own farm. Small portions to taste and share, about €15 per course, plus a terrace by the harbour. Tuesday to Saturday from 16:00; can be booked as an event venue.
Brasserie in an old building in the Wasserviertel on Fuldastraße: small dishes to share and wine, or a 5-course menu with wine pairing if you like. Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00 to 23:00, kitchen until 21:00, with seats out front in summer.
Inn in a building from around 1728 on Mülheimer Straße, one of the oldest surviving buildings in Duisburg, run by the same family for 5 generations. With a beer garden and its own regulation skittle alley; booking recommended. Closed on Saturdays.
Tavern in the Innenhafen on Philosophenweg with traditional food, lunch specials and breakfast. Open Monday to Friday from 11:00 to 23:00, and from 09:00 at weekends and on public holidays. Book tables online; there's a second branch in Moers.
By torchlight through the old ironworks in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord; according to the listing, 105 minutes with a guide. Blast furnaces, pipes and stairs look completely different in the dark than by day. An atmospheric start to the group's evening.
Two hours on foot through Ruhrort to Horst Schimanski's filming locations; according to the listing, with a guide and in any weather. Food isn't included; you can get a currywurst at your own expense at Zum Hübi near Schimmi-Gasse. For groups with Tatort fans.
Guided tour of the disused Meiderich ironworks; according to the listing, about 1.75 hours along the “Path of Iron” through the blast furnace. The meeting point is the visitor centre. A good daytime activity before you hit the pub in the evening.
Evening tour to the walk-on rollercoaster sculpture on the Heinrich-Hildebrand-Höhe: according to the listing, one hour with a guide, meeting at the foot of the slag heap opposite the tram stop. At the top the sculpture lights up, and the view stretches over Duisburg and the Rhine.
Outdoor game in the city centre with puzzles, dares and creative tasks; according to the listing, for 5 to 120 people, with teams starting in parallel and points scored. Designed as a team event, but it works just as well for a big group that wants to compete.
A puzzle game on your own: according to the listing, a box with 11 sealed envelopes arrives by post, and you start in front of the tourist information office on Königstraße. The route runs via Kantpark, Dellplatz and the town hall to the Innenhafen. You set the pace yourselves.
A fictional cold case as a city game: according to the listing, you start at enigmania's escape room headquarters and then investigate for 2.5 to 3 hours over about 4.5 kilometres through the city centre, with audio clues and photo challenges. Priced per group.
An hour and a half with a guide round the Innenhafen, past the “Five Boats”, the marina and old warehouses. According to the listing, the meeting point is the Mercator fountain in front of the town hall, and the tour runs in the rain too. Afterwards, straight into a restaurant by the water.
Square in the Dellviertel with the Webster Brauhaus and its beer garden and the filmforum art-house cinema. On Fridays the brewpub is open until 24:00, a good starting point for the evening. The restaurants of the Dellviertel are a few minutes' walk away.
Former grain handling port, redeveloped to plans by Norman Foster, now with cafés, bistros and restaurants by the water, the marina and the Museum Küppersmühle. A few minutes' walk from the city centre; the harbour cruises start at the Schwanentor.
Former industrial site with blast furnaces and a gasometer in the north of Duisburg, open around the clock with free entry. From Friday to Sunday the light installation shines in the evening. Tram 903 from the main station to “Landschaftspark-Nord”.
Meeting point when you arrive, with a DB travel centre and lockers for the group's luggage. At night the NachtExpress buses leave from the east entrance, and tram 903 runs to the Landschaftspark and, in the other direction, to Tiger & Turtle.
Walk-on giant sculpture in the shape of a rollercoaster on the Heinrich-Hildebrand-Höhe in the Angerpark, open around the clock with free entry. In the evening 880 LEDs trace the track; it's closed in storms, snow and ice. Tram 903 to “Tiger & Turtle”.
Island in Ruhrort between the Vinckekanal and the Hafenkanal, with a park at its tip looking out over the water and the giant sculpture “Echo des Poseidon”. Nearby, the Rheinorange sculpture marks the mouth of the Ruhr. From the centre of Ruhrort, take the Haniel steps.
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Duisburg doesn't have one single party strip: in the evening you head to Dellplatz, the clubs in the Old Town, the Innenhafen and the pubs of Neudorf and Ruhrort. By day there's the harbour, the blast furnaces and the slag heaps.
For a brewpub, cocktails and long nights
On Dellplatz the Webster brews its own Blond and Braun, and right next door BORA mixes cocktails until 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, with gigs and parties in its hall. A few streets away the alternative pub Das Café is open until 05:00 at weekends, with unlimited peanuts.
For clubs, parties and an escape room
On Steinsche Gasse, viersieben throws theme parties from the '90s to Mallorca, mostly until 05:00. Near the main station INDIE plays post-punk and darkwave, and the Stapeltor has gigs and parties in its cellar. Before that, you play a battle-mode escape room at the CityPalais.
For cocktails, good food and a harbour cruise
The Innenhafen was a grain handling port, and Norman Foster planned its redevelopment. On Philosophenweg there are jumbo cocktails right by the harbour basin, small plates at faktorei21 and bouillabaisse at the Küppersmühle. The Weisse Flotte boats leave from the Schwanentor.
For pubs around the university
Around the university in Neudorf and on Mülheimer Straße the pubs are close together: around 300 beers at the Finkenkrug, König Pilsener on draught at the König-Haus, darts at Zum Bierkönig until 03:00 at weekends and the Lindenwirtin with a skittle alley in a building from around 1728.
For Schimanski, harbour pubs and Rhine views
Ruhrort once had more than 100 pubs. Schimanski drank at the Ankerbar, then called “Zum Anker”, and on Dammstraße there's a jam session at the Hübi. On the other side of the Rhine in Homberg you sit by the water at the Hafensturm beer garden or in the pub in the historic Hebeturm lifting tower.
For a blast furnace, parties and beer
In the Landschaftspark you climb a high ropes course between the blast furnaces, with torchlight tours in the evening and the light installation at weekends. In Meiderich, Parkhaus am Stadtpark becomes a dance floor, often with free entry, and in Beeck the König brewery shows you how König Pilsener is made.
Sample itinerary
This is what a weekend that works in Duisburg looks like, whether it's a stag do, a hen do or a quieter group. You'll find every venue in the planner above, where you can swap out individual stops.
House beer on Dellplatz, open until 24:00 on Fridays; book for groups.
Cocktails right next to the brewpub, until 03:00 on Fridays.
Theme party on Steinsche Gasse until 05:00, tickets €5–9.
About 3 hours through the blast furnace plant, exclusive from 10 people.
2 hours to Schimanski's filming locations; groups request a date.
A beer in Schimanski's old local, then currywurst at the Hübi.
Rock, Schlager or hip-hop party from 21:00, often with free entry; check the dates.
Small sharing plates in the Innenhafen; book a table online.
Jumbo cocktails for €12.45 by the harbour basin.
Sauna & salt water, 4 hours for €22, with a salt grotto.
Starts at enigmania, 2.5 to 3 hours through the city centre, priced per group.
Small dishes and wine in the Wasserviertel, kitchen until 21:00.
A 1-hour evening tour onto the illuminated rollercoaster sculpture.
Inn from around 1728 with a regulation skittle alley; book ahead.
Wines and small dishes on Moltkestraße, until 23:00.
About 120 minutes from the Schwanentor; groups of 10 or more register in advance.
Craft beer from small breweries, open until 17:00 on Saturdays; ask about a tasting in advance.
Restaurant overlooking the Innenhafen, last reservations at 20:00.
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Budget
Duisburg is a cheap place to party: a half-litre in a pub costs from €3.50, and the Landschaftspark and Tiger & Turtle are free. The high ropes course, diving in the gasometer and the restaurants in the Innenhafen cost more.
| Option | Per person | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| One night out | €30–65 | brewpub or pub with food, cocktails, a pub until late |
| A day with an activity | €60–170 | plus an escape room, bowling, a harbour cruise, the high ropes course or diving |
| Weekend | €130–330 | two nights out, one activity, one night in a double room, travel not included |
Guide prices per person, based on the prices of the venues and tours on this page. The bride or groom usually doesn't pay; their share is split across the group. The planner above adds up what your programme costs.
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Seasonal tips
These festivals come round every year. If your weekend falls on one of them, the city will be packed and the atmosphere great. If you'd rather keep things relaxed, plan around them.
The city's culture festival with theatre, art, music and film, from late February to mid-March.
The Ruhr's night of industrial heritage, with events in Duisburg's Innenhafen.
A three-day festival in June, with tickets sold as a 3-day pass.
On a weekend in mid-June, teams race each other in dragon boats.
Herring festival on the Neumarkt in Ruhrort, where the Ankerbar runs the drinks.
Five days of funfair in Beeck, held since the 16th century. Closing time there starts at 24:00.
Four days of funfair, fish market, backyard flea market and fireworks in the port district.
In the city centre from mid-November, with an ice rink and Eisstockschießen, a German cousin of curling, until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Open around the clock with free entry, with a light installation on weekend evenings.
Walk-on rollercoaster sculpture in the Angerpark with views as far as Düsseldorf, lit by 880 LEDs in the evening.
Old warehouses with restaurants by the water, plus the Museum Küppersmühle for modern art.
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