Bingen was from 18 April to 19 October 2008 host for the Rhineland-Palatinate State Garden Show. The event was held along a 2.8 km stretch of the Rhine waterfront on 24 ha of exhibition area. With 1.3 million visitors, the expected number of 600,000 was greatly exceeded.
� Bingen swingt � jazz festival
� Binger Open Air Festival � Alternative festival
� Breakpoint � worldwide, one of the demoscene�s biggest events
� Nacht der Verf�hrung � (literally �Night of Seduction�) wine festival in the vines
� Rhein im Feuerzauber � great firework event
� Rochusfest (Saint Roch�s Festival) � church festival with folk character, Bishopric of Mainz pilgrimage
� Winzerfest (winemakers� festival) � lasting 11 days, the longest wine festival on the
