- January 6: "Eiswette": a funny tradition where a tailor checks if he can cross the river Weser without getting wet feet.
- February: Carnival in Bremen, more South-American than Cologne style.
- April: Easter market.
- June: "Breminale" music/art festival along the River Weser. International Bremen Summer circus festival "La Strada".
- August: " Festival Maritim " in Bremen-Vegesack (in the northern end of Bremen).
- October (2nd half): "Freimarkt" (free market), one of the biggest and oldest fairground festivals in Germany, north of the railway station.
- November: International Cutter Race / "Kutterpullen" tournament (rowing contest on the Weser river).
- December: Christmas market around the town hall and Schlachte at the river Weser.
The monthly free event magazine MIX has hosts an event calendar online (German only).