Welcome to Erfurt – a meeting place in the heart of Germany

Erfurt‘s central position in Germany, excellent transport links and outstanding conference Facilities, top-class hotels offering excellent service and host of tourist attractions are main benefits as a business and conference location.

Added to which everything is within easy reach; the trade fair and congress centre is just 15 minutes from all city-centre hotels by tram.

Most of the hotels and locations hosting events and support programmes can be reached conveniently and quickly on foot or by public transport.

Erfurt Convention Bureau provides comprehensive support to help you.

The conference venues are as diverse and remarkable as the city itself. Erfurt’s multifunction arena, the Steigerwald stadium hosts both sporting occasions and other events. The arena accommodates 2,000 people in its conference areas.

The Imperial Hall (Kaisersaal) is one of the oldest event centres in Europe and offers an good combination of historical setting and state-of-the-art facilities. The Augustinian

Monastery (Augustinerkloster), an important Lutheran site, even provides the opportunity to hold a conference in a medieval venue whose conference rooms around courtyards and cloisters create an exceptional ambience.

Messe Erfurt, the city’s trade fair and exhibition centre it is one of Germany’s most attractive and can accommodate up to 6,000 people during conferences and congresses.

Organisers can choose from a wide range of entertainment and other events to complement their conferences. What could be more memorable than an atmospheric midnight concert in the cathedral, a conference party at the new Zentralheize venue or a guided walking tour with historical figures? Venues such as Erfurt Theatre, the banqueting suite at the town hall, the speed skating arena and egapark’s Danakil desert and jungle centre all provide unique settings for event.

Dom St. Marien und St. Severikirche/Cathedral of St. Mary & Church of St. Severus, ©Erfurt Tourismus und Marketing GmbH

Krämerbrücke/Merchants' Bridge, ©Stadtverwaltung Erfurt

Zitadelle Petersberg/Petersberg Citadel, ©Erfurt Tourismus und Marketing GmbH