Nov21Sat
SportsGMC 50 - German MMA Championship
19:00 · GMC Arena · Gelsenkirchen
Photo: Thomas Robbin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Events in Gelsenkirchen
4 upcoming events in Gelsenkirchen, including 2 sports events, 1 concert, and 1 experience. The busiest venues are GMC Arena, KAUE Gelsenkirchen, and Kaue. Next up: GMC 50 - German MMA Championship on Sat, 21 Nov 2026.
- Upcoming events
- 4
- This weekend
- 0
- Venues
- 3
- Population
- 266.199
About Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen is the 26th-most populous city of Germany and the 12th-most populous in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with a population of 266,199 as of 2025. On the Emscher River, it lies at the centre of the Ruhr area, the largest urban area of Germany, of which it is the fifth-largest city after Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg and Bochum. The Ruhr is located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, the second-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Gelsenkirchen is the fifth-largest city of Westphalia after Dortmund, Bochum, Bielefeld and Münster, and it is one of the southernmost cities in the Low German dialect area. The city is home to the football club Schalke 04, which is named after Gelsenkirchen-Schalke. The club's current stadium Veltins-Arena, however, is located in Gelsenkirchen-Erle.
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All events in Gelsenkirchen
4 events · sorted by date
- Dec12SatSports
Cage Muay Thai - Series 1
19:00 · GMC Arena · Gelsenkirchen
Jan16SatThings to DoTom Hannemann - one of the.beautiful.people
20:00 · KAUE Gelsenkirchen · Gelsenkirchen
Apr11SunConcertsIan Hooper - On Tour April 2027
20:00 · Kaue · Gelsenkirchen
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What's on in Gelsenkirchen this weekend?
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What are the busiest venues in Gelsenkirchen?
By number of upcoming events: GMC Arena (2), KAUE Gelsenkirchen (1), and Kaue (1).
How many concerts are coming to Gelsenkirchen?
1 concert listed in Gelsenkirchen.