Due to the current health situation, the City of Darmstadt cancels public events & imposes restrictions on various public areas. The measures of the general decree apply from Monday 16. April until 31. May 2020.

Among other things, this means:
OPEN (possibly also on Sundays): Food & beverage markets, pick-up & delivery services, pharmacies, medical supply stores, drug stores, petrol stations, banks, post offices, hairdressers, dry cleaners / laundromats, newspaper sales, pet stores as well as wholesale.
 
>> Restaurants can be visited for take-away-food subject to increased hygiene regulations and depending on the catering trade.
 
CLOSED: Restaurants, bars, clubs / discotheques, pubs, theaters, concert halls, museums, trade fairs / exhibitions, cinemas, leisure and animal parks, providers of leisure activities (indoor and outdoor), special markets, amusement arcades / betting shops, prostitution centers / brothels, the sports business on and in All public and private sports facilities, swimming pools and fun pools, fitness studios, other retail outlets and playgrounds. In addition, there are also general stores without groceries, nail salons, construction / horticultural, flower shops, tanning salons, shisha bars, ice cream cafes and cafes with simple food and / or a small selection (e.g. only cakes).

All guided tours of Darmstadt Marketing GmbH have been canceled until further notice.

Numerous events were also canceled.

• Datterichs Wochenmarkt (4.4.2020 and 2.5.2020)
• Darmstadt Mobil (04./05.04.2020)
• Die Öffnung des temporären Besucherzentrums Konsum (04./05.04.2020)
• Die Baumesse auf dem Messplatz (03.-05.04.2020)
• Der Flohmarkt auf dem Karolinenplatz (24./25.04.2020)
• Die Frühjahrsmess (30.04. – 10.05.2020)
• Der Merck-Firmenlauf (20.5.2020)
• Das Schlossgrabenfest (28.5.-31.05.2020)

You can read more about these & other restrictions imposed by the general decree here.