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You are invited · Sat 28 Aug 2027 – Sun 5 Sept 2027

Grosse Woche

Galopprennbahn Baden-Baden · Iffezheim, Iffezheim (Baden-Baden), Germany

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Germany's grandest race week. Baden-Baden society, big hats and couture sit alongside jeans; the club insists there is no code, but this is where Germans dress for the races.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Formal
Millinery
encouraged
Season
Summer

Women

Baden Galopp: 'Es gibt keinen festen Dresscode. Erlaubt ist, was gefällt!' (no fixed dress code; anything goes). Its Style Guide says 'keine Pflicht zum Hut und keinen klassischen Dresscode' and offers ideas only: summer dress with fascinator, pale trouser suit with a statement hat.

Encouraged

  • Summer dress, trouser suit or two-piece
  • Hat or fascinator
  • One strong accessory (the guide's tip: 'weniger ist oft mehr')

Men

No fixed dress code. In the more exclusive areas (Brenners Lounge, Rizzi & Co Fine Dining Club) the FAQ says 'ist ein Jacket nicht fehl am Platz' (a jacket is not out of place).

Encouraged

  • Linen suit or blazer
  • Panama hat
  • Jacket in the lounges

Outfits built to this dress code

What to wear to Grosse Woche Baden-Baden

6 outfits for women and men, with the reason each one passes.

See the outfits

Styling notes

Late-summer dress, statement hat or fascinator, jacket for the lounges; evenings cool quickly in the Rhine valley.

Weather

About 13–25°C.

History

Baden Galopp's Style Guide includes a history of racecourse fashion at Iffezheim since the 1890s.

where you are standing

Enclosure by enclosure

Brenners Lounge / Rizzi & Co Fine Dining Club

Baden Galopp FAQ.

Women

No rule; elegant day dress is usual.

Men

Jacket recommended ('nicht fehl am Platz').

General areas (Sattelplatz, stands)

'Ob Lieblingsjeans oder großer Hut: beides hat seinen Platz.'

Women

No fixed dress code.

Men

No fixed dress code.

Check the official details before you go: badengalopp.de ↗

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