The Office for Youth and Family Affairs of the state capital Mainz has been organizing the Mainz Holiday Card for children and young people during the school summer holidays for over 55 years. Children and young people aged 6 to 18 from Mainz and their parents can take part in parent-child events. Approximately 2,500 children use the Holiday Card every year. 

Information on sales outlets is always available from mid-March on the website listed below. Sales begin on Monday, June 23, 2025. From this date, you can register on the booking portal and book events. This requires an activation code, which can be found on the holiday card. The link to the program can be found at the bottom of this page.

The holiday card consists of: 

• a basic offer (i.e., free use of buses and trams in Mainz and Wiesbaden, free admission to the two swimming pools in Mainz, discounts from cooperation partners, etc.)
• approx. 400 individual events

Information about the holiday card, the basic offer, and the individual events is available via the links at the bottom of the website. (opens in a new tab)

Further information can be obtained from the Office for Youth and Family Affairs, Department for Children, Youth and Families.

The holiday card normally costs €28, or €14 with a discount.

You can obtain the Mainz vacation card at a reduced price if you receive one or more of the following benefits:

• MainzPass holder (formerly social welfare card)
• Unemployment benefit II
• Housing allowance
• Child benefit supplement
• Benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act

You can only purchase the holiday ticket at a reduced price at the holiday ticket office at the Haus der Jugend, sales office on the ground floor, window sales. Please bring the relevant documents with you!

cash (at advance sales outlets)