Between Fat Thursday and Veilchendienstag, Aachen City Council has changed its opening hours again this year. On Fat Thursday, February 12, consultation and service hours end at 10.30 am. Rose Monday, February 16, is off duty; the city administration is closed. On Shrove Tuesday, February 17, the municipal service areas will be open as usual on a Tuesday.

The joint contact point of the police and the city of Aachen has changed its opening hours on Fat Thursday and Rose Monday. On February 12 and 16, it will be open from 9 am to 5 pm. On all other days, the contact point can be reached during normal opening hours.

The following applies to the municipal museums: The Centre Charlemagne is closed during the carnival week from February 12 to 16. The Couven Museum, the International Newspaper Museum, the Ludwig Forum and the Suermondt-Ludwig Museum are also closed on Fat Thursday, Carnival Sunday and Rose Monday.

The following opening hours apply to all those who would like to stock up on books in the libraries around Carnival: The Central Library will be closed on Fat Thursday, February 12, and Sunday, February 15. If required, media can be returned to the Central Library in Couvenstraße. The Depot district library will be closed on Fat Thursday and Rose Monday. The Haaren district library will also be closed on Shrove Monday. The book bus will not make any stops on Fat Thursday and Friday, February 13.

The Eilendorf recycling center will be open on Fat Thursday, February 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., but will be closed on Rose Monday, February 16. The Brand recycling center will also be closed on Rose Monday. There will also be no compost containers on Rose Monday. On all other days, the recycling centers are open at regular times.

If you want to go swimming on Fat Thursday, please note: The Elisabethhalle, the Brand indoor swimming pool and the Ulla-Klinger-Halle are open on Fat Thursday from 6.30 am to 12.30 pm. These halls are closed on Carnival Sunday and Rose Monday. The South Swimming Pool is open on Carnival Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm and is closed on Fat Thursday and Rose Monday. On Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14, the municipal swimming pools will be open at the published times. Schwimmhalle Ost is closed on Carnival Sunday and Rose Monday and is open as usual on the other days.

Any deviations from this regulation will be posted at the relevant facilities and offices. All information about the museums, swimming pools, libraries and municipal offices can also be found on the city's homepage at aachen.de by entering the relevant search term.