Volunteer Centres
The Volunteer Centers and lounges will serve as the main hub for all volunteers at each location, providing essential information and support throughout the event. Here you will find details about the Volunteer Centre/Lounge locations, including their opening and closing dates. Additionally, you will learn where to check-in upon arrival and find information about catering locations to ensure that you have access to meals during your shifts.
Berlin
Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark (SSE)
VC Location: Vienna Hotel, Landsberger Alle 106, 10369, Berlin – 1st floor
Opening Dates: 14.07 - 24.07
Opening Times: 06:00 - 22:30
Check-in:
Schwimm- und Sprunghalle: Check-in desk
Vienna Hotel: Volunteer Center
Catering Location: Vienna Hotel underground floor ( -1)
Volunteer Venue Coordinator: Jessica Canahauti & Luisa Canahauti
Venue Contact information: vol.sse@rhineruhr2025.com / +4915162891095
Max-Schmeling-Halle
VC Location: Max-Schmeling-Halle, Am Falkpl. 1, 10437 Berlin – 1st floor
Opening Dates (first date – last date): 11.07 - 24.07
Opening Times:
11 July - 12 July : 09:30 - 17:00
13 July - 15 July: 7:30 - 21:30
16 July: 07:00 - 18:00
17 July - 22 July: 07:30 - 23:30
23 July - 24 July: 07:30-00:00
Check-in: Max-Schmeling-Halle, underground floor
Catering Location: Max-Schmeling-Halle underground floor
Volunteer Venue Coordinators: Kaj Schumann & Makiko Kinoshita
Venue Contact Information: vol.msh@rhineruhr2025.com
Bochum
Jahrhunderthalle
VC Location: An der Jahrhunderthalle 1, 44793 Bochum - 1st floor of the main entrance hall.
Opening Dates: 13 July – 21 July
Opening Times: 08:00 - 22:30
Check-in: Main Entrance
Catering Location: 1st floor (Same as volunteer center)
Volunteer Venue Coordinators: Carina Schulte-Langforth & Andrea Horn
Venue Contact Information: vol.jhh@rhineruhr2025.com / +4915162891097
Lohrheidestadion
VC Location: Lohrheidestadion Wattenscheid, Lohrheidestraße 82, 44866 Bochum - Located at the transition from the warm-up area to the throwing pitch, directly after the tunnel on the left.
Opening Dates: 12.07 – 28.07
Opening Times: 06:30 – 00:15
Check-in: In front of the Volunteer Centre at the transition from the warm-up area to the throwing pitch, directly after the tunnel on the left.
Catering Location: TO-Lounge, main grandstand on the first floor
Volunteer Venue Coordinators: Jill Kohnen & Malte Hammacher
Venue Contact Information: vol.LHS@rhineruhr2025.com / +4915162891098
Kemnader See
VC Location: Seglerhaus
Opening Dates: 22.07 - 28.07
Opening Times: 08:00 - 19:00
Check-in: Seglerhaus
Catering Location: At Check-in location
Volunteer Venue Coordinators: Malte Hammacher
Venue Contact Information: vol.kem@rhineruhr2025.com
Duisburg
Walter Schädlich Halle
VC Location: Volunteer only area (Stands)
Opening Dates: 14 July – 28 July (Closed on 21, 22 & 24 July)
Check-in: Entrance – Ground floor (shared with media, workforce, athletes)
Catering Location: Meal Voucher
Volunteer Venue Coordinators: Joseph Spitty & Tobias Trollst
Venue Contact Information: vol.wsh@rhineruhr2025.com
Check-In Information:
Date | Opening Times |
|---|---|
17.07 | 08:30 - 20:00 |
18.07 - 20.07 | 09:30 - 23:30 |
23.07 | 09:30 - 23:30 |
25.07 - 26.07 | 09:00 - 18:30 |
Sportpark Duisburg
VC Location: BeachMar (next to Restaurant MezzoMar), Bertaallee 7, 47055 Duisburg
Opening Date: 13.07 - 28.07
Check-in: The Check-in for all Volunteers (except for Opening Ceremony Volunteers based at the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena) will be in the Volunteer Office (Container on P7) from the 9th to the 13th of July.
There are 4 check-in stations in total
1 - in the Volunteer Centre
2 - in the ASC Duisburg (only for volunteers working on that venue)
3 - at the entrance of Regattabahn (only for volunteers working on that venue)
4 - at Dreieckswiese (only for volunteers working on that venue)
Catering Location: MezzoMar - Bertaallee 7, 47055 Duisburg
Volunteer Venue Coordinators:
BeachMar Volunteer Centre - Bryce Dhooge / Noelle Drexl
Rowing at Regattabahn - Ulrich Schirmer / Michael Jackmuth
Water Polo at ASC Duisburg - Helmut Pacht / Melanie Dowling
Beach Volleyball at Dreieckswiese - Jasmin Henkel / Stefan Krämer
Venue Contact Information: vol.spd@rhineruhr2025.com / +4915162891178
Opening Times for Check-in locations:
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
13.07 - 15.07 | 06:30 - 23:00 |
16.07 | 06:30 - 00:00 |
17.07 - 20.07 | 06:30 - 22:45 |
21.07 - 27.07 | 06:30 - 23:00 |
28.07 | 06:30 - 22:45 |
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
21.07 - 23.07 | 06:30 - 22:00 |
24.07 - 27.07 | 06:30 - 23:00 |
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
15.07 - 16.07 | 06:45 - 22:00 |
17.07 | 08:30 - 21:00 |
18.07 - 19.07 | 06:30 - 21:15 |
20.07 | 08:30 - 21:15 |
21.07 | 08:30 - 21.00 |
22.07 | 07:30 - 21:15 |
23.07 | 06:30 - 21:15 |
24.07 | 06:30 - 22:00 |
25.07 | 08:30 - 22:00 |
26.07 | 07:30 - 23:00 |
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
14.07 | 06:30 - 22:45 |
15.07 - 16.07 | 06:30 - 22:00 |
17.07 | 06:30 - 22:30 |
18.07 | 06:30 - 22:00 |
19.07 | 06:30 - 22:15 |
20.07 | 06:30 - 22:00 |
21.07 | 06:30 - 22:00 |
22.07 - 23.07 | 06:15 - 22:00 |
24.07 - 25.07 | 06:15 - 00:00 |
26.07 - 27.07 | 06:30 - 00:00 |
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
11.07 | 07:15 - 16:00 |
12.07 | 06:45 - 21:00 |
13.07 - 14.07 | 07:15 - 22:45 |
15.07 | 06:45 - 00:00 |
16.07 - 17.07 | 06:30 - 00:00 |
Essen
Messe Essen
VC Location: Main Volunteer Centre (MVC) - Congress Center Süd / South (CCS) of Messe Essen
Opening Dates: 11.07 – 28.07
Parking: Messe Essen P6 (2 EUR/hour, max. 12 EUR/day)
Check-in: Main volunteer center / Hall 3 / Hall 4 / Hall 5 / Hall 6
Catering Location: Messe Essen Hall 7 (12.07 - 26.07)
Atrium Restaurant (04.07 - 11.07 and 27.07 - 30.07)
Volunteer Venue Coordinators:
Main Volunteer Centre: Paula Stausberg, Ole Lepp & Johanna Heise
Congress Centre Ost: Valentin Mayerhofer & Saarthak Saksena
Hall 1.0: Clemens Hoeft & Surya Rajendhiran
Hall 3: Nicole Maier & Emma Rusted
Hall 4: Petra Biebl & Barbara Labus
Hall 5: Lewis Bent
Hall 6: Jörg Berg & Bethany Willetts
Venue Contact Information: VOL.MEE@rhineruhr2025.com / +4915162891109
Check-In Information:
Main Volunteer Centre Check-In:
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
11.07 | 06:15 - 00:00 |
12.07 | 06:00 - 23:30 |
13.07 - 16.07 | 06:15 - 00:15 |
17.07 - 26.07 | 06:00 - 00:15 |
27.07 | 06:15 - 00:15 |
28.07 | 06:15 - 22:45 |
Hall 1.0 Check-In:
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
14.07 - 16.07 | 08:00 - 21:30 |
17.07 - 18.07 | 07:00 - 21:30 |
19.07 | 07:00 - 23:30 |
20.07 | 07:00 - 22:30 |
21.07 | 07:00 - 23:45 |
22.07 | 07:00 - 22:15 |
23.07 | 07:00 - 21:30 |
24.07 | 07:00 - 16:00 |
Hall 3 Check-In:
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
20.07 - 22.07 | 08:00 - 23:00 |
23.07 - 24.07 | 07:30 - 23:45 |
25.07 - 26.07 | 07:30 - 23:30 |
Hall 4 Check-In:
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
16.07 | 07:30 - 20:30 |
17.07 - 19.07 | 11:30 - 21:30 |
20.07 | 09:00 - 18:00 |
21.07 | 09:00 - 21:00 |
22.07 | 08:00 - 21:00 |
23.07 - 26.07 | 07:30 - 21:30 |
Hall 5 Check-In:
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
14.07 - 16.07 | 07:00 - 20:30 |
17.07 | 06:30 - 22:00 |
18.07 | 06:30 - 22:15 |
19.07 | 06:30 - 22:30 |
20.07 | 06:30 - 20:30 |
21.07 - 22.07 | 06:30 - 21:15 |
Hall 6 Check-In:
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
14.07 - 16.07 | 07:00 - 19:30 |
17.07 | 06:30 - 21:30 |
18.07 | 06:30 - 19:30 |
19.07 - 22.07 | 06:30 - 21:30 |
23.07 | 06:30 - 20:30 |
Messe Essen Congress Centre Ost Check-In:
Dates | Opening Times |
|---|---|
11.07 | 06:15 - 00:00 |
13.07 - 16.07 | 06:15 - 00:15 |
17.07 - 26.07 | 06:00 - 00:15 |
27.07 | 06:15 - 00:15 |
28.07 | 06:15 - 22:45 |
Grugahalle
VC Location:
2nd floor at Grugahalle
Main Volunteer Center (MVC) - Congress Center Süd / South (CCS) of Messe Essen
Opening Dates: 16 July - 26.07
Opening Times:
Non-competition days: 09:00 – 22:00
Competition days: 09:00 – 23:00
Check-in: 1st floor, entrance of Grugahalle
Catering Location: Messe Essen Catering Area
Volunteer Venue Coordinators: Anne Reck & Sabine Franz
Venue Contact Information: VOL.MEE@rhineruhr2025.com
ETUF
VC Location: Mehrzweckhalle, Essen
Opening Date: 13 July – 27 July
Opening Times:
13 July - 16 July: 07:45 - 22:00
17 July - 24 July: 07:45 - 22:30
25 July - 27 July: 07:45 - 21:00
Check-in: Volunteer Center
Catering Location: Bootshaus on 1st Floor
Volunteer Venue Coordinators: Luka Pastuovic & Iris Schäfer
Venue Contact Information: VOL.ETUF@rhineruhr2025.com
Sportpark am Hallo
VC Location: Shared Tent between Sportpark am Hallo Stadion & Sporthalle am Hallo
Opening Dates: 17 July – 26 July
Opening Times: 07:00 - 22:00
Check-in: Info desk (Located in Stadion changing room area)
Catering Location: Same tent as volunteer center
Volunteer Venue Coordinators:
Sportpark am Hallo Stadion (Archery): Juliane Köhnke & Shannon Robyn Stein
Sporthalle am Hallo (Basketball): Otto Vennhoff & Lea Quiede
Venue Contact Information: VOL.MEE@rhineruhr2025.com
Zeche Zollverein
VC Location: Zeche Zollverein, Hall 5
Opening Dates: 24 July – 26 July
Opening Times:
24 July: 06:00 - 23:00
25 July - 26 July: 06:00 - 22:00
Check-in:
Sport Info Desk
20 July - 22 July: 10:30 - 21:30
23 July: 06:00 - 23:00
Hall 5
24 July - 26 July
Catering Location: Hall 5
Volunteer Venue Coordinators: Juliane Köhnke & Shannon Robyn Stein
Venue Contact Information: VOL.MEE@rhineruhr2025.com
Hagen
Ischelandhalle
VC Location: Heinz-Werner-Schmunz-Halle
Opening Dates: 16 July - 25 July
Opening Times:
Competition days: 08:00 – 22:00
Non-competition days: 08:00 – 18:00
Check-in:
Heinz-Werner-Schmunz-Halle
Ground floor at Ischelandhalle
Catering Location: Ischelandhalle
Volunteer Venue Coordinators: Florian Rüger & Louis Simpson
Venue Contact Information: VOL.ILH@rhineruhr2025.com
Mülheim an der Ruhr
Westenergie Sporthalle
VC Location: Westenergie Sporthalle, An den Sportstätten 6, 45468 Mülheim an der Ruhr (use the workforce/volunteer entry)
Opening Dates: 14.07 – 27.07
Opening Times: 07:00 - 22:00 (can be later depending on the day)
Check-in: Volunteer Center
Catering Location: Hallenbad Süd Groundfloor (directly next to the venue)
Volunteer Venue Coordinators: Sohee Kim & Beatriz Matos Delgado
Venue Contact Information: VOL.Muelheim@rhineruhr2025.com / +4915162891115