International Beer Festival Goch

Beer Festival on the Lower Rhine

Anyone who wants to taste beer in its diversity — not just their usual house beer on tap, but a wide international selection — will be in the right place in Goch on Friday, July 10, 2026, starting at 3:00 PM. The International Beer Festival takes place at Maasstraße 48–50, in Goch on the Lower Rhine, directly on the Dutch border.

International Beer Selection

The concept is clear: a curated selection of international beers that reflects the breadth of European beer culture. The festival offers „dozens of carefully selected beers from domestic and foreign sources”, with a focus on Franconian and Bavarian classics as well as international specialties — from Belgian Trappist beers and Czech Pilsners to Dutch Witbiers and craft beer experiments.

Goch as a Beer Festival City

Goch, with just under 33,000 inhabitants, is located in the Kleve district, directly on the Dutch border and on the Niers river. The region is traditionally beer-drinking — the Lower Rhine character with its traditional pubs and proximity to the Belgian-Dutch brewing strongholds makes Goch a natural location for a beer festival. The event format on Maasstraße offers a spacious outdoor area, well-suited for a summer festival with beer and snacks.

Maasstraße as an Event Location

The address Maasstraße 48–50 is centrally located in Goch. Open from Friday, July 10, 2026, 3:00 PM, until late into the night. The AllEvents listing indicates a closing time of „Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM” — meaning the festival evening extends into Saturday.

Lower Rhine and Border Beer Region

The Dutch-German Lower Rhine has its own long-established beer culture — from Dutch Pilsner breweries (Heineken, Bavaria, Grolsch) and Belgian monastic beers to German classics from Cologne (Kölsch) and Düsseldorf (Altbier). Goch sits right in the middle of this beer triangle, making the beer festival an authentic cross-section of a beer culture that has grown across national borders.