Festivals in Bavaria

Reckendorf, a small Franconian market town in the Itz Valley north of Bamberg, celebrates its Kirchweih every year at the beginning of Septe...

At the Red Bull Paddelfest, the Augsburg ice channel – the Olympic canoe course from 1972 – transforms into a stage for one of Germany's mos...

The Redwitzer Kirchweih, one of the most traditional Kerwa events on the Upper Main, is jointly organized by around ten local clubs – a rema...

For decades, the Narragonia Regensburg Carnival Society has organised the carnival for the Upper Palatinate World Heritage city. The carniva...

The Regensburg Christmas Market has been the oldest and largest Christmas market in the city of Regensburg for over 200 years. It takes plac...

The Regensburg Diocesan Pilgrimage to Altötting is one of the largest pilgrimages in Europe. The 197th edition will take place in 2026. Sinc...

More than 4,000 runners turn Regensburg into a stage on a May weekend: The Regensburg Marathon leads through the medieval old town, across t...

At the 'Regensburg Reads a Book' reading festival, an entire city dedicates itself to a single novel over several weeks. Readings, staged pe...

September 19, 2026, marks a historic moment for Regensburg: Theatre Regensburg opens its 2026/27 season as the sixth State Theatre of Bavari...

The Regensburger Herbstdult, alongside the Maidult, is one of Regensburg's two major folk festivals. It boasts a tradition spanning over 600...

The Regensburger Kulturpflaster is one of Bavaria's largest street circus festivals. Every two years, on the last weekend of the school holi...

Twice a year, the Dultplatz by Protzenweiher in Regensburg transforms into one of the most traditional festival grounds in Eastern Bavaria:...

The Regensburger Stummfilmwoche is Germany's oldest silent film festival — and one of the most important festivals of its kind in Europe. Si...

The Regentalfest in Ramspau is the traditional Pentecost Volksfest on the banks of the Regen river, organized by SpVgg Ramspau. For four day...

Reggae in Wulf transforms the sports field in the Friedberg district of Wulfertshausen into a Caribbean oasis every summer. Reggae fans from...

For over 30 years, the Rehau City Festival has been the central meeting point for the citizens of the Upper Franconian industrial city of Re...

Every year on the second weekend of September, the Rehauer Kulturtage transform the Upper Franconian town of Rehau in the Hof district into...

The Rehdorfer Kirchweih is the fourth and final Kirchweih in the calendar of the Middle Franconian town of Oberasbach in the district of Für...