Festivals in Bavaria

The Rückersdorf Kärwa is one of the most traditional Kirchweih festivals in the Nürnberger Land district. For five days, the Kärwaboum and K...

The Rudertinger Weinfest is one of the most popular club events in the Lower Bavarian municipality of Ruderting. For almost half a century,...

The Rugendorf Panorama Hike is a DVV Folk Hiking Day in the Upper Franconian district of Kulmbach. For two days, the Feldbuch hiking group l...

The Ruhpolding Georgiritt – affectionately called "Irgn-Ritt" locally – is one of the most impressive horse pilgrimages in the Chiemgau regi...

The Rummelsekerb is the traditional Kirchweih (church consecration festival) of the Lower Franconian community of Eichenbühl in the Miltenbe...

The Rupertimarkt is the traditional autumn market of the Upper Bavarian salt town Tittmoning. Traders offering leather goods, hats, textiles...

The Saaleauen Festival transforms the Saale meadows below Hof's old town into a multi-day open-air experience on the second weekend of Augus...

On Saturday, April 11, 2026, the 16th edition of the Saaletal Marathon starts in Ramsthal in the district of Bad Kissingen. From the classic...

Saalmitte Day & Nights is the multi-day indie, electronic, and club festival organised by the Bayreuth collective Saalmitte. From June 12th...

The Salomon Zugspitz Ultratrail is Germany's largest trail running event and one of the most prestigious races in the international UTMB Wor...

In July, Schloss Triebenbach near Laufen transforms into one of the most renowned open-air cultural festivals in the Rupertiwinkel region. F...

The Sandhasenregatta of the Kahl Sailing Club is a regular weekend event in the summer half-year on Kahler See in the Untermain district of...

SandSpirit is the European Sandboarding Championship at Monte Kaolino in Hirschau – Bavaria's unique sand dune made of kaolin sand. For four...

Four festival days with traditional costumes, brass music, and Bavarian conviviality: From July 2nd to 5th, 2026, the mountain costume and p...

When daring two-person teams climb into wooden tubs (Sautröge) on the sandy beach of Eixendorfer See and battle their way to the finish line...

Save The Core is a punk and hardcore festival that consciously focuses on substance over spectacle. The scene gathers in Nuremberg's Stadion...

The SC Schliersee Forest Festival is a traditional Bavarian summer festival held at the Waldfestplatz in Schliersee, celebrated annually aro...

The Schaffest of the Upper Franconian Sheep Breeders is the largest regular animal show for sheep farmers in Upper Franconia. The venue is t...