Festivals in Bavaria

The Alt-Schlierseer Kirchtag is one of the most beautiful traditional costume and folk customs festivals in Upper Bavaria. Boat procession a...

The Altdorf Christmas Market takes place in one of the most extraordinary settings in Middle Franconia: the inner courtyard of the former Al...

Once a year, the Altdorf Fish Market brings North German harbour flair to the medieval old town of Middle Franconia: for three days, the mar...

The Altendorfer Kirchweih – simply called "Altendorfer Kerwa" in the Franconian dialect – is one of the liveliest village Kirchweihen in the...

The Althistorische Rötzer Fasenacht is one of the largest and most traditional carnival parades in the Oberpfalz region. On Shrove Tuesday,...

The Altmain-Weinfest in Sand am Main is one of the most traditional wine festivals in Unterfranken and will celebrate its 35th edition in 20...

The Altmühlsee Festival is one of the most unusual open-air festivals in Franconia: on a Saturday evening at the end of August, live bands p...

The Altmühlsee Festspiele is the most renowned open-air theatre festival in the Franconian Lake District. Since 2005, the stage has been set...

From May 15th to 17th, 2026, the market village of Mörnsheim in the Altmühltal Nature Park will become the showcase of Bavarian sheep farmin...

The Altötting Christmas Market is one of the most beautiful Christmas markets in Germany. For over 50 years, it has opened on Kapellplatz ar...

The Altötting Hofdult is one of Bavaria's most traditional Volksfests, with its first documented mention dating back to 1383. For ten days,...

The Altötting Monastery Market is one of the largest and most renowned monastery markets in the German-speaking world. For three days, monas...

The Altötting Tilly Market is one of the major autumn fairs in the Inn-Salzach region. Around 200 stalls stretch across the Altötting city c...

The Altöttinger Kirta is one of the most traditional autumn folk festivals in Upper Bavaria. From September 26th to October 4th, 2026, the 5...

The Altstadt-Weinfest Zeil am Main transforms the medieval half-timbered old town into an open wine festival with Franconian wine, live musi...

The Altstädter Weihnachtsmarkt Erlangen is the quietest of the three Erlangen Christmas markets. Small stalls with arts and crafts, associat...

The Altstadtfest Ansbach transforms the historic old town of the Middle Franconian Rococo city into a large festival stage for five days. Ag...

The Altstadtfest Burgkunstadt is a Stadtfest (city festival) tradition known throughout Upper Franconia. Since 1982, the historic market squ...