Festivals in Bavaria

The Bad Staffelsteiner Bierbrauerfest is the flagship event of Upper Franconian beer culture in Bad Staffelstein (Lichtenfels district). Onc...

The Bad Windsheim Kirchweih is considered the longest Kirchweih in the Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district. For around twelve days...

On a summer day, the tranquil spa town of Bad Wörishofen transforms its spa park and town center into a festival ground: at the Bad Wörishof...

Around St. John's Day (June 24th), the old town of Baiersdorf transforms into a Franconian Kerwa: the Baiersdorfer Johanniskirchweih is the...

The Baiersdorfer Krenmarkt revolves entirely around horseradish – known as 'Kren' in Franconia. Every year on the third Sunday in September,...

The BallFieber attracts families from all over the Rhön to the market square in Bad Neustadt an der Saale. On a Sunday in May, the town cent...

Once a year, the twelve historic commercial nurseries of Bamberg's Gärtnerstadt (Garden City) — a UNESCO World Heritage site — open their ga...

The Bamberg Christmas Market spreads its Advent light from November 24 to December 23, 2026, in Bamberg's UNESCO World Heritage old town. In...

The Bamberg Short Film Festival is Bavaria's oldest short film festival and has attracted several thousand visitors to the cinemas of the Up...

For three days, the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bamberg transforms into one giant stage: Bamberg zaubert brings magic, acrobatics, jugglin...

On Shrove Tuesday, Bamberg's historic old town transforms into a colourful carnival stage. Around 50 creatively designed carnival floats, wa...

The Bamberger Literaturfestival – BamLit for short – is the largest literary festival in Upper Franconia. Between January and April, around...

The Bamberger Sandkerwa is one of Bavaria's most traditional and atmospheric Kirchweih festivals. Since 1951, during the last week of August...

The Bamberger Totentanz is one of Bavaria's most ambitious citizens' theatre projects. Every two years, the association AGIL e.V. stages a p...

In the heart of beer country, Bamberg celebrates Franconian wine for five days every year. On Maximiliansplatz (Maxplatz) in the center of t...

On the weekend before the first Advent, the copper mine 'Grube Wilhelmine' in Sommerkahl transforms into an atmospheric Barbaramarkt. In fro...

Bardentreffen Nürnberg is one of Germany's most important World Music and Liedermacher (singer-songwriter) festivals. For four days, Nurembe...

The Bindlacher Bärenkerwa is one of the oldest and best-known village Kirchweihen (church festivals) in Upper Franconia and has been organiz...