Festivals in Bavaria

On the sandy beach of Brombachsee, in the heart of Franconian Lake District, the Seezentrum Pleinfeld transforms into an electronic paradise...

The Burschenverein Deining is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026: three days of anniversary festival in Deining (a district of Egling...

At the beginning of August, Dormitz celebrates its "Burschenkera" – the traditional Franconian Kirchweih (church consecration festival), org...

The Buttenheim Kirchweih is the traditional Kerwa (church fair) of the market town of Buttenheim in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg...

The Buttnmandl and Kramperl Run is one of the most impressive Advent customs in the Berchtesgaden region. Buttnmandl, wrapped in long, thres...

Every summer, the Cadolzburg Castle Festival presents open-air theatre in the courtyard of the Hohenzollern Cadolzburg. Supported by an amat...

The Cadolzburg Kirchweih is the main Kirchweih of the Franconian market town of Cadolzburg in the district of Fürth, traditionally celebrate...

Since 1973, the E.T.A. Hoffmann Theatre has concluded its season with the Calderón Festival in the Alte Hofhaltung at Bamberg Cathedral. Aro...

Once a year, students from the University of Regensburg and the OTH Regensburg transform their shared campus into a one-day open-air festiva...

The Carillon & Percussion Festival in Aschaffenburg focuses on the carillon in the east tower of Schloss Johannisburg — 48 bells, cast by Ei...

At the foot of the Holy Mountain, where Carl Orff found his final resting place in the pilgrimage church, his work is brought to life year a...

The Casteller Schlossparktage are among the most beautiful lifestyle fairs in Germany. From May 14th to 17th, 2026, the Fürstlich Castell'sc...

Castellum ad Louffi is the grand medieval festival of the town of Laufen an der Salzach in the southeastern Bavarian district of Berchtesgad...

The Castle Concert in the Faber-Castell Castle Park is the musical summer highlight of the Middle Franconian town of Stein near Nuremberg. O...

For over three decades, the baroque Kaisersaal of Kloster Banz, high above the Upper Main Valley, has transformed into one of Franconia's mo...

The Chamer Straßenmusikfestival is a young open-air music event initiated by the Municipal Cultural Office in the Upper Palatinate district...

For over 75 years, the Chamer Volksfest has been the major Volks- and Spring Festival of the city of Cham in the Bavarian Forest. For ten da...

The Charitable Christmas Market Freising transforms the historic Marienplatz in the Upper Bavarian episcopal and cathedral city into a festi...