Festivals in Bavaria

The Chiemsee Reggae Summer was Germany's most important reggae festival for years — until it went on a ten-year hiatus after 2016. In 2026,...

The Children's Culture series in the Devil's Cave Pottenstein brings puppet theatre, children's theatre, and magic to one of Germany's most...

The Kinderfilmfest Hofer Land is a children's film festival that takes place every January at the Central-Kino in Hof. Over a weekend, more...

The Chinesenfasching (Chinese Carnival) of Dietfurt an der Altmühl is considered one of Bavaria's most unusual and oldest carnival festivals...

In Neuendettelsau, in the district of Ansbach, the Choral Service with the Windsbacher Knabenchor has a long tradition. In the St. Laurentiu...

The Christkindlmarkt Bad Birnbach is the traditional Advent market of the Lower Bavarian health resort Bad Birnbach in the Rottal valley (Ro...

The Christkindlmarkt Eichendorf traditionally opens the Lower Bavarian Christmas market season around Dingolfing and Landau on the first Adv...

The Garmisch-Partenkirchen Christmas market, since its move to the Michael Ende Kurpark, is part of the larger concept "Winter im Park". For...

The Christkindlmarkt Landshut is the heart of "Adventsstadt Landshut" – a city concept that transforms the Ringelstecherwiese at the foot of...

The Christkindlmarkt Murnau is one of the most atmospheric Christmas markets in Bavaria. On the third Advent weekend, the Ober- and Untermar...

The 'Weihnachtszauber im Stodl' (Christmas Magic in the Barn) is a two-day Advent market organized by the Poppenreuth Folk Costume Group in...

Since 1971, the Catholic parish of Herz Jesu in Pegnitz has organized the Christmas market at St. Bartholomew's Church every year on the wee...

Marktschorgast, a market community of 2,300 inhabitants in the Upper Franconian district of Kulmbach, hosts its Christmas market at the Stöc...

The Christmas market at Unteraufseß Castle is one of the most atmospheric Advent markets in Franconian Switzerland. In the fairytale setting...

In the historic manor farm of Domäne Oeslau, a district of Rödental in the Coburg region, the Rödental Christmas Market takes place every ye...

The Christmas Pottery Market at Thurnau Castle is considered one of Germany's most prestigious ceramics markets. In the atmospheric courtyar...

Christopher Street Day in Aschaffenburg is the central queer demonstration for the Lower Franconian city and part of the city-wide Pride Mon...

Christopher Street Day Erlangen is the queer-political highlight in the Middle Franconian annual calendar. Organized by the association Make...