Festivals in Saarland

In July, the residents of Heinitz head to the green — to the Bergfestplatz (mountain festival grounds) by the outdoor pool, where the Workin...

On the last weekend of October, the vintners of Perl, Oberperl, and Sehndorf open their cellars and wineries, transforming the tri-border ar...

In the western Saarland, in the Germany-France-Luxembourg three-country corner, the Perler Glühweinfest is one of the most beautiful small A...

At the end of June, the Saargemeinde Bous celebrates its traditional Peter-und-Paul-Kirmes — a five-day Volksfest (popular festival) traditi...

The Pfarrwiesenfest in Marpingen is the secular part of an ancient Catholic festival: it begins immediately after the sacramental final bles...

On Whit Monday, the Lions Club Lebach hosts its traditional Pfingstfest (Whit Monday festival) at Hofgut La Motte. The regional music associ...

When the fairground at the old goods station in Eppelborn comes to life on Pentecost, there's a state of emergency in the Neunkirchen distri...

When the whole of Saarland heads into the forest for Pentecost, the Beckingen district of Oppen has its very own ritual: the Pfingstkirmes a...

Over Pentecost, the fairground in Neunkirchen's Wiebelskirchen district transforms into a colourful festival mile: Over 60 attractions, clas...

For three days, over 120 traders and craftspeople, knights, jesters, musicians, and mythical creatures transform the Franco-German Garden in...

PHOTON is the photography festival of Saarland: three days full of live lectures, professional seminars, practical workshops, and photo exhi...

With Maßkrugs, pretzels, brass music, and Lederhosen, the Pieper-Oktoberfest brings a piece of Munich's Theresienwiese to the fortress city...

On the first Sunday of September, the Saarland village of Piesbach in the Saarlouis district celebrates its Kirmes (fair) in honour of the p...

When Saarland's Faasend (Carnival) reaches its peak, the two most legendary Carnival parties in the region take place in the Saarbrücken Con...

When the Prims flows past Körprich in high summer and the meadows along its banks are a lush green, the Primsufer (riverbank) becomes the vi...

The Prunk- und Galakappensitzungen (Gala Sessions) of the Rubenheimer Carneval Club 1960 e.V. are among the major club sessions of the Saarp...

When the market square stage is set up in Püttlingen in May, the entire Köllertal goes wild: The Püttlinger Frühjahrsfest is one of the live...

On the third weekend of August, the center of Quierschied in the Saarbrücken regional association transforms into a colorful folk festival m...