Festivals in Thuringia

The F.T.C. Festival — Flieger, Trucker und Country — celebrates its grand comeback in 2026 after a 24-year hiatus in Nordhausen. The occasio...

The Fairy Tale Children's Festival in Großlöbichau, a district of Dornburg-Camburg in the Saale-Holzland district (Thuringia), is a lovingly...

Feelloween is the autumnal Halloween festival of the Feengrotten adventure world in Saalfeld. When the veil between worlds thins, witches, t...

From August 16 to 23, 2026, Leutenberg will celebrate a historic double anniversary: 700 years of town rights (granted 1326) and 100 years o...

On June 21, 2026, Eisenach's city center will transform into a large open-air stage. The Fête de la Musique brings music, joie de vivre, and...

Fête de la Musique is the big street music festival at the start of summer. In Erfurt, the state capital of Thuringia, the worldwide festiva...

Gera celebrates the Fête de la Musique on June 21st together with over 500 cities worldwide. At around 20 venues in the city center, bands,...

On June 21, 2026, the summer solstice, Jena's city center transforms into one giant stage for the Fête de la Musique. On squares, in courtya...

The Fête de la Musique in Weimar is one of the city's most beautiful open-air music festivals — and 2026 marks a small anniversary with its...

The Finsterbergfest is a traditional mountain festival on the summit of the Finsterberg in the Thuringian Forest — on the Rennsteig near Sch...

From October 1st to 31st, 2026, the Land of a Thousand Ponds between Plothen and Dreba transforms into a culinary and nature festival. Theme...

The Heldburg Town Festival with Food Truck Festival takes place every year in the town center of the Veste Heldburg. For three days, the mar...

The Föritztaler Herbstfest is the largest community festival in the Föritztal municipality in southern Thuringia, bringing together the resi...

In September, Bad Frankenhausen transforms into a farmers' festival mile for three days: The Frankenhäuser Bauernmarkt brings regional produ...

The Frankenhäuser Fliederfest is one of the most traditional folk festivals (Volksfeste) in the Kyffhäuser region and takes place annually o...

The Frankenhäuser Kultursommer is the summer cultural highlight of the spa town at the foot of the Kyffhäuser Mountains. In July, concerts,...

The Frankenhäuser Weihnachtsmarkt opens every year on the first weekend of Advent and transforms the heart of the salt city of Bad Frankenha...

In the summer of 2026, the Friedenstein Open Air Gotha will enter its 6th edition. Classical and pop music will merge in the courtyard of Fr...