Festivals in Thuringia

The Steinach Spring Festival, held annually at the end of May, kicks off the open-air season on the town's marketplace. On the central squar...

The Frühlingsvolksfest Gera opens the outdoor season every year in mid-April in Hofwiesenpark — and is considered one of the largest Volksfe...

The FullDome Festival Jena is the world's oldest continuously running festival for 360° fulldome films—a unique cinematic language that aban...

The Funkenfest Geisa is the major summer festival of the small West Thuringian town of Geisa in the Wartburg district. From July 3rd to 6th,...

From June 4th to 7th, 2026 (Corpus Christi and following days), the Hennebergisches Museum Kloster Veßra invites you to its garden market. A...

On September 5, 2026, the Sparkassen-Bühne in Hofwiesenpark Gera will transform into an open-air techno stage for the 4th time. Ten hours of...

In 2026, Meiningen celebrates the Georgjahr on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Duke Georg II (born April 2, 1826), the "Theatre Duke,"...

From August 25 to 30, 2026, Gera Beach transforms the city centre of Gera into an urban beach landscape under the motto «Summer, Sport, and...

The Gera Pottery Market is considered one of the largest and most beautiful pottery markets in Thuringia. The 17th edition takes place on Ma...

From January to October, Gera hosts one of the most densely packed public running series in Central Germany with the Geraer Laufcup. The 15...

From June 7 to 13, 2026, the 34th edition of the German Children's Media Festival Golden Sparrow will take place — the first three days in G...

The German TT at the Schleizer Dreieck is an international motorcycle race on the historic natural road course in the Saale-Orla district (T...

On Saturday, November 28, 2026, the Mehna Volunteer Fire Brigade, together with the village associations, invites you to the pre-Christmas m...

The Goethefestwoche Ilmenau is the annual tribute by the Goethe and University town on the Rennsteig to its most famous citizen, Johann Wolf...

The Gothardusfest is the major city festival of the former residential city of Gotha in the Gotha district. For four days, the historic old...

The 20th Jousting Tournament at Posterstein Castle is one of the largest and most renowned medieval spectacles in Eastern Thuringia. For Pen...

GRASGRÜN is Meiningen's summer culture festival and has filled the theatre holidays with an extraordinary cultural program since 2012. Since...

The Green City Festival is the spring city festival of the spa and rose town of Bad Langensalza in the Unstrut-Hainich district (Thuringia)....