Festivals in Thuringia

The Prinzenraub-Spektakel is a historical open-air spectacle in the Agnesgarten of Altenburg Residential Palace. Around 200 volunteer amateu...

The RENNSTEIGRIDE is an established mountain bike event in the Thuringian Forest with start and finish in Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig (distric...

The Ritter Recken Heldenspiele is one of Thuringia's most important medieval festivals. On July 11 and 12, 2026, the Ochsenwiese in Tambach-...

Rock DieVillage is an open-air rock festival in Dermbach in the western Thuringian Wartburg district on the edge of the Rhön. In 2026, the t...

Rock im Hof is an open-air concert evening at the Sächsischer Hof in Treffurt, a town in the Wartburgkreis district on the Werra river. On S...

The Rolandsfest in Nordhausen is the largest folk festival (Volksfest) in Northern Thuringia, attracting over 100,000 visitors to the Roland...

The Romantic Princely Christmas in Greiz is one of Thuringia's most atmospheric Advent events. On the 3rd Sunday of Advent, the Lower Castle...

The Römhild Castle Christmas is one of the most atmospheric Christmas markets in Southern Thuringia. On the second weekend of Advent — Decem...

The Rose Festival at the Theodor Storm Literary Museum combines the annual rose bloom with the literary heritage of the writer Theodor Storm...

The Roßlebener Carnevalclub Rot-Weiß e. V. annually organizes the carnival season in Roßleben-Wiehe with several events from January to Febr...

The Rudolstadt Old Town Festival celebrates its 32nd edition in 2026 and transforms the historic old town of the city in the Saalfeld-Rudols...

In 2026, Rudolstadt is celebrating two historic anniversaries: 1250 years since its first documented mention as «Rudolfestat» (776 in the He...

The Rudolstadt-Festival is Germany's largest and internationally most renowned festival for folk, roots, and world music. For four days, the...

The Rudolstädter Sommer is the summer culture program of the city of Rudolstadt, which combines music, literature, theatre, and cinema at va...

The Rudolstädter Vogelschießen is Thuringia's largest Volksfest (traditional folk festival) and will celebrate its 304th edition in 2026. Fo...

The Saalestrand Rudolstadt transforms the Bleichwiese on the Saale riverbank from Ascension Day until early August into an urban beach bar w...

From September 10 to 13, 2026, the Saalfelder Bierfest will transform the market square of the 'City of Fairies' into a beer festival with B...

The Saalfelder Detscherfest is a unique culinary Volksfest (traditional folk festival) celebrating the Detscher, a traditional Thuringian po...