Festivals in Thuringia

The Triptis City Festival takes place annually one week after Pentecost on the festival meadow at the Schützenhaus — from May 29 to 31, 2026...

The Triptis Wine Festival is the popular autumn festival of the small East Thuringian town of Triptis in the Saale-Orla district (state of T...

The Turnierspiele Weißensee are a medieval knight spectacle in the district of Sömmerda (Thuringia). In 2026, the event will exceptionally t...

The Ulsterauenfest takes place on June 20, 2026, in Geisa and celebrates nature and recreation along the Ulster — the central river of the w...

On the nationwide UNESCO World Heritage Day on June 7, 2026, the twelve World Heritage sites in Weimar (Thuringia) will open their doors (el...

The University Summer Festival Jena, also known as Schiller Day, is the annual summer festival of the Friedrich Schiller University. It comm...

The Unterwellenborn Kirmes is the traditional autumn Kirmes (funfair) of the municipality of Unterwellenborn on the Saalebogen. For three da...

The VFV Klassik Grand Prix at Schleizer Dreieck is a veteran and classic motorsport event where historic motorcycles compete on the legendar...

The village festival in Gebersreuth, a district of the town of Gefell, is the traditional summer festival of the small Vogtland village in t...

On the first weekend of July, the city center of Vacha — the historic town on the Werra in the Wartburg district — transforms into a lively...

The Volks- und Schützenfest Werra-Suhl-Tal is a traditional weekend festival in the Werratal on the Hessian-Thuringian border. The town of W...

Wagnergasse, the pub district of the university city of Jena, transforms into a festival mile for eleven hours on May 9, 2026. Between 12 PM...

The Waldfest Pfiffelbach is one of the best-known forest festivals in Central Thuringia and takes place every year over the extended Penteco...

From May 22nd to 25th, 2026 (Pentecost), the Waldfestplatz Queienfeld near the Lutherlinde — part of the municipality of Grabfeld in the Sch...

The forest festival on the forest clearing "Rimbachs Ruh" is a traditional early summer gathering of the village community in Werra-Suhl-Tal...

The Waldkirmes Pfiffelbach is a traditional summer fair event in the Pfiffelbach district of the municipality Ilmtal-Weinstraße (Weimarer La...

Walpurgis Night celebration in the Nordhausen district of Neustadt Harztor on April 30, 2026, from 6 PM. Traditional witches' festival on th...

On April 30th, Erfurt Cathedral Square transforms into one of Thuringia's most atmospheric Walpurgis Night settings. In front of the mighty...