Festivals in Thuringia

The 30th Pentecost Festival of FSV Großbreitenbach is the big club festival of the local football club on Pentecost weekend. From May 22nd t...

The 32nd International Organ Concerts Erfurt Cathedral is the renowned summer concert series held on the organs of Erfurt Cathedral of St. M...

The Erfurt Pottery Market is one of Germany's most important and best-attended pottery markets. The 33rd edition will take place on April 18...

The Palatinate Wine Festival is one of the most popular folk festivals (Volksfeste) in Bad Klosterlausnitz, traditionally held on the last w...

The Jewish-Israeli Cultural Days Thuringia (JIKT) are a nationwide unique festival with a clear Israel focus. The 34th edition runs from Mar...

The Erfurt Wine Festival on Domplatz will celebrate its 34th edition in 2026. Winemakers from various German wine regions — Mosel, Pfalz, Rh...

On the first two Advent weekends — November 28/29 and December 5/6, 2026 — Lauscha in the Thuringian Forest transforms into a vibrant showca...

The Rositzer Kirmes is one of the largest events in the Altenburger Land district. Since 1991, it has been held annually on the third weeken...

The Ruppertusmarkt is the annual three-day town festival of Zella-Mehlis (Schmalkalden-Meiningen district) and the highlight of the town's e...

The Meininger Kleinkunsttage is a nationally renowned festival for cabaret, comedy, mime, musical stage shows, and humorous readings. Founde...

On September 18 and 19, 2026, Domplatz Erfurt transforms into an autumn market with Thuringian nurseries and traders. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.,...

The Feininger Children's and Youth Plein Air in Mellingen celebrates its 36th edition in 2026. In honor of the painter Lyonel Feininger, who...

The 36th Zeltkirmes Unterbreizbach takes place from September 17 to 20, 2026 — on the traditional third weekend of September. The organizer...

The Eisfelder Kuhschwanzfest is one of Thuringia's most traditional folk festivals (Volksfeste) and has been held uninterruptedly at Penteco...

The Wasunger Karneval is one of Germany's oldest and most distinctive Karneval traditions. First documented in 1524, the festival will celeb...

The Ghost Day at Posterstein Castle attracts families and horror fans to the historic moated castle in the Altenburger Land district on Hall...

The Bürgel Pottery Market celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026. From June 20th to 21st, 2026, around 100 ceramic artists from Germany and...

The Rastenberger Kirschfest is a fixed date in the festival calendar of Central Germany. The 62nd edition will take place from July 9th to 1...