Festivals in Germany
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Sylt 1Rees 1Aachen-Mitte 2Aachen 1Landkreis Cuxhaven 1Duisburg 1Düsseldorf 2Stadland 1Mülheim an der Ruhr 2Gelsenkirchen 1Regierungsbezirk Münster 1Werden 1
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Dormagen 1Freie Hansestadt Bremen 1Witten 1Regierungsbezirk Köln 3Köln 8Bremen 1Poyenberg 1Ruhrgebiet 2Nordrhein-Westfalen 3Stemwede 2Kiel 4Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf 1Schleswig-Holstein 2Bonn 2Bad Godesberg 1Kreis Plön 14Lübbecke 1Verden (Aller) 1Balve 1Scheeßel 1Trier 1Kreis Herford 1Hamburg-Mitte 4Hamburg 19Minden 1Kreis Ostholstein 1Niedersachsen 5Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock 2Lennestadt 1Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg 2Lübeck 1Koblenz 1Salzhausen 1Travemünde 1Saarland 1Völklingen 1Rheinland-Pfalz 4Herrenhausen-Stöcken 1Emmerthal 1Nord 2Mitte 5Hannover 7Biedenkopf 1Lehrte 1Rheingau 1Hildesheim 1Wiesbaden 2Mainz 1
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Helgoland 2Emden 2Flughafen Niederrhein 2Wilhelmshaven 3Husum 2Viersen 2Flensburg 3Erkelenz 1Moers 2Aachen 4Aachener Altstadt 1Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst 2Alter Schlachthof Aachen 1Flugplatz Dinslaken/Schwarze Heide 1Heide 2Duisburg 2Oldenburg 5Bottrop 1
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Dannewerk 1Düsseldorf 8Dürener Badesee 1Buer 1Essen 5Düren 2Bakum 1Recklinghausen 2Herne 2Bochum 5Münster 4Eckernförde 1Fühlinger See 1Osnabrück 7Köln 29Altstadt Nord 7Bremen 13Dortmund 5Brühl 1Euskirchen 1Hörde 2Berghofen 2Brockum 1Kiel 6Warleberger Hof 3Agathenburg 1Bonn 6Rheinaue 2Bruchhausen-Vilsen 2Preetz 14Bierbrunnen 1Daun 1Balver Höhle 1Eichenring 1Bielefeld 2Trier 3Herford 2Altona-Altstadt 1St. Pauli 5Congress Center Hamburg 1Hamburg-Altstadt 12Hamburg 17
Film & media
Berlin International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany Berlin · Germany
1 January 2027
Funfair & folk festival
Oktoberfest
world's largest beer festival in Munich, Bavaria, Germany Theresienwiese · Germany
October
Music
Bayreuth Festival
annual music festival of Wagner operas Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus · Germany
August 2027
Music
Wacken Open Air
open-air metal music festival in Germany Wacken · Germany
January
Art, theatre & dance
documenta
exhibition of modern and contemporary art in Kassel, Germany Kassel · Germany
12 June 2027
Art, theatre & dance
International Motor Show Germany
one of the world's largest motor shows Neue Messe München · Germany
January
Music
Rock am Ring
pair of annual music festivals in Germany Nürburgring · Germany
Funfair & folk festival
Kiel Week
annual sailing event in Kiel, Germany Kiel · Germany
June
Funfair & folk festival
Expo 2000
World exposition in Hanover, Germany in 2000 Messegelände Hannover · Germany
one-off
Film & media
Munich International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Munich, Germany München · Germany
June 2027
Music
M'era Luna Festival
music festival in Hildesheim, Germany Flugplatz Hildesheim · Germany
Music
Wave-Gotik-Treffen
darkwave music festival in Leipzig, Germany Leipzig · Germany
June
Pride & community
Berlin Pride
annual demonstration for LGBTQ rights held in Berlin Berlin · Germany
July
Seasonal markets
Striezelmarkt
annual Christmas market in Dresden, Saxony, Germany Altmarkt · Germany
November
Other festivals
59th Berlin International Film Festival
2009 film festival edition Berlin · Germany
one-off
Film & media
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
annual film festival held in Oberhausen, Germany Oberhausen · Germany
May 2027
Music
Donaueschingen Festival
music festival held annually over three days in October in Donaueschingen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the oldest festival for contemporary music in the world; founded in 1921 Donaueschingen · Germany
Other festivals
Prix Europa
annual tri-medial festival held in Berlin, Germany Potsdam · Germany
Funfair & folk festival
Freimarkt
Volksfest in Bremen, Germany Bremen · Germany
Funfair & folk festival
Cologne Carnival
Annual carnival in Cologne, Germany Köln · Germany
Music
Hurricane Festival
music festival Eichenring · Germany
June
Seasonal markets
Christkindlesmarkt
annual Christmas market in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany Hauptmarkt (Nürnberg) · Germany
November
Music
Summer Breeze Open Air
music festival Dinkelsbühl · Germany
Funfair & folk festival
UNESCO
Biike Burning
Fire festival in northern Germany, traditionally used to drive away evil spirits and protect the new seeds Nordfriesland · Germany
City & street festival
Folsom Europe
Berlin-based queer festival Schöneberg · Germany
September 2027
Music
Full Force
German music festival Gräfenhainichen · Germany
Music
Southside Festival
annual music festival that takes place near Tuttlingen, Germany Fridingen an der Donau · Germany
Music
Amphi Festival
German music festival Köln · Germany
Music
Bachfest Leipzig
music festival Leipzig · Germany
Film & media
DOK Leipzig - International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
annual film festival held in Leipzig, Germany Leipzig · Germany
October 2027
Music
Fuckparade
annual Berlin technoparade Berlin · Germany
Film & media
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
annual film festival held in Mannheim and Heidelberg, Germany Mannheim · Germany
November 2026
Other festivals
Luminale
light festival in Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt am Main · Germany
Music
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
music festival Dannewerk · Germany
Film & media
transmediale
annual media culture festival held in Berlin, Germany Berlin · Germany
Other festivals
White Ravens
youth literature catalogue München · Germany
Music
Bad Hersfelder Festspiele
annual sommer theatre festival held in the ruins of a Romanesque abbey church in Bad Hersfeld, Germany Stiftsruine Bad Hersfeld · Germany
Music
Göttingen International Handel Festival
music festival Göttingen · Germany
Music
Rock im Park
music festival Volkspark Dutzendteich · Germany
Funfair & folk festival
Art Cologne
modern and contemporary art fair Köln · Germany