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  • Freiburg Wine Festival

    Freiburg

    The Freiburger Weinfest is a beloved annual wine festival held in Freiburg im Breisgau, transforming the Münsterplatz into a lively hub of wine celebration each early July. For six days, […]

  • Würzburg: Kiliani Beer Festival and Fun Fair

    Würzburg

    Kilianivolksfest in Würzburg is Franconia’s largest folk festival, celebrating Saint Kilian with beer tents, traditional music, rides, regional food, fireworks, and parades. Held annually in summer, it blends Bavarian-style festivities […]

  • Rostock: Warnemünde Week

    Rostock

    The Warnemünde Week promises top-class sailing in one of the world's most beautiful sailing areas. Every year, more than 2000 regular sailors and surfers compete for world rankings in all […]

  • Lübeck: Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival

    Lübeck

    Classical music beyond large concert halls. Castles, mansions, barns, churches but also shipyards and former industrial complexes form the unusual framework for this popular music festival. This year’s portrait artist […]

  • Heidelberg Castle Illumination (July)

    Heidelberg

    The element of fire features strongly in Heidelberg´s varied history. The city has suffered great destruction during the 30-Years´-War and the Palatinate War of Succession. When the French general Ezéchiel […]

  • Freiburg: ZMF Tent Music Festival

    Freiburg

    The Zelt-Musik festival has been one of the top cultural events in Freiburg for years. For three weeks a city of tents offers an unparalleled range of all music genres […]

  • Münster: Send Fun Fair (Summer)

    Münster

    Send in Münster is the largest Volksfest in the Münsterland, held three times yearly—spring, summer, and autumn—on the Schlossplatz, attracting up to a million visitors with around 200 fairground rides, […]

  • Lübeck: Travemünde Sailing Week

    Lübeck

    Once a year, sailing champions compete on the waves in the strong winds of the Baltic Sea. For ten days, a huge regatta draws the world’s attention to Lübeck’s seaside […]

  • Trier: Wine Festival

    Trier

    The Olewiger Weinfest in Trier is a traditional wine festival held annually in the charming Olewig district, surrounded by scenic vineyards. Celebrating the region’s long winemaking heritage, the festival brings […]

  • Rostock: Hanse Sail Regatta

    Rostock

    Barques, brigs and schooners create a magical romantic atmosphere at Rostock's quaysides during one of the greatest maritime festivals in the world. For four days in August, Warnemünde and the […]

  • Erfurt: Cathedral Steps Festival Plays

    Erfurt

    The DomStufen-Festspiele in Erfurt is a spectacular open-air festival held each summer on the impressive steps of St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. Severus’ Church. Against this breathtaking historic backdrop, the […]

  • Koblenz: Rhine in Flames

    Koblenz

    Every single year, this unique spectacle delights around 250.000 visitors on the banks of the Rhine and around 20.000 guests on the brightly decorated boats. "Rhein in Flammen®" (Rhine in […]