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Annual Events in Germany

Whether you are drinking wine in Mosel or going to a beer festival in Frankfurt, Germany has many great tourist events and attractions.  Below is our guide to some of the most popular German sights and sounds, from Berlin to Bonn  or Dresden to Dusseldorf...

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JANUARY
The 465 Steps of Berlin - IDEAL Hochhaus, Berlin, Germany
January

Tanztage Dance Festival - Berlin, Germany
January

 

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jewish museum berlin
jewish museum berlin
FEBRUARY
FIS Men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Garmisch - Garmisch, Germany
February

Dresden Peace Run - Dresden, Germany
February

Carnival Parade in Berlin - Berlin, Germany
February

Berlin International Film Festival - Berlinale - Palast, Berlin, Germany
February

Handel Festival - Badenese State Theatre, Straatstheater, Karlsruhe, Germany
February/March

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MARCH
Women's Foil Fencing World Cup - Tauberbischofsheim, Germany
March

Kurt Weill Festival - Dessau, Germany
March

Leipzig Book Fair - Messe, Leipzig, Germany
March

Flamenco Festival - Dusseldorf, Germany
March/April

Hamburg Dom - Hamburg, Germany
March/April

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APRIL
Munich Ballet Week - Munich, Germany
April/May

Wine Festivals - Mosel, Germany
April - November

 

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MAY
Long Night of Hamburg Museums  - Hamburg, Germany
May

Hildener Jazz Festival - Hilden, Frankfurt, Germany
May

Cuba in Film - Frankfurt/Main, Germany
May

Frankfurt Forest Folk Festival - Niederrad, Frankfurt, Germany
May

Culture Summer - Kaiserslautern, Rhineland, Germany
May - October

Ruhr Festival (International music & dance festival) - Recklinghausen, Germany
May/June

Bruhl Palace Concerts - Schloss Augustusburg, Bruhi, Germany
May - August

Culture Summer - Kaiserslautern, Germany
May - October

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potsdamer platz berlin
potsdamer platz berlin
JUNE
Laut and Luise Children's Music Festival - Hamburg, Germany
June

Rose and Light Festival in Palmengarten - Frankfurt/Main, Germany
June

Altonale - Hamburg, Germany
June

Dragon Boat Regatta - Dusseldorf, Germany
June

Cartwheeling Tournament - Dusseldorf, Germany
June

Elbhangfest (Health & Well-being Festival) - Dresden, Germany
June

Southside Festival - Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
June

Bingen Swingt Jazz Festival - Bingen, Germany
June

International Shakespeare Festival - Globe Theater, Neuss, Germany
June

Leipzig Beer Fair - Leipzig, Germany
June/July

Erzgebirge Early Music Fesitval - Birgebirge, Germany
June/July

Tuebingen Summer Festival - Tubingen, Germany
June/July

Bad Vilbel Festival (Theatre Festival) - Bad Vilbel, Germany
June - September

Hexenkessel Hofttheater - Monbijoupark, Berlin, Germany
June - September

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JULY
Schlagermove Music Festival - Hamburg, Germany
July

Idstein Jazz Festival - Idstein, Frankfurt, Germany
July

Hochheim Wine Festival - Hochheim am Main, Germany
July

Mainz Beer Festival - Mainz, Germany
July

Bonn Beer Festival - Bonn, Germany
July

Munich Summer Theatre - English Garden, Munich, Germany
July

Klassiktage Berliner Schlossern - Spandau Citadel, Berlin, Germany
July/August

Bayreuth Festival - Bayreuth Theatre, Bayreuth, Germany
July/August

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AUGUST
City Nacht (fun run & inline skating) - Berlin, Germany
August

Romantic Nights in Hamburg - Hagenbeks Tierpark, Hamburg, Germany
August

Dusseldorf Benrath Beer Fair - Dusseldorf, Germany
August

Hamburg Pride (Gay & Lesbian Festival) - Hamburg, Germany
August

Rockspektakel (Rock Festival) - Hamburg, Germany
August

Opladen Beer Festival - Leverkusen, Germany
August

Friedrichshain Gay & Lesbian Park Party - Berlin, Germany
August

Dresden Stadtfest - Dresden, Germany
August

Opera in the Ruins Festival - Bad Hersfeld, Germany
August

Mainz Wine Festival - Mainz, Germany
August

Cologne Beer Fair - Cologne, Germany
August

Karlsruhe Beer Fair - Karlsruhe, Germany
August/September

Hamburg City Man & BG Triathlon World Championships - Hamburg, Germany
August/September

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boats on rhine river
boats on rhine river
SEPTEMBER
Rock on Lake Constance - Konstanz, Germany
September

Cologne Triathlon - Cologne, Germany
September

Europamarkt Arts & Crafts Market - Aachen, Germany
September

Rhine in Flames - Night of 1000 Fires - Oberwesel, Germany
September

Kinzig Valley Cycle Day - Hanan, Germany
September

Rhine in Flames - Loreley, St Goar, Germany
September

Popkomm Clubbers Festival - Roter Salon, Berlin, Germany
September

Ander Art - Festival of Cultures - Munich, Germany
September

Filmfest Hamburg - Hamburg, Germany
September/October

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OCTOBER
Tubingen Duck Race - Tubingen, Germany
October

Japan Festival - Berlin, Germany
October

Puppet Theatre Festival -  Leipzig, Germany
October

Euro Marathon Frankfurt - Frankfurt/Main, Germany
October

Klangwelten World Music Festival - Germany
October - December

 

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NOVEMBER
International Military Music Festival - Berlin, Germany
November

Hochheim Market Festival - Hochheim am Main, Germany
November

International Short Film Festival - Berlin, Germany
November

Hamburg Jazz Marathon - Hamburg, Germany
November

Munich International Festival of Film Schools - Munich, Germany
November

Hamburg Dommarkt (white knuckle fair rides) - Heiligengeistfeld, Hamburg, Germany
November/December

Frankfurt Christmas Fair - Mainkai/Frankfurt/Main - Germany
November/December

 

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DECEMBER
New Year's Eve Pancake Run - Berlin, Germany
December

Berlin's New Year's Eve Run - Mommsenstadion, Berlin, Germany
December



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