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A weekly podcast + curated events calendar for tourists who want more than Oktoberfest. Beer cellars in Bamberg. Wine on a hillside in Würzburg. Glühwein under medieval towers. We find the fests — you raise the glass.

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Hand-picked highlights that capture the soul of Bavarian drinking culture.

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Bamberg Beer Cellar Season

May 1 - September 30, 2026 · Bamberg in 10 days

Summer-long outdoor beer garden tradition — drink where brewers have stored lager since the 1500s.

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Hoffest am Stein

July 10 - 19, 2026 · Würzburg

Ten nights of wine on a vineyard hillside overlooking Würzburg.

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Annafest

July 24 - August 3, 2026 · Forchheim

11 days of beer in a forested hillside of beer cellars — the Franconian's answer to Oktoberfest.

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Six nearest events on the Bavarian calendar.

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Viktualienmarkt Beer Garden

April 1 - October 31, 2026 · Munich happening now

Munich's rotating beer garden — the tap changes every six weeks among the Big Six breweries.

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Munich Spring Festival

April 17 - May 3, 2026 · Munich happening now

The 'Little Oktoberfest' — two weeks of beer tents and rides on the same grounds, minus the crowds.

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Day of the Beer (Tag des Deutschen Bieres)

April 23, 2026 · Munich in 2 days

On April 23rd each year, the Bavarian Brewers Association celebrates the anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot with 1,000 liters of free beer poured from the famous beer fountain at the Brauerhaus in downtown Munich.

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Auer Dult (May)

April 25 - May 3, 2026 · Munich in 4 days

Munich's 900-year-old flea market + beer tent — antiques by day, Maß by night.

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Bamberg Beer Cellar Season

May 1 - September 30, 2026 · Bamberg in 10 days

Summer-long outdoor beer garden tradition — drink where brewers have stored lager since the 1500s.

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Regensburg Dult

May 15 - June 1, 2026 · Regensburg in 24 days

UNESCO old town + a proper Bavarian Volksfest with local breweries.

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