Events

Viktualienmarkt Beer Garden

Biergarten am Viktualienmarkt

Apr 1 – Oct 31, 2026 · Munich

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

Leonhardifahrt Bad Tölz

Tölzer Leonhardifahrt

Nov 6, 2026 · Bad Tölz

Up to 80 flower-decked horse carriages parade through Bad Tölz, circling the Leonhardi chapel on Calvary Hill before a final blessing back at the Mühlfeldkirche.

Leonhardifahrt Murnau

Nov 6, 2026 · Murnau am Staffelsee

Horses, decorated wagons, and a Leonhardimarkt process from Murnau to Froschhausen for the annual St. Leonhard blessing.

Leonhardifahrt Benediktbeuern

Nov 8, 2026 · Benediktbeuern

Roughly 230 horses and 49 wagons process past Bavaria's oldest monastery for a Leonhardi blessing in the abbey courtyard.

Landshut Christkindlmarkt (Adventsstadt)

Christmas Market

Landshuter Christkindlmarkt

Nov 19 – Dec 23, 2026 · Landshut

Around 50 stalls make up Landshut's Christkindlmarkt, part of the town's wider Adventsstadt program.

Straubing Christmas Market 2026

Straubinger Christkindlmarkt 2026

Nov 19 – Dec 23, 2026 · Straubing

Straubing's historic Ludwigsplatz and Theresienplatz fill with Advent stalls, mulled wine, and a children's train.

Berchtesgadener Advent

Nov 20, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 · Berchtesgaden

Around 50 huts fill Berchtesgaden's royal Schlossplatz for one of Bavaria's longest-running Christmas markets, into early January.

Ingolstadt Christkindlmarkt

Christmas Market

Ingolstädter Christkindlmarkt

Nov 20 – Dec 22, 2026 · Ingolstadt

Ingolstadt's old-town Christmas market pairs stalls with a themed Krippenweg nativity trail through the historic center.

Munich Christkindlmarkt

Munich Christmas Market

Münchner Christkindlmarkt

Nov 20 – Dec 24, 2026 · Munich

Munich's oldest Christmas market — Glühwein under the Rathaus tower, with roots dating to the 17th century.

Munich Medieval Christmas Market

Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt Wittelsbacherplatz

Nov 20 – Dec 23, 2026 · Munich

Fire jugglers, mead, and medieval costume replace tinsel at Munich's atmospheric Wittelsbacherplatz market.

Romantic Christmas Market at Schloss Thurn und Taxis

Romantischer Weihnachtsmarkt Schloss Thurn und Taxis

Nov 20 – Dec 23, 2026 · Regensburg

A ticketed Christmas village inside the Thurn und Taxis palace grounds, with craftspeople and a princely Christkind.

Rothenburg Reiterlesmarkt

Alt-Rothenburger Reiterlesmarkt

Nov 20 – Dec 23, 2026 · Rothenburg ob der Tauber

A costumed Reiterle rider on horseback opens Rothenburg's walled-town Christmas market and lights its tree.

Winter im Park Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Winter im Park

Nov 20, 2026 – Jan 5, 2027 · Garmisch-Partenkirchen

A small Christmas market, ice rink, and light installations combine in Garmisch's spa-town park through early January.

Aschaffenburg Christmas Market

Weihnachtsmarkt Aschaffenburg

Nov 21 – Dec 21, 2026 · Aschaffenburg

Aschaffenburg's free Christmas market sets up in front of the red-sandstone Renaissance Schloss Johannisburg.

Munich Kathreintanz

Münchner Kathreintanz

Nov 21, 2026 · Munich

Traditional Bavarian dancers close out the year's dance season with a costumed ball at the Hofbräuhaus.

Augsburg Christkindlesmarkt

Christmas Market

Augsburger Christkindlesmarkt

Nov 23 – Dec 24, 2026 · Augsburg

Augsburg's Renaissance town hall square hosts one of Germany's oldest Christmas markets, famed for its illuminated angel performances.

Bayreuth Christkindlesmarkt

Christmas Market

Bayreuther Christkindlesmarkt

Nov 23 – Dec 23, 2026 · Bayreuth

Wagner's home city's central-square Christmas market, with daily Christkind appearances announced closer to the season.

Dinkelsbühl Christmas Market

Weihnachtsmarkt Dinkelsbühl

Nov 23 – Dec 22, 2026 · Dinkelsbühl

A free, family-themed Christmas market in the historic Spitalhof courtyard of another intact walled Romantic Road town.

Erlangen Altstädter Weihnachtsmarkt

Christmas Market

Altstädter Weihnachtsmarkt Erlangen

Nov 23 – Dec 24, 2026 · Erlangen

Erlangen's original old-town Christmas market around its baroque parish church, one of three markets running in the city each December.

Regensburg Christkindlmarkt at Neupfarrplatz

Christmas Market

Regensburger Christkindlmarkt Neupfarrplatz

Nov 23 – Dec 23, 2026 · Regensburg

Regensburg's free, central old-town Christmas market beside the Neupfarrkirche, with a discounted Children's Day each Wednesday.

Bamberg Christmas Market

Bamberger Weihnachtsmarkt

Nov 24 – Dec 23, 2026 · Bamberg

A pedestrian-zone Christmas market threading through Bamberg's UNESCO World Heritage old town.

Passau Christkindlmarkt am Dom

Christmas Market

Passauer Christkindlmarkt am Dom

Nov 24 – Dec 22, 2026 · Passau

Passau's Christmas market sits in front of St. Stephen's Cathedral, with organ recitals on the world's largest cathedral organ.

Tollwood Winter Festival

Tollwood Winter Festival

Tollwood Winterfestival

Nov 24 – Dec 23, 2026 · Munich

Munich's organic Christmas market on the Oktoberfest grounds — Glühwein with a conscience.

Amberg Christmas Market

Weihnachtsmarkt Amberg

Nov 26 – Dec 23, 2026 · Amberg

A Christmas market on Amberg's market square, with a horse-drawn Christmas carriage running select afternoons.

Fraueninsel Christkindlmarkt

Christmas Market

Christkindlmarkt auf der Fraueninsel

Nov 26 – Dec 6, 2026 · Chiemsee

Reachable only by boat, this island Christmas market runs two Advent weekends on Chiemsee's Fraueninsel.

Kempten Christmas Market

Kemptener Weihnachtsmarkt

Nov 26 – Dec 21, 2026 · Kempten

Allgäu's largest city hosts its Christmas market in front of the historic town hall in Kempten's old town.

Lindau Hafenweihnacht

Lindauer Hafenweihnacht

Nov 26 – Dec 20, 2026 · Lindau

A lakeside Christmas market on Lindau's harbor promenade, running Thursday-to-Sunday weekends with an Alpine backdrop.

Bad Tölz Christkindlmarkt

Christmas Market

Tölzer Christkindlmarkt

Nov 27 – Dec 24, 2026 · Bad Tölz

Around 40 wooden huts light up Bad Tölz's steep historic Marktstraße for one of southern Bavaria's prettiest small-town markets.

Coburg Christmas Market

Coburger Weihnachtsmarkt

Nov 27 – Dec 23, 2026 · Coburg

Coburg's market wraps its wooden stalls and lighted canopy around the Prince Albert monument on the market square.

Deggendorf Christkindlmarkt

Christmas Market

Deggendorfer Christkindlmarkt

Nov 27 – Dec 23, 2026 · Deggendorf

Deggendorf's Christmas market on the Oberer Stadtplatz adds a craft market weekend and Perchten performances to the usual stalls.

Memmingen Christkindlesmarkt

Christmas Market

Memminger Christkindlesmarkt

Nov 27 – Dec 20, 2026 · Memmingen

A torchlit opening by the mayor and Christkind launches this compact market framed by Memmingen's historic guild houses.

Nördlingen Romantic Christmas Market 2026

Romantischer Weihnachtsmarkt Nördlingen 2026

Nov 27 – Dec 23, 2026 · Nördlingen

Over 70 stalls fill Nördlingen's medieval old town, one of Bavaria's most complete walled towns, for Advent.

Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt

Christmas Market

Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt

Nov 27 – Dec 24, 2026 · Nuremberg

The world's most famous Christmas market — gingerbread, bratwurst, and industrial-strength Glühwein.

Würzburg Christmas Market

Würzburger Weihnachtsmarkt

Nov 27 – Dec 23, 2026 · Würzburg

120 stalls fill Würzburg's market square in front of the ornate Falkenhaus facade and Gothic Marienkapelle.

Buttnmandllauf Berchtesgaden

Buttnmandllauf

Dec 5, 2026 · Berchtesgaden

Straw- and fur-clad Buttnmandl figures clang cowbells through Berchtesgaden villages to chase off winter spirits before St. Nicholas.

Munich Krampuslauf

Krampuslauf München

Dec 13, 2026 · Munich

Organizers estimate tens of thousands of onlookers watch Krampus, Perchten, and Klause figures storm through Munich's old town during the Christkindlmarkt.

Tollwood Silvesterparty

Arts & Culture Festival

Dec 31, 2026 · Munich

Munich's Tollwood festival grounds reopen for one night for a New Year's Eve party with a midnight waltz.

Fastnacht in Franken

Jan 27–28, 2027 · Veitshöchheim

Germany's biggest televised carnival gala and the flagship event of Franconian Fastnacht.

Nuremberg Carnival Parade

Nürnberger Fastnachtszug

Feb 7, 2027 · Nuremberg

Decorated floats from local carnival societies parade through Nuremberg's medieval old town.

Würzburg Carnival Parade

Großer Würzburger Faschingszug

Feb 7, 2027 · Würzburg

One of Bavaria's largest Fasching parades, Würzburg's old-town Sunday procession drew more than 90,000 spectators in 2026, with costumed carnival societies, bands and floats filling the historic center.

Dance of the Market Women

Tanz der Marktweiber

Feb 9, 2027 · Munich

Munich market women dance in elaborate handmade costumes at Viktualienmarkt on Shrove Tuesday.

Kitzingen Regional Carnival Parade

KiKaG Landkreisumzug

Feb 9, 2027 · Kitzingen

Rotating district carnival parade on Faschingsdienstag, hosted in turn by Kitzingen, Dettelbach, and Ober-Volkach — confirm the 2027 host town before you go.

St. Joseph's Day at the Tegernsee Bräustüberl

Josefitag im Bräustüberl Tegernsee

Mar 19, 2027 · Tegernsee

Free brass-band party for Bavaria's patron-saint name day at the former monastery brewery.

Georgiritt Horseback Procession and Sword Dance

Georgiritt und Historischer Schwerttanz

Mar 29, 2027 · Traunstein

One of Bavaria's largest horseback pilgrimages, held every Easter Monday and paired with a sword dance first recorded in 1530.

Aitrang Walpurgis Night Bonfire

Maifeuer Aitrang

Apr 30, 2027 · Aitrang

Volunteer fire brigade lights a bonfire and burns a witch effigy to welcome spring.

May Day Eve / Tanz in den Mai, Munich

Tanz in den Mai

Apr 30 – May 1, 2027 · Munich

Two Munich traditions, one calendar page: ticketed club parties on the night of April 30, and mostly-free neighborhood maypole festivals the next day, May 1.

Bergkirchweih

Hill Church Fair

May 13–24, 2027 · Erlangen

Erlangen's iconic beer festival carved into the sandstone cliffs above the town — 12 days of local brews, traditional Franconian food, and open-air beer cellars.

Bad Kötzting Pentecost Ride

Kötztinger Pfingstritt

May 17, 2027 · Bad Kötzting

Roughly 700 to over 900 riders in traditional dress process 7 km from Bad Kötzting to Steinbühl on Whit Monday, in what official sources call one of Europe's largest mounted religious processions.

The Landshut Wedding 1475 (2027 Edition)

Landshuter Hochzeit 1475

Jun 25 – Jul 18, 2027 · Landshut

Landshut's own citizens — not professional performers — reenact a royal 1475 wedding across four summer weekends; organizers describe it as presumably (vermutlich) Europe's largest historical costume festival.

Gäubodenvolksfest

Gäuboden Folk Festival

Aug 13–23, 2027 · Straubing

Bavaria's second-largest Volksfest in Straubing — seven free-entry Festzelte plus the adjoining Ostbayernschau, 13–23 August 2027.

Rosenheimer Herbstfest

Autumn Festival

Aug 28 – Sep 12, 2027 · Rosenheim

Sixteen autumn days on Rosenheim's Loretowiese — free entry, big tents, Kindertag Wednesdays, and fireworks mid-run.

Bad Dürkheim Wurstmarkt

Sausage Market (Wine Festival)

Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt

Sep 10–20, 2027 · Bad Dürkheim

Billed as the world's largest wine festival — two September weekends of Pfalz wine, Schubkarch stands, and fairground fun around Bad Dürkheim's Gradierbau.

Oktoberfest

The Oktoberfest

Sep 18 – Oct 3, 2027 · Munich

The world's largest Volksfest — 6 million visitors, 14 giant tents, and only Munich's 'Big Six' breweries pouring.

Kellerfest der Kommunbräu Rehau

Cellar Festival

Dates to be announced · Rehau

Spring Kellerfest of Rehau’s communal Kommunbräu — house-brewed Bernstein in the brewery garden.