Top events in Germany 2026
The events worth planning around in Germany in 2026 — the biggest and best-known first, with people to go with.
5106 events
11 Apr 2025 – 28 Feb 2029
151 free
Highlights: Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt, Deidesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt, Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
Any time
Today360This weekend816This month5308Next month6694Free419Highlights5179Festivals668Christmas markets190Halloween135Date night11362With kids1337On your own8034With friends1165After-work & aperitivo767With a view13Birthday68Hen and stag parties479Volunteering2Pumpkin patches53Christmas lights23Fireworks9Foraging6Autumn foliage61Stargazing92Rainy day10135Flea markets9Museum night10Street food3Funfairs10Oktoberfest13Day of the Dead8
Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt
23 Nov 2026 · Frankfurt am Main
Market / fair
Deidesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt
27 Nov 2026 · Bad Dürkheim
Market / fair
Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
27 Nov 2026 · Nuremberg
Carnival
Cologne Carnival
4 Feb 2027 · Köln
Market / fair
Baumesse Chemnitz
5 Feb 2027 · Chemnitz
Sports event
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
10 Apr 2027 · Stuttgart
Airbeat One Festival
7 Jul 2027 · Neustadt-Glewe
Seehasenfest
15 Jul 2027 · Friedrichshafen
Festival
Greator Festival
10 Sep 2027 · Köln
Other
Berlin Fashion Week
January · Berlin
Festival
CTM Festival
January · Berlin
Market / fair
International Green Week
January · Berlin
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Runs every yearRuns every yearThe Circus Hotel
2
Runs every yearTicketsDOCKS
3
Runs every yearTHE FLAG Oskar M.
4
Runs every yearTicketsNeue Nationalgalerie
5
Runs every yearTicketsBlue Man Group Stage Bluemax Theater
6
Runs every yearTicketsSemperoper Erleben
7
Runs every yearTicketsKleine Komödie Warnemünde
8
Runs every yearTicketsVan Der Valk Hotel Hildesheim
9
Runs every yearTicketsKomödie Winterhuder Fährhaus
10
Runs every yearTicketsTides Boutique Hotel
Questions
Top events in Germany 2026: what's on?
5,106 events between 19 Oct – 28 Feb 2029. Among them: Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt · Deidesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt · Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt.
What is the next event in Germany?
Aquagymnastik on 19 Oct in Bansin.
Which events in Germany are free?
151 events are free, for example Theaterferien im Museum: Unsere bunte Stadt… · Bräuhaus Musikanten · Dienstags-Vortrag im Eiszeit-Haus.
What are the biggest events in Germany?
The named events of the place: Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt (23 Nov) · Deidesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt (27 Nov) · Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt (27 Nov) · Cologne Carnival (4 Feb 2027).
Where in Germany is most going on?
Most events are in Berlin (392) · Hamburg (214) · Munich (169).