Things to do in Germany in October 2026
Events in Germany in October 2026 — the full programme, with people to go with.
4956 events
1 Oct – 31 Oct
170 free
Any time
Today419This weekend816This month4956Next month6694Free412Highlights5087Festivals654Christmas markets190Halloween133Date night11160With kids1316On your own7842With friends1146After-work & aperitivo760With a view13Birthday66Hen and stag parties473Volunteering2Pumpkin patches44Christmas lights23Fireworks9Foraging6Autumn foliage57Stargazing90Rainy day9919Flea markets9Museum night10Street food3Funfairs10Oktoberfest13Day of the Dead8
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Runs every yearTicketsSemperoper Erleben
2
TicketsRuhrCongress
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Bremer FreimarktMUNTE - Wellnesshotel am Stadtwald
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Runs every yearTicketsTheater Osnabrück
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Runs every yearTicketsBiosphäre Potsdam
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Runs every yearTicketsGETEC-Arena
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Runs every yearTicketsTheater Magdeburg
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Runs every yearTicketsProvincial Museum of the Central Rhineland (Landesmuseum Mainz)
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Runs every yearTicketsSenftöpfchen
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Runs every yearTicketsExperimentarium Zingst
Questions
Things to do in Germany in October 2026: what's on?
4,956 events between 20 Oct – 31 Oct.
What is the next event in Germany?
Mit dem Ranger den Nationalpark entdecken on 20 Oct in Bad Harzburg.
Which events in Germany are free?
170 events are free, for example Herbstführung zum Herbstferien · Bräuhaus Musikanten · Herbst-Kindertag.
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 (356) · Hamburg (226) · Munich (192).