The 25 biggest festivals in Germany 2026
Festivals and open-airs in Germany in 2026 — dates, line-ups, tickets and who's going.
477 events
31 Mar – 22 Jan 2028
19 free
Highlights: Blacklist Festival, Munich Marathon, Long Night of Munich Museums
Any time
Today545This weekend727This month5753Next month3722Free363Highlights4661Festivals626Christmas markets139Halloween84Date night9082With kids1200On your own6226With friends720After-work & aperitivo533With a view28Birthday43Hen and stag parties532Volunteering1Pumpkin patches16Fireworks15Foraging7Autumn foliage84Stargazing4Rainy day8810Flea markets9Museum night11Street food2Funfairs23Oktoberfest44Garba and dandiya nights1Day of the Dead8
Blacklist Festival
9 Oct 2026 · Oberhausen
Munich Marathon
11 Oct 2026 · Munich
Long Night of Munich Museums
17 Oct 2026 · Munich
Market / fair
Deidesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt
27 Nov 2026 · Bad Dürkheim
Market / fair
Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
27 Nov 2026 · Nuremberg
Market / fair
Baumesse Chemnitz
5 Feb 2027 · Chemnitz
Sports event
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
10 Apr 2027 · Stuttgart
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
1
Runs every yearRuns every yearThe Circus Hotel
3
Runs every yearTicketsPineblue Villas
4
Runs every yearTicketsUpstalsboom Heringsdorf
10
Runs every years'Wirtshaus
11
Runs every yearTicketsTurbinenhalle
12
Runs every yearVan Der Valk Hotel Hildesheim
14
Contemporary Fine Arts
15
Runs every yearTicketsHuxley's Neue Welt
17
Runs every yearTicketsDeutsches Theater
20
TicketsSchmidt Tivoli
Questions
The 25 biggest festivals in Germany 2026: what's on?
477 events between 9 Oct – 22 Jan 2028. Among them: Blacklist Festival · Munich Marathon · Long Night of Munich Museums.
What is the next event in Germany?
Shaun das Schaf - Spuk im Kürbisfeld 2D|VierK on 9 Oct in Altena.
Which events in Germany are free?
19 events are free, for example Die WirtshausWiesn im Hofbräuhaus! · Drachenfest auf Krautsand · 16. Afrikanische Filmtage München.
What are the biggest events in Germany?
The named events of the place: Blacklist Festival (9 Oct) · Munich Marathon (11 Oct) · Long Night of Munich Museums (17 Oct) · Deidesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt (27 Nov).
Where in Germany is most going on?
Most events are in Berlin (54) · Köln (27) · Weimar (22).