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.
3934 events
11 Apr 2025 – 28 Feb 2029
99 free
Highlights: Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt, Deidesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt, Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
Any time
Today491This weekend605This month1201Next month6694Free273Highlights4038Festivals569Christmas markets190Halloween113Date night9394With kids1073On your own6191With friends969After-work & aperitivo668With a view7Birthday44Hen and stag parties426Volunteering2Pumpkin patches9Christmas lights23Fireworks9Foraging2Autumn foliage21Stargazing59Rainy day8009Flea markets8Museum night3Street food3Funfairs8Oktoberfest2Day 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
1
Runs every yearTHE FLAG Oskar M.
2
Runs every yearTicketsBlue Man Group Stage Bluemax Theater
3
Runs every yearTicketsProvincial Museum of the Central Rhineland (Landesmuseum Mainz)
4
Runs every yearTicketsSemperoper Erleben
5
Runs every yearTicketsLwl-museum Of Natural History
6
Runs every yearTicketsKleine Komödie Warnemünde
7
Runs every yearTicketsVan Der Valk Hotel Hildesheim
8
Runs every yearTicketsKomödie Winterhuder Fährhaus
9
Runs every yearTicketsNeue Nationalgalerie
10
Runs every yearTicketsWolbergs Bar-Lounge
Questions
Top events in Germany 2026: what's on?
3,934 events between 30 Oct – 28 Feb 2029. Among them: Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt · Deidesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt · Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt.
What is the next event in Germany?
FRIDAY - The Epic Comedy Showcase on 30 Oct in Berlin.
Which events in Germany are free?
99 events are free, for example Feierabendhock-Special: Oktoberfest im Schloss · HELLOWINE 2026 · PILATES MEETS DANCE.
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 (269) · Hamburg (165) · Munich (104).