Full-year culture

Germany Festive Calendar

Carnivals, music festivals, heritage events, and national celebrations across the year.

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9 events across September, October, November.

September3 events

1-Oct 31

Food & Drink

Cannstatter Volksfest 2026

Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026

Stuttgart, Germany

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1-Oct 31

Food & Drink

Oktoberfest 2026

Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026

Munich, Germany

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Music Festival

Reeperbahn Festival 2026

Sep 15, 2026

Hamburg, Germany

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October1 event

Heritage & Folk

Freimarkt 2026

Oct 15, 2026

Bremen, Germany

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November5 events

1-Dec 31

Religious & Cultural

Cologne Christmas Markets 2026

Nov 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026

Cologne, Germany

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1-Dec 31

Arts & Culture

Tollwood Winter Festival 2026

Nov 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026

Munich, Germany

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Religious & Cultural

St. Martin's Day lantern processions 2026

Nov 11, 2026

Berlin, Germany

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Religious & Cultural

Christkindlesmarkt 2026

Nov 15, 2026

Nuremberg, Germany

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Religious & Cultural

Striezelmarkt 2026

Nov 15, 2026

Dresden, Germany

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