Events, Festivals & Celebrations in Germany
Browse event profiles and use the linked cultural and destination guides to plan further. Dates and availability can change, so confirm the official organiser details before making travel arrangements.
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Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures)
Annual multicultural street festival and parade celebrating Berlin's cultural diversity
Literature & Book Fair
Leipzig Book Fair
Germany's second-largest book fair and Europe's largest literary festival, featuring over 3,600 events and connecting 283,000 attendees with…
Literature & Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair
The world's largest international book trade fair, attracting 230,000 visitors and 4,300 exhibitors annually for the most important…
music festival
Wacken Open Air
The world's largest and most important heavy metal festival, annually transforming a small Schleswig-Holstein village into the global…
Opera Festival
Bayreuth Wagner Festival
The world's most prestigious opera festival dedicated to Richard Wagner's works, held annually at the specially designed Festspielhaus…