Festivals in Germany
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If being part of an immense sweaty throng moving to a single electronic beat is your thing then why not head for the Mecca of techno - Germany - for the one, for the only......Love Parade.
Join some of the globes top DJs each July as they take the party to the streets spinning to a crowd of a million plus hard core ravers. At night local clubs turn the event into a non-stop party.
So pack your toothbrush, your dance shoes and a bouncy disposition - forget the pajamas - and head to the Love Parade for the maddest, wildest weekend of your life.
Welcome to Oktoberfest - the world's largest and most celebrated beer festival. Never been? Close your eyes and picture part Disneyland, part Bud Brewery. Oktoberfest is to the beer aficionado what Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory is to the sweet-toothed.
Rides, beer, roast chicken, beer, pretzels, beer, lederhosen, did I mention beer? Six million litres of the stuff!
Set on grounds of over 100 acres in the magnificently picturesque Bavarian city of Munich, Oktoberfest has consistently attracted in the region of six million visitors year in, year out since 1980.
So if you enjoy your sustenance in a shade of amber delivered by a voluptuous Bavarian beauty to an oompha backbeat then Oktoberfest may just be the beer fest for you.
German Festivals
Bavarian Finger Wrestling Championships (All Areas, Germany)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Strength
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Strength
Month: Varies
Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin, Germany)
Festival Types: Film
Month: February
Festival Types: Film
Month: February
Berliner Festspiele (Berlin, Germany)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Music - Varied, Dance - Various Styles
Month: June
Festival Types: Performing Art, Music - Varied, Dance - Various Styles
Month: June
Bremen Music Festival (Bremen, Germany)
Festival Types: Music - Classical, Music - Opera
Month: September
Festival Types: Music - Classical, Music - Opera
Month: September
Cannstatt Volksfest - Stuttgart Beer Festival (Stuttgart, Germany)
Festival Types: Beer, Fair, Party
Month: January
Festival Types: Beer, Fair, Party
Month: January
Carnival in Cologne (Cologne, Germany)
Festival Types: Carnival, Mardi Gras, Street Parade
Month: February
Festival Types: Carnival, Mardi Gras, Street Parade
Month: February
Christopher Street Day - Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany)
Festival Types: Pride, Gay and Lesbian
Month: July
Festival Types: Pride, Gay and Lesbian
Month: July
DOK - Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (Leipzig, Germany)
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Film - Animation, Film
Month: October
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Film - Animation, Film
Month: October
Dokfest - International Documentary Film Festival (Munich, Germany)
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Film
Month: May
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Film
Month: May
Duckstein Festival (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Performing Art, Cultural
Month: July
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Performing Art, Cultural
Month: July
Dusseldorf Carnival (Dusseldorf, Germany)
Festival Types: Carnival, Street Parade, Party
Month: November
Festival Types: Carnival, Street Parade, Party
Month: November
European Formula 1 Grand Prix (Nurburgring, Germany)
Festival Types: Sport - Formula 1, Sport - Motor Sport, Party
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Formula 1, Sport - Motor Sport, Party
Month: July
FIFA World Cup - Germany 2006 (All Areas, Germany)
Festival Types: Sport - Football, Sport - Ball, Party
Month: June
Festival Types: Sport - Football, Sport - Ball, Party
Month: June
Filmfest München (Munich, Germany)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary, Film - Short
Month: June
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary, Film - Short
Month: June
Frankfurt Marathon (Frankfurt, Germany)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
German Formula 1 Grand Prix (Hockenheim, Germany)
Festival Types: Sport - Formula 1, Sport - Motor Sport, Party
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Formula 1, Sport - Motor Sport, Party
Month: July
Hamburg Christmas Market (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Christmas, Markets, Family
Month: December
Festival Types: Christmas, Markets, Family
Month: December
Hamburg Christopher Street Day (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Pride, Gay and Lesbian, Street Parade
Month: August
Festival Types: Pride, Gay and Lesbian, Street Parade
Month: August
Hamburg Harbour Birthday Festival (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Maritime, Family, Street Parade
Month: May
Festival Types: Maritime, Family, Street Parade
Month: May
Hamburg International Short Film Festival (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Film - Short, Film
Month: June
Festival Types: Film - Short, Film
Month: June
Hamburg Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Film, Gay and Lesbian
Month: October
Festival Types: Film, Gay and Lesbian
Month: October
Hamburg Marathon (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: April
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: April
Hamburg Spanish and Latin American Film Festival (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Film, Multicultural
Month: November
Festival Types: Film, Multicultural
Month: November
Hamburg-Berlin Auto Bild Classic (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Automobile, Historical
Month: August
Festival Types: Automobile, Historical
Month: August
Heidelberg Castle Festival (Heidelberg, Germany)
Festival Types: Music - Classical, Music - Opera, Performing Art
Month: June
Festival Types: Music - Classical, Music - Opera, Performing Art
Month: June
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg (Mannheim, Germany)
Festival Types: Film
Month: November
Festival Types: Film
Month: November
International Tango Festival Wuppertal (Wuppertal, Germany)
Festival Types: Dance - Tango, Dance - Latin, Music - Latin
Month: September
Festival Types: Dance - Tango, Dance - Latin, Music - Latin
Month: September
KinderKinder Festival (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Childrens, Theatre, Family
Month: September
Festival Types: Childrens, Theatre, Family
Month: September
Lawn Mower World Championships (Krautsand, Germany)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: May
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: May
Long Night of the Museums (Stuttgart, Germany)
Festival Types: Cultural, Family, Community
Month: March
Festival Types: Cultural, Family, Community
Month: March
Love Parade - Duisburg (Duisburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Music - Electronic, Party, Dance
Month: July
Festival Types: Music - Electronic, Party, Dance
Month: July
Love Parade - Gelsenkirchen (Gelsenkirchen, Germany)
Festival Types: Party, Dance, Music - Electronic
Month: July
Festival Types: Party, Dance, Music - Electronic
Month: July
Mainz Wine Market - Mainzer Weinmarkt (Mainz, Germany)
Festival Types: Wine, Food and Wine
Month: August
Festival Types: Wine, Food and Wine
Month: August
Meinl Guitar Festival (Gutenstetten, Germany)
Festival Types: Music - Guitar, Music - Rock
Month: June
Festival Types: Music - Guitar, Music - Rock
Month: June
Munich Marathon (Munich, Germany)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
Münster International Jazz Festival (Münster, Germany)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz, Music - Blues
Month: January
Festival Types: Music - Jazz, Music - Blues
Month: January
Opernpatz Fest (Frankfurt, Germany)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Food and Drink, Family
Month: June
Festival Types: Performing Art, Food and Drink, Family
Month: June
Radsport Festival (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
Festival Types: Sport - Cycling, Sport - Extreme
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Cycling, Sport - Extreme
Month: July
Regensburg Short Film Week (Regensburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Film - Short, Film - Short
Month: March
Festival Types: Film - Short, Film - Short
Month: March
Rock Am Ring Festival (Nurburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative
Month: June
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative
Month: June
Rock Im Park Festival (Nurnberg, Germany)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative
Month: June
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative
Month: June
Sandboarding World Championships (Monte Kaolino, Germany)
Festival Types: Sport - Surfing, Sport - Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Surfing, Sport - Bizarre
Month: July
Schaferlauf Festival (Markgroeningen, Germany)
Festival Types: Traditional, Music - Traditional, Cultural
Month: August
Festival Types: Traditional, Music - Traditional, Cultural
Month: August
Shorts at Moonlight Film Festival (Frankfurt, Germany)
Festival Types: Film - Short, Film - Animation, Film
Month: July
Festival Types: Film - Short, Film - Animation, Film
Month: July
Splashdiving World Championships (Essen, Germany)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: Varies
Stuttgart Beer Festival - Cannstatter Volksfest (Stuttgart, Germany)
Festival Types: Beer
Month: September
Festival Types: Beer
Month: September
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (Stuttgart, Germany)
Festival Types: Film - Animation, Film
Month: May
Festival Types: Film - Animation, Film
Month: May
Tangomusiktage Kassel (Kassel, Germany)
Festival Types: Dance - Tango, Dance - Latin, Music - Latin
Month: June
Festival Types: Dance - Tango, Dance - Latin, Music - Latin
Month: June
Tanzfestival Bielefeld (Bielefeld, Germany)
Festival Types: Dance - Classical, Dance - Various Styles, Dance - Street
Month: January
Festival Types: Dance - Classical, Dance - Various Styles, Dance - Street
Month: January
Taubertal Festival (Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative
Month: August
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative
Month: August
Tübingen Duck Race (Tübingen, Germany)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Local
Month: October
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Local
Month: October
Verzaubert Film Weekend - Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany)
Festival Types: Film, Gay and Lesbian
Month: November
Festival Types: Film, Gay and Lesbian
Month: November
Visionale - Hessian Youth Media Festival (Frankfurt, Germany)
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Film
Month: November
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Film
Month: November
World Footbag Championships (Frankfurt, Germany)
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Ball
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Ball
Month: July
Zelt Musik Festival (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Pop, Music - World
Month: July
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Pop, Music - World
Month: July
