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50 confirmed · 10 with a typical period · Germany

March 2027
29.03.
🕊 Easter Monday Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Land of Berlin — official portal, list of public holidays ↗
April 2027
30.04.
🎊 Walpurgis Night in the Harz
Tale, Harc, Germany · Traditional event · Harz Tourist Board ↗
The night before the first of May is celebrated in the Harz as a witches' night — more than twenty towns in the area hold festivities, bonfires, and costumed processions, and the Brocken mountain lies at the heart of the legend.
May 2027
01.05.
🕊 Labour Day Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Land Brandenburg — Public Holidays Act, Section 2 ↗
06.05.
🕊 Ascension Day Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Land Berlin — official portal, list of public holidays ↗
06.05.–09.05.
🎪 Hamburg Port Anniversary
Hamburg, Germany · Festival · Hamburg Messe und Congress — official organiser on behalf of the city ↗
The world's largest port festival, marking the anniversary of the harbour's charter granted in 1189 — featuring a grand entry parade of ships, tall ships on the Elbe, and tugboat ballet.
17.05.
🕊 Whit Monday Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Land of Berlin — official portal, list of public holidays ↗
29.05.
🏅 German Cup Final in Berlin
Berlin, Germany · Sports event · DFB — provisional season calendar 2026/2027 ↗
The German Cup Final has been held at the same venue since 1985 — the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. That weekend, the city is taken over by fans of the two competing clubs, with processions through the city centre.
June 2027
04.06.–06.06.
🎪 Rock am Ring
Nirburgring, Germany · Festival · Rock am Ring — official announcement for 2027 ↗
Germany's largest rock festival, held at the Nürburgring circuit in the Eifel region — three days of concerts and five days of camping inside the racing track itself.
12.06.–19.09.
🎨 documenta 16 in Kassel
Kasel, Germany · Cultural event · documenta gGmbH — official press release ↗
The world's most important contemporary art exhibition, held only once every five years and running for one hundred days — during this period, a city of two hundred thousand inhabitants becomes one of the leading art destinations in Europe.
19.06.–27.06.
🎪 Kiel Week
Kil, Germany · Festival · Kieler Woche — official website of the state capital Kiel ↗
Officially the largest sailing event in the world and the largest summer festival in northern Europe — regattas on Kiel Fjord, a parade of tall ships, and nine days of events along the waterfront.
July 2027
03.07.
🎪 Rhine in Flames
Koblenc, Germany, Ridesajm na Rajni, Germany, Sankt Goar, Germany · Festival · Rhein in Flammen — official event website ↗
A series of evening fireworks displays over the Rhine, in which a convoy of illuminated vessels sails through the valley while Bengal fires are lit from the riverbanks and castles — each section of the river has its own date across the summer.
24.07.–24.08.
🎨 Bayreuth Festival
Bajrojt, Germany · Cultural event · Bayreuther Festspiele — 2027 programme ↗
Wagner's festival held in the theatre he designed himself for his own works — one of the few places where opera is performed in a space built specifically for it.
28.07.–31.07.
🎪 Wacken Open Air
Wacken, Germany · Festival · Wacken Open Air — official ticket overview for 2027 ↗
The world's most famous metal festival, held in a village of just over two thousand residents — four days during which it receives more than eighty thousand visitors.
August 2027
08.08.
🕯 Augsburg Peace Festival — a Public Holiday Unique to Augsburg
Augsburg, Germany · Commemoration · Bavarian Public Holidays Act (BayFTG), Article 1 ↗
The only city in Germany with its own statutory public holiday, commemorating religious equality established in the 17th century — the city marks the day with its own programme, while the rest of the country goes about its normal working day.
14.08.
🎪 Rhine in Flames
Koblenc, Germany, Ridesajm na Rajni, Germany, Sankt Goar, Germany · Festival · Rhein in Flammen — official event website ↗
A series of evening fireworks displays over the Rhine, in which a convoy of illuminated vessels sails through the valley while Bengal fires are lit from the riverbanks and castles — each section of the river has its own date across the summer.
15.08.
🕊 Assumption Day — a Public Holiday in Parts of Bavaria Only Public holiday Non-working day
Bavaria, Germany · Religious event · Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior — list of public holidays ↗
September 2027
11.09.
🎊 Cattle Descent from the Mountains in the Bavarian Alps
Bad Hindelang, Germany, Oberstdorf, Germany · Traditional event · Gemeinde Bad Hindelang — Viehscheid ↗
After a summer on high alpine pastures, the cattle return to the village in September — the lead animals are adorned with floral and bell decorations, and the separation of the herds by owner is an all-day celebration with music and food.
12.09.
🎨 Open House Heritage Day
Germany · entire country · Cultural event · German Foundation for Monument Protection (DSD) ↗
One day a year when you can enter buildings that are otherwise closed to the public — the organiser lists more than six thousand sites across the country, ranging from private homes and workshops to industrial facilities.
18.09.–03.10.
🎪 Oktoberfest
Munich, Germany · Festival · Munich Tourist Office ↗
The world's largest folk festival, held at Theresienwiese — sixteen to eighteen days of brewery tents, traditional costumes, and the brewery parade procession on the opening day.
18.09.
🎪 Rhine in Flames
Koblenc, Germany, Ridesajm na Rajni, Germany, Sankt Goar, Germany · Festival · Rhein in Flammen — official event website ↗
A series of evening fireworks displays over the Rhine, in which a convoy of illuminated vessels sails through the valley while Bengal fires are lit from the riverbanks and castles — each section of the river has its own date across the summer.
October 2027
03.10.
🕊 German Unity Day Public holiday Non-working day
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) ↗
The central celebration is held in a different federal state each year, with a street programme in the host city.
06.10.–10.10.
🛍 Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt na Majni, Germany · Fair or market · Frankfurter Buchmesse — official dates ↗
The largest book fair in the world, featuring a guest country of honour and public days open to visitors at the weekend.
15.10.–31.10.
🎪 Bremen Freimarkt
Bremen, Germany · Festival · Senator for Economic Affairs of Bremen — overview of market events ↗
One of the oldest folk festivals in Germany, with a tradition dating back to 1035 — seventeen days of fairground rides, marquees, and a parade through the city.
31.10.
🕊 Reformation Day — Public Holiday in Select States
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Saxon Act on Sundays and Public Holidays, Section 1 ↗
November 2027
01.11.
🕊 All Saints' Day — Public Holiday in Bavaria Public holiday Non-working day
Bavaria, Germany · Religious event · Bavarian Public Holidays Act (BayFTG), Article 1 ↗
Usually takes place during this period

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May–June
🕊 Corpus Christi — Public Holiday in Bavaria date not confirmed
Bavaria, Germany · Religious event · Bavarian Public Holidays Act (BayFTG), Article 1 ↗
In Bavarian towns, floral carpet-lined streets serve as the setting for processions that day, while in Cologne and along the Rhine, processions are held on the water.
June–September
📅 Travel Surges at the Start of School Holidays date not confirmed
Germany · entire country · Other · Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK) — school holiday regulations ↗
01.07–31.08
📅 Summer Saturday Lorry Driving Ban date not confirmed
Germany · entire country · Other · BALM — Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility, restricted sections ↗
August
🛍 Gamescom in Cologne date not confirmed
Keln, Germany · Fair or market · Koelnmesse — trade fair calendar ↗
The largest video game trade fair in Europe, with public days drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors in costume — it is an event worth attending even for those who do not play games.
September
🏅 Berlin Marathon date not confirmed
Berlin, Germany · Sports event · BMW Berlin-Marathon — official registration information ↗
The fastest marathon course in the world, on which multiple world records have been broken — the race passes through the city centre and finishes through the Brandenburg Gate.
September
🎪 Bad Dürkheim Wurstmarkt date not confirmed
Bad Direkhajm, Germany · Festival · City of Bad Dürkheim — Wurstmarkt ↗
The city officially bills it as the largest wine festival in the world — two September weekends in the Palatinate, drinking wine from special half-litre glasses among the vineyards.
September–October
🎪 Cannstatter Volksfest date not confirmed
Stutgart, Germany · Festival · Cannstatter Volksfest — official website ↗
Germany's second-largest folk festival, held in Stuttgart, with beer tents and a brewery garden — less crowded with tourists than Munich's Oktoberfest, so it's easier to get in.
October
🎨 Berlin Festival of Lights date not confirmed
Berlin, Germany · Cultural event · Festival of Lights — official information ↗
Ten October evenings during which light installations are projected onto Berlin's facades, monuments, and gates — admission is free, and the city is best experienced at night, from the street.
November
🕊 Day of Repentance — Public Holiday in Saxony Only date not confirmed
Germany · entire country · Religious event · Saxon Sunday and Public Holidays Act, Section 1 ↗
December–April
📅 Ski Season in the Bavarian Alps date not confirmed
Bavaria, Germany · Other · Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG — operating hours and seasons ↗
The German Alps are home to the country's highest peak and its only glacier ski resort — on glacier terrain the season starts earlier and runs longer than at the surrounding mountains.