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17 Beer Festivals in Germany [Beer Festivals To Visit in 2024]

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Germany is the place to experience beer while having loads of fun. Visit these German beer festivals while you are in Germany.

Get familiar with the drinking culture in Germany to avoid making obvious expat mistakes. 😉

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#1 Oktoberfest

okotberfest

Oktoberfest is the biggest beer festival in Germany, considering the number of people visiting it every year and the amount of beer consumption.

  • Official website: https://www.oktoberfest.de/en
  • Date: 21.09 to 06.10.2024 (dd.mm.yyyy)
  • City: Munich, Germany
  • Number of people: 6.3 million visitors (Source: oktoberfest.de)

Timely book a place in one of the brewery tents. Otherwise, you won’t be able to enter the tent and enjoy the fest to the fullest. Each brewery has its own booking portal.

The breweries usually open the October Fest bookings in April or May. You can read more about how to make reservations for the October fest here.

Remember to get your traditional Bavarian dress. The traditional men’s dress is called “Lederhosen*,” And the traditional women’s dress is called “Dirndl*.” You can buy them on Amazon.

#2 Starkbierfest

#3 Stuttgart Beer Festival (Cannstatter Wasen)

stuttgart beer festival

Cannstatter Wasen is the second largest beer festival in Germany, based on the number of people visiting it every year.

#4 Gäubodenvolksfest

#5 Bergkirchweih

#6 Hamburg DOM

hamburg dom
  • Official website: https://www.hamburg.de/dom/
  • Date: It occurs 3 times a year
    Winterdom: 08.11 to 08.12.2024
    Frühlingsdom (Springdom): 22.03 to 21.04.2024
    Sommerdom (Summerdom): 26.07 to 25.08.2024
  • City: Hamburg, Germany
  • Number of people: 1.2 million people visited Hamburgdom this spring. (Source: ndr.de)

#7 Freimarkt (Ischa Freimaak)

  • Official website: https://www.freimarkt.de/en/
  • Date: 18.10 to 03.11.2024
  • City: Bremen, Germany
  • Number of people: 1.2 million people visited Hamburgdom this spring. (Source: ndr.de)

#8 Oktoberfests in Berlin

Several mini Oktoberfests take place in Berlin. Breweries in Berlin host these wonderful festivals for beer lovers.

#9 International Berlin Beer Festival

#10 Kulmbach Beer Week (Kulmbacher Bierwoche)

#11 Regensburg Dult

  • Official website: https://www.r-dult.com/
  • Date: It occurs twice every year
    Maidult Regensburg: 09.05 to 26.05.2024
    Herbstdult Regensburg: 25.08. to 10.09.2024
  • City: Regensburg, Germany
  • Number of people: 800k people (Source: Wochenblatt)

#12 Nuremberg’s Frühlingsfest

nuremberg fruehlingsfest

Nuremberg’s Frühlingsfest is the third-largest beer festival in Germany. Every year, 2 million people come here to enjoy beer and the beautiful city.

#13 Annafest Forchheim

#14 Fränkisches Kirschenfest Pretzfeld

#15 Walberlafest

  • Official website: https://www.walberla.de/
  • Date: It was canceled in 2022 due to concerns about the Corona pandemic. Otherwise, it occurs yearly in the first week of May.
    05.05 to 07.05.2023
  • City: Walberla, Germany

#16 Mendiger Gambrinusfest

#17 Honky Tonk Kneipenfestival

18 different German cities celebrate Honky Tonk festivals on different dates.

  • Official website: https://www.honky-tonk.de/
  • Date: The festival occurs in the following months; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, Sept, Oct, and Nov
  • City: Bad Lauterberg, Villach, Weiz, Höxter, Poppenhausen, Leipzig, Rheine, Wolfsburg, Gifhorn, Braunschweig, Goslar, Bad Salzuflen, Paderborn, Schwerin, Wismar, Eisenach, Stralsund, Peine, Celle, Mühlhausen, Rostock

Beer festivals organized by breweries in Germany

Each brewery organizes its own beer festivals throughout the year. You can find the schedule of such beer festivals in Germany on Beer Universum (German).

What are the largest beer festivals in Germany?

Oktoberfest, Stuttgart Beer Festival (Cannstatter Wasen), and Nuremberg’s Frühlingsfest are the top three most visited beer festivals in Germany.

Every year, millions of visitors enjoy several mugs of beer here. Volk music, big tents, and happy faces make the beer festivals in Germany a must-visit.

You should also get familiar with the drinking culture in Germany so you can enjoy beer festivals even more.

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