18 Beer Festivals in Germany: Beer Festivals To Visit in 2022 – 2023

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

1 liter beer mugs carried by a waitress in a German beer festival

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• Octoberfest

• Starkbierfest

• Stuttgart beer fest (Cannstatter Wasen)

• Gäubodenvolksfest

• Bergkirchweih

• Hamburg DOM

• Freeimarkt

• Oktoberfests in Berlin

• International Berlin Beer Festival

• German-Swiss Oktoberfest

• Kulmbach Beer Week (Kulmbacher Bierwoche)

• Regensburg Dult

• Nuremberg’s Frühlingsfest

• Annafest Forchheim

• Fränkisches Kirschenfest Pretzfeld

• Walberlafest

• Mendiger Gambrinusfest

• Honky Tonk Kneipenfestival

• Beer festivals organized by breweries in Germany

#1 Oktoberfest

• Official website: https://www.oktoberfest.de/en

• Date: 17.09 to 03.10.2022 (dd.mm.yyyy)

• City: Munich, Germany

• Number of people: 6.3 million visitors (Source: oktoberfest.de)

#2 Starkbierfest

• Official website: https://paulaner-nockherberg.com/strong-beer-festival/

• Date: 02.03 to 17.04.2023 Traditionally Starkbierfest in Bavaria happens during fasting time. It starts on Ash Wednesday (Aschermittwoch) (March 2, 2022) and can last till Easter Sunday (April 17, 2022). Source: muenchen.travel

• City: Munich, Germany

• Number of people: 4500 visitors during peak time on weekends (Source: sueddeutsche.de)

#3 Stuttgart Beer Festival (Cannstatter Wasen)

• Official website: https://www.cannstatter-volksfest.de/de/landing-page/

• Date: 23.09 to 09.10.2022

• City: Stuttgart, Germany

• Number of people: In the past around 3.5 to 4.2 million visitors visited Stuttgart Berr Festival. As per ZeitOnline, the number may increase to 5 million in 2022.

#4 Gäubodenvolksfest

• Official website: https://www.ausstellungs-gmbh.de/gaeubodenvolksfest/

• Date: 11.08 to 21.08.2023

• City: Straubing, Germany

• Number of people: 1.2 million (Source: Gäubodenvolksfest.de)

#5 Bergkirchweih

• Official website: https://erlangen.de/themenseite/thema/bergkirchweih

• Date: 25.05 to 05.06.2023

• City: Erlangen, Germany

• Number of people: 700k to 1 million (Source: nordbayern.de)

#6 Hamburg DOM

• Official website: https://www.hamburg.de/dom/

• Date: It occurs 3 times a year Winterdom: 04.11 to 04.12.2022 Frühlingsdom (Springdom): 24.03 to 23.04.2023 Sommerdom (Summerdom): 21.07 to 20.08.2023

• 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: 14.10 to 30.11.2022

• 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.

• Official website: https://www.berlin.de/en/events/folk-festivals-fairs/

• Date: From mid-September to the first week of October

• City: Berlin, Germany

#9 International Berlin Beer Festival

• Official website: https://www.beerweek.de

• Date: 02.09 to 11.09.2022

• City: Berlin, Germany

#10 German-Swiss Oktoberfest

• Official website: https://www.constance-lake-constance.com/plan-book/top-events/oktoberfest

• Date: 16.09 to 03.10.2022

• City: Lake Constance, Germany

#11 Kulmbach Beer Week (Kulmbacher Bierwoche)

• Official website: https://www.kulmbacher-bierwoche.de/

• Date: 30.07 to 07.08.2023

• City: Kulmbach, Germany

• Number of people: 120k people (Source: Kulmbach Tourism)

#12 Regensburg Dult

• Official website: https://www.r-dult.com/

• Date: It occurs twice every year Maidult Regensburg: 13.05 to 29.05.2022 Herbstdult Regensburg: 26.08. to 11.09.2022

• City: Regensburg, Germany

• Number of people: 800k people (Source: Wochenblatt)

#13 Nuremberg's Frühlingsfest

• Official website: https://www.volksfest-nuernberg.de/

• Date: 26.08 to 11.09.2022

• City: Nuremberg, Germany

• Number of people: 2 million people (Source: nürnberg.de)

#14 Annafest Forchheim

• Official website: https://www.annafest.bayern/

• Date: 21.07 to 31.07.2023

• City: Forchheim, Germany

• Number of people: 0.5 million people (Source:BR24)

#15 Fränkisches Kirschenfest Pretzfeld

• Official website: https://www.kirschenfest-pretzfeld.de/

• Date: 15.07 to 20.07.2023

• City: Pretzfeld, Germany

#16 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

#17 Mendiger Gambrinusfest

• Official website: https://www.gambrinusfest-mendig.de/

• Date: 30.05 to 02.06 2023

• City: Mendig, Germany

#18 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).