Festivals in Germany: 2010
- Here's a list of the most important events in Germany for 2010. For more information about these and other events, please visit www.cometogermany.com and www.whatsonwhen.com.
- NOTE: Before planning a trip around a festival, make sure that you verify the festival dates at the festival or local TI's website.
- Related travel information in Germany.
| Jan 1 | New Year's Day | Germany |
| Jan 6 | Holy Three Kings' Day (Epiphany, 12th day after Christmas) | Bavaria & Black Forest |
| Jan-Feb | Fasching (Mardi Gras carnival season) | Germany |
| April 2 | Good Friday | Germany |
| April 4 | Easter Sunday | Germany |
| April-May | Spring Festival ("Frühlingsfest" — carnival rides, beer tents; www.muenchner-volksfeste.de) | Munich |
| May 1 | May Day (maypole dances, beer drinking) | Germany |
| May 13 | Ascension Day (religious festival) | Germany |
| May 15-23 | Spring Horse Races (www.baden-galopp.de) | Baden-Baden |
| May 21-24 | Meistertrunk Show (medieval costumes, parties in the Biergartens; www.meistertrunk.de) | Rothenburg |
| May 24 | Pentecost Monday | Southern Germany |
| June 3 | Corpus Christi (religious festival) | Southern Germany |
| Late June | City Festival (www.elbhangfest.de) | Dresden |
| June-Sept | Wine Fests (weekends) | Mosel River region |
| July 17 | Lichter Festival (fireworks, music; www.koelner-lichter.de) | Köln |
| Late July | Kinderzeche Festival (www.kinderzeche.de) | Dinkelsbühl |
| Aug 15 | Assumption (religious festival, closures) | Bavaria |
| Aug 28-Sept 5 | Summer Horse Races (www.baden-galopp.de) | Baden-Baden |
| Sept | Berlin Festwochen (arts festival, www.berlinerfestspiele.de) | Berlin |
| Sept 3-5 | Reichsstadt Festival (historical celebration, fireworks) | Rothenburg |
| Sept-Oct | Various Wine Festivals (weekends) | Rhine River region, including Bacharach & St. Goar |
| Sept 18-Oct 3 | Oktoberfest (beer tents, parade, carnival games, and rides; www.oktoberfest.de) | Munich |
| Oct 3 | German Unification Day (national holiday, closures) | Germany |
| Oct 15-17 | Fall Horse Races (www.baden-galopp.de) | Baden-Baden |
| Oct 31 | Reformation Day (celebrates Martin Luther) | Germany |
| Nov 1 | All Saints' Day (religious festival, some closures) | Southern Germany |
| Dec | Christmas Markets | Nürnberg, Berlin, Köln, Frankfurt, Rothenburg, Munich, Würzburg & more |
| Dec 25 | Christmas | Germany |
| Dec 26 | St. Stephen's Day (religious festival) | Germany |
Updated for 2010. For lots more information, check out our best-selling Rick Steves' Guidebooks — or join us on one of our free-spirited tours in Germany.