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Things to do in Germany, Germany: The Best Food & Drink Festivals
Coordinates: 51°N 9°E / 51°N 9°E / 51; 9
Restaurants in Germany
1. Pfaelzer Weinfest
2. Bierborse
3. Cannstatter Volksfest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 124 reviews
Cannstatter Volksfest in Stuttgart strikes a perfect balance between its funfair and beer celebration, managing to draw both families looking for wholesome fun and revelers seeking rowdier excitement. Over 17 days in late September and early October, about 4 million visitors sample the giant array of funfair rides and attractions, sway under the vibrant canopies of giant beer tents, and peruse myriad stalls in the lively traders' market. Opening day kicks off with the mayor tapping the first keg, while sensational musical fireworks close out the event over two weeks later. In between, the grand parade on the first Sunday and the hot air balloon race the following Sunday serve as festival highlights.
Reviewed By Gringo153 - Dundee, United Kingdom
2nd Time at the festival and it was better than ever huge Fairground where you actually can win stuff lots of varied rides and stalls and the street food from the vendors is excellent.get there early if youveant in to your favourite beer tent though. They hold about 5000 people each and fill up fast everyone has a good bit to drink but unlike home you don't see people rolling around drunk or trying to fight everyone.zzThe german people are friendly and helpful and certainly know how to enjoy themselves Thouroghly enjoyed myself at the vo lksfest and would definitely go back
4. Stuttgart Spring Festival
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 68 reviews
It’s not a party until the mayor pops open his barrel of beer… at least that’s what they say in Stuttgart. Frühlingsfest is the festival of spring. For two weeks, in the Bad Cannstatt area of Stuttgart, the festival marks the start of the warmer months and new beginnings. What started as a celebration back in 1818 to mark the end of years of suffering hunger, today the festival is all about guzzling beer, riding the Ferris Wheel, and perusing the markets. An authentic German event, Frühlingsfest is full of family attractions and traditional markets, helping all those who attend to embrace the season of new life.
5. Oktoberfest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,588 reviews
A raucous celebration of Bavarian culture, Munich's Oktoberfest is one of the world's oldest, biggest, and longest parties. Dating back to 1810, the event these days kicks off when the mayor taps the first keg at noon on the third Saturday of September. Some 6 million revelers spend the ensuing 16 days clinking and drinking 1-liter beer steins, eating sausages and doughy pretzels, and swooshing through the air aboard carnival rides. Technically a folk festival rather than a beer festival, Oktoberfest features plenty of merrymakers in traditional lederhosen and dirndl dresses belting out old Bavarian songs in giant tents and beer gardens. Regardless of attire, though, anyone is welcome to link arms and join the fun.
Reviewed By Mms1225 - Mars, United States
This is something everyone must do at least once! Wear a drindl or leiderhosen. We bought some on amazon but you can get them in munich for about the same price. If you can, during the week. We went on a Friday and Saturday. We got seats right away on Friday around 11. On Saturday, we were in line to get in before it opened and we barely got a seat so you must go early. Both days, we got kicked out at 5 for people who had reservations. There are a lot of rides and food outside the tents as well. If you ride the ferris wheel, it will give you a nice view of the festival. One of my major tips is to download the official oktoberfest app. It will show you the best times to go, give you helpful tips, and also show you in real time how full each beer tent is. It saved us some major time and hassle when we tried to find a tent to sit in. Later in the days if the beer tents are too full, they close them and won't let you in without a reservation. It helped to see how full each tent was so we didn't waste our time. Oktoberfest was easy to get to. Get off at the central train station then it's about a 15 minute walk. Just follow the signs and the crowds.
6. Wenzelsmarkt
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
