Events in Germany: visitor guides for every big weekend
54 event guides in Germany, across 9 cities: trade shows and tech, religious and seasonal, film, art and culture, medical and academic congresses, marathons, music festivals. Day plans for the free hours, where to stay by budget, tours and rainy-day backups.
Cities
Upcoming events
10 Nov 2026*electronica
Munich, GermanyTrade show16 Nov 2026*MEDICA
Düsseldorf, GermanyTrade show17 Nov 2026*Cologne Christmas Markets
Cologne, GermanySeasonal23 Nov 2026*Munich Christkindlmarkt
Munich, GermanySeasonal24 Nov 2026*Berlin Christmas Markets
Berlin, GermanySeasonal27 Nov 2026*Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
Nuremberg, GermanySeasonal29 Nov 2026*ISPO Munich
Munich, GermanyTrade show15 Jan 2027*International Green Week (Grüne Woche)
Berlin, GermanyTrade show16 Jan 2027*boot Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, GermanyTrade show18 Jan 2027*imm cologne
Cologne, GermanyTrade show26 Jan 2027*Spielwarenmesse (Toy Fair)
Nuremberg, GermanyTrade show3 Feb 2027*Fruit Logistica
Berlin, GermanyTrade show4 Feb 2027*Cologne Carnival
Cologne, GermanyCulture9 Feb 2027*BIOFACH
Nuremberg, GermanyTrade show11 Feb 2027*Berlinale
Berlin, GermanyCulture12 Feb 2027*Ambiente
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show12 Feb 2027*Munich Security Conference
Munich, GermanyCongress2 Mar 2027*ITB Berlin
Berlin, GermanyTrade show9 Mar 2027*embedded world
Nuremberg, GermanyTrade show14 Mar 2027*ProWein
Düsseldorf, GermanyTrade show2 Apr 2027*Berlin Half Marathon
Berlin, GermanyMarathon8 Apr 2027*FIBO
Cologne, GermanyTrade show19 Apr 2027*Hannover Messe
Hannover, GermanyTrade show23 Apr 2027*Hamburg Marathon
Hamburg, GermanyMarathon4 May 2027*OMR Festival
Hamburg, GermanyTrade show14 May 2027*Hamburg Port Anniversary (Hafengeburtstag)
Hamburg, GermanyCulture17 May 2027*re:publica
Berlin, GermanyTrade show4 Jun 2027*Rock im Park
Nuremberg, GermanyFestival7 Jun 2027*SuperReturn International
Berlin, GermanyCongress14 Jun 2027*ACHEMA
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show16 Jun 2027*Intersolar Europe (The smarter E)
Munich, GermanyTrade show24 Jun 2027*IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt
Frankfurt, GermanyEndurance1 Jul 2027*Challenge Roth
Nuremberg, GermanyEndurance1 Jul 2027*Cologne Pride (CSD)
Cologne, GermanyCulture9 Jul 2027German MotoGP (Sachsenring)
Sachsenring, Chemnitz and Dresden, GermanyMotoGP25 Aug 2027*Gamescom
Cologne, GermanyTrade show3 Sept 2027*IFA Berlin
Berlin, GermanyTrade show11 Sept 2027*Lollapalooza Berlin
Berlin, GermanyFestival14 Sept 2027*IAA Mobility
Munich, GermanyTrade show15 Sept 2027*DMEXCO
Cologne, GermanyTrade show15 Sept 2027*Reeperbahn Festival
Hamburg, GermanyFestival18 Sept 2027*Oktoberfest
Munich, GermanyCulture24 Sept 2027Berlin Marathon
Berlin, GermanyMarathon1 Oct 2027*Cologne Marathon
Cologne, GermanyMarathon4 Oct 2027*EXPO REAL
Munich, GermanyTrade show8 Oct 2027*Munich Marathon
Munich, GermanyMarathon9 Oct 2027*Anuga
Cologne, GermanyTrade show20 Oct 2027*Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show29 Oct 2027*Frankfurt Marathon
Frankfurt, GermanyMarathon14 Nov 2027*Agritechnica
Hannover, GermanyTrade show5 Mar 2028*Light + Building
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show10 Apr 2028*bauma
Munich, GermanyTrade show12 Sept 2028*Automechanika Frankfurt
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show19 Sept 2028*InnoTrans
Berlin, GermanyTrade show
Munich, GermanyTrade show16 Nov 2026*MEDICA
Düsseldorf, GermanyTrade show17 Nov 2026*Cologne Christmas Markets
Cologne, GermanySeasonal23 Nov 2026*Munich Christkindlmarkt
Munich, GermanySeasonal24 Nov 2026*Berlin Christmas Markets
Berlin, GermanySeasonal27 Nov 2026*Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
Nuremberg, GermanySeasonal29 Nov 2026*ISPO Munich
Munich, GermanyTrade show15 Jan 2027*International Green Week (Grüne Woche)
Berlin, GermanyTrade show16 Jan 2027*boot Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, GermanyTrade show18 Jan 2027*imm cologne
Cologne, GermanyTrade show26 Jan 2027*Spielwarenmesse (Toy Fair)
Nuremberg, GermanyTrade show3 Feb 2027*Fruit Logistica
Berlin, GermanyTrade show4 Feb 2027*Cologne Carnival
Cologne, GermanyCulture9 Feb 2027*BIOFACH
Nuremberg, GermanyTrade show11 Feb 2027*Berlinale
Berlin, GermanyCulture12 Feb 2027*Ambiente
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show12 Feb 2027*Munich Security Conference
Munich, GermanyCongress2 Mar 2027*ITB Berlin
Berlin, GermanyTrade show9 Mar 2027*embedded world
Nuremberg, GermanyTrade show14 Mar 2027*ProWein
Düsseldorf, GermanyTrade show2 Apr 2027*Berlin Half Marathon
Berlin, GermanyMarathon8 Apr 2027*FIBO
Cologne, GermanyTrade show19 Apr 2027*Hannover Messe
Hannover, GermanyTrade show23 Apr 2027*Hamburg Marathon
Hamburg, GermanyMarathon4 May 2027*OMR Festival
Hamburg, GermanyTrade show14 May 2027*Hamburg Port Anniversary (Hafengeburtstag)
Hamburg, GermanyCulture17 May 2027*re:publica
Berlin, GermanyTrade show4 Jun 2027*Rock im Park
Nuremberg, GermanyFestival7 Jun 2027*SuperReturn International
Berlin, GermanyCongress14 Jun 2027*ACHEMA
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show16 Jun 2027*Intersolar Europe (The smarter E)
Munich, GermanyTrade show24 Jun 2027*IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt
Frankfurt, GermanyEndurance1 Jul 2027*Challenge Roth
Nuremberg, GermanyEndurance1 Jul 2027*Cologne Pride (CSD)
Cologne, GermanyCulture9 Jul 2027German MotoGP (Sachsenring)
Sachsenring, Chemnitz and Dresden, GermanyMotoGP25 Aug 2027*Gamescom
Cologne, GermanyTrade show3 Sept 2027*IFA Berlin
Berlin, GermanyTrade show11 Sept 2027*Lollapalooza Berlin
Berlin, GermanyFestival14 Sept 2027*IAA Mobility
Munich, GermanyTrade show15 Sept 2027*DMEXCO
Cologne, GermanyTrade show15 Sept 2027*Reeperbahn Festival
Hamburg, GermanyFestival18 Sept 2027*Oktoberfest
Munich, GermanyCulture24 Sept 2027Berlin Marathon
Berlin, GermanyMarathon1 Oct 2027*Cologne Marathon
Cologne, GermanyMarathon4 Oct 2027*EXPO REAL
Munich, GermanyTrade show8 Oct 2027*Munich Marathon
Munich, GermanyMarathon9 Oct 2027*Anuga
Cologne, GermanyTrade show20 Oct 2027*Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show29 Oct 2027*Frankfurt Marathon
Frankfurt, GermanyMarathon14 Nov 2027*Agritechnica
Hannover, GermanyTrade show5 Mar 2028*Light + Building
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show10 Apr 2028*bauma
Munich, GermanyTrade show12 Sept 2028*Automechanika Frankfurt
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show19 Sept 2028*InnoTrans
Berlin, GermanyTrade show