City Festivals

Leuchtenburger Frühlingszauber

Spring at last - when the first green shoots appear, Leuchtenburg Castle awakens from hibernation and is colourfully decorated over an area of 10,000 square metres. Fragrant and blooming delights await visitors to the castle in every room and every corner of the castle.
21 March- 10 April 2026
www.leuchtenburg.de

 

Sommergewinn in Eisenach

Every three weeks before Easter, Mrs Sunna rings in spring in Eisenach. The big parade with Mrs Sunna and Mr Winter and the symbolic burning of winter takes place at the first end of the week! Over 1,200 participants parade from 14:00 with floats and carriages from the western part of Eisenach to the market square.
28 March - 06 April 2025
sommergewinn-eisenach.de

Thüringentag 2025

In 2025, the Thuringia Day will take place in the royal seat of Gotha, as Gotha is celebrating its 1,250th anniversary this year. Gotha's most famous family of artists - the Weißheit brothers high-wire artist group - is also celebrating its 125th jubilee and will be performing in its home town on the occasion of Thuringia Day.
02 – 04 May 25, Gotha
thueringen.de/thueringentag

Krämerbrückenfest Erfurt

Street theatre, artists and jugglers fill the alleyways and squares with music, cabaret and plays. Thuringian craftsmen present their wares at a medieval market around the Krämerbrücke. 

13 - 15 June 2025 (50-jähriges Jubiläum)
19 - 21 June 2026
www.erfurt-tourismus.de 

 

Rolandsfest in Nordhausen

The traditional Roland Festival in Nordhausen is the largest folk festival in northern Thuringia. Guests can expect a varied programme of concerts, market activities and culinary delights throughout the city centre. The festival attracts around 100,000 visitors. The first Roland Festival was celebrated in 1955. The large city festival is named after the historic Roland, which has stood at the town hall as a landmark and symbol of the former free imperial city for more than 600 years. At the Roland Festival, Roland comes to life and appears in the Roland group together with the Nordhausen originals - the Brocken Witch, Professor Zwanziger and the Old Ebersberg.13 - 15 June 2025
in the middle of  June 2026
nordhausen.de

Altenburger Games Festival

The Altenburg Games Festival transforms the city of Skat into a paradise for games fans. From board and card games to tournaments and hands-on activities - there's something for everyone here. Visitors can discover new games, compete with others and experience workshops. As the home of the game of skat, the town of Altenburg plays a central role.
19 - 20 July 2025
10 - 12 July 2026
www.stadt-altenburg.de

 

Weimarer Weinfest
The wine festival on the Frauenplan is celebrated around Goethe's birthday on 28 August. The convivial wine village with its many visitors dominates the celebrations around Goethe's birthday. The Goethe Wine Festival, initiated in the early 1990s by the Thüringische Landeszeitung newspaper as a small cultural enrichment of the future ‘European City of Culture’, has grown over time into a wine festival with the character of a folk festival and an appeal that extends far beyond Thuringia.
29 - 31 August 2025
28 - 30 August 2026
www.weimar.de

Mühlhäuser Stadtkirmes

The largest town fair in Germany is celebrated in Mühlhausen in Thuringia. Its origins can be traced back to the large number of church fairs, also known as Kirmes, in the medieval imperial city. In earlier times, there were 17 churches with their own fairs. As a result, fairs were celebrated once or twice a month. A resolution passed by the town council in 1877 put an end to this. Since then, Mühlhausen has celebrated a week-long fair every year from the last weekend in August. The parade is the highlight of the fair. It traditionally takes place on the Sunday of the fair at 11.00 am.
29 August - 07 September 2025
28 August - 06 September 2026
www.muehlhausen.de

Weimarer Zwiebelmarkt 
Nothing works on the second weekend in October in Weimar without onions: on the cake, in the soup or in the famous plait - the Weimar Onion Market is legendary. More than 300,000 visitors enjoy this exceptional event in the city of German literature.
10 - 12 October 2025
09 - 11 October 2026 
www.weimar.de