Stuttgart Events & Festivals

Stuttgart’s Frühlingsfest is the biggest spring festival in all of Europe, as well as the best attended. For three weeks, millions enjoy performances, rides, goods, and of course, food and beer.

The Internationale Trickfilm-Fest Stuttgart (ITFS) is an Oscar-qualifying festival for animated film including screenings of films, a games zone, and events for kids.

Every year in July the Hamburg fish market comes to the center of Stuttgart for ten days with daily fresh fish and beer from the North of Germany.

The Kessel Festival is a sustainable music, culture, and sports festival that takes place on a weekend in June at the Canstatter Wasen.

The Heusteigviertelfest is a June street festival where you can take in shows, enjoy food, shop a flea market, and wander past Art Nouveau buildings.

The Marienplatz festival is a highlight of the summer. Featuring live music and all sorts of vendors, it's fun for the whole family!

Stuttgart's African festival is a vibrant celebration with live music performances, dance shows, and African food.

JazzOpen Stuttgart is a meeting place for international stars and legends and celebrates jazz as well as neighboring music genres like Soul, R & B, funk, and African music.

Stuttgart's Summer Festival of Cultures is an annual six-day event in July featuring free performances of international music.

The Lichterfest offers a spectacular light show, magical forest, children's program, and live music in the park around the Killesberg Tower. The event culminates in a fireworks show set to music.

Estival Esslingen is a summer festival bringing a delightful atmosphere to Esslingen's market square for nearly two weeks in August.

The Flammende Sterne Fireworks festival gathers some of the best pyrotechnists in the world to compete to put on the most impressive fireworks display.

The Cannstatter Volksfest is the second biggest beer festival in Europe, surpassed only by Munich’s Oktoberfest. This festival is offering not only beer but hearty food, local products, and carnival rides.

The Christmas market in Stuttgart is one of the largest and oldest Christmas markets in Europe. You will feel transported to the very heart of the festive season.

The largest chocolate festival in Germany, chocolART takes place in the historic town center of Tübingen at the beginning of December.