Events & Festivals in Stuttgart
Please note: due to public health concerns, many events have been cancelled and more might be as well.

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June 2022
Heusteigviertelfest – Heusteig Neighborhood Festival
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.
Find out more »Kessel Festival
The Kessel Festival is a sustainable music, culture, and sports festival that takes place on a weekend in June at the Canstatter Wasen.
Find out more »Marienplatzfest – Marienplatz Festival
The Marienplatz festival is a highlight of the summer. Featuring live music and all sorts of vendors, it's fun for the whole family!
Find out more »July 2022
Hamburger Fischmarkt – Fish Market
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.
Find out more »Jazzopen Stuttgart
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.
Find out more »Lichterfest – Festival of Lights
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.
Find out more »Bohnenviertelfest – “Bean District” Festival
Stuttgart's Bohnenviertelfest is a traditional street festival in July in a neighborhood full of art and handicrafts.
Find out more »August 2022
Sommerfest – Summer Festival
Sommerfest is the most elegant open-air event in Stuttgart, transforming a section of downtown into a dreamy wonderland of white tents and colorful illuminations.
Find out more »Weindorf – Wine Festival
This wine festival in the city center of Stuttgart has 125 contributing vineyards offering you the chance to try more than 500 different wines from the area. It’s well worth a visit (or two!) while it lasts.
Find out more »Flammende Sterne – International Fireworks Festival
The Flammende Sterne Fireworks festival gathers some of the best pyrotechnists in the world to compete to put on the most impressive fireworks display.
Find out more »Kürbisausstellung – Pumpkin Festival Ludwigsburg
The Kürbisausstellung Ludwigsburg is the largest pumpkin festival in the world, with carvings, tasty dishes, and special activities. Hosted on the grounds of the Residential Palace, it's a wonderful event for the whole family to enjoy
Find out more »September 2022
Cannstatter Volksfest – Beer Festival
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.
Find out more »November 2022
Weihnachtsmarkt – Christmas Market Esslingen
The Christmas market in the center of Esslingen is very unique and a wonderful experience since it’s also a medieval market. Travel back 600 years in time to the Middle Ages.
Find out more »Weihnachtsmarkt – Christmas Market Stuttgart
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.
Find out more »chocolART – Chocolate Festival
The largest chocolate festival in Germany, chocolART takes place in the historic town center of Tübingen at the beginning of December.
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