Stuttgart Events & Festivals

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.

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.

Once a year, Stuttgart turns out for a night focused on art, history, and culture. A long list of museums, art galleries, historic buildings and monuments extend their opening hours till as late as 1:00 AM.

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.

CineLatino and CineEspañol are the most important platform for Latin American and Spanish-language film in Germany. Films are screened in Stuttgart, Reutlingen and Freiburg as well.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Stuttgart's Bohnenviertelfest is a traditional street festival in July in a neighborhood full of art and handicrafts.