Drink Festivals – Beer and wine festivals in Europe.
Here you’ll find details of the most popular festivals and some lesser-known.
The Munich Oktoberfest is the granddaddy of all beer festivals, but we also have a soft spot for the Berlin Beer Week Festival, held in September.
As beer and wine festivals are often combined with food and gourmet, make sure you also check out our Food and Gourmet Festivals page.
See the sidebar listing of Upcoming Food, Wine and Beer Festivals in Europe for a quick reference of what’s on, where and when.
Stuttgart Wine Festival Weindorf, 28 August – 8 September 2024
Stuttgart Wine Festival Weindorf is attracting people from all over the world to experience wine and food from this district of Germany.
Ghent Festival – Gentse Feesten, Belgium. 19 – 28 July 2024
Ghent Festival "Gentse Feesten" is one of Europe's most prominent folk festivals and cultural events, having been running since 1843.
Beer Passion Weekend Antwerp, Belgium, 21 – 23 June 2024
An incredible selection of 200+ Belgian beers: fruity, heavy blond, brown, red, abbey and Trappist etc., at Beer Passion Weekend Antwerp.
Mainz Wine Festival, Germany. 29 August – 8 September 2024
Mainz Wine Festival lets you discover the infinite lightness of the wine for two weekends in the beautiful Mainz City Park.
Culture Festival Frankfurt, 23 – 25 August 2024
The Museum Embankment Festival in Frankfurt is one of the largest Culture Festivals globally and attracts over 3 million visitors every year
Winzerfest Wine Festival Hamburg, Germany, 22 – 25 August 2024
The St. Pauli Wine festival in Hamburg. You can enjoy wine, music, food, and the great Hamburg atmosphere every year in August.
Duckstein Beer Festival Hamburg – Unfortunately Cancelled!
Duckstein Beer Festival in Hamburg with Music, design, international street theatre, fine dining and, of course, the Duckstein beer.
Viti Loire wine and food festival in Tours, France, in May.
A festival dedicated to the wines and gastronomy of the Loire Valley. Viti Loire is in an open space in the city centre for a weekend in May.
Jenever Festival, Hasselt, Belgium. 19 – 20 October 2024
On the 3rd weekend of October, Hasselt hosts the fun Jenever Festival. Experience all the tastes and colours of this Belgian national drink.
Poperinge Beer Festival in Belgium, 26 – 27 October 2024
Poperinge Beer Festival is often called one of Belgium's cosiest beer festivals. It goes on for two days, the last weekend in October.
Craft Beer Festival Helsinki, Finland, 27 – 29 June 2024
Taste some of the best Finnish and European craft beers straight from the breweries. Enjoy some lovely summer days in Helsinki.
Oktoberfest in Munich, 21 September – 6 October 2024
It all started with a royal wedding and ended with the most famous beer festival in Europe and probably worldwide. Oktoberfest in Munich.
Munich Strong Beer Festival Starkbierzeit, 1 – 24 March 2024
In Munich, the strong beer festival Starkbierzeit has crowds half as large and beer twice as strong as the Oktoberfest.
Munich Springfestival “Frühlingsfest”, 19 April – 5 May 2024
Munich Springfest, Frühlingsfest is a lovely celebration of spring, one of Europe's biggest Spring Festivals and Oktoberfest's little sister.
Amsterdam Coffee Festival, 4 – 6 April 2024
Amsterdam Coffee Festival is a joyful festival filled with music, art and fabulous coffee. Learn, drink and enjoy.
Solothurn Beer Days, Switzerland 25 – 27 April 2024
Explore the Swiss beer culture in this atmospheric town Solothurn, located between Basel and Bern. Check out Solothurn Beer Days Festival.
Stuttgart Springfest “Fruhlingsfest” Germany, 20 April-12 May 2024
Stuttgart Springfest is held over three weeks in spring; it's one of the biggest spring festivals in Europe.
London Coffee Festival, 11 – 14 April 2024
Around 250 coffee and gourmet stalls at the London Coffee Festival. Demonstrations, tastings, coffee cocktails, live music and more.
La Fira del Poblenou Beer Festival Barcelona, 5 – 7 July 2024
La Fira del Poblenou is Barcelona’s largest and most important Summer Craft Beer Fair.
Enjoy food, music and beer.
Enjoy food, music and beer.
Barcelona Beer Festival, 22 – 24 March 2024
Combine Beer and a fantastic city. The Barcelona Beer Festival is a celebration of craft beer and will be held in March 2024.
Zurich Beer Festival, Switzerland, 22 – 23 March 2024
Zurich Beer Festival, also known as Zurich Beer Week, will be held in March.
La Fira del Vi – Wine Festival in Falset, Spain, 3 – 5 May 2024
Fira del Vi is a weekend of wine tastings, fabulous food and great music. In the charming town of Falset, Spain, in May.
Hamburg Port Birthday Festival, 9 – 12 May 2024
Hafengeburtstag, Port Birthday Festival in Hamburg, is the world's biggest port festival. A celebration of the founding of Hamburg port.
Fete des Vendanges Wine Festival, Paris, 11 – 15 October 2023
Paris's only working vineyard, Clos Montmartre, is found here. Over half a million visit the "Fete des Vendanges" wine festival every year.
Budapest Wine Festival, Hungary, 7 – 10 September 2023
Budapest International Wine Festival - one of Europe's most beautiful wine festivals that annually takes place in September.
Bruges Beer Festival, 14 – 15 September 2024
More than 80 breweries and over 500 different beers at the Bruges beer festival attract over 20,000 visitors.
Ardesio DiVino Wine Festival, Bergamo Italy, 5 – 6 August 2023
Ardesio Divino is a food and wine festival in the picturesque city of Ardesio in Italy. Glorious food and wine accompanied by great music.
Oktoberfest in Berlin 2023
Berlin has some great Oktoberfests held annually, Two of them at Zentral Festplatz am Kurt-Schumacher-Damm and at Alexander Platz.
Edinburgh Food Festival, 4 – 6 August 2023
Edinburgh once again hosts this three-day culinary food festival in August: The month of festivals in Edinburgh.
Chianti Classico Wine Festival, Italy, 7 – 10 September 2023
Chianti Classico Wine Festival takes place in September every year in Greve in Chianti, Italy.
Food and Wine Festival in Forlimpopoli Italy, 24 June – 2 July 2023
During the Artusiana Food and Wine Festival, the Italian town Forlimpopoli is a beautiful mix of gastronomy, culture and entertainment.
Rheingau Wine Festival in Frankfurt, 30 August – 8 September 2023
Rheingau Wine Festival in Frankfurt invites you to try good wine from the Rheingau region —over 600 wines at about 30 wine stalls.
The Great British Beer Festival, London 1 – 5 August 2023
The Great British Beer Festival offers visitors the chance to try more than 900 beers — a tasty adventure at UK’s biggest beer festival.
London Craft Beer Festival, 11 – 12 August 2023
London Craft Beer Festival, where you can sample over 800 beers from over 100 breweries showcasing their finest craft beers worldwide.
Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt, Bad Dürkheim 8 – 18 September 2023
Wurstmarkt wine festival in Bad Dürkheim, one of Germany's most traditional and entertaining festivals, annually two weekends in September.
Bordeaux Wine Festival, 22 – 25 June 2023
Bordeaux, the wine city, holds an annual four-day wine festival in June. Over 80 wine areas from the district of Bordeaux to taste.
Albariño Wine Festival in Cambados, Spain 2 – 6 August 2023
Fiesta del Albariño is a wine festival on the northwest coast of Spain in Cambados. Celebrating the locally-produced white wine, Albariño.
Vijazz, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain, 7 – 9 July 2023
Vijazz is a Jazzfest with Food, Wine and Cava - The jazz is perfectly complemented by opportunities to sample up to 300 wines and cavas.
Cavatast Cava Festival, Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, Spain 6-8 Oct. 2023
Spain's Cava capital, Sant Sadurni d'Anoi, invites you to the annual Cavatast: a cava & gastronomy tasting fair held in October.
Dusseldorf Funfair on the Rhine, 14 – 23 July 2023
Dusseldorf Funfair is one of the biggest outdoor celebrations in Germany, with over 4 million visitors.
Borefts Beer Festival Bodegraven, Netherlands 22 – 23 Sept. 2023
Borefts Beer Festival is a celebration of local and international fine craft beer. It takes place in beautiful Bodegraven, the Netherlands.
Christmas Beer Festival in Essen, Belgium 16 – 17 December 2023
During the two days OBER Kerstbierfest Christmas beer festival, you can try more than 150 Belgian Winter and Christmas beers.
Rioja Wine Festival, Fiestas de San Mateo, 16-23 September 2023
Every year in September, you can enjoy the Rioja Wine Harvest Festival Saint Mateo and an exciting ceremony on the main day, September 21st.
Berlin Beer Week Festival, 1 – 10 September 2023
Breweries from Berlin and worldwide and craft beer establishments from all over the city present their products at Berlin Beer Week
Enjoy some good wine Tasting in Tuscany
A full or half-day tour combines the beautiful scenery and wine tasting in Tuscany.
Stragusto Food Festival in Trapani, Italy. 26 – 30 July 2023
There will be food with many dishes from across Italy and regional dishes. Check out the Stragusto food festival in Trapani.
Milan Coffee Festival, 2 – 4 December 2023
Everything about coffee at Milan Coffee Festival. Complimentary tastings, street food noshes, baristas, demonstrations, art and live music.
Boccaccesca Food and Wine Festival, 14 – 16 October 2022
Boccaccesca is a yearly food and wine extravaganza, attracting countless visitors to the narrow medieval streets of Certaldo Alto in October.
North Sea Beer Festival in Ostend, Belgium in August
About 30 breweries, beer companies, and more than 150 Belgian speciality beers in the relaxing seaside town of Oostende in Belgium.
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