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.
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.
Duckstein Beer Festival Hamburg, 23 June – 2 July 2023
Duckstein Beer Festival in Hamburg with Music, design, international street theatre, fine dining and, of course, the Duckstein beer.
Craft Beer Festival Helsinki, Finland, 29 June – 1 July 2023
Taste some of the best Finnish and European craft beers straight from the breweries. Enjoy some lovely summer days in Helsinki.
Stuttgart Wine Festival Weindorf, 30 August – 10 September 2023
Stuttgart Wine Festival Weindorf is attracting people from all over the world to experience wine and food from this district of Germany.
Winzerfest Wine Festival Hamburg, Germany, 24 – 27 August 2023
The St. Pauli Wine festival in Hamburg. You can enjoy wine, music, food, and the great Hamburg atmosphere every year in August.
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.
Viti Loire wine and food festival in Tours, France. 27 – 28 May 2023
A friendly event dedicated to the wines and gastronomy of the Loire Valley. Viti Loire is in an open space in the city centre for a weekend.
La Fira del Poblenou Beer Festival Barcelona, 30 June – 2 July 2023
Combine beer and a fantastic city — La Fira del Poblenou, Barcelona’s largest and most important Craft Beer Fair.
Enjoy food, music and beer.
Enjoy food, music and beer.
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.
Beer Passion Weekend Antwerp, Belgium, 23 – 25 June 2023
An incredible selection of 200+ Belgian beers: fruity, heavy blond, brown, red, abbey and Trappist etc., at Beer Passion Weekend Antwerp.
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.
Munich Springfestival “Frühlingsfest”, 21 April – 7 May 2023
Munich Springfest, Frühlingsfest is a lovely celebration of spring, one of Europe's biggest Spring Festivals and Oktoberfest's little sister.
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.
La Fira del Vi – Wine Festival in Falset, Spain 28 April – 1 May 2023
Fira del Vi is a weekend of wine tastings, fabulous food and great music. In the charming town of Falset, Spain, in April/May.
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.
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.
Mainz Wine Festival, Germany. 24 August – 3 September 2023
Mainz Wine Festival lets you discover the infinite lightness of the wine for two weekends in the beautiful Mainz City Park.
Birrasana Beer Festival, Lloret de Mar, Spain. 29 April – 1 May 2023
A weekend for beer lovers with Spanish craft brews while enjoying the idyllic seaside location of Lloret de Mar on Costa Brava, Spain.
Hamburg Port Birthday Festival, 5 – 7 May 2023
Hafengeburtstag, Port Birthday Festival in Hamburg, is the world's biggest port festival. A celebration of the founding of Hamburg port.
Culture Festival Frankfurt, 25 – 27 August 2023
The Museum Embankment Festival in Frankfurt is one of the largest Culture Festivals globally and attracts over 3 million visitors every year
Barcelona Beer Festival, 26 – 28 May 2023
Combine Beer and a fantastic city. Barcelona Beer Festival is held in May.
London Coffee Festival, 20 – 23 April 2023
Around 250 coffee and gourmet stalls at the London coffee festival. Demonstrations, tastings, coffee cocktails, live music and more.
Stuttgart Springfest “Fruhlingsfest” Germany, 22 April-14 May 2023
Stuttgart Springfest is held over three weeks in spring; it's one of the biggest spring festivals in Europe.
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.
Oktoberfest in Munich 16 September – 3 October 2023
It all started with a royal wedding and ended with the most famous beer festival in Europe and probably worldwide. Oktoberfest in Munich.
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
Latvia Beer Festival in Riga. May 2023 Cancelled
One of the largest beer festivals in the Baltics. Regional brews and worldwide unique craft beers at Latvia Beer Festival in the centre of Riga.
Bruges Beer Festival, 10 – 11 June 2023
More than 80 breweries and over 500 different beers at the Bruges beer festival attract over 20,000 visitors.
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.
Munich Strong Beer Festival Starkbierzeit, 10 March – 2 April 2023
In Munich, the strong beer festival Starkbierzeit has crowds half as large and beer twice as strong as the Oktoberfest.
Ghent Festival “Gentse feesten”, Belgium. 14 – 23 July 2023
Ghent Festival "Gentsefeesten" is one of Europe's most prominent folk festivals and cultural events, having been running since 1843.
Jenever and Gin Festivals in Schiedam. 25 – 26 March 2023
With a rich history of producing fine Genever and Gin, Schiedam is the perfect host city for Jenever and Gin Festivals.
Amsterdam Coffee Festival 30 March – 1 April 2023
Amsterdam Coffee Festival is a joyful festival filled with music, art and fabulous coffee. Learn, drink and enjoy.
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.
Manchester Beer and Cider Festival
Manchester Beer Festival is one of the biggest beer festivals in Northern England.
A selection from breweries in the Greater Manchester area.
A selection from breweries in the Greater Manchester area.
Zurich Beer Festival, Switzerland, 30 March – 1 April 2023
Zurich Beer Festival, also known as Zurich Beer Week, will be held at the end of March.
Poperinge Beer Festival in Belgium, 29 – 30 October 2022
The Poperinge Beer Festival, during two days of the last weekend in October, it's often referred to as "Belgium's cosiest beer festival".
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.
Jenever Festival, Hasselt, Belgium. 15 – 16 October 2022
On the 3rd weekend of October, Hasselt hosts the fun Jenever Festival. Experience all the tastes and colours of this Belgian national drink.
Oktoberfest Events in Berlin 2022
Berlin has some great Oktoberfests held annually, Two of them at Zentral Festplatz am Kurt-Schumacher-Damm and at Alexander Platz.
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.
Ardesio DiVino Wine Festival, Bergamo Italy 6 – 7 August 2022
Ardesio Divino is a food and wine festival in the picturesque city of Ardesio in Italy. Glorious food and wine accompanied by great music.
Fete des Vendanges Wine Festival, Montmartre Paris 6 – 10 October 2021
Paris's only working vineyard, Clos Montmartre, is found here. Over half a million visit the "Fete des Vendanges" wine festival every year.
Gwledd Conwy Feast, Wales, UK. 23 – 25 October, 2020
The Conwy Feast is a weekend full of food, drink, music, arts and crafts. It takes place in the stunning medieval town of Conwy in North Wales in October
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