Each month offers a great variety of European festivals, and September is no exception.
It’s a big month for festivals in Germany and Spain, with beer, wine and gourmet food featured.
Here’s a peek into what September has to offer.
Renaissance Festival Roi de l’Oiseau, France 13-17 Sept. 2023
Four days in September, the town Puy-en-Velay dress up in Renaissance style with battles, archery displays, music and medieval markets
World Body Painting Festival in Austria, 26 – 30 September 2023
Top artists from over 40 nations practice body painting and art in different forms in Austria’s Pörtschach am Wörthersee.
Food Festival Zurich, Switzerland, 7 – 17 September 2023
Food Festival Zurich celebrates the unique foods of the surrounding region of Zurich and Switzerland. Over 60,000 visitors will join.
Lollapalooza Music Festival in Berlin, 9 – 10 September 2023
Lollapalooza Berlin is regularly sold-out with over 70,000 music fans. The Lollapalooza Festival is held in the Olympiastadion & Olympiapark.
Tomorrowland Festival in Boom, 21 – 23 JULY / 28 – 30 JULY 2023
The Tomorrowland Festival is one of the world's largest music festivals. Two weekends in July between Antwerp and Brussels in Belgium.
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.
Free State of Stellingen Festival, Netherlands. 17 September 2023
The charming Free State of Stellingen Festival reclaims when the municipality of Ooststellingwerf existed as a Free Nation from 1300 to 1500.
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.
Arena Opera Festival, Verona, Italy, 16 June – 9 Sept. 2023
The famous Arena Opera Festival in Verona celebrates its 100th Anniversary this summer. Enjoy the magic and city of Romeo and Juliet.
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.
Chianti Classico Wine Festival, Italy, 7 – 10 September 2023
Chianti Classico Wine Festival takes place in September every year in Greve in Chianti, Italy.
Festivals Du Parc Floral, Paris Jazz Festival, 28 June–6 Sept. 2023
Festivals Du Parc Floral - Paris Jazz Festival brings great jazz music throughout the summer in Parc Floral de Paris in Vincennes, Paris.
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.
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.
Störtebeker medieval games,Rugen Island, 24 June – 9 Sept. 2023
One of the most popular events on Rugen Island is the annual Störtebeker medieval games in Ralswiek. Ongoing games are Mondays to Saturdays.
Rothenburg Imperial City Festival, 1 – 3 September 2023
Imperial City Festival is reviving that old atmosphere and traditional professions. Everything from old equipment to original fashion.
Greenwich and Docklands Festival, 25 August – 10 september 2023
GDIF is a leading festival of free outdoor performing street arts, dance and theatre. A nine days celebration annually held in London.
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.
Carthaginians and Romans in Cartagena Spain, September 2023
Cartagena, in Spain, is worth visiting at any time of year. Especially in September during the Festival of Carthaginians and Romans.
Feira Franca Medieval Festival, Pontevedra, Spain, in September
On the first weekend of September, the time is turned back by over 500 years during the medieval festival Feira Franca in Pontevedra, Spain.
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.
Aarhus Food Festival in Denmark 1 – 3 September 2023
Good food in Denmark’s second-largest city, the Aarhus food festival, is considered the largest food festival in Denmark and Northern Europe.
Brussels Comic Strip Festival, 8 – 10 September 2023
For all comic strip fans, this festival in Brussels is for experts and amateurs, young and old — something for anyone curious about the art.
Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germany 20 – 23 September 2023
Reeperbahn Festival is a big music festival in Hamburg in September—one of the largest club festivals with over 600 events and 70 venues.
Medieval Festival in Ter Apel, The Netherlands 2-3 September 2023
The Middeleeuws Festival is the most authentic medieval event in the Netherlands. Be immediately transported back to the 13th century!
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.
Mercat de Musica Viva de Vic, Spain. 13 – 16 September 2023
Live Music Market with sounds from Catalonia, Spain, and other parts of the world —free concerts at various outdoor stages in Vic.
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
Awakenings Festival, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands, 7 – 9 July 2023
Awakenings festival with techno and house music in Hilvarenbeek, the Netherlands.
Corso Zundert Flower Parade, Netherlands 3 – 4 September 2023
Massive artworks created by steel wire, paper-mâché and flowers march down the Bloemencorso Zundert on the first Sunday of September.
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