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.
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.
Chianti Classico Wine Festival, Italy 7 – 10 September 2023
Chianti Classico Wine Festival takes place in September every year in Greve in Chianti, Italy.
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.
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
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.
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.
Smaka – Good Food Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
This good food festival in Stockholm covers everything from locally grown produce to organic food, creating a sustainable living model.
Renaissance Festival Roi de l’Oiseau, France 14 – 18 September 2022
Four days in September, the town Puy-en-Velay dress up in Renaissance style with battles, archery displays, music and medieval markets
Free State of Stellingen Festival, Netherlands. 18 September 2022
The charming Free State of Stellingen Festival reclaims when the municipality of Ooststellingwerf existed as a Free Nation from 1300 to 1500.
Borefts Beer Festival Bodegraven, Netherlands 23-24 Sept. 2022
Borefts Beer Festival is a celebration of local and international fine craft beer. It takes place in beautiful Bodegraven, the Netherlands.
Feira Franca Medieval Festival, Pontevedra Spain, 2 – 3 September 2022
On the first weekend of September, the time is turned back by over 500 years during the medieval festival Feira Franca in Pontevedra, Spain.
Rothenburg Imperial City Festival, 2 – 4 September 2022
Imperial City Festival is reviving that old atmosphere and traditional professions. Everything from old equipment to original fashion.
Carthaginians and Romans in Cartagena Spain, 16-25 September 2022
Cartagena, in Spain, is worth visiting at any time of year. Especially in September during the Festival of Carthaginians and Romans.
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.
Rheingau Wine Festival in Frankfurt, 31 August – 9 September 2022
Rheingau Wine Festival in Frankfurt invites you to try good wine from the Rheingau region. Over 600 wines at about 30 wine stalls.
Lollapalooza Music Festival in Berlin, 24 – 25 September 2022
Lollapalooza Berlin is regularly sold-out with over 70,000 music fans. The Lollapalooza Festival is held in the Olympiastadion & Olympiapark.
Food Festival Zurich, Switzerland, 8 – 18 September 2022
Food Festival Zurich celebrates the unique foods of the surrounding region of Zurich and Switzerland. Over 60,000 visitors will join.
Stuttgart Wine Festival Weindorf, 17 August – 4 September 2022
Stuttgart Wine Festival Weindorf is attracting people from all over the world to experience wine and food from this district of Germany.
Tomorrowland Festival. 15 – 17 JULY / 22 – 24 JULY / 29 – 31 JULY 2022
Tomorrowland is one of the world's largest music festivals in the town Boom, three weekends in July between Antwerp and Brussels in Belgium.
Awakenings Summer Festival, Netherlands, 29 – 31 July 2022
Awakenings festival with spectacular electronic music parties in Spaarnwoude. Techno and house, surrounded by the natural beauty of the area.
Dauwpop Festival Pop & Rock in Hellendoorn, 26 – 27 May 2022
Great bands play at five stages at this weekend mini pop and rock festival, Dauwpop, in Hellendoorn, in the Netherlands.
Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt Wine festival, Bad Dürkheim 9-19 September 2022
Wurstmarkt wine festival in Bad Dürkheim, one of Germany's most traditional and entertaining festivals, annually two weekends in September.
Brussels Comic Strip Festival, 10 – 12 September 2021
For all comic strips fans, this festival in Brussels is for experts and amateurs, young and old. Something for anyone curious about the art.
Störtebeker medieval games on Rugen Island 2021 Cancelled
One of the most popular events on Rugen island is the annual Störtebeker medieval games in Ralswiek. Ongoing games Mondays to Saturdays.
DGTL Electronic Music Festival, Amsterdam 11 – 12 September 2021
DGTL Festival taking place in Amsterdam over a weekend with great electronic music.
Greenwich and Docklands Festival, 27 August – 11 september 2021
GDIF is a leading festival of free outdoor performing street arts, dance and theatre. A nine days celebration annually held in London.
Gola Gola – Food Festival in Piacenza, 2020 (Postponed to September)
Piacenza invites to one of the largest food festivals in Italy with lots of events to choose from, great food & drink, lots of music and entertainments.
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