Each month offers a great variety of festivals across Europe, and September is no exception.
It’s a big month for festivals in Germany and Spain, with beer, wine and gourmet food featuring.
Here’s a peek into what September has to offer.
Europe’s loudest festival, Las Fallas in Valencia 1 – 5 September 2021
Las Fallas - Known for its lights, gunpowder, traditional costumes, fireworks or music - Valencia in the middle of March is a great travel tip.
Renaissance Festival Roi de l’Oiseau, France 16 – 19 September 2021
Four days in September, the town Puy-en-Velay dress up in Renaissance style with battles, archery displays, music and medieval markets
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.
Budapest Wine Festival, Hungary, 23 – 26 September 2021
Budapest International Wine Festival - one of the most beautiful wine festivals in Europe that annually takes place in September.
Free State of Stellingen Festival, Netherlands. 18 – 19 September 2021
The charming Free State of Stellingen Festival reclaims when the municipality of Ooststellingwerf existed as a Free Nation from 1300 to 1500.
Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germany 22 – 25 September 2021
Reeperbahn Festival, a big music festival in Hamburg in September. One of Germany's largest club festivals with over 600 events and 70 venues.
Rheingau Wine Festival in Frankfurt 1 – 10 September 2021
Rheingau Wine Festival in Frankfurt invites you to try good wine of the Rheingau region. Over 600 wines at about 30 wine stalls.
Mainz Wine Festival, Germany. 26 – 29 August and 2 – 5 September 2021
Mainz Wine Festival let you discover the infinite lightness of the wine. It is annually held two weekends in the beautiful Mainz City Park.
Lost and Found Festival, Malta, 1 – 4 September 2021
On the beautiful island of Malta, you can enjoy the famous techno and electronic music festival Lost & Found, presented by BBC’s Annie Mac!
Stuttgart Wine Festival Weindorf, 18 August – 5 September 2021
Stuttgart Wine Festival Weindorf is attracting people from all over the world to experience wine and food from this district of Germany.
Awakenings Festival, Netherlands, 11 – 12 September 2021
Awakenings festival with spectacular electronic music parties in Spaarnwoude. Techno and house, surrounded by the natural beauty of the area.
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.
The light is the art at Festival Of Lights in Berlin, 3 -12 September 2021
All major attractions in Berlin are illuminated for nine days in September and lighted up in beautiful colours for the Festival of Lights.
Tomorrowland Festival. 27 – 29 August and 3 – 5 September 2021
Tomorrowland, one of the worlds largest music festivals. Held annually two weekends in July, in the town Boom, between Antwerp and Brussels in Belgium.
Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt – Wine festival in Bad Dürkheim, September 2021
Wurstmarkt wine festival in Bad Dürkheim, one of the most traditional and entertaining festivals in Germany, annually 2 weekends in September.
Berlin Beer Week Festival, 3 – 12 September 2021
Breweries from Berlin and around the world, as well as craft beer establishments from all over the city, present their best stuff at Berlin Beer Week
Rothenburg Imperial City Festival, 3 – 5 September 2021
Imperial City Festival is reviving that old atmosphere and traditional professions. Everything from old equipment to original fashion.
Let’s Rock Norwich – Retro Pop & Rock – Saturday 25 September 2021
Retro Pop Rock! Let's Rock Norwich Festival is part of a series of festivals across the UK from May to September.
Dauwpop Festival Pop & Rock in Hellendoorn, 4 September 2021
Great bands play at five stages at this weekend mini pop and rock festival Dauwpop, in Hellendoorn, in the Netherlands.
DGTL Electronic Music Festival, Amsterdam 11 – 12 September 2021
DGTL Festival taking place in Amsterdam over a weekend with great electronic music.
London Coffee Festival 23 – 26 September 2021
Around 250 coffee and gourmet stalls at the London coffee festival. Demonstrations, tastings, coffee cocktails, live music and more.
Oktoberfest in Munich 18 September – 3 October 2021 Cancelled
It all started with a royal wedding and ended with the most famous beer festival in Europe, and probably in the world. Oktoberfest in Munich.
Food Festival Zurich, Switzerland, 16 – 26 September 2021
Food Festival Zurich celebrates the unique foods of the surrounding region of Zurich as well as Switzerland. Over 60,000 visitors will join.
Zurich Beer Festival, Switzerland, (New Dates) 16 – 18 September 2021
Zurich Beer Festival, also known as Zurich Beer Week. It usually takes place in April every year, but in 2021 it will be held in September.
Isle of Wight Pop and Rock Festival, UK, 16 – 19 September 2021
Isle of Wight Festival is one of Europe's biggest and most impressive pop and rock music festival with a massive lineup of artists.
Brighton Food Festival, 24 – 26 September 2021
Brighton Food Festival is one of the Foodies Festivals held across the UK. This festival is all about food creativity, positivism, and fun.
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.
Medieval Festival in Ter Apel, The Netherlands, 4 – 5 September 2021
The Middeleeuws Festival is the most authentic medieval event in the Netherlands. Be immediately transported back to the 13th century!
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.
Rioja Wine Festival – Fiestas de San Mateo, September 2020 (Cancelled)
Every year in September you can enjoy the Rioja Wine Harvest Festival. A celebration of Saint Mateo and an exciting ceremony on the main day September 21th.
Oktoberfest in Berlin – 2021 Dates not confirmed
Beer and Germany belong together, and Berlin has its own Oktoberfest held annually at Zentral Festplatz am Kurt-Schumacher-Damm and at Alexander Platz.
Smaka – Good Food Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
This good food festival in Stockholm covers everything from locally grown produce to organic food that creates a model of sustainable living
Lollapalooza Berlin, 5 – 6 September 2020
Lollapalooza Berlin, regularly sold-out with over 70,000 music fans. The Lollapalooza Festival is held in the Olympiastadion & Olympiapark Berlin
Feira Franca Medieval Festival, Pontevedra Spain, 4 – 5 September 2020
On the first Saturday in September every year, time it turned back for over 500 years during the medieval festival Feira Franca, in Pontevedra, Spain
Kookeet Food Festival in Bruges, Belgium
Kookeet Bruges is a very well organized food festival. Enjoy small dishes of different styles from top chefs with great champagne, wine and beer pairing
Mercat de Musica Viva de Vic, Spain. 14 – 19 September 2020
It’s a Live Music Market where you will discover sounds from Catalonia, Spain, as well as from other parts of the world. Spectators can enjoy free concerts at various outdoor stages located throughout Vic.
Chianti Classico Wine Festival, Italy 10 – 13 September 2020
Chianti Classico Wine Festival takes place in September every year in Greve in Chianti, Italy. Wine has been produced in this area for over 2000 years.
Borefts Beer Festival Bodegraven, Netherlands, September 2020 (Cancelled)
This celebration of fine craft beer first took place in 2009 and breweries from all over the world are invited to showcase their best brews.
Corso Zundert Flower Parade, Netherlands. 5 – 6 September 2021
Massive artworks created by steel wire, papier-mâché and flowers march down the Bloemencorso Zundert on the first Sunday of September.
Romans and Carthaginians Festival in Cartagena Spain – September 2021
Cartagena, in Spain, is worth visiting at any time of year. Especially in September when the Festival of Carthaginians and Romans is held in town.
Rivivi Medieval Festival, Piacenza, Italy September 2021
Prance with knights, maidens and experience an old-style war in the service of lords, all in confines of the real medieval village Castell’Arquato - located in the Piacenza region south-west of Milan.
Seneffe Festival – Castle of Seneffe, Belgium. 20 – 22 September 2019
3 days of multi genre music intensity, all on 2 alternating stages at the front and at the back of the beautiful Seneffe Castle in Belgium
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