Plenty of food festivals to choose from in Europe.
And this is THE place to find almost everything you need to know about the most exciting food festivals held on the streets and piazzas of Europe.
Two of our favorites that we highly recommend are the Berlin Culture Festival and Carnival and the Dusseldorf Gourmet Festival.
Food festivals are often held alongside wine and beer festivals, so take a look also at our Beer and Wine Festival page.
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Vijazz, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain, 2 – 4 July 2021
Vijazz is a Jazz fest with Food, Wine and Cava - The jazz is perfectly complemented by opportunities to sample up to 300 wines and cavas.
Museum Embankment Culture Festival, Frankfurt 26 – 28 August 2022
The Museum Embankment Festival Frankfurt - one of the largest Culture Festivals globally. It attracts more than 3 million visitors every year
Bordeaux Wine Festival, a Revised Verison 17 – 20 June 2021
Bordeaux, the wine city, holds a four-day wine festival every two years. Over 80 wine areas from the district of Bordeaux to taste from.
Ghent Festival “Gentse feesten”, Belgium. 16 – 25 July 2021 Cancelled
Ghent Festival "Gentsefeesten" is one of the largest folk festivals and cultural events in Europe, been running since 1843.
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.
Semana Grande – Great Week San Sebastian, Spain, 14 – 21 August 2021
San Sebastian Great Week marks the Virgin’s Day, August 15. A big celebration with an International Fireworks Competition.
La Tomatina Buñol, Spain. 25 August 2021
La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in Bunol near Valencia in Spain.
Gourmet Festival Düsseldorf, 27 – 29 August 2021
Gourmet Festival Düsseldorf in August every year at the famous "Königs Alle". Good food, soft drinks, cocktails, beer, wine and much more.
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.
Beer Passion Weekend Antwerp, Belgium, 25 – 27 June 2021
An incredible selection of 200+ Belgian beers: fruity, heavy blond, brown, red, abbey and trappist etc, at Beer Passion Weekend Antwerp.
Ardesio DiVino Wine Festival, Bergamo Italy 30 July – 1 August 2021
Ardesio Divino is a food and wine festival in the picturesque city of Ardesio in Italy. Glorious food and wine accompanied by great music.
KeNaKo Africa Festival in Berlin, 12 – 22 August 2021
A pleasant festival every summer at Alexanderplatz in Berlin. Learn more about this big continent at the KeNaKo Africa festival.
Taste of Amsterdam – Summer food festival, 2 – 5 June 2022
Every summer, the Taste of Amsterdam takes place with the best national and international chefs and restaurants with great delicacies.
Maschsee Lake Festival Hannover, Germany 27 July -14 August 2022
Maschsee Lake Festival 3 weeks in August. Lovely atmosphere by the lake Maschsee in Hannover, with drinks, food and international artists.
Exeter Food and Drink Festival – May 2021 Postponed
Festival Bar, Cookery Theatre, Vip lounge with stalls serving delicious food in the Exeter Castle Courtyard on this food and drink festival.
Cologne Carnival, Germany, 24 February – 2 March 2022
Cologne Carnival is known as the "fifth season" in this Rhineland city, and the festivities culminate in a big parade on Rose Monday.
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.
Shrewsbury Food Festival (New Dates) 4 – 5 September 2021
Shrewsbury Food Festival highlights local craft, unsigned bands, family entertainment and regional food and drinks.
Edinburgh Food Festival, 6 – 8 August 2021
Edinburgh once again hosts this three-day culinary food festival in August: The month of festivals in Edinburgh.
The Great British Beer Festival, London 4 – 8 August 2020 (Cancelled)
The Great British Beer Festival offers visitors the chance to try more than 900 beers. A tasty adventure at UK’s biggest beer festival.
North Sea Beer Festival in Ostend, Belgium. August 2021
About 30 breweries and beer companies and more than 150 Belgian speciality beers in the relaxing seaside town Oostende in Belgium.
Munich Strong Beer Festival Starkbierzeit, In middle of March 2022
The strong beer festival Starkbierzeit, in Munich, has crowds half as large, and beer twice as strong as the Oktoberfest.
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.
Barcelona Beer Festival, 16 – 18 April 2021 Postponed
Combine Beer and a fantastic city. Barcelona Beer Festival is usually held in middle of April.
Blenheim Palace Food Festival. Woodstock, UK. 20 – 22 August 2021
Cookery schools and chefs compete to serve up delicious dishes to be enjoyed at Blenheim Palace. A beautiful food festival in Oxfordshire UK
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
Hafengeburtstag,Hamburg Port Birthday Festival 2021 will only be virtual
Hafengeburtstag, Port Birthday Festival in Hamburg, is the world's biggest port festival. A celebration of the founding of Hamburg port
Munich Springfestival – Frühlingsfest München, 2021 Postponed
Munich Springfest is a lovely celebration of spring. One of Europe's biggest Spring Festivals. Frühlingsfest München is known as Oktoberfest's little sister
Birrasana Beer Festival, Lloret de Mar, Spain.
A weekend for beer lovers with Spanish craft brews while enjoying the idyllic seaside location of Lloret de Mar on Costa Brava, Spain.
Zythos Beer Festival in Leuven, Belgium, April 2022
Zythos Beer Festival is held in April every year in Leuven - the capital city of the province Flemish Brabant. 25 kilometers from Brussels
Bristol Food Connections
An affordable series of events at Bristol food festival weekend. All you want to know about the delicacies of this city and its surroundings.
La Fira del Vi – Wine Festival in Falset, Spain
Fira del Vi is a weekend of wine tastings, fabulous food and great music. In the charming town of Falset, Spain, in May.
Artusiana Food and Wine Festival, Forlimpopoli Italy. June 2021 Postponed
During the 9 days Artusiana Food and Wine Festival, the Italian town Forlimpopoli is a wonderful mix of gastronomy, culture and entertainments.
Stuttgart Springfest – Fruhlingsfest, Germany, 2021 (Cancelled)
Stuttgart Springfest is a family friendly funfair with a huge range of stalls and rides and the famous beer tents.
Held over 3 weeks in spring, it's one of the biggest spring festivals in Europe.
Held over 3 weeks in spring, it's one of the biggest spring festivals in Europe.
Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival 20 – 29 August 2021
Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival is an annual event celebrating the Nordic kitchen, seasonal produce, and fabulous culinary experiences.
Aarhus Food Week Festival in Denmark 9 – 15 August 2021
Good food in Denmark’s second largest city, Aarhus food festival is considered to be the largest food festival in Denmark and Northern Europe
Milan Coffee Festival,12 – 14 November 2021
Everything about coffee at Milan Coffee Festival. Free tastings, street food noshes, baristas, demonstrations, art and live music.
Taste Florence Food Festival, 28 – 30 June 2021
If you love Italian food, it's a good idea to come and explore new tastes and ideas at the Taste Florence food festival.
Amsterdam Coffee Festival. 5 – 7 November 2021
Amsterdam Coffee Festival is a vivacious festival filled with music, art and fabulous coffee. Learn, drink and enjoy.
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.
Berlin Culture Festival – Postponed to 15 August 2021
Carnival of Cultures Festival in Berlin - every year during the Pentecost weekend. The main attraction is the carnival parade on Sunday
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.
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.
Solothurn Beer Days, Switzerland 28 – 30 April 2022
Explore the Swiss beer culture in this atmospheric town Solothurn, located between Basel and Bern. Check out Solothurn Beer Days.
Viti Loire wine and food festival in Tours, France.
Viti Loire Festival in the city of Tours in the beautiful Loire Valley, an area synonymous with fine wine, promotes the region's wines.
London Craft Beer Festival, 13 – 15 August 2021
London Craft Beer Festival with over 45 breweries from around the world showcasing around 300 unique craft beers to sample.
La Fira del Poblenou Beer Festival Barcelona, July 2021
Combine Beer and a fantastic city. La Fira del Poblenou is Barcelona’s largest and most important Craft Beer Fair. Enjoy food, music and beer.
London Wine Week – London Coctail Week
DrinkUp London arranges London Wine Week. More than 125 venues across London offering wine flights, paired menus and special deals.
Manchester Beer and Cider Festival
Due to the situation with the pandemic, Manchester Beer and Cider Festival has been cancelled, and some new events are held.
Antwerpen Proeft Food Festival – Taste of Antwerp, 16 – 18 April 2022
Antwerpen Proeft food festival is held in a unique and spectacular location with priceless views of the River Scheldt.
Amsterdam Chocolate festival – February 2021 Cancelled
With over 700 different flavors of chocolate Chocoa festival in Amsterdam is definitely one of the sweetest festivals in Europe.
Poperinge Beer Festival in Belgium, 30 – 31 October 2021
The Poperinge Beer Festival is held during two days of the last weekend in October, it's often referred to as "Belgium's coziest beer festival".
Christmas Beer Festival in Essen, Belgium 18 – 19 December 2021
During the two days Christmas beer festival you have the chance to try more than 150 Belgian Winter and Christmas beers at OBER Kerstbierfest.
Fiesta del Marisco Seafood Festival, O Grove, Spain, October 2021
Seafood festival in O Grove, Galicia, Spain, Over 200 000 visitors are visiting this cultural-gastronomic festival. Held in October every year since 1963.
Bruges Beer Festival, 5 – 6 February 2022
More than 70 breweries and over 300 different beers at Bruges beer festival. New beers are launched each year and it attracts over 20,000 visitors
Boccaccesca Food and Wine Festival in Certaldo,Tuscany, October 2021
Boccaccesca is a yearly food and wine extravaganza, attracting countless visitors to the narrow medieval streets of Certaldo Alto in October.
Cavatast – Cava Festival, Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, Spain. 2 – 4 October 2020
Spain's Cava capital, Sant Sadurni d'Anoi, invites you to the festivities at the annual Cavatast: a cava & gastronomy tasting fair held in October.
Rose of saffron festival in Consuegra Spain, 23 – 25 October 2020
Consuegra, 60 km from Toledo is right in the middle of the vast saffron plantations. The Saffron festival is going on the last weekend of October.
St.Pauli Winzerfest, Wine Festival Hamburg Germany, in August
The St. Pauli Wine festival in Hamburg. Every year in August, you can enjoy wine, music and food, and the great Hamburg atmosphere.
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.
Jenever Festival, Hasselt, Belgium. 17 – 18 October 2020
Every year on the 3rd weekend of October, Hasselt hosts the fun and fabulous Jenever Festival. Experience all the tastes and colours of this national drink in Hasselt, the Jenever capital of Belgium.
Jenever and Gin Festivals in Schiedam. 12 September 2020
With a rich history of producing fine Genever and Gin, Schiedam is the perfect host city for Jenever and Gin Festivals.
Duckstein Beer Festival Hamburg, 17 – 26 July 2020 (Cancelled)
Duckstein Beer Festival has long been a tradition in Hamburg with Music, design, international street theatre, fine dining and of course, the Duckstein beer.
Stragusto Food Festival in Trapani, Italy. July 2021
The sights and smells of the delicious Mediterranean food are truly tantalizing. There will be food with many dishes from across Italy and other countries in addition to the regional dishes. Check out Stragusto food festival, in Trapani.
Fiesta del Albariño Wine Festival, Cambados Spain 29 July-2 August 2020
Fiesta del Albariño is a wine festival with great music that takes place on the west coast of Spain in Cambados. Celebrating the locally-produced white wine, Albariño.
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
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
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
Vegfest UK at Olympia Grand Hall, London, 14 – 15 November 2020
Vegfest UK , October in London, offers over 250 stalls demonstrating fabulous food, fashions, cosmetics, bodycare, cooking classes and more.
Fete des Vendanges Wine Festival, Montmartre Paris 7 – 11 October 2020
Paris's only working vineyard, Clos Montmartre, is found here. Over half a million visitors attend "Fete des Vendanges" wine festival every year.
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.
Dusseldorf Funfair on the Rhine, 17 – 26 July 2020 (Cancelled)
It first took place 690 years ago and now the Dusseldorf funfair is one of the biggest outdoor celebrations in Germany with over 4 million visitors.
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