Autumn: Short Trips in Germany

👉 Autumn Destinations

• German Unity Day (Nationwide)
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  10:  3 Oktober. National Day. Commemorates the reunification of Germany in 1990. Numerous celebrations taking place across the country to mark the occasion.
• German Grape Harvest Festival (Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate)
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  10:  Late September to mid-October. One of Germany’s biggest wine festivals. Regional culture, viticulture and traditions.
• Festival of Lights (Berlin)
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  10:  Early to mid-October. Landmark buildings are illuminated in a kaleidoscope of colours in the evenings.
• Weimarer Onion Market (Weimar)
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  10:  The second weekend in October. Thuringia’s biggest autumn festival, celebrating traditional crafts, onion braids and local customs.
• Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurt a.M.)
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  10:  Mid-October. The world’s largest and most important book and media fair.
• Bremer Freimarkt (Bremen)
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  10:  Mid to late October. Northern Germany’s biggest folk festival, featuring a historical parade and a medieval market.
• Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm (Leipzig)
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  10:  Late October. An internationally renowned documentary film festival.
• Jazzfest (Berlin)
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  10:  Late October. An internationally renowned jazz festival.
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• Hamburg Winterdom (Hamburg)
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  11:  Early November through early December. The North’s largest folk festival at Heiligengeistfeld. Weekly fireworks displays.
• Leverkusen Jazz Festival (Leverkusen, NRW)
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  11:  Early November through late November. A renowned jazz festival. International stars from the jazz, funk, and fusion scenes will be performing.
• Berlin Fairy Tale Days (Berlin)
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  11:  From the beginning to the end of November. The world’s biggest fairy-tale festival. Hundreds of events across the city.
• Cottbus Film Festival (Cottbus, Brandenburg)
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  11:  Early November. An internationally renowned showcase for Eastern European cinema.
• Science Month (Nationwide)
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  11:  Mid-November. Numerous institutions are opening their doors. 10 November is World Science Day for Peace and Development.
• Start of Carnival (Rhineland)
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  11:  On November 11 at 11:11 a.m., tens of thousands of people in costume will ring in the fifth season in Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Mainz.
• St. Martin's Parades (Nationwide)
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  11:  The evening of November 11. Düsseldorf, a traditional festival especially for children—lantern parade. St. Martin's parades featuring historical horsemen and lanterns, for example in Düsseldorf, Kempen, and Bonn.
• Cologne Christmas Market at the Cathedral (Cologne)
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  11:  Mid-November through December 23. It is one of the very largest Christmas markets in Europe. More than 4 million people from all over the world visit regularly.
• Leonid Meteor Showers (Night Sky)
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  11:  Mid- to late November. Earth crosses the dust trail of Comet Tempel-Tuttle. The peak of the meteor shower usually occurs around November 17 and 18.
• Erfurt Christmas Market (Erfurt)
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  11:  From late November to 22 December. One of Germany’s major Christmas markets. Set against the unique backdrop of Domplatz.
• Tollwood Winter Festival (Munich)
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  11:  From the end of November until 23 December. A mix of music festival, theatre, art, food and drink, and a cultural market.
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• Nuremberg Christmas Market (Nuremberg)
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  12:  Late November through December 24. Opening ceremony featuring the traditional prologue by the Christ Child. The world's largest Feuerzangenbowle, Nuremberg Elisenlebkuchen, and handmade gold-foil angels.
• Dresden Striezelmarkt (Dresden)
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  12:  Late November through December 24. One of the oldest Christmas markets in the world (since 1434). Dresden Christmas stollen and the world's largest stepped pyramid from the Ore Mountains, standing 14 meters tall.
• Rast der Singschwäne und Arktischen Wildgänse
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  12:  From the beginning to the end of December. Tens of thousands of Arctic wild birds spend the winter in the Lower Oder Valley National Park and along the Lower Rhine. A highlight not just for birdwatchers.
• Mountain parades in the Ore Mountains (Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony)
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  12:  Anfang bis Mitte Dezember. Traditional processions of miners and smelters in their historical uniforms throughout the Ore Mountains.
• Dresden Stollen Festival (Dresden)
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  12:  An Advent weekend in early December. A spectacular event. A giant stollen weighing several tonnes was paraded through the old town in a festive procession and sold to the public.
• Christmas
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  12:  December 25 and 26. A family celebration and the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
• Four Hills Tournament (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)
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  12:  At the turn of the year. Late December Ski jumping. A legendary winter sports event of international stature takes place over the New Year's holiday. Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck, Bischofshofen.
• New Year's Eve
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  12:  December 31. The biggest party night of the year and the TV classic: *Dinner for One*.
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