21. Brandenburger Dorf- und Erntefest
Brandenburg's flagship state harvest festival, held in a medieval Rundling village of just 350 people on the edge of Hoher Fläming nature park, crowns a harvest queen, parades decorated wagons through the lanes, and judged the finest harvest crown from across the state.
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"The Sanddorn-Garten in the tiny lakeside village of Petzow marks the sea-buckthorn harvest each September with farm tours, regional direct-marketers and tastings of Brandenburg's brightest autumn superfruit."
Sanddorn-Erntefest
"The 22nd Flämingmarkt brings over a hundred stalls of regional crafts, farm produce and Brandenburg specialities to the tiny village of Damelang alongside the state harvest festival."
Flämingmarkt auf dem Brandenburger Dorf- und Erntefest
"A 217-person Spreewald-fringe village hosts Brandenburg's Oberspreewald-Lausitz district harvest festival for the third time, with a Sunday parade, tractor excursion, harvest-crown competition and open farmyards."
3. Kreis-Erntefest des Landkreises Oberspreewald-Lausitz
"Linum's stork-thatched street becomes a festival mile for a weekend before the white storks depart for Africa, with a ritual stork-baptism, market stalls and the NABU Storchenschmiede as its heart."
Storchenfest Linum
"The Spreewald cucumber harvest is celebrated at the Höllberghof farm in Langengrassau with around thirty market stalls of regional produce, sorbisch-wendisch cultural traditions and the revered PDO Spreewald gherkin at centre stage."
Spreewälder Gurkentag
"A ten-day traditional Volksfest in the Jura limestone plateau market town of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, one of the established mid-sized Bavarian folk festivals with beer tents, fairground rides, and a strong local identity rooted in the surrounding Jura landscape."
Jura-Volksfest
"A convivial two-day village festival set around the Rathaus of this Franco-German border community, organised by local clubs and open to neighbours from both sides of the Saar."
Dorffest Kleinblittersdorf
"The annual Kerb of the pilgrimage village of Marpingen brings three days of communal celebration on the Kirmesplatz, keeping alive the Saarland Kirb custom at the heart of a close-knit small town."
Marpinger Kerb
"The annual Kirchweih in Weißenburg, a small Franconian walled town on the Roman Limes, is one of the region's established late-summer fairs, held in the shadow of medieval towers and gates that have overlooked the celebrations for centuries."
Kirchweih Weißenburg
"An historic school and homeland festival set within the forested landscape around Lessing's birthplace, running for a full week with parades, folk customs and community celebration."
Kamenzer Forstfest
"A traditional annual Volksfest in the small Altmühl valley market town of Riedenburg, set among medieval castles and the romantic limestone gorge landscape of the Altmühltal nature park."
Volksfest Riedenburg