Gengenbacher Weihnachtsmarkt
A half-timbered Black Forest small town hosts the world's largest Advent calendar house, its 24 Rathaus windows opened one by one each evening at 6 pm to reveal artworks by world-famous painters.
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"Organised by the Gesangverein and Landfrauenverein of Criesbach, this four-day Hohenlohe village wine festival takes place at the historic Kelter and includes the election of the Hohenlohe wine queen."
Criesbacher Weinfest
"The Oberrotweiler Winzerverein hosts this intimate Kaiserstuhl village wine weekend, where volcanic-soil Spätburgunder and Grauburgunder from one of Baden's oldest wine communities are poured in the heart of the village."
Oberrotweiler Winzerfest
"Every 3 October the Neckar wine town of Brackenheim marks the new vintage with young wine and Zwiebelkuchen, a large tasting, and wagon rides through the autumn vineyards."
Goldener Herbst am Weinkeller Brackenheim
"Forty timber stalls nestle beneath a 36-metre illuminated railway viaduct in a Black Forest gorge, creating one of Germany's most theatrical Advent settings, with tickets selling out within hours each year."
Weihnachtsmarkt in der Ravennaschlucht
"Every Fasnet, over 1,500 participants of the Hänsele guild process through Überlingen's Lake Constance old town carrying their Karpatsche cracking whips, joined by women in beautiful hand-carved wooden masks and the Hemdglonker in white nightgowns chasing away the last winter ghosts, culminating in the burning of a witch on Shrove Tuesday."
Hänsele-Jück (Fasnet Überlingen)
"In the small Black Forest town of Elzach, the Schuttig fools in their distinctive red costumes and hedgehog-quill hats process through the medieval streets brandishing inflated pig's bladders to swat bystanders, in one of the most original and long-preserved Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht customs in Germany."
Schuttig-Fasnet
"An arts and crafts market held within the romantic ruins of the Cistercian Altzella monastery, one of Saxony's most atmospheric heritage settings, bringing together regional artisans for a late-summer weekend."
Kunsthandwerkermarkt Altzella
"An ancient saint's day market held on or around the feast of St Bartholomew in the perfectly preserved medieval walled town of Dinkelsbühl, where half-timbered streets and the original town gates provide one of the most atmospheric settings for a traditional Franconian Jahrmarkt in all of Germany."
Bartholomäus-Jahrmarkt
"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 bicultural German-Sorbian autumn market in the rural commune of Malschwitz, showcasing the living heritage and seasonal produce of Upper Lusatia's indigenous Sorbian community."
Deutsch-sorbischer Herbstmarkt
"An artisan and pottery market held in the baroque courtyards of Schloss Köthen, the palace where Johann Sebastian Bach served as court Kapellmeister, making for a rare combination of living craft and musical heritage."
Handwerker- und Töpfermarkt im Schloss Köthen
"A centuries-old autumn fair held across Butzbach's historic market town centre in late October, drawing visitors across the Wetterau for traditional stalls, fairground rides and seasonal produce."
Katharinenmarkt