Events
Tasteful traditions: A calendar year in the Franconian Wine Country is full of diverse event highlights, everything from wine festivals to Christmas markets.
True to its nature, Franconian wine plays a big role at events in the Franconian Wine Country. Sometimes, Franconian wine is the raison d’être, such as during wine festivals, and at other times guests give a toast to the regions beauty with a glass of fine wine. There are historical and cultural festivals as well as mesmerizing Christmas markets at romantic old towns, castles, or wine estates.
Wine Fest at the Fortified Church Hüttenheim
Willanzheim
August 19th, 2022 - August 21st, 2022
Experience one of the best wine festivals in Franconia, certified by the Campaign Franken – A Land of Wine and Beauty! Guests are seated inside the historical walls of the fortified church, ...
Wine Fest at the Fortified Church Hüttenheim
Church Fair Dettelbach
Dettelbach
August 26th, 2022 - August 29th, 2022
The church fair attracts numerous visitors to Dettelbach's old town every year and creates a very special atmosphere. Music echoes from the alleys, the smell of "Blaue Zipfel" and other Franconian ...
Church Fair Dettelbach
Rödelsee Kirchweih Festival
Rödelsee
September 2nd, 2022 - September 5th, 2022
Since 2017, the Rödelsee Kirchweih Festival has been taking place at the Crailsheim Castle. On Friday and Saturday, guests enjoy music in the historical cellar. On Sunday, the idyllic ambiance of ...
Rödelsee Kirchweih Festival
Mainschleife Grape Harvest Party
Volkach
September 16th, 2022
Enjoy Franconian Federweisser and onion cake, or how about a glass of Silvaner with a Franconian “Gerupftenbrot?” For many guests, just the thought of the choices makes their mouth water. So, ...
Mainschleife Grape Harvest Party
Mainschleife Wine Tasting 2022 - The Large Mainschleife Outdoor Vinotheque
Volkach
September 17th, 2022 - September 18th, 2022
At the two day Mainschleife Wine Tasting event, a wine tasting superlative awaits guests from near and far. The event features the largest outdoor vinotheque of the Mainschleife. Guests can sample ...
Mainschleife Wine Tasting 2022 - The Large Mainschleife Outdoor Vinotheque
Kirchweih 2022
Markt Einersheim
September 17th, 2022 - September 20th, 2022
Living history and Kirchweih tradition in Markt Einersheim: Parades and a festive march to the festival grounds, music, dancing, and social gatherings. Historical parades on Monday and Tuesday. ...
Kirchweih 2022
Hauling of the Last Load
Iphofen
October 8th, 2022
The Iphofen Winegrowers invite guests to join them for the celebration of the “Hauling of the Last Load.” The “Last Load” symbolizes the end of the grape harvest for Franconian wine towns. ...
Hauling of the Last Load
Bringing home the last load
Dettelbach
October 15th, 2022
The last load of grapes in Dettelbach's town center offers the perfect backdrop for a cozy party. The archways at the foot of the parish church and the ensemble of colorful half-timbered houses on ...
Bringing home the last load
Etwashausen Kirchweih Parade
Kitzingen
October 16th, 2022
Traditions of the best kind. Floats festively decorated with flowers and vegetables make the Etwashausen Kirchweih Parade a colorful affair. On this day, a new Garden Queen will be crowned at the ...
Etwashausen Kirchweih Parade
Nighttime Wine Cellars Open House - Four Würzburg VDP Estates in one Night
Würzburg
November 19th, 2022
Würzburg’s four VDP wine estates, the Juiliusspital, Staatlicher Hofkeller, Bürgerspital, and the "Weingut am Stein", invite guests to an evening open house. Enjoy a night-time tour of ...
Nighttime Wine Cellars Open House - Four Würzburg VDP Estates in one Night
Tower Illuminations in Gemünden
Gemünden a.Main
November 25th, 2022 - December 16th, 2022
The Gemünden towers are illuminated to welcome the Advent Season and form the largest Advent wreath in Germany. Mayor Jürgen Lippert will light the first candle in the Advent wreath, which ...
Tower Illuminations in Gemünden
Würzburg Christmas Market
Würzburg
November 25th, 2022 - December 23rd, 2022
Experience one of Germany’s best Christmas markets. Around 100 booths and a wide array of goods for sale are a perfect fit for the historical backdrop of the Falkenhaus and the Gothic Marien ...
Würzburg Christmas Market