After the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt it is regarded as the largest wine festival in the world - with around 200,000 visitors annually: The German Vintage Festival in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. more…
Three days, 20,000 festival participants and 600 litres of free wine: The Retz Wine Harvest Festival - always held on the last weekend in September - is one of the major events in Lower Austria's Weinviertel region. more…
Music, parades and tastings - every year the people of Galway celebrate a festival in honour of the oyster. The highlight is the world championship in oyster opening: the experts manage 30 pieces in two minutes. more…
With an area of 470 hectares and an annual production of around 27,000 hectolitres, Saxony's Elbland is the smallest German wine-growing region. When it comes to celebrating their wine festivals, however, the Saxons are in no way inferior to the people of the Palatinate or Baden-Württemberg. more…
What began in 1991 in Altkötzschenbroda as an initiative of two women is now a well-known event beyond the borders of Saxony: around 50,000 participants now visit the Radebeul Wine and Theatre Festival every autumn - to enjoy Saxon wine, listen to international music or be enthralled by fire-eaters, tightrope walkers and clowns. more…