Stuttgart Events

Spring Festival

The Stuttgart Frühlingsfest (Stuttgart Spring Festival) has carousels, funfair rides, food stalls, and programmes that entertain both adults and children.

Date: 22 April 2023 - 14 May 2023
Venue: Cannstatter Wasen.
Website: https://www.stuttgarter-fruehlingsfest.de/de/home/

Summer Festival

The Stuttgarter Sommerfest (Stuttgart Summer Festival) features live entertainment and good food.

Date: 01 June 2023 - 31 August 2023
(Date to be confirmed)
Venue: Schlossplatz and Eckensee (in the palace garden)
Website: https://www.stuttgarter-sommerfest.de/de/home/

Hamburg Fish Market Week

Stuttgart maybe some 600km south of Hamburg, but every July for about 10 days, its residents get to enjoy the treasures from the North Sea and specialities from Hamburg during this festival.

Date: 06 July 2023 - 16 July 2023
Venue: Karlsplatz
Website: https://www.fischmarkt.events/stuttgart
Cost:

Free

Jazz Open

Held over two weeks, this festival covers different styles of jazz music. The atmosphere is buoyant and the top performers are world class.

Date: 13 July 2023 - 23 July 2023
Venue: Various.
Website: https://www.jazzopen.com/
Cost:

Various.

Stuttgart Wine Village

The Stuttgarter Weindorf (Stuttgart Wine Village) features more than 500 wineries from the Württemberg and Baden regions. Delicious foods are also available to pair with wine, including Maultaschen (meat and vegetable-stuffed noodles), Zwiebelrostbraten (roast beef with sautéed onions) and Bubaspitzle (potato noodles mainly served with sauerkraut).

Date: 30 August 2023 - 10 September 2023
Website: https://www.stuttgarter-weindorf.de/
Cost:

Free.

Stuttgart Beer Festival

The Cannstatter Volksfest (Stuttgart Beer Festival) started in 1818 and has propelled into the second biggest beer festival (after the Munich Oktoberfest) today. Live bands play in beer tents while funfair rides entertain the little ones.

Date: 22 September 2023 - 08 October 2023
Venue: Cannstatter Wasen.
Website: https://www.cannstatter-volksfest.de/de/landing-page/
Cost:

Free.

Christmas Market

The atmospheric Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market) has a few hundred stalls selling unique items, seasonal food and of course, mulled wine.

Date: 29 November 2023 - 23 December 2023
Website: https://www.stuttgarter-weihnachtsmarkt.de/de/home/