Events in Nuremberg - Highlights of the Year

The stage of the Meeting of the Bards Festival on the Main Market Square © Uwe Niklas

In Nuremberg, one event follows the next: Cultural events such as the Blue Night or the Silvestival are as vital a part of the city’s event calendar as one-of-a-kind concert happenings like the Bardentreffen world music festival, Classic Open Air and Rock im Park. And traditional festivals such as the Nuremberg Fairs, Old Town Festival and the famous Christkindlesmarkt draw thousands of visitors to Nuremberg. Take a look and be inspired!

Events Highlights of the Year

Stars at the Luitpoldhain

August 7, 2022

A fantastic summer evening with wild music and a triumphant crowd of spectators: The Nuremberg drummer Wolfgang Haffner will gather together musical cohorts to perform.

The Nuremberg City Beach

April 29 - June 20, 2025

The favorite beach on the island of Schütt is one of the summer meeting places in Nuremberg.

Rock im Park

June 6 - 8, 2025

Nuremberg will again rock around the fairgrounds, Zeppelin Field and Dutzendteich Lake. Celebrate, enjoy life and don’t think about tomorrow: At the Rock im Park music festival that’s all you need to do, three days long.

Fränkisches Bierfest (Franconian Beer Festival)

June 18 to 22, 2025

The Franconian Beer Festival takes place in the wonderful atmosphere of the Nuremberg castle moat. Forty local breweries serve more than 100 delicious types of beer.

St. Katharina Open Air

21. June until 5. July 2025

Each year in June and July, the St. Katharina open air concert series takes place in the ruins of St. Catherine’s Church in the heart of Nuremberg’s Old Town.

ION -Musica Sacra in Nuremberg (International Organ Week)

June 27 to July 7, 2025

In June an July fans of sacred music are invited to enjoy organ concerts, choirs and symphony performances during the International Organ Week Nuremberg – Musica Sacra. Nuremberg once again draws friends of organ music from around the world.

[Translate to English:] DTM am Norisring in Nürnberg

DTM at Norisring (DTM Norisring Speedweekend)

July 4-6, 2025

The Noris Ring race is one of the most important events of the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft) circuit. To experience this event live is a must for motorsport fans.

DATEV Challenge Roth

July 6, 2025

The DATEV Challenge Roth, the largest long-distance triathlon event worldwide, will take place again in 2024 in Roth. This sport spectacle with ca. 3,400 individual competitors and 650 teams from more than 60 nations has had a secure place in the event calendar of the region for more than 30 years.

Classic Open Air Nuremberg

July 27 and August 9, 2025

Classical music by candlelight in a park, over a glass of red wine, cheese and grapes: What could be better? In July and August you can experience just that, listening to Nuremberg’s orchestras at the Classic Open Air.

SommerNachtFilmFestival

Expected August, 2025

The SommerNachtFilmFestival got its start in Desi, more than a quarter century ago. Today, the open air showings with their special atmosphere are an important part of the summer cultural calendar in Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen.