Summer-long outdoor beer garden tradition — drink where brewers have stored lager since the 1500s.
A weekly podcast + curated events calendar for tourists who want more than Oktoberfest. Beer cellars in Bamberg. Wine on a hillside in Würzburg. Glühwein under medieval towers. We find the fests — you raise the glass.
Hand-picked highlights that capture the soul of Bavarian drinking culture.
Summer-long outdoor beer garden tradition — drink where brewers have stored lager since the 1500s.
Twelve days of Franconian wine on Würzburg's medieval market square.
Ten nights of wine on a vineyard hillside overlooking Würzburg.
11 days of beer in a forested hillside of beer cellars — the Franconian's answer to Oktoberfest.
Six nearest events on the Bavarian calendar.
Munich's rotating beer garden — the tap changes every six weeks among the Big Six breweries.
The 'Little Oktoberfest' — two weeks of beer tents and rides on the same grounds, minus the crowds.
Traditional spring Volksfest in Fürstenfeldbruck — multi-beer tents, carnival rides, and local Bavarian specialties on the Brucker Volksfestplatz.
Traditional Dult festival in Eggenfelden — beer tents, local food, and fairground attractions in the heart of Lower Bavaria's Rottal.
Spring Volksfest in Deggendorf with beer tents, rides, and family attractions.
Munich's 900-year-old flea market + beer tent — antiques by day, Maß by night.