October Festivals Around Spangdahlem, Germany

October brings fall and with that the start of some fall festivals in Germany ! I’m excited to share October festivals around Spangdahlem with you! We had a great time checking out the August Festivals & September Festivals. Again these are generally no more than 3 hours away, although I may throw in one or two further away ones if I think that they are something to consider.

There are festivals for everyone! From Halloweenfest, pumpkin festivals, to grape festivals and more! There has got to be one that you will find interesting and want to check out!

I’ve also included a printable file at the bottom so that you can print it out and easily see what festivals are available. Some of the festivals are this weekend so if you don’t get to them this year you can always add them to your list for next year. I’ll also be blogging about the ones that we get to visit so check back and see if they are worth taking a trip to.

Below is a list of upcoming festivals, please note many of the websites are in German only so use Google Chrome and it will translate the page for you. It will include the festival, website, dates, and how far from Spangdahlem. Please note these are just some of the bigger festivals it seems like every town has a banner up right now advertising some sort of festival. I’d be here all year if tried to list them for each village.

2014 October Festivals

Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival – in Ludwigsburg, Germany Sept. 5th – Nov. 2nd
World’s largest pumpkin festival with more than 400,000 pumpkins! Events on several weekends include pumpkin boat race, carving, and more. More info and schedules on website, this site also have good info from previous year and pictures, it’s also in English.
Approximately 1 hour and 31 minutes from base
http://www.kuerbisausstellung-ludwigsburg.de

German Grape Harvest Festival – Neustadt, Germany Oct. 2nd – 13th
Largest wine festival parade in Germany, food, wine, rides and more, more info on website, use Google chrome
Approximately 2 hours from base
http://www.neustadt.eu/Wein-Tourismus/Deutsches-Weinlesefest

Chestnut Festival – in Annweiler am Trifels, Germany Oct. 4th – 5th, Cuiliary Tours on Oct. 3rd & 10th
Over 40 booths and various chestnut products and dishes, more info on website
Approximately 2 hours from base
http://www.annweiler.de/index.cfm?fuseaction=buerger&rubrik=buergernachrichten&id=187

Golden Wine and Swimming Festival – along the Rhine River Oct. 11th & 18th
Take a boat cruise that combines music, wine, fireworks & more, you can purchase tickets and find more info on website
Approximately 1 hour if you depart from Koblenz from base
http://www.german-wine-festivals.com

Brassigaume: International Festival of Small Breweries – in Marbehan, Belgium Oct. 18th – 19th
26 master brewers presenting more than 80 beers, more info on website
Approximately 1 hour 40 mins from base
http://www.brassigaume.be/en/index.php

Halloweenfest at Burg Frankenstien – in Mühltal, Germany Oct. 24th to Nov. 9th
This is a spooky/creepy festival at Burg Frankenstien for Halloween fans, more info on website, use Google Chrome as the UK version is lacking info
Approximately 2.5 hours from base
http://www.frankenstein-halloween.de/content/e566/index_ger.html

Halloween for Kids Burg Frankenstien – in Mühltal, Germany Oct. 26th, Nov. 2nd & Nov. 9th
A family version of this creepy Halloween event, see website for more info & to purchase tickets, use Google Chrome to view site
Approximately 2.5 hours from base
http://www.frankenstein-halloween.de/content/e586/index_ger.html

FURTHER AWAY

Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany Sept. 20th – Oct. 5th.
Since it’s one of THE things to do here I’ve included the info even though it’s farther away, website has great info
Approximately 5 hours and 35 mins from base
http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/

Berlin Festival of Lights – in Berlin, Germany Oct. 10th – 19th
One of the world’s largest illumination festivals, more info on website
Approximately 7 hours from base via car
http://festival-of-lights.de/en/

The printable has the list of the 7 festivals that are within 3.5 hours or less from Spangdahlem, so many I had to make it on 2 pages, you can download it HERE

We will be checking out the some of these, I’m excited about the pumpkin festival! If you know of a great festival that I missed that you think should be added please email me or leave a comment 🙂 I’d also love to hear your experience if you get a chance to visit any of the festival!