Nürnberg
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Luminiscence in St. Lorenz Church
A spectacular immersive sound and light show, LUMINISCENCE, in St. Lawrence's Church. After attracting over a million enthusiastic visitors across Europe, this successful format continues its tour, combining history, state-of-the-art technology and powerful emotions. Elaborate video mapping, 360° music and the monumental architecture of St. Lawrence's Church create a unique overall experience. The show lasts around 50 minutes and takes place on various dates. Tickets are available online at www.luminiscence.com/nuernberg. An extraordinary experience for anyone who wants to experience the history of St. Lawrence's Church from a new perspective.
Nuremberg - Easter Market © CTZ Nürnberg.
Easter Market
The Easter market, also known as the "Häferlesmarkt" on Nuremberg's main market square, is the oldest market in the city and a typical goods/grocer's market: around 100 stalls sell crockery, household goods, textiles, everyday items, as well as arts and crafts from Germany and abroad and, of course, Easter items, so if you're looking for inspiration for a pretty new Easter decoration, this is definitely the place to come and you're guaranteed to find what you're looking for.
The market is open daily from 10 am to 7 pm. It is closed on Good Friday.
Nuremberg - Spring Festival (Photo: CTZ Nuremberg/Jana Kieser).
Spring festival
The Nuremberg Folk Festival takes place twice a year: in spring and autumn. As the second largest folk festival in Bavaria and one of the 10 largest folk festivals in Germany, the Nuremberg Folk Festival is a family festival. Numerous stalls, rollercoasters, food stalls and a large concert stage in the marquee invite you to enjoy folklore and more. Fun for the whole family - and multiple award-winning as Germany's cleanest, safest and most innovative folk festival.
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Nuremberg - Flea Market © Christine Dierenbach.
Nürnberger Trempelmarkt (Nuremberg Flea Market) - Germany's largest city centre flea market
At the market, which runs through the entire old town of Nuremberg, up to 4,000 vendors - private sellers as well as professional traders - offer their wares.
The market offers a very special atmosphere on Friday evening, when visitors can stroll through the illuminated flea market until midnight.
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Start: 20:00 Uhr
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Concert: Blues und Kusz - Klaus Brandl und Fitzgerald Kusz
Blues & Kusz (Fitzgerald Kusz & Klaus Brandl), Brandl & Kusz is a musical and poetic sound experience where every note resonates. Words and music, melancholy and joie de vivre merge into a bittersweet whole that packs a punch. You can get the blues on the Bengerdz (Pegnitz) too. And humour is when you laugh anyway.
Nuremberg - Franconian Beer Festival (c) Uwe Niklas.
Franconian Beer Festival Nuremberg
The beer festival places particular emphasis on conviviality. The festival features performances by artists and music groups from the region, including traditional brass band music, Franconian singer-songwriters and rock bands. In addition to a selection of beer specialties, the Franconian Beer Festival also offers culinary delicacies for every taste. Whether savory, sweet, hearty or light - there is something for everyone.
Nuremberg - Rock in the Park (c) CTZ Nuremberg.
Rock in the Park
Rock im Park is one of the biggest music festivals in Germany and takes place annually in Nuremberg. Top international rock, metal, punk and pop acts perform here alongside Rock am Ring. Thousands of fans party for a weekend on the Zeppelin Field, accompanied by a unique festival atmosphere. Camping, loud guitars and unforgettable live performances make the event a highlight.
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Nuremberg - Orchestra photo (c) Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra.
Summer of music in the Serenadenhof
The Music Summer 2026 invites you to atmospheric open-air concerts in Nuremberg's Serenadenhof. A diverse program of classical, jazz, pop and world music awaits the audience against a historic backdrop. Renowned artists ensure unforgettable evenings full of music and summer atmosphere.
Nuremberg - St. Catherine's Open Air © Anja Common.
St. Catherine's Open Air
The ruins of St Catherine's Church in the centre of the old town provide the historic backdrop for this festival every year. National and international bands as well as solo artists from jazz and classical music to folk, pop, indie and world music can be experienced in a unique concert atmosphere.
Nuremberg - Music Festival ION (c) CTZ Nuremberg.
Music Festival ION - The International Festival of Sacred Music
This international festival of sacred music offers moving concerts, encounters and enjoyment, musical flights of fancy and depth of content. Friends of sacred music are invited to organ, choir and symphony concerts.
Nuremberg - Norisring (c) DTM/Uwe Niklas.
Int. ADAC Norisring Speedweekend
The International ADAC Norisring Speedweekend is a highlight for motorsport fans. Drivers from the DTM and other racing series compete against each other on the legendary street circuit in Nuremberg. Exciting races, spectacular drifts and thrilling action thrill the spectators. In addition to the motorsport, there is a varied supporting program that makes the event an unforgettable experience.
Nuremberg - Wine Festival © CTZ Nuremberg.
Nuremberg Wine Festival
On Jakobsplatz, Franconian vintners Ebert (Kammerforst), Behringer (Abtswind), Goger (Sand am Main) and Keller (Ramsthal) offer around 40 Franconian wines, complemented by a wide variety of regional and international delicacies as well as a colourful entertainment programme with daily live music.
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Nuremberg - Classik Open Air (c) CTZ Nürnberg.
Classics Open Air Nuremberg - Europe's greenest concert hall
Every year since 2000, around 120,000 people have enjoyed the concerts of the Nuremberg orchestras at the picnic in Luitpoldhain. Thanks to many supporters, admission will remain free in 2025. On July 27, Roland Böer conducts the Nuremberg State Philharmonic Orchestra in two concerts. Two weeks later, on August 9, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra under Jonathan Darlington will present a concert entitled “Nuremberg greets the wide world”.
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Nuremberg - Gathering of the Bards (c) Berny Meyer.
Gathering of the Bards Nuremberg
At Germany's largest free and outdoor festival, Nuremberg's old town becomes an open-air stage for world music. Blues, folk, soul and pop meet here, performed by 70 bands, including world stars as well as newcomers.
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Nuremberg - Autumn Festival (Photo: CTZ Nuremberg/Jana Kieser).
Autumn Festival
The Nuremberg Public Festival takes place twice a year: in spring and autumn. As the second largest folk festival in Bavaria and one of the 10 largest folk festivals in Germany, the Nuremberg Folk Festival is a family festival. Numerous stalls, rollercoasters, food stalls and a large concert stage in the marquee invite you to enjoy folklore and more. Fun for the whole family - and multiple award-winning as Germany's cleanest, safest and most innovative folk festival.
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Nuremberg - Flea Market © Christine Dierenbach.
Nürnberger Trempelmarkt (Nuremberg Flea Market) - Germany's largest city centre flea market
At the market, which runs through the entire old town of Nuremberg, up to 4,000 vendors - private sellers as well as professional traders - offer their wares.
The market offers a very special atmosphere on Friday evening, when visitors can stroll through the illuminated flea market until midnight.
Further information
Nuremberg - Old Town Festival © Uwe Niklas.
Nuremberg Old Town Festival
Germany's biggest and most beautiful old town festival! Around 60 events for free, including the traditional fishermen's jousting on the Pegnitz, folklore in many variations as well as numerous music events and the popular Hans Sachs Games.
Nuremberg - Autumn Market © Uli Kowatsch.
Autumn Market
At the autumn market on the main market square, more than 100 traders offer household items as well as rarities from days gone by and show their handicrafts, from hand-woven basketry to pottery and mouth-blown glasses.
In addition to the wide range of goods on offer, there will also be specialties such as Federweissem and bratwursts for the physical well-being.
In the first two weeks, the Nuremberg Old Town Festival takes place parallel to the Autumn Market.
Nuremberg - Stadt(ver)führungen (c) CTZ Nürnberg.
"Stadt(ver)führungen"
1 weekend, over 1000 routes - Germany's largest guided tour marathon invites you to get to know Nuremberg and its neighbouring city of Fürth from new perspectives.
Well-known personalities, artists, institutions, non-profit organisations, professional city guides as well as people with special interests give the audience insights into unknown places and subject areas and examine historical, current, exciting and entertaining aspects of the respective annual motto. The theme offers points of reference to the Reformation, but also to historical, architectural, social, technical and cultural topics. Culinary offerings and tours for children are also on the programme.
Nuremberg - Nuremberg Pop Festival (c) CTZ Nuremberg.
Nuremberg Pop Festival
The Nürnberg Pop Festival is southern Germany's largest club and showcase festival. Concerts take place as part of the festival at various cultural venues such as churches, museums, clothing shops, record shops, on rooftops, public squares and, of course, in clubs and cultural centres. This is where the music world and music fans come together to exchange ideas and quench their thirst for good humour and musical enjoyment. The accompanying Pop Conference offers a wide range of panel discussions, lectures and workshops on all aspects of the music industry and culture.
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Nuremberg - NUEJAZZ-Festival © CTZ Nuremberg.
NUEJAZZ Festival
NUEJAZZ is a modern jazz festival in Nuremberg that has been bringing international artists to the stage since 2013. It sees jazz as an open, creative form of expression that is constantly evolving. Electronic sounds, hip-hop rhythms and experimental elements are an integral part of the program. In 2024, the festival was awarded the German Jazz Prize as “Festival of the Year” - a sign of its importance within the German jazz scene. NUEJAZZ combines musical diversity with cultural openness and shows how cross-genre jazz can sound today.
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Nuremberg Winter Village
Discover the Winter Village with its nostalgic children's carousel, enchanting winter maze, mulled wine and cosy, warm mountain hut charm. Typical winter and regional culinary delights round off your stay in the Winter Village. In addition to a wide range of sweet and savoury delicacies, the refreshment stands offering hot and cold winter drinks are a central meeting place where visitors enjoy meeting up for a drink or bumping into old friends. The ‘Christmas City of Nuremberg’ mugs, designed especially for the WinterRad with Winter Village, are sure to adorn many kitchen cupboards as souvenirs.
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Nuremberg Children's Christmas
Nuremberg Children's Christmas has been an integral part of ‘Christmas City Nuremberg’ since 1999. A visit to Hans-Sachs-Platz is on the pre-Christmas calendar of many families because it is particularly suitable for prams and small children and the entire concept is designed with children in mind. But parents are also well catered for, of course.
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The Nuremberg Fire Tongs Punch
Every year, when the Nuremberg Christmas Market opens, a small village of wooden huts springs up between the meat market stalls, surrounding the world's largest Feuerzangenbowle (a traditional mulled wine punch). It is a romantic spot overlooking the River Pegnitz, illuminated by the bright glow of the flames above the specially made cauldron. Images from the cult film ‘Die Feuerzangenbowle’ starring Heinz Rühmann are shown on screens around the wooden stalls. For many Nuremberg residents, enjoying a cup of Feuerzangenbowle with friends or family has become a firm tradition in the run-up to Christmas.
Nuremberg - Christkindlesmarkt on the Main Market Square with Church of Our Lady(c) Steffen Oliver Riese.
Christmas Market Nuremberg
At one of Germany's oldest Christmas markets, traditional goods such as handmade Christmas decorations and culinary delicacies are still on sale in 180 wooden stalls on the main market square.
A Christmas town especially for children is set up on Hans-Sachs-Platz. The market of Nuremberg's 14 twin towns brings international flair to the Christkindlesmarkt. Nuremberg's churches and museums invite you to Christmas concerts, guided tours and exhibitions with a colourful programme.
Opening hours:
Mon - Sun: 10 am to 9 pm, Christmas Eve: 10 am to 2 pm.
Blue Night Nuremberg (c) Florian Trykowski.
The Blue Night in Nuremberg
Nuremberg and its institutions for art and culture, museums, churches and clubs invite you to the Blue Night® with light installations, music and performances.
The Blue Night takes place at various locations throughout the Old Town, which is completely bathed in blue light.