Events in the Black Forest, Germany

Naturally, you will find only a selection here, not every event in the Black Forest.
You can generally find the exact dates on the organizers' websites (see links).

Festivals, Celebrations, Customs

• February or March: The Swabian-Alemannic Carnival
• Corpus Christi (late May or June): Corpus Christi processions over magnificent carpets of flowers in many towns and villages in the Black Forest; the longest can be seen in Hüfingen and Mühlenbach (May 27, 2027)
• Mid-June: Medieval jousting tournaments in the historic town setting of Horb a.N. (June 19 - 21, 2026)
  ➚ www.ritterspiele.info
• Late June: St. Eulogi Horse Procession in Lenzkirch, a horse procession with more than 200 horses, traditional costume groups and music in honor of St. Eligius, patron saint of horses
• Late June (every 3 years): Organ Festival in Waldkirch (next event: June 23 - 25, 2028)
  ➚ www.orgelfest-waldkirch.de
• Late June/early July: St. Peter and Paul Festival in Bad Peterstal
• Mid-July (every 2 years): Shepherds' Festival in Wildberg (July 14 - 17, 2028)
  ➚ schaeferlauf-wildberg.de
• Late July: Celtic Festival in Nagold
• July - August: Charcoal Burners' Days in Dachsberg; alongside the traditional charcoal kiln, various events take place, followed by the sale of the charcoal at the end
• Late August: Breisach Wine Festival – the largest wine festival in southern Baden, held along the popular Rhine promenade
  ➚ weinfest-breisach.de
• Mid-September: Bühl Plum Festival with a large festival tent, parade, cultural program and funfair (September 10 - 14, 2026)
• Mid-September: Gernsbach Old Town Festival (September 18 - 20, 2026)
• Late October to early November: Chrysanthema in Lahr, two weeks of events in the imaginatively flower-decorated old town (October 24 - November 8, 2026)
  ➚ www.chrysanthema.de
• Late November: St. Catherine's Market in Seelbach (November 21 - 23, 2026)

Culture

• → Open-air theatres in the Black Forest
• May: Black Forest Music Festival
  ➚ www.schwarzwald-musikfestival.de
• June - August: Alpirsbach Cloister Concerts in the cloister of the former Benedictine monastery
  ➚ www.kreuzgangkonzerte.de
• November - December: Schramberg Kulturbesen with cabaret and music
  ➚ www.szene-64.de
• November: Grafenhausen Cellar Theatre
  ➚ www.kellertheater-grafenhausen.de
• All year round: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden: concerts, opera, ballet and much more
  ➚ www.festspielhaus.de
• All year round: Puppet and Theatre Stage in St. Georgen
  ➚ www.puthe.de

Sport

• Late January: FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Schonach (January 22-24, 2027)
  ➚ www.schwarzwaldpokal.de
• Late January/early February: International sled dog races in Todtmoos
• May: Schluchsee Run, with the main route leading around Lake Schluchsee; various route options are available, as well as Nordic walking (May 9-10, 2026)
  ➚ www.schluchseelauf.com
• Mid-September: Black Forest Ultra Cycling Marathon, starting and finishing in Alpirsbach (September 20, 2026)
  ➚ www.surm.de
• October: Black Forest Marathon with various race distances, starting and finishing in Bräunlingen (October 10-11, 2026)
  ➚ www.schwarzwaldmarathon.de

Markets

• May to the end of October: The Nature Park Farmers' Markets
• November: St. Martin's markets in various towns and villages
• From late November onwards: The first Christmas markets in the Black Forest get underway