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2012 Germany 2012
Festivals, Exhibitions, Fairs, Expos
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February 8-10, 2012 Freshconex 2012 - Berlin, Germany
FRESHCONEX is the meeting point for the international fresh produce convenience industry in Europe. This international trade fair focuses on fresh produce products, i.e. salads and ready-to-eat products made from fresh fruit and vegetables.
February 12-14, 2012 Fish International - Bremen, Germany
The only fish and seafood fair for trade and catering in Germany.
March 27-30, 2012 Anuga FoodTec - Cologne, Germany
The world's most important trade fair for food and drink technology. Next event in 2015.
June 1-2, 2012 20 Years of Slow Food Germany Celebration
Cologne, Germany
A national celebration of the first 20 years of the Slow Food Germany branch.
June 29-July 1, 2012 Bierborse 2012 - Huckeswagen, Germany
A variety of decorated beer gardens offer up to 1,000 beers from 75 countries, as well as music, dancing, and exhibits.
June 29-July 2, 2012 Weinfest Zell Mosel - Zell, Mosel, Germany
Always the last weekend in June, the festival offers an amusement park on the banks of the river Moselle with music, a parade, fireworks, and the great wine fountain.
July 5-10, 2012 Freiburg Wine Festival
Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
For the 40th time, the festival will present the region's wines. The local gastronomy ensures that you get to know the Baden cuisine.
July 28, 2012 Neuenahrer Burgunderfest
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany
Burgundy wine festival held at Neuenahr's fairground in the middle of the vineyards above Bad Neuenahr.
July 28-Aug 5, 2012 Kulmbach Beer Week 2012
Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany
Kulmbach Beer Week originated in 1939. Sponsored by Kulmbach Brewery, the event now draws over 100,000 visitors each year.
August 3-5, 2012 Berlin International Beer Festival
Berlin, Germany
The festival's one-mile-long beer garden has stalls offering 2,000 kinds of beer from 300 breweries. Over one million people visit the event each year.
August 10-19, 2012 Apple Wine Festival - Frankfurt, Germany
Celebrates apple wine, which has been popular in Frankfurt for hundreds of years. Many kinds of apple wine are available for tasting. Enjoy the entertainment stage and shopping at vendor stalls.
August 10-20, 2012 Gaubodenvolksfest
Straubing, Bavaria, Germany
The event, which celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2012, was founded as an agricultural festival. It is now recognized as a family-friendly Oktoberfest style celebration, with over 100 carousels, entertainment, and six beer tents to seat 24,000 people. Only beers from the Straubing region are served. Each year the festival hosts over one million visitors, many attired in Bavarian costume.
August 17-20, 2012 Rudesheim Wine Festival 2012
Rudesheim am Rhein, Germany
Enjoy the noble Rieslings and fruity Pinot Noir, the aroma of fine foods, and the beautiful views of the vineyards overlooking the Rhine.
August 23-26 & Aug 30-Sept 2, 2012 Annual Wine Market
Mainz, Germany
Set in Mainz's Rosengarten and Volkspark, the event is a great chance to meet hundreds of vintners and thousands of other wine lovers. Enjoy wine, live music, crafts, and fireworks.
Attendance: 500,000.
August 24-26, 2012 Blues and Apple Festival
Laubach, Hesse, Germany
Held in the Castle Park, each year the festival draws 20,000 visitors to enjoy blues music and apple related activities.
August 29-Sep 7, 2012 Rheingau Wine Festival
Frankfurt, Germany
Over 600 wines from the Rheingau region will be tasted at thirty vintner stands and refreshments will be available at food stalls. Held annually since 1978.
August 29-Sep 9, 2012 Stuttgart Wine Village - Stuttgart, Germany
One of the largest and most beautiful wine festivals in Germany with more than 1,000,000 visitors annually. The Stuttgart city center is transformed into a festive wine village with around 120 decorated wine alcoves and 250 different Wuerttemberg wines.
September 1-2, 2012 Middle Mosel Wine Festival
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
The Mosel region's largest wine festival, including the winemakers' procession, fireworks, artisan market, wine tasting, and many events on wine road. Over 30 wine booths offer famous Riesling wines and more.
September 7-9, 2012 Bodensee Weinfest
Meersburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Held since 1974, the festival includes a music program and local culinary delights reaching from cheese platters to Lake Constance fish served with regional wines.
September 7-10, 2012 Buhl Plum Festival
Buhl, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Enjoy fresh plums or regional specialties such as plum wine and plum cake with cream at this traditional festival.
September 12-14 2012 2nd IFOAM Animal Husbandry Conference
Hamburg, Germany
Building on the first conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements in the US in 2006, farmers and scientists will once again have the opportunity to exchange information and build new partnerships.
September 14-17, 2012 Durkheimer Wurstmarkt
Bad Durkheim, Germany
Celebrated for over 570 years, the Sausage and Wine Festival is one of the largest, most traditional and entertaining public festivals in Germany. Enjoy over 150 different wines, entertainment and regional foods.
September 16-21, 2012 IBA World of Baking - Munich, Germany
Independent Bakers Association hosts an international trade fair including a unique competition for bakers and confectioners. Attendance: 79,500.
September 18-23, 2012 Dithmarschen Cabbage Days
Heide, Germany
Celebrating the Dithmarschen region's annual harvest of 80 million cabbages, the festival recreates markets that were held in the Middle Ages. Visitors enjoy entertainment, pageants, informative farm tours, and excellent food and drink including cabbage bread, cabbage licquor and, of course, sauerkraut.
September 20-22, 2012 COTECA - Hamburg, Germany
Tea, Coffee, & Cocoa Global Industry Exposition
September 22-Oct 7, 2012 179th Munich Oktoberfest
Munich, Germany
The first Oktoberfest was held in the year 1810 in honor of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The festivities began on October 12, 1810 and ended on October 17th with a horse race. In the following years, the celebrations were repeated and, later, the festival was prolonged and moved forward into September.
September 23-26, 2012 Hogatec 2012 - Dusseldorf, Germany
International Trade Fair: Hotels, Gastronomy and Catering
September 23-26, 2012 Intercool - InterMeat - Intermopro 2012
Dusseldorf, Germany
Frozen Foods and Refrigeration Equipment; Meats, Cold Cuts, and Sausage; Dairy Products
September 28-Oct 14, 2012 Cannstatter Volksfest
Stuttgart, Germany
Also referred to as the Stuttgart Beer Festival, the event is considered to be the second largest beer festival in the world after the Munich Ocktoberfest. A huge wooden pillar decorated with fruit is surrounded by beer tents. Activities include a parade, agricultural exhibition and musical fireworks. Attendance: 4 million.
October 4-5, 2012 Sports & Performance Nutrition 2012
Cologne, Germany
The 3rd platform for industry, retail, and research. Meet and learn from business leaders from around the world on the current and future business and innovation developments in sport and performance nutrition.
October 5-8, 12-13 & 19-20, 2012 Roman Wine Weekends
Rheinbrohl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
A traditional wine festival with a Roman flair in the wine village at the Limes world heritage site. Enjoy local wines and delicious specialties from ancient Roman times.
October 5-10, 2012 IKA - International Culinary Olympics
Erfurt, Germany
The world's best chefs and pastry chefs will gather in Erfurt to show their expertise and know-how in culinary arts. The international four-day competition which takes place only every four years is considered the most important event in this field.
October 6-9, 2012 inoga 2012 - Erfurt, Germany
A trade fair for the hospitality industry with a diverse program offered in the kitchens, restaurants and on stage.
October 12-14, 2012 359th Weimar Onion Market
Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
First recorded in 1653 as 'a market for beasts and onions', the event now celebrates the region's harvest of onions and other agricultural products, drawing 350,000 visitors annually. During market days stages are set up for entertainment in addition to stalls for artists and crafters.
November 2-4, 2012 eat & Style - Munich, Germany
The eat & Style expo offers high quality products in the areas of food, beverages, culinary delight, kitchen equipment and more. There are several live shows each day, cooking courses, and seminars.
November 9-11, 2012 Forum Vini - Munich, Bavaria, Germany
International wine fair for private customers and professional visitors, tasting and sales-show.
November 13-15, 2012 Health Ingredients Europe & Natural Ingredients Europe 2012
Frankfurt, Germany
Showcasing the world's most innovative nutraceutical, functional and supplement ingredients.
November 13-15, 2012 Brau Beviale 2012 - Nuremberg, Germany
One of the most important European trade fairs for the production and marketing of beer and soft drinks.
November 14-16, 2012 5th International Symposium on Food Packaging
Berlin, Germany
Organised by ILSI Europe/Packaging Materials Task Force, the event is held every four years to discuss the science that ensures the safety and quality of food packaging.
November 15-16, 2012 Healthy Ageing 2012 - Frankfurt, Germany
The conference will focus on foods, medical nutrition, and supplements.
November 16-18, 2012 eat & Style - Cologne, Germany
The eat & Style expo offers high quality products in the areas of food, beverages, culinary delight, kitchen equipment and more. There are several live shows each day, cooking courses, and seminars.
November 23-25, 2012 eat & Style - Stuttgart, Germany
The eat & Style expo offers high quality products in the areas of food, beverages, culinary delight, kitchen equipment and more. There are several live shows each day, cooking courses, and seminars.
November 23-Dec 23, 2012 Aachen Christmas Market
Aachen, Germany
Every year before Christmas the streets round the Cathedral and the Aachen Town Hall are transformed into a paradise of lights and colors, festive sounds and seductive smells. Originally the "Printen Market", visitors will find a large variety of Printen and other Christmas cakes and biscuits, which are distributed all over the world by Aachen bakeries, as well as beautiful works of arts and crafts. Attendance: 1.5 million
Nov 26-Dec 24, 2012 Christkindlesmarkt - Augsburg, Germany
Five hundred years ago the "Lebzelter" (gingerbread bakers) held a market in Augsburg shorthly before Christmas. Today's Christmas Market is set to the magnificent background of Augsburg's City Hall, with the city ornately decorated for Christmas. Over 150 booths offer holiday foods, old fashioned toys, and many other gift items. Attendance: 1 million
December 4-9, 2012 Chocolate Festival chocolART
Tuebingen, Germany
Chocolate market in the historic old city illuminated. Also this year, the Chocolate Festival with a high-quality market, where chocolate specialists from France, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Ghana, USA, Switzerland and selected houses from Germany present and sell their fine products.
December 8, 2012 Dresden Stollen Festival - Dresden, Germany
The festival is part of Dresden's Christmas Market, held since 1434. The Stollen Festival celebrates the famous Christmas bread, which is filled with fruit and nuts. Hundreds of pastry chefs parade the world's largest stollen, weighing four tons, through the streets of Old Town.
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