Europe's longest beer garden: Nuremberg Festival is in full swing!

Europe's longest beer garden: Nuremberg Festival is in full swing!

A very special festival will be celebrated in Nuremberg in June 2025: the “longest beer garden” in Europe. This event takes place as part of the 26th Franconian Beer Festival, which takes place from June 18th to 22nd, 2025 in the picturesque moat of Nuremberg Castle. Preparations are already in full swing and the anticipation among beer lovers is growing every day. How Mercury According to reports, around 40 breweries have announced that they will present their tasty beers.

The variety of beers is impressive: there are over 100 varieties to choose from, ranging from traditional Franconian specialties to modern craft beers. The breweries represented include well-known names such as Mönchshof and Kapuziner Weißbier, but also exciting new breweries such as the very popular orca brau. For those who want to get hands-on, there is even a mobile show brewery where brewing takes place live. The Nuremberg News have listed some of the highlights, including the beer slide – fun for young and old!

A feast for all senses

But it's not just the beer that puts you in a good mood! At the Franconian beer festival, there will also be numerous food stalls to ensure your physical well-being. Delicacies such as Franconian specialties, freshly prepared fish and even pasta made from a wheel of cheese will delight visitors. From Wednesday to Sunday there is not only drinking, but also feasting and celebrating. Live music from regional bands such as the Rockin Lafayettes will entertain guests - a welcome change to indulge in music on Wednesday to Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. On Sunday the musical entertainment begins at 2 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m.

The opening hours of the festival are quite generous. So if you're heading to this festive event, you should plan a whole day. And the entrance fee? He's free! This creates a relaxed atmosphere and invites you to spend a cozy evening with friends. A tip for getting there: public transport is recommended, and the Tiergärtnertor stop is just a stone's throw away.

Nuremberg in beer fever

In addition to the Franconian beer festival, 2025 could be a very special year for beer lovers in Germany. The beer calendar is packed with a variety of events – from the Craft Beer Days in Osterholz-Scharmbeck to the Berlin Beer Week in September. The Hop heroes report that these festivals will attract people from all parts of the country to celebrate a shared love of beer. And the Franconian beer festival in Nuremberg will undoubtedly occupy a very special place in this colorful dance.

So before the summer heat gets into full swing, get tickets for this unique beer festival and experience the Franconian beer culture up close!