What's on in Nuremberg (Nurnberg), Germany through the year

Busy — Christmas holidays in Germany, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Busy — Easter holidays in Germany, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in March.

Busy — Easter holidays in Germany, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in April.

Peak crowds — Rock im Park, Whitsun/Pentecost holidays in Germany

• Festival

  Rock im Park

  30 May – 10 Jun · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

  Three days on the Zeppelinfeld at the start of June, camping included, with the sister festival at the Nuerburgring running the same weekend and the same bands. Source ↗

Busy — Rock im Park, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Rock im Park (30 May – 10 Jun (usually))

Peak crowds — Bardentreffen, Summer holidays in Germany

• Festival

  Bardentreffen

  30 Jul – 2 AugMajor festivalCrowded

  Four days of world music on open stages across the old town at the end of July, free to walk into. The squares fill and the city centre is closed to traffic. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Bardentreffen, Herbstvolksfest

• Festival

  Herbstvolksfest

  28 Aug – 13 SepMajor festivalCrowded

  The autumn fair on the Volksfestplatz for two and a half weeks, with a spring edition around Easter. Bavaria's second-biggest, and nobody outside Franconia has heard of it. Source ↗

Still on: Bardentreffen (30 Jul – 2 Aug)

Busy — Herbstvolksfest, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Herbstvolksfest (28 Aug – 13 Sep)

Busy — Autumn holidays in Germany, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Autumn on the castle hill

  8 Oct – 8 Nov · usuallyAutumn colour

  The gardens under the Kaiserburg and the Pegnitz banks turn through October, which is the last easy month before the market crowds arrive.

Busy — Christkindlesmarkt, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Christkindlesmarkt

  27 Nov – 24 DecChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook early

  The market Germany measures the others against: red-and-white stalls on the Hauptmarkt from the Friday before Advent, opened by a girl in gold. Two million people through a small square. Source ↗

Still on: Autumn on the castle hill (8 Oct – 8 Nov (usually))

Peak crowds — Christkindlesmarkt, Christmas holidays in Germany

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Christkindlesmarkt (27 Nov – 24 Dec)