Germany has a festival for everyone—and not just beer drinkers. Oktoberfest (held in September) is the country’s most (in)famous event, but Germany also hosts to hundreds of different themed gatherings that celebrate everything from opera to asparagus.
Germany’s best festivals take place in the summer, when the country’s temperate climate is most likely to cooperate. Well-stocked with grassy fields and car-free city centers, the country was practically designed for outdoor spectaculars.
Many of these events are devoted to the sound of music. Germany, after all, is the birthplace of great musicians like Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner and, of course, Rudolf Schenker of The Scorpions. After the jump, check on the Zeitguide to Germany’s best summer music festivals by genre, including jazz, metal, goth, rock, and classical.
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