Loading...
Loading...
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Facts checked on 4 October 2026 against the organisers' own pages and official tourism sites, listed at the end of this page.
The next Weinfest der Mittelmosel in Bernkastel-Kues runs from Thursday 2 to Monday 6 September 2027, according to the town's tourist office. It always takes the five days around the first Sunday in September, so you can plan further ahead from that rule.
This is a festival that fills the town rather than a ticketed tasting. The town lists 22 wine stands along its festival wine street, two music stages and six smaller music spots, plus a funfair and a riverside market. The big moments are spread across different days, so choose your days by what you most want to see.
If you can only manage two days, make them Saturday and Sunday. Saturday has the fireworks at 21:00, which the town calls the highlight of the festival, and Sunday has the parade at 14:00. Friday evening adds the crowning of the Mosella, the wine queen of Bernkastel-Kues, on the Marktplatz from 20:00.
Thursday is the gentle start: the wine street opens at 17:00 and the evening is built around visitors coming to the Marktplatz in traditional Mosel dress. Monday is the last day of the wine street; the funfair and market carry on into Tuesday.
The town spreads over the two sides of the river, and the B 53 road runs through it. Regional buses run on the VRT network (Verkehrsverbund Region Trier). Once you are there, walk: the old town, the bridge and the Kues riverbank are all part of the festival.
For a view over the town, the tourist office's Burgberg walk climbs to Burg Landshut, the castle ruin over the old town. It is 1.9 km, takes about an hour, and the town rates it as hard.
Every village in the Bernkastel-Kues holiday region holds its own wine festival during the year; the tourist office lists 21 of them. A few days either side of the Weinfest can take in a smaller village festival or a round of cellar visits. Use the trip planner below to map wineries along the river.
On Saturday night, follow the town's own advice and watch the 21:00 fireworks from the Kues riverbank, across the bridge from the old town. Cross with your glass well before nine so you can choose your spot.
The Mosel is Germany's most celebrated wine region, where the river loops dramatically through slate cliffs planted with Riesling vines on slopes so steep they must be worked entirely by hand. The cool climate and ancient grey slate soils produce Rieslings of electric acidity, gossamer weight, and extraordinary longevity — from bone-dry Grosses Gewächs to celestially delicate Trockenbeerenauslese.
Read the full Mosel wine region guide →Pre-filled for Mosel. Add your dates and get a day-by-day plan.
Build my itinerary →Official site: bernkastel.de
Checked on 4 October 2026. Dates and prices change: confirm with the organiser before you book.