Wine festivals in the Ahr valley
Wherever wine is produced there is a reason for celebrating. In the Ahr valley the wine festivals start in May around Whitsun, they are followed by the Festival of Burgundy wine in July and the Country Wine Festival in Walporzheim as well as the Historical Wine Festival in Heimersheim in the month of August. During the Historical Wine Festival you can listen to medieval music, watch Chivalric games, fire-eaters and clown shows, demonstrations of ancient craftsmanship as well as the proclamation of the incumbent „Queen of Wine“.
The popular Vintner’s Festival in Ahrweiler and the festival „Art & Wine“ in Bachem follow in September. A highlight of the latter is the nighttime grape harvest with 10000 lights. Many of those wine festivals are rounded off with beautiful fireworks.
Weekend of Whitsun
Ahr wine market in the historical market place in Ahrweiler,
On Whit Sunday coronation of the „Queen of Ahr wines“.
www.ahrwein.de
4th weekend in July
Burgundy Festival at Neuenahr’s fairground in the middle of the vineyards above Bad Neuenahr
www.burgunderfest.de
3rd weekend in August
Historical Wine Festival in Heimersheim with its historical vintners’ procession on Saturday
www.historisches-weinfest-heimersheim.de
4th weekend in August
Country Wine Festival in Walporzheim with the vintners’ procession on Sunday and fireworks on Monday
1st weekend in September
Vintner’s Festival in Ahrweiler with the vintners’ processions on Saturday and Sunday and fireworks on Monday
2nd weekend in September
Wine market and festival in the old town of Ahrweiler
3rd weekend in September
Historical Wine Festival in Remagen
3rd weekend in September
Wine Festival in Rech with fireworks on Saturday and vintners’ procession on Sunday
www.weinort-rech.de
Second but last weekend in September
Wine festival „Art & Wine“ in Bachem with nighttime grape harvest with 10000 lights
www.weindorf-bachem.de
4th weekend in September
Vintners’ festival in Dernau with its vintners’ procession on Sunday and fireworks on Monday
www.dernau.de
4th weekend in September
Opening of the wine festival weeks at the wine fountain in Altenahr
www.altenahr-ahr.de
All weekends in October
Wine festival in Mayschoß and Altenahr
www.mayschoss.de
