Year-round
Frankenmuth festivals & events
Little Bavaria throws a party almost every month, from snow and ice sculptures in February to Oktoberfest in September and the Christmas season that starts the day after Thanksgiving.
Coming up
Scarecrow Fest
Scarecrows take over River Place Shops for the last two weekends of October.
Christmas Experience Kickoff
The day after Thanksgiving, the whole town switches into Christmas mode.
Zehnder's Snowfest
Snow and ice sculptures all over town, followed by the Winterläufe footrace the next Saturday.
The yearly calendar
Usual timing for each event. Exact dates are announced each year, so confirm before booking a room.
| When | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Late Jan / early Feb | Zehnder's Snowfest: snow and ice sculptures | Throughout town |
| Saturday after Snowfest | Winterläufe ("the winter race") | Throughout town |
| Around Easter | Bavarian Easter Celebration: four weeks surrounding Easter | Throughout town |
| 3rd weekend of April | Bringin' Back the 80s Festival | Harvey Kern Pavilion |
| 2nd Thursday, May to Sept | Funtown Chowdown food trucks | River Place Shops |
| 3rd weekend of May | World Expo of Beer | Harvey Kern Pavilion |
| Memorial Day weekend | Frankenmuth Dog Bowl and Balloons over Bavarian Inn | River Place Shops |
| 2nd weekend of June | Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival: the town's signature festival, held every year since 1959 | Throughout town |
| Sundays, mid-June to Aug | Concerts in the Park | Memorial Park bandshell |
| A June weekday evening | Wein & Stein: wine and beer at restaurants around town | Participating restaurants |
| July 3 and 4 | Volksläufe ("the people's race") | Harvey Kern Pavilion |
| 3rd weekend of July | Cass River Colonial Encampment | River Place Shops |
| Last Saturday of July | Antique Apparatus Muster: vintage fire engines | Heritage Park |
| 1st weekend of August | Frankenmuth Flower Festival | Grandpa Tiny's Farm |
| Mid-August | Summer Music Fest | Harvey Kern Pavilion |
| Weekend after Labor Day | Frankenmuth Auto Fest: thousands of classic cars | Throughout town |
| 3rd weekend of September | Frankenmuth Oktoberfest | Harvey Kern Pavilion |
| 4th weekend of September | Fire Arts Festival | Heritage Park |
| Late Sept / early Oct | Big Country Fest | Harvey Kern Pavilion |
| 3rd and 4th weekends of Oct | Scarecrow Fest | River Place Shops |
| Friday after Thanksgiving | Christmas Experience Kickoff | Throughout town |
Beer lovers: the World Expo of Beer in May and Oktoberfest in September are the two big ones. Pair either with the Main Street Bar Crawl.