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“.

4th weekend in July

• Burgundy Festival at Neuenahr’s fairground in the middle of the vineyards above Bad Neuenahr
  http://www.burgunderfest.de/

3rd weekend in August

• Historical Wine Festival in Heimersheim with its historical vintners’ procession on Saturday
  http://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
  Wine Festival in Rech with fireworks on Saturday and vintners’ procession on Sunday
  http://www.weinort-rech.de/

Second but last weekend in September

• Wine festival „Art & Wine“ in Bachem with nighttime grape harvest with 10000 lights
  http://www.weindorf-bachem.de/

4th weekend in September

• Vintners’ festival in Dernau with its vintners’ procession on Sunday and fireworks on Monday
  http://www.dernau.de/
• Opening of the wine festival weeks at the wine fountain in Altenahr
  http://www.altenahr-ahr.de/

All weekends in October

• Wine festival in Mayschoß and Altenahr
  http://www.mayschoss.de/

More informations at www.rotweinwanderweg.de