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Top 75 Volksfests in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 75 largest volksfests in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Oktoberfest, Cranger Kirmes and Mainfest lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4.6M people. Across all 75 entries the average audience size is 230k, and the largest, Oktoberfest, reaches around 2.4M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each volksfest, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 75, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Germany, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Germany. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Oktoberfest 2.4M 36.9 54.4% Volksfest
2 Cranger Kirmes 1.2M 40.5 56.0% Volksfest
3 Mainfest 978k 40.5 48.8% Volksfest
4 Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt 781k 39.4 50.3% Volksfest
5 Dortmunder Weihnachtsmarkt 669k 38.6 54.5% Volksfest
6 Bremer Freimarkt 555k 41.1 55.9% Volksfest
7 Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt 508k 39.2 52.7% Volksfest
8 Maschseefest 448k 39.0 53.6% Volksfest
9 Bremer Weihnachtsmarkt 407k 40.5 55.0% Volksfest
10 Frankfurter Dippemess 407k 40.2 54.3% Volksfest
11 Auer Dult 407k 41.3 53.2% Volksfest
12 Ulmer Weihnachtsmarkt 385k 36.6 58.1% Volksfest
13 Weihnachtsmarkt Hannover 378k 39.2 54.8% Volksfest
14 Leipziger Weihnachtsmarkt 372k 38.1 56.6% Volksfest
15 Mainzer Weihnachtsmarkt 367k 37.8 56.7% Volksfest
16 Kramermarkt Oldenburg 353k 39.7 59.0% Volksfest
17 Aachener Weihnachtsmarkt 352k 37.2 58.6% Volksfest
18 Karneval der Kulturen 304k 39.0 54.8% Volksfest
19 Dresdner Striezelmarkt 292k 39.2 57.3% Volksfest
20 Regensburger Dult 285k 39.0 51.8% Volksfest
21 Send Münster 277k 41.6 54.7% Volksfest
22 Rosenheimer Herbstfest 266k 39.5 60.2% Volksfest
23 Weimarer Zwiebelmarkt 209k 39.9 58.8% Volksfest
24 Biberacher Schützenfest 208k 41.8 49.7% Volksfest
25 Cannstatter Wasen 202k 35.7 50.1% Volksfest

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 75 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each volksfest by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest volksfest in Germany?

Oktoberfest currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.4M people in Germany.

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