Popularity ranking · Germany

The 75 most popular 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, Plärrer Augsburg and Cranger Kirmes lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5.3M people. Across all 75 entries the average audience size is 315k, and the largest, Oktoberfest, reaches around 2.5M 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 2.5M 36.9 54.4% Volksfest
2 Plärrer Augsburg 1.5M 40.0 53.7% Volksfest
3 Cranger Kirmes 1.3M 40.5 56.0% Volksfest
4 Mainfest 1M 40.5 52.1% Volksfest
5 Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt 942k 39.0 56.1% Volksfest
6 Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt 801k 38.9 54.7% Volksfest
7 Dortmunder Weihnachtsmarkt 705k 38.9 55.6% Volksfest
8 Bremer Freimarkt 588k 41.3 55.3% Volksfest
9 Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt 575k 38.9 55.7% Volksfest
10 Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest 520k 39.5 50.2% Volksfest
11 Bremer Weihnachtsmarkt 509k 39.7 56.6% Volksfest
12 Nürnberger Volksfest 489k 41.1 53.4% Volksfest
13 Maschseefest 486k 39.4 53.5% Volksfest
14 Aachener Weihnachtsmarkt 477k 38.4 56.7% Volksfest
15 Auer Dult 454k 41.9 53.2% Volksfest
16 Münchner Frühlingsfest 439k 40.3 55.6% Volksfest
17 Ulmer Weihnachtsmarkt 420k 37.7 55.2% Volksfest
18 Leipziger Weihnachtsmarkt 398k 38.8 56.4% Volksfest
19 Pützchens Markt 398k 40.0 54.8% Volksfest
20 Mainzer Weihnachtsmarkt 396k 38.7 55.9% Volksfest
21 Weihnachtsmarkt Hannover 393k 39.1 56.2% Volksfest
22 Kramermarkt Oldenburg 364k 39.5 56.1% Volksfest
23 Lübecker Weihnachtsmarkt 353k 39.1 58.5% Volksfest
24 Dresdner Striezelmarkt 322k 39.4 57.2% Volksfest
25 Regensburger Dult 314k 40.1 53.5% Volksfest

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular volksfests 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 2.5M people in Germany.

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