Festivals in Germany

Lots of festivals of every kind happen all over. Big rock concerts usually charge admission. Many city or village festivals are free. Pretty standard are bands and jumping castles for the kids. Some festivals also hire additional performers like jugglers, clowns and magicians. The food at most German festivals is heavy on the sausages and fried potatoes but some try to go more upscale and thankfully due to immigration, many will have Asian, Italian and Turkish food as well. Hardly a week goes by in the warmer months that there is not a festival of some kind in Stuttgart, often multiple ones at the same time. Some festivals have been around for decades or longer and are part of the tradition; others have been added with the purpose of integrating the community.