Frankfurt Apfelwein Festival

Frankfurt has its own regional drink tradition that has little to do with the beer culture more commonly associated with Germany abroad: Apfelwein, a tart, still hard cider that locals drink from distinctive diamond-patterned glasses in dedicated Apfelwein taverns across the city.

This festival celebrates that tradition specifically, with the city's Apfelwein producers pouring their own versions alongside traditional Frankfurt dishes like Handkäse mit Musik — a genuinely local celebration that most visitors to Germany never encounter outside Frankfurt itself.