ISM Cologne International Sweets and Snacks Fair ★ 4.0
The world's largest trade fair for sweets and snacks, held annually in late January at Koelnmesse. The public evening events and the confectionery district.
Street Food Festival Cologne is a food festival in Cologne.
Editorially verified May 29, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Rheinparkweg 1, 50679 Koln, Cologne
The world's largest trade fair for sweets and snacks, held annually in late January at Koelnmesse. The public evening events and the confectionery district.
Europe's largest open-air food festival for fine food and wine enthusiasts, held annually in late July on the Rhine bank near the Chocolate Museum.
A two-week gourmet festival in late August to mid-September across Cologne, with Michelin-starred chefs running special menus, winemaker dinners and demos.
An annual wine festival on the Rhine waterfront at Rheinauhafen, bringing German wine regions including Ahr, Mosel, Rheingau and Rhine to pour alongside.
Cologne's Wine Week, held annually in late May on the Neumarkt at the heart of the old town. Wineries from Germany's 13 wine regions pour their current.
Seven simultaneous Christmas markets running from mid November across the city centre, rated among the world's best. The Cathedral-side Roncalliplatz market.