Original numbers on the 308 wine festivals Cork & Curve covers in 49 regions and 13 countries, counted from our own festival guides on 7 October 2026. Free to reuse with a credit link: charts, table and CSV below.

308wine festivals in 13 countries
Septemberbusiest month, 19% of festivals start then
55%need no ticket (161 of 291 with a known answer)
8festivals on the busiest weekend ahead, 3 to 5 September 2027

When wine festivals happen

September is the busiest month: 57 festivals (19%) start then. September to November, the harvest season in the northern hemisphere, accounts for 121 (39%). Counted by the month each festival's next edition starts.

Wine festivals by month of their next edition014284256Jan: 7 festivalsJanFeb: 13 festivalsFebMar: 9 festivalsMarApr: 26 festivalsAprMay: 37 festivalsMayJun: 26 festivalsJunJul: 27 festivalsJulAug: 35 festivalsAugSep: 57 festivalsSep57Oct: 38 festivalsOctNov: 26 festivalsNovDec: 7 festivalsDec
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MonthFestivals
January7
February13
March9
April26
May37
June26
July27
August35
September57
October38
November26
December7

Where

Italy leads with 65 festivals, then France (61) and Germany (52). The ten countries with the most festivals:

Wine festivals by country, top 10ItalyItaly: 65 festivals65FranceFrance: 61 festivals61GermanyGermany: 52 festivals52SpainSpain: 48 festivals48PortugalPortugal: 24 festivals24HungaryHungary: 14 festivals14AustriaAustria: 13 festivals13GreeceGreece: 10 festivals10SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 6 festivals6GeorgiaGeorgia: 4 festivals4
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CountryFestivals
Italy65
France61
Germany52
Spain48
Portugal24
Hungary14
Austria13
Greece10
Switzerland6
Georgia4
Croatia4
Slovenia4
England3

How long they run

Of the 111 festivals with published dates, 34 last a single day and 70 run two days to a week.

How long wine festivals run0112233441 day: 34 festivals1 day2-3 days: 45 festivals2-3 days454-7 days: 25 festivals4-7 days8-14 days: 4 festivals8-14 days15+ days: 3 festivals15+ days
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LengthFestivals
1 day34
2-3 days45
4-7 days25
8-14 days4
15+ days3

The busiest weekends ahead

The busiest weekend in the next year is 3 to 5 September 2027, with 8 festivals with published dates running. Weekends are Friday to Sunday.

Wine festivals running each weekend, next 52 weeks0246809 Oct: 2 festivals09 Oct16 Oct: 2 festivals23 Oct: 2 festivals30 Oct: 2 festivals06 Nov: 2 festivals06 Nov13 Nov: 1 festivals20 Nov: 1 festivals04 Dec: 2 festivals04 Dec11 Dec: 1 festivals01 Jan22 Jan: 1 festivals29 Jan05 Feb: 3 festivals19 Feb: 1 festivals26 Feb: 2 festivals26 Feb12 Mar: 1 festivals26 Mar23 Apr: 3 festivals23 Apr30 Apr: 1 festivals07 May: 2 festivals21 May: 2 festivals21 May28 May: 6 festivals04 Jun: 5 festivals11 Jun: 3 festivals18 Jun25 Jun: 2 festivals02 Jul: 1 festivals09 Jul: 5 festivals16 Jul: 4 festivals16 Jul23 Jul: 2 festivals30 Jul: 1 festivals06 Aug: 4 festivals13 Aug: 6 festivals13 Aug20 Aug: 4 festivals27 Aug: 4 festivals03 Sep: 8 festivals810 Sep: 7 festivals10 Sep17 Sep: 5 festivals24 Sep: 1 festivals01 Oct: 1 festivals
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Weekend startingFestivals
09 Oct2
16 Oct2
23 Oct2
30 Oct2
06 Nov2
13 Nov1
20 Nov1
27 Nov0
04 Dec2
11 Dec1
18 Dec0
25 Dec0
01 Jan0
08 Jan0
15 Jan0
22 Jan1
29 Jan0
05 Feb3
12 Feb0
19 Feb1
26 Feb2
05 Mar0
12 Mar1
19 Mar0
26 Mar0
02 Apr0
09 Apr0
16 Apr0
23 Apr3
30 Apr1
07 May2
14 May0
21 May2
28 May6
04 Jun5
11 Jun3
18 Jun0
25 Jun2
02 Jul1
09 Jul5
16 Jul4
23 Jul2
30 Jul1
06 Aug4
13 Aug6
20 Aug4
27 Aug4
03 Sep8
10 Sep7
17 Sep5
24 Sep1
01 Oct1

Do you need a ticket?

161 of the 291 festivals whose entry we know (55%) need no ticket to get in; tastings inside often cost extra. Each festival guide says which.

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Method: festivals with a published guide on Cork & Curve and a next edition no longer than two months, from the same data as the festival calendar. Lengths and weekends count only festivals with a published day. Updated with every site build.