Overview

• Augsburg’s 375th High Peace Festival peaked on August 8 with a Rathausplatz Friedenstafel among more than 140 cultural and interfaith events.
• Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, received the 2025 Friedenspreis—a €12,500 award—during an exceptional anniversary presentation.
• Friedberg’s Volksfest, running from August 1 to 10, culminated in its traditional fireworks display on the evening of August 8.
• Kempten’s Allgäuer Festwoche (August 9–17), Günzburg’s festival (August 8–17) and Bobingen’s fair (August 8–12) are all underway with rides, markets and nightly fireworks under reinforced security.
• Straubing’s Gäubodenvolksfest, Bavaria’s second-largest fair, has opened August 8–18 with 130 attractions and expects around 1.3 million visitors.