- appointment: 12 - 21 March 2026
- Dinner evenings in eleven different, exquisite Erlangen restaurants
- Gourmet Safari through Erlangen city centre with twelve participating shops
- Gala evening "Cooking with friends" with star chef Maximilian Stock on the 21. March 2026
Genuss-Festival Erlangen
Once a year, culinary experts and gourmet lovers come to Erlangen to celebrate the culinary arts. The Erlangen Gourmet Festival always takes place in spring and is the culinary highlight of the event year. Let our chefs pamper you.
Genuss-Festival Erlangen
Dinner evenings in various restaurants in and around Erlangen, a culinary journey of discovery à la Genuss-Safari and the crowning finale under the motto "Cooking with friends" unite the Erlangen Food Festival from March 12th to 21st, 2026.
For the 9th time, we are delighted to celebrate our tried and tested culinary festival with culinary experts and gourmet enthusiasts.
The Food Festival 2026 It plays with all our senses. Enjoy this unique culinary feast by participating in the Gourmet Safari embark on a sensory journey of discovery, at one of the Dinner evenings Enjoy handcrafted delicacies prepared to perfection, or at our grand finale "Cooking with friends"To experience a truly stellar culinary experience. And that in the truest sense of the word:" star chef Maximilian Stock from the well-known Alpenhof in the Zillertal, together with the renowned chefs from Erlangen, has created a menu of absolute top class.
On behalf of the Erlangen Tourism and Marketing Association and all participating partners, we wish you a wonderful time at this year's culinary festival. Enjoy your meal!
Discover three unique culinary formats!
Ticket sales
The Ticket sales The Erlangen Food Festival starts on November 17, 2025. Tickets are available from then until March 3, 2026 at the Erlangen Tourist Information Office (Goethestr. 21 a, 91054 Erlangen).
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Looking back: Final evening of "Cooking with friends" at the Erlangen Food Festival 2025
