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Festival · Berat
Wines & Stories of Berat
UNESCO Castle
UNESCO World Heritage Castle setting for Albanian wine celebration. October harvest festival in the "City of a Thousand Windows".
Visiting Wine & Stories of Berat
When to go
Plan for early autumn, and confirm the year's dates before booking a room. The fifth edition ran Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October 2026, 10:00–20:00 each day; 2025's opened in early October, 2024's ran into early November, and 2022's ran Friday to Sunday in late October. In 2026 the organiser announced the dates on 19 September, about two weeks ahead.
Practical details
Entry was free in 2026, and the stands were open 10:00–20:00 each day on Teodor Muzaka Square. Prices for tastings and tours are not published: ask at the stands. The fair is outdoors, on a pedestrian square beside Bulevardi Republika, with no ticket to buy in advance. The festival's event page is on Berat's tourism portal, berat.al.
Getting there
Teodor Muzaka Square is in central Berat, beside the pedestrian Bulevardi Republika. Buses leave Berat Bus Terminal for Tiranë from 04:30, every half hour through the morning, and the city bus from the terminal stops near the city centre, the Gorica bridge and the Mangalem quarter. Taxis wait on Iljaz Vrioni square. For a winery visit on other days, the Çobo winery is out in Urë-Vajgurore.
Sources
letsgo.alkapodalim.comrtsh.alshqiptarja.comberat.alnominatim.openstreetmap.orgakt.gov.al · checked October 2026
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