Nuremberg – With over 3,000 different whiskies, THE VILLAGE offers a unique selection and makes the fair the most important European meeting place for the whisky scene. The PUEBLO DEL RON r(h)um trade fair impresses with around 500 different rums. For the first time, in addition to the exclusive THE VILLAGE whisky limited edition, there is also an exclusive PUEBLO DEL RON rum limited edition.
Tickets now available!
Whisk(e)y lovers and experts can already secure their tickets for THE VILLAGE 2026. For the first time, visitors with online tickets for arrival and departure can use all public transport in the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association (VGN) area free of charge. In addition to day tickets for the fair, there will again be a limited number of tickets available for the exclusive pre-opening on the eve of the fair. Here, connoisseurs and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to get their hands on rare items and celebrate their reunion with the whisky scene. Pre-opening tickets grant access on all days of the event. Each visitor will receive a whisky glass including a glass holder.
An exclusive gift: VIP pre-opening tickets
Holders of limited VIP pre-opening tickets can attend the pre-opening one hour before the official start and are invited to a meet and greet with the creators. The VIP pre-opening ticket also includes a bottle of the official trade fair whisky. In addition, VIPs have the opportunity to purchase the trade fair rum in advance at a discounted price.
Master classes and basic seminars
As usual, the master classes offer expert insight for connoisseurs and enthusiasts alongside the exhibition itself. Tickets for the exclusive tastings with experts, distillers and importers are available from THE VILLAGE ticket shop. The master classes cover a range of flavours and preferences and focus on different distilleries and whiskies. The programme includes master classes on topics such as ‘Springbank: 5 Generations. 1 Family. 3 Malts’, ‘Glen Scotia – The deconstruction of Victoriana’ and ‘Masters of Oloroso Sherry Cask’, as well as the popular master class ‘Wiskyfaessla & friends’.
Admission to THE VILLAGE whisky fair is restricted to persons aged 18 and over. The organiser of THE VILLAGE Whisk(e)y Trade Fair and the PUEBLO DEL RON R(h)um Trade Fair is the Nuremberg-based trade fair organiser AFAG.