Beer festival fairs are more connected with wine than beer festivals. It is commonly said that the largest beer festival in the world is Oktoberfest in Germany, though some argue that is actually a folk festival not a beer festival. Several other smaller beer festivals are held all over Germany throughout the year. The second largest beer festival in Germany and probably in Europe, is the Cannstatter Volksfest, hosted on the Cannstatter Wasen in the Bad Canstatt district of Stuttgart. It starts one week later and is very similar in character to Oktoberfest. Its popularity increases and more and more people come
Strijp-S film house Plaza Futura are located at Strijp-S. De Ontdekfabriek is a children's science discovery space. The Chinees Paviljoen is under construction, with a theme of Chinese culture, a gift from the Chinese city of Nanjing. Strijp-S is a major event space, in the halls of the Klokgebouw building, but also larger events on the Ketelhuisplein plaza. For example, dance festival Flying Dutch in 2015 attracted 25,000 visitors. Dutch Design Week takes place each October. Every third Sunday of the month Strijp-S hosts the FeelGood Markt market. Strijp-S is a magnet for urban sports. Skateboarding, BMX and bouldering as well