The Annafest is a Franconian folk festival held yearly about 26 July (St. Anna's day) in the Kellerwald ("Cellar Woods") in the town of Forchheim.
The area is known for Bierkellers, or beer cellars, that showcase their food and drinks during the festival.
The local breweries Hebendanz, Greif, Eichhorn and Neder all brew a strong Bock beer specially for this festival, the so-called Annafestbier.
The 10 upper cellars are: Schlößla-Keller (Brauerei Hebendanz), Glocken-Keller (Brauerei Rittmayer), Stäffala-Keller (Veldensteiner Kaiser-Bräu), Eichhorn-Keller (Eichhorn), Weiß-Tauben-Keller* (Täubla), Hoffmanns Keller (Brauerei Greif), Schwanen-Keller* (Zirndorfer Landbier), Neder-Keller (Neder-Brauerei), Schützenkeller (all Forchheimer beers), Blümleins-Keller* (Eichhorn).
[2] For the first time in 2011, the Rittmayer brewery in nearby Hallerndorf brewed a special Annafestbier, which was served in the Weiß-Tauben-Keller.