Events

Carambolage - The Cabaret and Comedy Festival

At the Carambolage Festival, the full range of variety arts, cabaret, and comedy collide, from humorous vocal pop to bitterly wicked satire and charmingly witty poetry.
Every year from January, big names as well as discoverable young talents grace the Karlstorbahnhof. So the festival has been reliably causing stomach muscle cramps during the winter fattening period since 2003.

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Theater in the monastery courtyard of Langenzenn

Dance! Heilbronn International Festival for Contemporary Dance

‘Life would probably be easier and mean much more to people if, along with reading and writing, they also learned to dance.’

This quote, attributed to the famous dancer Anna Pavlova, describes the importance that dance should have as an aesthetic practice in the school curriculum.

Canan Erek, curator of the TANZ! Heilbronn festival, also aims to explore the multifaceted possibilities of contemporary dance and make it accessible to as wide an audience as possible. The participatory formats for children and young people in schools or theatres have sparked a wave of enthusiasm at previous ‘TANZ! Heilbronn’ festivals, which we want to build on together with you.

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Heidelberg Castle Festival (Theater)

Heidelberg's castle ruins are not only considered the most visited in Germany. It is also home to the venues of the Heidelberg Theater and Orchestra: the Castle Courtyard, the Thick Tower and the English Building. In summer, they form the backdrop for productions of all genres and festive concerts as part of the Heidelberg Castle Festival.

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Open Air Theatre Schwäbisch Hall

The open-air theater, founded in 1925, on the steps of St. Michael and in the Haller Globe Theater (since the 2000 season), is one of the city's trademarks. Great classical works from Shakespeare to Schiller, as well as thrilling musical theater productions with an excellent professional ensemble, make up the special program diversity. Over 60,000 visitors come from near and far every summer to enjoy this special theatrical experience. Not to mention the family theater and the supporting events. The open-air theater has been setting accents since 2003 with the highly regarded productions of the youth club and the biennial International Youth Theater Festival. A milestone: In March 2019, the New Globe Theater was inaugurated, which can be used as a year-round stage.
The open-air theater also offers a varied "winter program" in the New Globe Theater with theater, dance, music, and new formats outside of the festival season from fall to spring. External event organizers can rent the attractive 370-seat stage for guest performances.

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Faust Festival in Klumpertal

"The Blacksmith of Pottenstein" is a large, exciting adventure filled with battles, intrigue, and drama. At the same time, it's also a cheerful comedy. For the three brave fighters of the Pottenstein Citizen Guard, Sergeant Holzapfel, Siegbert Sandstrand, and Constable Peter Pottenstein, known from the "Pottenstein Devil's Pact," boldly intervene in the events. That’s when things really get going and the feathers get ruffled! An evening full of suspense and drama is guaranteed! But it's also a lot of crazy fun!

And only in 2026, the anniversary year of the club, will the festival perform the play. Leistner's dramatic and comedic play contains a bit of Shakespeare, elements of the original Pottenstein folk legend, and motifs from the play "The Blacksmith of Pottenstein" by F. Max Näbe, and guarantees a full and overwhelming theatrical evening. Venue Klumpertal/Schüttersmühle.

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44th Spalt Summer Night Games

Walpurgis Night – a comedy in seven scenes

Walpurgisnacht, a comedy by Eichstätt-based Florian Schmidt, is a historically accurate play for which the author spent a long time researching the Eichstätt diocese. It tells the story of a small village that is firmly in the grip of the devil (Gangerla) and his companions Heidschnuck and Habergoaß, as well as a large number of witches. This amusing play tells the story of how the villagers succumb to the devil's superior power, or how they fight back, in a relentless and open manner. Witch dances, weird characters, crude Franconian humour and ‘action’ characterise this play.

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Schlosshofspiele Roth

With classical productions, the Schlosshofspiele Roth offers the audience summer theater in a historical ambience again this year.

Already since 1957, it has maintained and The theater group of the Rother Schlosshofspieler enthralls with plays that change annually. This year, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare will be performed.

The annual performance of well-known plays on the Schlosshof stage has become one of the cultural highlights of the summer in Roth.

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In the foodsteps of Elisabeth

This is an open-air theatre production and historical tour offered by the Burgoberbach Theatre and Cultural Association at Lichtenau Fortress. The imposing fortifications, which date back to a medieval moated castle, provide the backdrop for this event. Join Empress Elisabeth on a journey through her eventful life, from her impetuous childhood in Bavaria to the golden cage of the Hofburg Palace, her restless search for freedom and her tragic end in Geneva.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

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International Street Theatre

On 30 August 2026, the International Street Theatre Festival will take place once again. Theatre, music, art and lots of fun will bring the city centre to life.

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