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Letters of Liberty - Studio Julian Hölscher - SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival 2024

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

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Events
in Karlsruhe

Immerse yourself in the city's diverse events and enjoy culture, music and sport up close - experience your Karlsruhe!

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Highlights of the year

Flags at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

2025

200 years of KIT -
Anniversary

Festival of the senses on Karlsruhe's market square

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

May 03 & 04, 2025

Feast for the senses

Classic car exhibition in front of Karlsruhe Palace at the 2019 tribute to Carl Benz

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

May 04, 2025

Tribute to Carl Benz

Science Festival 2023

Science Office City of Karlsruhe

May 17 - 25, 2025

Science festival
EFFEKTE

Lounge 76 on Karlsruhe's market square in summer 2024

© City Initiative Karlsruhe e.V. | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

From May 2025

Lounge 76

View of DAS FEST AM SEE 2024

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

July 16 - 22, 2025

THE FESTIVAL AT THE LAKE

Peter Fox at DAS FEST 2024

© KME | Photo: Steffen Eirich

July 24 - 27, 2025

THE FEST

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Dance performance at the India Summer Days 2024 in Karlsruhe

© KME | Photo: Gustai Pixelgrün

July 25 - 27, 2025

INDIA SUMMER DAYS

KAMUNA Karlsruhe Museum Night © KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH Photo_Bruno Kelzer (20)

© KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH

August 02, 2025

KAMUNA

Liberty Enlightening the World - Julia Shamsheieva - SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival 2024

© KME | Photo: Artis Uli Deck

August 14 - September 14, 2025

SCHLOSSLICHT-
SPIELE Light Festival

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© KME / Jürgen Rösner

August 22 & 23, 2025

Karlsruhe
Festival of Lights

Diner en blanc Karlsruhe © KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH_Photo Paul Needham (11)

© KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH

September 06, 2025

Dîner en blanc

Schlossplatz_2022_Summer_©_KME_JürgenRösner_2

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

September 14, 2025

Day of the open
monument

Aerial artistry on the construction site crane at the Karlsruhe City Festival 2024

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

October 11 & 12, 2025

Karlsruhe City Festival

Perspective from above on the floor painting in Karlsruhe city center

the whole year

Actions at the
construction site

The Karlsruhe Christmas Market 2023

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

From November 24, 2025

The CHRISTMAS CITY of Karlsruhe

Ice skating with a view of Karlsruhe Palace at Stadtwerke Karlsruhe WINTERZEIT 2023

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

November 24, 2025 - january 25, 2026

Stadtwerke
Karlsruhe
WINTER TIME

Christmas stadium singing in the BBBank Wildpark in Karlsruhe

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

December 2025

Christmas singing
Stadium singing

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