Events in Karlsruhe

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Los Romeras "Science for Impact" at the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE (Castle Light Show) in summer 2025 on the facade of Karlsruhe Palace

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

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Events
in Karlsruhe

Immerse yourself in the city's diverse events and enjoy culture, music, and sports up close—experience Karlsruhe for yourself!

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Highlights 2026

Layout Festival of the Senses 2025

April 25 & 26, 2026

Feast for the senses

Image of two hands forming a heart with colorful stage lighting in the background

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May 16, 2026

SWR3 ESC Party

To the final of the Eurovision Song Contest

Til Festival Triangle 2024

TRIANGEL Transfer | Culture | Space, Photo: Sandra Göttisheim

Science
Events

Perspective from above on the floor painting in Karlsruhe city center

the whole year

All activities related to the construction site

View of runners' feet running along a road

© KTG | Photo: Envato

sports events

Two tasting glasses from the Long Night of Breweries 2024

© KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH

May 22, 2026

Long night of the
breweries

Music to go 2024 - Groovy funky BigBand on the market square

© KME | Photo: Jodo

June 27, 2026

— music to go

Durlach Old Town Festival on July 04 and 05, 2025

© Sahin Bagoglu

July 3 & 4, 2026

48th Durlach Old Town Festival (
)

View of DAS FEST AM SEE 2024

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

July 15–21, 2026

THE FESTIVAL AT THE LAKE

Evening atmosphere at DAS FEST 2025 in Karlsruhe

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

July 23–26, 2026

THE FEST

INDIA SUMMER DAYS 2025

© KME | Photo: Gustai Pixelgrün

July 24–26, 2026

INDIA SUMMER DAYS

Los Romeras "Science for Impact" at the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE (Castle Light Show) in summer 2025 on the facade of Karlsruhe Palace

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

August 13 – September 13, 2026

SCHLOSSLICHT-
SPIELE Light Festival

Guided tour on Open Monument Day at Karlsruhe Market Square 2024

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

September 13, 2026

Open Monument Day® (
)

The card pyramid at the 2025 city festival in Karlsruhe

© KME/Jürgen Rösner

October 10 & 11, 2026

Karlsruhe City Festival

Highlights of the Karlsruhe Christmas Market 2025: the mulled wine pyramid, the Ferris wheel, and Santa Claus flying overhead

© KME | Photo: Katharina Stock

From November 23, 2026

The CHRISTMAS CITY of Karlsruhe

View of the illuminated Karlsruhe public utility company WINTER TIME 2025

© KME | Photo: Katharina Stock

November 23, 2026 – January 24, 2027

Stadtwerke
Karlsruhe
WINTER TIME

Atmospheric lights at the Christmas stadium sing-along 2025 in Karlsruhe

© KME | Photo: Jürgen Rösner

December 20, 2026

Christmas singing
Stadium singing

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Handel Festival Karlsruhe 2026 — February 20 to March 8, 2026

International Handel Festival in

Float at the Karlsruhe 2024 carnival parade — February 20 to March 8, 2026

International Handel Festival in

A look into the future

City of Karlsruhe, Press and Information Office, MMG

The World Games 2029

July 19 - 29, 2029

All information can be found here!

Frequently asked questions

You can find current events in Karlsruhe in the events calendar at karlsruhe-erleben.de. There you will find events for the whole family in the areas of culture, music, sports, and more, clearly arranged by date and category. In addition, this page lists the highlight events of the year with their programs.
This year's major events in Karlsruhe include DAS FEST, the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival, the Karlsruhe City Festival, the Festival of the Senses, the Karlsruhe Christmas Town, and several more. You can find all the highlight events here.
You can register your event in Karlsruhe via the event notification form at karlsruhe-erleben.de. If the criteria are met and after editorial review, the date will appear in the event calendar and will be visible to visitors.