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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

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

Tasty Ticket 2024

© KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH

June 06 - September 14, 2025

Karlsruhe Summer of Pleasure

Lounge 76 on Karlsruhe's market square in summer 2024

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

JUNE until September 2025

Lounge 76 at
marketplace

Kevin Karl at a construction site on Karlsruhe's market square

JULY 09 TO OCTOBER 01, 2025

Excavator & Beats

Til Festival Triangle 2024

TRIANGEL Transfer | Culture | Space, Photo: Sandra Göttisheim

Science events

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

Layout of Media art is here 2025

City of Karlsruhe | Cultural Office

August 14 - September 14, 2025

Media art is here

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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

Layout of the Open Monument Day 2025

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

DER BALL 2025 in Karlsruhe

KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

November 08, 2025

THE BALL 2025 -
we celebrate the KIT

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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calendar

Pop-up exhibition Law - the rules of everyday life

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Kid's Zone in the Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe

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Long Night of the Breweries Karlsruhe © KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH Photo Juergen Roesner (25) — July 11, 2025

Long Night of the Breweries

Durlach Old Town Festival on July 04 and 05, 2025 — July 11, 2025

Long Night of the Breweries