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Germany and regional summer festivals 2026

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The German and regional summer festival calendar remains diverse, spanning classical music, metal, folk, and local community gatherings. Musical highlights include the 34th International Guitar Festival in Iserlohn (July 26–August 1) and the upcoming CITY JAZZ BRB festival in Brandenburg an der Havel (August 28). Jazzpoint Records will celebrate its 50th anniversary in Heilbronn on September 17. Other musical events include the Niederrhein Music Festival (starting August 23), the KWP Festival in Göttingen (August 14–15), and the House im Park festival in Worms. The 37th Musikfest Bremen runs from August 15 to September 4. Recent highlights of the open-air season include the Campus-Festival in Konstanz, which drew over 22,000 ~~fans for acts such as Sean Paul and Ski Aggu,~~ fans, and the Seefestival in Radolfzell, featuring metal and reggae artists like Doro Pesch and Gentleman. In Tettnang, the Schlossgarten Open Air hosted Avantasia and Sarah Connor despite heavy rain, while the Meersburg Open Air featured Culcha Candela, Clueso, and Versengold. The Summer Breeze Open Air in Dinkelsbühl also hosted performances including Castle Rat. Radolfzell. In Göttingen, the Symphonic Mob event brought together nearly 200 musicians ~~of various ages and skill levels~~ to rehearse works by composers such as Georges ~~Bizet,~~ Bizet and Sergei ~~Prokofiev, Edvard Grieg,~~ Prokofiev. Late-season and ~~Edward Elgar for an open-air concert. Looking ahead,~~ autumn programming includes the ~~Musiktage Mühlhausen~~ Rock am Bach festival ~~is scheduled for October 17 to 24, 2026,~~ in Wersten on September 18–19, featuring ~~jazz, music theater, brass music,~~ 14 bands, and ~~cabaret, opening with a performance by jazz singer Alma Naidu. In Austria,~~ the ~~Bregenz Hafenfest is scheduled for August 28–30~~ Kaiserpfalz Open Air at ~~Lake Constance.~~ the Kaiserswerth castle ruins on September ~~events include~~ 20. In Kornwestheim, the ~~Hansefestival in Korbach (September 5–6),~~ cultural season begins September 26 with a rock musical adaptation of ‘Hamlet’ and the ~~Folkfield Festival in Gelsenkirchen (September 11–12),~~ ‘Buntes Treiben’ family event. October features the Donaueschinger Musiktage (October 15–18), which will focus on polyphony through 20 premieres, and the ~~Jena Altstadtfest (September 11–20).~~ Musiktage Mühlhausen festival (October 17–24). In Berlin, the ‘Unerhörte Musik’ series will host accordion duo con:trust on October 13 and the percussion duo Amoeba on October 20.

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