Events in Frankfurt

A six-day festival where school groups from across Germany show their dance and theatre productions at venues all over Frankfurt – free and open to everyone.

A choreographed outdoor show combining water fountains, fire effects, lasers and music, with food stalls and live music before the performance.

Fratopia flips classical concert rules with free, immersive performances across all halls of the Alte Oper – pick your own path and discover music in new ways.

A pop-culture-infused interactive exhibition exploring family, community and creative collaboration, curated by Mike D of the Beastie Boys.

Six days of exhibitions, concerts, workshops and parties that turn Frankfurt into a stage for creative minds.

Frankfurt's traditional autumn funfair brings roller coasters, a Ferris wheel, ghost trains, and plenty of caramelised almonds to the Festplatz am Ratsweg for two weeks.

A ten-day festival across Frankfurt that explores the future of food through tastings, workshops, talks and parties.

Amy Herzog's contemporary adaptation of Ibsen's classic about a picture-perfect marriage hiding a dangerous secret, performed in English at Kulturhaus Frankfurt.

A week-long series of free, inclusive sports and movement activities across Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region to encourage everyone to #BeActive.

Join Pippi Longstocking as she scrubs Villa Kunterbunt, gets shipwrecked, and teaches two burglars a lesson in this musical birthday adventure.

A darkly comedic chamber piece in which three characters grapple with the state of the world while trapped in a claustrophobic room.

A photo collection celebrating Ursula Edelmann's century-spanning documentation of Frankfurt's post-war reconstruction and architectural evolution.

A classical music festival exploring courage, with about 30 concerts, public masterclasses and an exhibition honouring Pablo Casals’ 150th birthday at Kronberg’s Casals Forum.

Three weeks of concerts, workshops, films, talks, and celebrations — Offenbach's local organisations invite you to experience the city's diversity and get talking to one another.

A quirky, time-travelling AI named KARL desperately tries to save humanity from extinction in this one-woman show.

Group exhibition exploring the intersection of care, artificial intelligence, and vulnerability with works by Awori, Smrekar, Superflux, and Kazarova.

Discover around one hundred animal sculptures by August Gaul, one of Germany's first modern sculptors.

Five weeks of Bavarian-style festivities in a large festival tent with live music, Frühschoppen, and a special Ladies' night.

A cinematic exhibition exploring Greenland's identity, climate, and geopolitics through immersive projections and the art of Julie Edel Hardenberg.

Peter Handke's text 'Self-Accusation' is staged as a poetic confession of human flaws and everyday rule‑breaking – a counterpoint to the pressure of self‑optimisation.

A mixed-media exhibition by Saskia Schüler exploring transformation, time, and transience at Atelierfrankfurt.

A guided tour behind the scenes of the Frankfurt Schauspielhaus, exploring its history, architecture and theatre technology.

A gripping, female-focused take on Sophocles' ancient tragedy about conscience, power, and defiance – intense, compact, and brilliantly acted.

Germany's oldest film festival for young audiences, showcases international films for ages 3 to 18+. With competitions, film talks, and participatory workshops, it's a celebration of cinema.