Shows this weekend in Frankfurt

A week of contemporary dance performances, workshops and talks by independent artists at five venues across Frankfurt.

A free opening weekend of the mobile FlieKü artists' studio on François-Mitterrand-Platz, with creative minigolf, architecture tours, and an open-air classical concert.

A solo performance that explores the life stage of women over 50, beyond clichés and stereotypes.

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

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 medieval adventure for kids – the young squire Arthur accidentally pulls the sword from the stone and becomes king.

A medieval mystery staged outdoors at Grüneburgpark.

Four networking evenings for Frankfurt residents interested in volunteering, with discussion and free training opportunities.

A theatre adaptation of Franz Kafka's nightmarish novel about a man trapped in a labyrinth of absurd bureaucracy.

A nationwide cinema weekend where all tickets cost just 5 euros, including previews and premium seats at Frankfurt’s participating theatres.

A day trip by heritage train to the 'Night of a Thousand Fires' fireworks on the Rhine- river cruise or a landside ticket.

A site-specific performance ritual for listening with and to rivers, featuring a pre-show workshop inside the Westhausen cemetery's funeral hall.

An evening of classical and contemporary accordion music, from baroque to tango, in the resonant Dreikönigskirche.

Four people come together for a dinner that quickly turns into a night of reckoning, where business, money, and buried secrets collide.

Senidah and Coby perform live at the Jahrhunderthalle for a high-energy Balkan Festival.

Free guided tours of the historic railway depot and former marshalling yard in Darmstadt-Kranichstein for Open Monument Day.

Eule und Lerche bring a colourful mix of Nu Jazz and children’s music to Mousonturm Studio 1 for a sing-along concert.

Catch both the family matinee and the glitzy evening magic extravaganza from Berlin's charismatic comedy magicians.

A picture book afternoon for ages 4 and up where Daniel Fehr reads from his whimsical guide to mastering life's everyday and fantastical situations.