6 Best Performing Arts Venues in The Bodensee, Germany

A dramatic floating stage supports orchestras and opera stars during the famous Bregenzer Festspiele from mid-July to mid-August. Make reservations well in advance. The Austrian town of Bregenz is about 9 km (6 miles) by car or train or a 20-minute ferry ride from Lindau, on the other side of the bay.

Concerts and variously themed DJ nights are held at Kulturladen.

Enjoy opera in an intimate setting at the Lindauer Marionettenoper, where puppets do the singing and shows end with a charming backstage tour and Q&A with the puppeteers. Tickets are available online and at the Stadttheater box office.

The Spiegelsaal (Hall of Mirrors) of the Neues Schloss is the magnificent setting for the annual international chamber music festival. Events run May until December. Tickets and information are available at the Tourist Information Office in Meersburg, Markdorf, and Konstanz

In August, this one-day fest features street events, music, clowns, and magicians, capped off by fireworks over the lake. Neighboring Kreuzlingen in Switzerland also hosts a Seenachtfest separate from Konstanz.

The Stadttheater, Germany's oldest active theater, has staged plays since 1609 and has its own repertory company.