132 Best Performing Arts Venues in Germany

Opera, theater, and ballet performances as well as concerts are staged in this popular modern theater.

Bad Tölz is world renowned for its outstanding boys' choir. When not in Munich or out on tour, the choir gives regular concerts in the Kurhaus.

This former planetarium on the edge of the Hofgarten hosts more than 450 concerts annually and is the home of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, which plays from September to June.

This traditional wine festival takes place in early August in the Olewig district of Trier. As well as local wine, there's live music and various regional culinary specialties to be enjoyed.

Trier's Christmas market features nearly a hundred wooden huts selling Christmas decorations, toys and candles, as well as Glühwein (mulled wine), sausages, and potato cakes. It takes place on the main market square and in front of the impressive backdrop of Trier cathedral.

Concerts, theater, exhibitions, and other events are staged at this sociocultural center and cabaret stage housed in a former cloth factory.

A state-funded foundation for young European musicians, this is also a traditional setting for chamber music concerts, just a short walk up the hill from the main train station.

The Volkstheater presents plays, from the classics to more contemporary works, musicals, dance performances, and concerts.

Opera lovers swear that there are few more intense operatic experiences than the annual Wagner Festival in Bayreuth. The festival is held in July and August and you'll do best if you plan your visit several years in advance. It is nearly impossible to find a hotel room during the festival: try finding a room in a surrounding town instead of Bayreuth. Since tickets are now available online, it is easier than ever to experience Wagner on his home turf. For tickets, register on the website of the Bayreuther Festspiele Kartenbüro ( ticketshop.bayreuther-festspiele.de/en). The Festival releases its schedule in January and sends a notification to all the registered users who can then try to book tickets. A maximum of four tickets can be purchased on a first-come, first-served basis. 

During this annual festival, stands erected in the central square are stocked with wine and international foods in celebration of local agriculture. It's held the last week in May and first week in June, with a kick-off ceremony at the Marienkapelle.

Carnival rides, traditional folk music and dance, jousting on the Rhine, and fireworks create a jovial atmosphere at this annual festival, starting in late August, which honors the city's fishermen.

Two Zentraler Kartenvorverkauf ticket kiosks are in the underground concourse: one at Marienplatz, and one at Karlsplatz (Stachus).