2nd Düren Ukulele Day — Aloha Düren

2nd Dürener Ukuleletag "Aloha Düren" — Workshops, Open Mic, and Concerts

The Dürener Ukuleletag "Aloha Düren" is one of the freshest music formats in the North Rhine-Westphalian festival landscape. First edition in 2025, second edition on September 4th and 5th, 2026. Venue: the green courtyard of the KOMM Youth and Cultural Center at August-Klotz-Straße 21, 52349 Düren. The format combines concerts, workshops, open mic, and sing-alongs centered around the ukulele — the smallest of plucked string instruments, which carries an entire subculture: from Hawaiian mele to indie pop to punk covers.

Opening Evening — Friday, September 4th, 2026

• 6:30 PM — Welcome and Get-Together in the KOMM Garden
• 7:00 PM — Opening Concert: PPNOU from Poland — described on the website as "the wildest ukulele band in Poland." Energetic covers and original compositions.
• Relaxed wind-down in the garden

The opening concert is the festival's only official concert segment and regularly attracts ukulele enthusiasts from all over western NRW and the Aachen region.

Workshop Day — Saturday, September 5th, 2026

Saturday is the heart of the festival — structured like a classic mini-festival with a packed schedule:

• 10:00 AM — Welcome Ceremony
• 10:15–11:00 AM — Beginner Workshop for children aged 10+ (no prior knowledge needed, instruments provided, maximum 15 participants, registration required by August 15th)
• 11:00 AM–12:00 PM — Three parallel workshops:
  • Hawaiian Songs (classic repertoire)
  • Reggae Groove Techniques
  • Swing Strumming Basics
• 12:00 PM–1:00 PM — Lunch Break with Networking
• 1:00 PM–2:00 PM — Workshop Repeats (second session)
• 3:00 PM–4:00 PM — Group Sing-Along — everyone together
• 4:00 PM–5:30 PM — Open Mic for registered participants
• 7:00 PM–9:00 PM — Closing Concert with Workshop Leaders

Workshops — Quickly Sold Out

The workshop concept is exclusive: maximum 15 participants per workshop, each workshop is offered twice (before and after lunch). The official website states: "Most workshops are sold out." If you want to participate, you should register quickly at [email protected] — registration deadline August 15th, 2026.

KOMM Düren — Cultural Center with History

The KOMM on August-Klotz-Straße has been Düren's most important alternative cultural center for decades. The former industrial building houses a concert hall, studios, workshops, and a large courtyard — the KOMM Garden, which becomes the festival grounds for the Ukulele Day. The center is supported by a dedicated community of musicians, volunteers, and the city of Düren. The Ukulele Day is part of KOMM's broad program of concerts, political events, and workshops.

Düren — Provincial Capital with Indie Spirit

Düren, with around 92,000 inhabitants, is located between Cologne and Aachen, nestled between the Rur river and the Eifel region. The city has classic provincial town structures — and precisely because of this, a vibrant, very local cultural life. The Ukulele Day fits perfectly into this character: not a mass-appeal mega-event, but a festival for enthusiasts, where everyone knows everyone and after two days, the feeling remains that you've helped found a small sub-scene.