Name: Baden-Baden Summer Nights 2026
Start: 2026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-05T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Kurgarten vor dem Kurhaus Baden-Baden

Summer Nights Baden-Baden

About Summer Nights Baden-Baden

From July 2nd to 5th, 2026, the Kurgarten in front of the Kurhaus Baden-Baden will transform into an open-air stage: The Baden-Baden Summer Nights offer four days of live music, tribute bands for Coldplay, Elton John, Billy Joel, The Police, and Genesis, jazz, big bands, and DJ sets — all with free admission. Against the historic Belle Époque backdrop of the Kurhaus, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Great Spa Towns of Europe, locals and spa guests come together. Street food partners and regional specialties round off the balmy summer evenings.

Dates 02 Jul — 05 Jul 2026

Venue Baden-Baden (08211)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Summer Nights Baden-Baden — edition 2026

The 2026 Baden-Baden Summer Nights will take place from July 2nd to 5th in the Kurgarten in front of the Kurhaus Baden-Baden. Four days of open-air music with free admission: Tribute bands (Coldplay, Elton John, Billy Joel, The Police, Genesis), jazz with KIT Big Band, DJ sets, street food, cocktail bars. Organizer Baden-Baden Events GmbH.

Four Open-Air Days 2026

The 2026 Baden-Baden Summer Nights run from Thursday, July 2nd, to Sunday, July 5th, 2026, in the Kurgarten in front of the Kurhaus. Free admission on all four days. The organizer is Baden-Baden Events GmbH.

Program profile: Tribute bands for Coldplay, Elton John, Billy Joel, The Police, and Genesis. Jazz and big band program (including KIT Big Band on Sunday afternoon). DJ sets in the late evening. Street food partners, cocktail bar, regional wines, and beers. Detailed daily program and band selection will be published in advance on badenbadenevents.de.

Highlights Summer Nights Baden-Baden 2026

Open Air in the Kurgarten in front of the UNESCO World Heritage Kurhaus
Tribute bands for Coldplay, Elton John, Billy Joel, The Police, Genesis
Jazz and Big Band (KIT Big Band Sunday afternoon)
DJ sets in the late evening
Street food, regional wines, cocktail bar
Free admission on all four days

Programme Summer Nights Baden-Baden 2026

July 2–5, 2026 in the Kurgarten

Thursday 07/02/2026 — Opening of the Summer Nights with live music and DJ set
Friday 07/03/2026 — Tribute band evening with classics from Coldplay and Genesis
Saturday 07/04/2026 — Tribute bands (Elton John, Billy Joel, The Police), DJ aftershow
Sunday 07/05/2026 — Jazz afternoon with KIT Big Band, closing

The schedule and exact band selections will be announced from spring 2026 on badenbadenevents.de.

Prices Summer Nights Baden-Baden 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks at the catering stands at market prices.

Practical information

Practical information — Summer Nights Baden-Baden

Getting There

By train: Baden-Baden station, then take bus lines 201, 205, 216 or a ten-minute walk through the Kurpark. By car: A 5 (exits Baden-Baden / Rastatt), parking garages at the Festspielhaus and Augustaplatz. Arrival by public transport is recommended — the KONUS guest card offered by many Black Forest hotels covers buses and trains in the region.

Opening Hours

July 2–5, 2026, daily open air in the Kurgarten. Program and concert times will be published in advance on badenbadenevents.de.

Admission

Free admission on all four days. Food and drinks at the gastronomic partners at market prices.

A Summer Stage in a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Few open-air concert series in Germany are staged against such a magnificent backdrop: The Kurgarten of Baden-Baden, directly in front of the classicist Kurhaus with its colonnaded facade and casino, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2021 as one of the eleven European spa towns of the Great Spa Towns of Europe. It is here that Baden-Baden Events GmbH will stage the Baden-Baden Summer Nights from July 2nd to 5th, 2026 — four days of open-air music with free admission, in an atmosphere that oscillates between a glamorous spa town and a relaxed summer festival.

Tribute Bands, Jazz, and DJ Sets

The program deliberately focuses on diversity. Tribute bands pay homage to the greats of pop and rock history: Coldplay, Elton John, Billy Joel, The Police, Genesis — classics that connect generations. In addition, there will be jazz (the KIT Big Band traditionally plays on Sunday afternoons), Latin and soul ensembles, and DJ sets to round off the evening. Established artists alternate with young talents from the region. The selection is programmatically broad — from cover bands and funk and soul to electronic dance music.

Street Food, Lounges, and Summer Night Atmosphere

Selected gastronomic partners have set up around the stages in the Kurgarten. Street food stalls offer everything from burgers and wraps to Asian dishes and classic regional specialties. Cocktail bars and wine stands serve regional wines from the nearby Markgräflerland and Ortenau regions. Lounges with deckchairs and bistro tables on the lawns create the atmosphere for which the Kurgarten is known: not a hard festival summer vibe, but relaxed summer nights under old plane trees and linden trees, with a view of the Kurhaus and the theater.

A Festival for the City and its Guests

The Baden-Baden Summer Nights are aimed equally at locals and the international guests who visit Baden-Baden in large numbers during the summer. Precisely because admission is free, concert-goers in elegant attire mingle with families in summer clothes and tourists with guidebooks. The low-threshold format fits the city's DNA: high culture, but accessible. Baden-Baden Events GmbH coordinates the program and will gradually publish the schedule and band lineup in spring before the festival on badenbadenevents.de.