Buchbusch Festival
2025
Edition 2025 — Finished
Edition 2025 — Buchbusch
Premiere 2025 — The Kick-off
The first edition in 2025 was a test — and a success. Buchbusch Festival e.V. conceived the format as a compact one-day festival with a clear identity: first-class techno, a creative stage concept with industrial aesthetics, food trucks with upscale street food, not a typical mainstream open-air, but a subcultural reference for club-affine visitors.
The response was good enough to motivate the association to significantly expand the event in 2026 — a second stage (Warrior Stage), longer playing times, a broader lineup. Pforzheim and the North Baden club scene now have a new established open-air event that is also recognized regionally.
Published by Valentin Contard, festival listings writer. Reviewed, corrected and approved by Christophe Contard, editor-in-chief. .