Name: DORTBUNT City Festival Dortmund 2026
Start: 2026-05-08T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-10T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Innenstadt Dortmund (Friedensplatz, Alter Markt, Hansaplatz, Kleppingstraße, Reinoldikirchplatz)

DORTBUNT

About DORTBUNT

From May 8th to 10th, 2026, Dortmund's city center will transform into a festival mile: DORTBUNT brings Michael Schulte, Felix Jaehn, Paula Carolina, Alli Neumann, and dozens of other acts to ten stages around Friedensplatz, Alter Markt, Hansaplatz, Reinoldikirchplatz, and Kleppingstraße. City festival, family program, roller disco, and workshops — three days of city party with free admission.

Dates 08 May — 10 May 2026

Venue Dortmund (05913)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

DORTBUNT — edition 2026

Three days of DORTBUNT with ten stages, headliners Michael Schulte and Felix Jaehn, family program, and interactive workshops. Free admission at Friedensplatz, Alter Markt, Hansaplatz, Reinoldikirchplatz, and Kleppingstraße.

DORTBUNT 2026 is the eighth city festival in this series. Over three days, concerts, workshops, family activities, and the roller disco in the former C&A building in Dortmund's city center will take place. Sunday is the traditional Family Day.

Highlights DORTBUNT 2026

Michael Schulte (Fri) and Felix Jaehn (Sat) as headliners
10 stages across the city center
Roller Disco in the former C&A building
Family Day on Sunday with the DODO stage
Free admission

Programme DORTBUNT 2026

Friday, May 8th, 2026

Friedensplatz (Main Stage): Michael Schulte, Paula Carolina
Alter Markt: Local Acts
Hansaplatz: Indie / Singer-Songwriter
Reinoldikirchplatz: Jazz (Glen Buschmann Jazz Academy)

Saturday, May 9th, 2026

Friedensplatz (Main Stage): DJ Felix Jaehn, Alli Neumann
Daily Thompson, Walking On Rivers, Ian Schneider, Isselcopter on the side stages
Roller Disco in the former C&A building
Graffiti, Parkour, Dance Workshops

Sunday, May 10th, 2026 — Family Day

DODO Stage (Kleppingstraße): Children's and family program
Creative and movement activities with FABIDO
Spacebuzz One Simulator
Roller Disco continues to be open
Culinary demonstrations

Prices DORTBUNT 2026

Free admission to all stages and workshops. Food and drinks are subject to a charge.

Practical information

Practical information — DORTBUNT

Getting There

Dortmund's city center is easily accessible by public transport for DORTBUNT. U-Bahn stations Reinoldikirche, Stadtgarten, Hauptbahnhof. Regional trains (RB and RE) bring visitors from all over the Ruhr area directly to the festival. Use the multi-storey car parks in the city center.

Admission

Free admission to all stages and workshops. Food, drinks, and some special activities are subject to a charge.

Tip

Sunday is Family Day with the strongest children's program. For the headliner concerts at Friedensplatz (Schulte Friday, Jaehn Saturday), arrive early — this stage is usually very crowded.

DORTBUNT — the big city festival with ten stages

When Dortmund's city center becomes a festival mile once a year, DORTBUNT is back. From May 8th to 10th, 2026, the city festival with the programmatic motto “10 Stages. 3 Days. 1 City Festival” celebrates its 8th edition. Initiated by the City of Dortmund in 2018, DORTBUNT has established itself as a central identity event for the city — deliberately free, deliberately inclusive, deliberately Dortmund-style.

Headliner Concerts at Friedensplatz

The main music stage is located at Friedensplatz:

Friday, May 8th, 2026 — Michael Schulte (Germany's ESC representative 2018) and Paula Carolina
Saturday, May 9th, 2026 — DJ Felix Jaehn (Headliner with global hits like “Cheerleader”) and Alli Neumann
Sunday, May 10th, 2026 — Family Program on the DODO stage (Kleppingstraße)

More Stages Across the City

The stages are spread across the central squares and streets:

Alter Markt — Local bands and DJ sets
Hansaplatz — Indie, Pop, Singer-Songwriter
Reinoldikirchplatz — Jazz with the Glen Buschmann Jazz Academy
Kleppingstraße (DODO Stage) — Family and children's program on Sunday
Roller Disco in the former C&A building (Saturday & Sunday)

Interactive Program — The People's Side of the Festival

DORTBUNT is not just concerts, but an interactive festival. Workshops on urban themes such as graffiti, parkour, dance, improvisation, and maker skills invite you to try things out yourself. For families, there are creative and movement activities provided by FABIDO, plus the Spacebuzz One simulator and culinary demonstrations.

Dortmund as a “Colorful” City — Identity in the City Festival

The name DORTBUNT is its program: Since the structural change away from coal and steel, Dortmund has become one of North Rhine-Westphalia's most diverse cities — with over 180 nations, a growing cultural scene, and a strong transformation from an industrial location to a knowledge and service metropolis. DORTBUNT tells this story once a year in a concentrated form, right in the city center of the independent city of Dortmund.