2nd Gießen Cultural Night – decentralized festival at 65 locations with over 200 events from afternoon until late at night
The Gießen Cultural Night was first held in 2024 and celebrates its second edition in 2026 – a decentralized city festival where the central Hessian university city becomes a stage. More than 200 events are spread across 65 venues in the entire city center: theaters, galleries, cafés, bookstores, churches, university buildings, cinemas, clubhouses, bars.
Unlike classic "Long Nights," the Gießen Cultural Night starts in the afternoon at 2 PM and runs for 19 hours without interruption – until late at night. This makes it family-friendly and not just a nighttime event for adults.
The program spectrum is intentionally broad: exhibitions in galleries and museums, readings in bookstores, city tours with various focuses, concerts from classical to pop, parties in clubs, theater and dance performances, films, workshops, and hands-on activities for all age groups.
The Stadttheater Gießen is one of the central venues. The 2026 program includes: theater tours, "Tea Time Jazz," "Little Lila Lieder," readings like "Rilke & Rhythmus," theater performances, and an intergenerational Cultural Night party starting at 10 PM.
New is an interactive online program generator, allowing visitors to create their personal Cultural Night program based on random selection – an original attempt to counter choice overload with 200 parallel events. The festival wristband serves as admission and program guide. Points of sale: Haus der Karten (Kreuzplatz 6), Stadtbüro im Rathaus, Punkt und Strich (Kirchenplatz 4), Tourist-Information (Schulstraße 4).
One day, one city, the entire cultural spectrum: from 2 PM, theaters, galleries, bookstores, cafés, churches, cinemas, bars, and university buildings in Gießen's city center fill with events. Over 200 events allow each visitor a personalized tour, with the online program generator helping to put it together.
Festival wristbands on advance sale. Points of sale: Haus der Karten (Kreuzplatz 6), Stadtbüro im Rathaus (Berliner Platz 1), Punkt und Strich (Kirchenplatz 4), Tourist-Information (Schulstraße 4). Exact prices at giessener-kulturnacht.de.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 2:00 PM until late at night.
65 venues throughout Gießen's city center: theaters, galleries, cafés, churches, university buildings, cinemas, bars, clubhouses.
By train: Gießen station, from there walking distance to most venues. Shuttle service within the festival area.
Festival wristbands on advance sale. Points of sale: Haus der Karten (Kreuzplatz 6), Stadtbüro im Rathaus (Berliner Platz 1), Punkt und Strich (Kirchenplatz 4), Tourist-Information (Schulstraße 4). Prices available at giessener-kulturnacht.de.
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65 dezentrale Spielstätten in der Innenstadt
Innenstadt Gießen, 35390 Gießen