Name: Hamburger Kindertheatertreffen 2026
Start: 2026-02-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-26T00:00:00+00:00
Location: FUNDUS THEATER, HoheLuftschiff, Flachsland Hamburger Puppentheater

Kindertheatertreffen

About Kindertheatertreffen

Once a year, the Hamburger Kindertheatertreffen bundles the most exciting productions from the city's independent children's theatre scene. For a week, Hamburg theatres perform their best plays at three central venues – at FUNDUS THEATER, at HoheLuftschiff, and at Flachsland Hamburger Puppentheater. For the first time in 2026, with accessible offerings such as audio description and tactile tours.

Dates 20 Feb — 26 Feb 2026

Venue Hamburg (02000)

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Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Kindertheatertreffen — edition 2026

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Hamburger Kindertheatertreffen 2026 from February 20 to 26 at three venues. Featuring the highlight "DANCE MACHINES" by Regina Rossi on February 24 at FUNDUS THEATER – a multimedia movement experience for ages 11 and up with VR headsets and headphones. First-time accessible performances with audio description and tactile tours.

A week of Hamburg children's theatre

The Kindertheatertreffen 2026 runs from Friday, February 20 to Thursday, February 26 at the Hamburg venues FUNDUS THEATER (Hamm), HoheLuftschiff (Eimsbüttel), and Flachsland Hamburger Puppentheater. The working group Hamburger Puppen- und Figurentheater and Kindertheaterszene Hamburg e.V. are bringing together a curated selection of the most exciting productions from the past season.

Highlights Kindertheatertreffen 2026

"DANCE MACHINES" as a VR premiere at FUNDUS THEATER. First-time accessible performances with audio description and tactile tours.

Programme Kindertheatertreffen 2026

Confirmed Highlight

Tue, February 24 – 10:00 AM – FUNDUS THEATER: "DANCE MACHINES" by Regina Rossi (ages 11+). A multimedia movement experience where the audience dances with the galactic-utopian avatars of two professional dancers in an analog-virtual space – with VR headsets and headphones.

Program Structure

The full program will be published on hamburger-kindertheater.de. Typical structure:

Morning performances – for school classes, with advance booking
Afternoon and evening performances – for families
Weekend program – performance blocks with family activities

Accessible Premieres 2026

Audio description for selected performances for visually impaired visitors
Tactile tours before the performance – props and stage sets to touch

Prices Kindertheatertreffen 2026

Tickets via the respective venues. School class tickets with advance booking; family tickets via the theatre box offices.

Practical information

Practical information — Kindertheatertreffen

FUNDUS THEATER

Sievekingdamm 3, 20535 Hamburg-Hamm. Getting there: Subway U3 Burgstraße.

HoheLuftschiff

Eimsbüttel – Getting there: Subway U3 Hoheluftbrücke or U2 Christuskirche.

Flachsland Hamburger Puppentheater

Exact address via hamburger-kindertheater.de.

Tickets

Via the respective venues. Performances for school classes in the morning, family performances in the afternoon and on weekends.

The independent children's theatre scene on one stage

The Hamburger Kindertheatertreffen is the annual stocktake of Hamburg's children's theatre scene: Which productions set standards in the past season? Who experimented? What should young audiences absolutely see? The festival brings together a curated selection of plays from the last twelve months at three central venues.

Three venues, one scene

Performances take place at FUNDUS THEATER – research theatre at Sievekingdamm 3 in Hamm (subway Burgstraße); at HoheLuftschiff in Eimsbüttel; and at Flachsland Hamburger Puppentheater. These three venues exemplify the breadth of the Hamburg scene – research theatre, family theatre, and puppet theatre under one festival roof.

Accessible offerings 2026

In 2026, the festival will see a significant expansion: Thanks to additional funding, accessible offerings will be included in the programme for the first time – individual performances with audio description for visually impaired visitors and tactile tours before the performance, where props and stage sets can be felt.