Name: KI Festival Heilbronn 2026 2026
Start: 2026-07-25T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-26T00:00:00+00:00
Location: IPAI SPACES — Wohlgelegen / Zukunftspark Heilbronn

KI Festival

About KI Festival

Artificial Intelligence for Everyone — the KI Festival of the IPAI Foundation Heilbronn makes AI tangible, understandable, and experienceable. On July 25 and 26, 2026, the IPAI SPACES Campus in Heilbronn's Zukunftspark Wohlgelegen will transform into the largest two-day AI open space in Southern Germany: Over 50 speakers, more than 20 interactive workshops, 50+ practical use cases, art installations, live music, beach volleyball, and street food await you. Free admission, no registration required — a low-threshold platform for AI practice, research, education, and art, where families, students, seniors, and professionals are equally welcome. Up to 13,500 visitors are expected — the AI phenomenon of the Heilbronn region.

Dates 25 Jul — 26 Jul 2026

Venue Heilbronn (08121)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

KI Festival — edition 2026

The 5th KI Festival of the IPAI Foundation takes place on Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26, 2026, on the IPAI SPACES Campus in Heilbronn's Zukunftspark Wohlgelegen. Over 50 speakers, 20+ interactive workshops, 50+ practical use cases, art installations, live music, beach volleyball, and street food. Free admission, no registration required. Expected visitors: up to 13,500.

On the weekend of July 25 and 26, 2026, the IPAI Foundation opens its IPAI SPACES campus for the KI Festival. Across four program pillars — Main Stage, Workshop Tents, Exhibition Zone, and Art Zone — you will experience Artificial Intelligence in a tangible and understandable way. Saturday 11 AM–9 PM and Sunday 11 AM–6 PM, over 50 speakers, 20+ workshops, 50+ use cases, AI art installations, and a street food and beach volleyball accompanying program will provide a setting for encounters between research, business, and civil society.

Highlights KI Festival 2026

5th KI Festival of the IPAI Foundation
50+ speakers, 20+ workshops, 50+ use cases
Free admission, no registration required
Up to 13,500 expected visitors
Beach volleyball, street food, and AI art

Programme KI Festival 2026

Four Program Pillars

Main Stage

50+ speakers from science, business, and practice
Keynotes on generative AI, AI ethics, and AI applications
Panel discussions with experts
Artistic performances and live AI music

Workshop Tents (2 tents)

20+ interactive workshops
Topics: Prompt Engineering, AI in schools, generative AI, ethical AI
Registration recommended for selected workshops

Exhibition Zone

50+ use-case demonstrations
Hands-on projects from companies, research, and startups
Live demonstrations of interactive AI technologies

Art and Family Zone

AI art installations
Beach volleyball courts and volleyball tournaments for children
“AI Face Painting” and family-oriented workshops
Street food stalls

Opening Hours

Saturday, July 25: 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
Sunday, July 26: 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

Prices KI Festival 2026

Free admission. No registration required. Registration for selected workshops recommended. Food from street food stalls available for purchase.

Practical information

Practical information — KI Festival

Getting There

IPAI SPACES, Im Zukunftspark 11/13, 74076 Heilbronn-Wohlgelegen. Take the Stadtbahn from Heilbronn main station S4 towards Karlsruhe (stop Hauptbahnhof/Theresienwiese, then walk) or use the city bus. By car, take the A6 (Heilbronn/Sinsheim) and A81. Parking is available on campus.

Opening Hours

Saturday, July 25, 2026: 11:00 AM–9:00 PM. Sunday, July 26, 2026: 11:00 AM–6:00 PM.

Admission

Free admission, no registration required. Registration for selected workshops recommended via ipai-foundation.ai.

Tip

Come by bike or public transport — Zukunftspark Wohlgelegen is well-connected. Plan at least half a day, ideally both days for different program items.

KI Festival Heilbronn — AI for Everyone

The KI Festival Heilbronn is Germany's most important low-threshold platform for Artificial Intelligence. Organized by the IPAI Foundation (Innovationspark KI) on the IPAI SPACES Campus in Zukunftspark Wohlgelegen, the festival unites research, business, education, art, and civil society over one weekend. In 2026, the 5th edition will take place on Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26 — in the city of Heilbronn (state of Baden-Württemberg).

2026 Program — Stage, Workshops, Use Cases

The festival is built on four central pillars:

Main Stage — Keynotes, panel discussions, and artistic performances with over 50 speakers from science, business, and practice
Workshop Tents — over 20 interactive workshops in two dedicated tents on topics such as prompt engineering, AI in schools, generative AI, ethical AI
Exhibition Zone — over 50 practical use cases with hands-on projects, interactive technology demonstrations, and live presentations from companies, research institutions, and startups
Art Zone — AI art installations, live music generated by AI, creative hands-on activities

Families and All Generations Welcome

The festival is explicitly for everyone: families, students, seniors, university students, professionals. Special program items for children include volleyball tournaments, “AI face painting,” and family-oriented workshops. Beach volleyball courts, street food stalls, and live music turn the festival grounds into a summer weekend destination that goes far beyond mere technology transfer.

IPAI Foundation and the Heilbronn Zukunftspark

The IPAI Foundation (Innovationspark Künstliche Intelligenz) is Germany's largest AI hub and is developing into a European AI hub in the Zukunftspark Wohlgelegen in Heilbronn. The IPAI SPACES Campus offers spaces for research, startups, and established companies across several hectares. With the KI Festival, the Foundation opens its doors to the general public once a year — up to 13,500 visitors are expected.

Heilbronn — the Economic Metropolis on the Neckar

Heilbronn (around 130,000 inhabitants) is the economic center of the Heilbronn-Franken region and an independent city on the Neckar. In recent years, the city has developed into a hotspot for education and technology — with the Bildungscampus initiative, TUM Heilbronn, the AcademyCube, and now IPAI as an AI heavyweight. The KI Festival is a symbol of this transformation: Heilbronn is more than wine, Volksfest, and industrial city — it is Germany's emerging AI location.