KPiP Festival Rheinberg

The 4th edition in 2025 marked an important consolidation step for the KPiP Festival — three days with expanded programming, a growing audience, and a solidified event concept. Initiators Manuela Cengiz Bechert and Renan Cengiz ("die Vallanisten") were able to build on the 2023 Heimatpreis award and establish the festival as a Lower Rhine brand. Awareness teams, a focus on sustainability in catering and logistics, and the programmatic triptych of techno, punk, and singer-songwriter made the format an authentic subcultural contribution to the Lower Rhine festival calendar. The experience of 2025 led to the concept for 2026 — with a continued value profile and an expanded network of artists.