Kultursommer im Spitalgarten Schwandorf
Open-air concerts in the courtyard in front of the Spitalkirche
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Open-Air Culture in the Spitalgarten
The Kultursommer im Spitalgarten is one of the most beautiful open-air concert series in the Oberpfalz region. The venue is the Spitalgarten – a historic courtyard in Schwandorf's old town between the town hall and the Spitalkirche, a place with plane trees, urban patina, and extraordinary acoustics. In the summer weeks, concerts are held on the open-air stage in this courtyard, ranging from cabaret song forms, chamber music acoustics, and world music danceability.
Biennial Rhythm
The festival runs on a biennial rhythm – after 2022 and 2024, the next edition is in 2026. In the intervening summers, the city's cultural office offers other events in the Spitalgarten (open-air cinema, smaller concerts), but the actual festival takes place every two years.
Program Line
The curatorial line of the Schwandorf Cultural Office is consistent: no mainstream pop music, but artists with their own unique style – Bavarian music cabaret (Mathias Kellner, Bavarian Cabaret Award 2018), chanson and songwriter tradition (Die Nowak), world music (Yeni Tori y Afroson), and similar acts. This selection is designed for an adult audience looking for a concert format in the Spitalgarten that is more sophisticated than Schwandorf's civic festivals but more accessible than the formal city hall.
Spitalkirche and Schwandorf
The Spitalkirche is one of the oldest sacred buildings in the city – its history dates back to the High Middle Ages; it served as the house of worship for the medieval civic hospital. Next to it is the historic town hall; the courtyard where the concerts take place opens up in front of both. Schwandorf, with just under 30,000 inhabitants, is a Große Kreisstadt (major district town) in the Landkreis Schwandorf (district of Schwandorf), located in the Oberpfalz region halfway between Regensburg and Weiden – a dense regional cultural offering in which the Kultursommer plays a special role.
Kultursommer Spitalgarten — edition 2026
Four Festival Days, Three Concerts
The 2026 Kultursommer is structured around three concert evenings within a four-day timeframe (July 25th is a rest day, concerts on July 23rd, 24th, and 26th). Each evening features its own musical world, with the shared setting of the Spitalgarten serving as the curatorial link.
Three Programmatic Pillars
On July 23rd, Die Nowak opens the festival with Bavarian music cabaret – a sharp mix of song theater and stand-up. On July 24th, Mathias Kellner, one of Bavaria's most respected songwriters and winner of the Bavarian Cabaret Award 2018, presents his calm, acoustic chanson artistry. The finale on July 26th features Yeni Tori y Afroson with Cuban-Afro-Caribbean sounds – a dance evening to round off the festival joyfully.
Open-Air Format
Concerts start at 8:00 PM and end around 10:00 PM. Seats are numbered. Food and drinks are available before and after the concerts.
Programme Kultursommer Spitalgarten 2026
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026, 8:00 PM
- Die Nowak und die Leute aus der Raucherpause – Bavarian music cabaret, song theater
Friday, July 24th, 2026, 8:00 PM
- Mathias Kellner – Chanson / acoustic songwriter (Bavarian Cabaret Award 2018, Marktoberdorf Music Prize)
Sunday, July 26th, 2026, 8:00 PM
- Yeni Tori y Afroson – Cuban-Afro-Caribbean world music, dance evening
Notes
- Concerts 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM under the plane trees
- Numbered seating
- Parkhaus Venus nearby (Böhmische Torgasse 3)
- Wheelchair spaces upon advance reservation; access via Spitalstraße
- In case of thunderstorms, relocation to an alternative venue possible – updates on the festival website
Highlights Kultursommer Spitalgarten 2026
Prices Kultursommer Spitalgarten 2026
Practical information — Kultursommer Spitalgarten
Getting There
Spitalgarten 1, 92421 Schwandorf. Approximately an 8-minute walk from Schwandorf main station to the old town. By car: A93 (exit Schwandorf-Süd or Nord). Parking: Parkhaus Venus (Böhmische Torgasse 3) in the immediate vicinity.
Tickets
Advance sales start in May 2026 on okticket.de. Prices in advance: €22 (concessions €20), at the box office: €25 (concessions €23). Seated concert, early purchase recommended.
Accessibility
Wheelchair spaces available upon advance reservation. Accessible entrance via Spitalstraße. Sanitary facilities in the area.
Concert Times
Concerts run from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM under the plane trees of the Spitalgarten. In case of extreme weather (thunderstorms), relocation to an alternative venue is possible – information on the festival website and Facebook page.
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