KulturSommerQuartier Forchheim
Open-Air culture festival at Königsbad Park
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Forchheim's Summer Culture Under Old Trees
The KulturSommerQuartier is Forchheim's newest, but now established, open-air culture festival. Since 2021, the city of Forchheim's cultural office has been transforming an area in the south of the city centre at Königsbad – under old trees and on an open-air stage – into a summer event space. In 2026, the festival will be in its sixth edition.
Diversity Between Singer-Songwriter and BigBand
The programme deliberately crosses genre boundaries:
- Singer-Songwriter – in 2026, including Anna Depenbusch
- Rock and Pop – Rock of Fame (Cover band's 20th anniversary)
- Blues and Rhythm & Blues – Keller Mountain Blues Band (11 musicians)
- BigBand and Jazz – Swingaraiders BigBand 25th anniversary with Swing, Funk, and Latin Jazz
- Balkan and Electronic – Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem
- Theatre – Fränkischer Theatersommer with Shaw's Napoleon satire
- Children's Circus Festival with around 100 young performers
- Library Festival, Singing Festival, Readings as accompanying cultural programmes
Königsbad as a Festival Backdrop
The Königsbad Forchheim is one of the largest outdoor and indoor swimming pools in Upper Franconia; the adjacent park offers a shady, atmospheric festival area under old trees. The KulturSommerQuartier uses this backdrop as an open-air stage, so many concerts and events take place outdoors with a view of the park.
Forchheim, Königsbad, and City Culture
Forchheim is the district capital of the Landkreis Forchheim in Upper Franconia (Bavaria) and the gateway to the Fränkische Schweiz. With the Annafest, KulturSommerQuartier, "Überall Musik", and Christmas market, the city is among those district capitals in Upper Franconia that maintain an astonishingly broad and year-round cultural programme – the KulturSommerQuartier is the summer highlight of this programme.
KulturSommerQuartier — edition 2026
The KulturSommerQuartier 2026 takes place from Friday, June 12, to Sunday, July 19, 2026, at Königsbad Forchheim. It is the sixth edition of the festival, organised by the cultural office of the city of Forchheim.
Over the festival weeks, twelve events are scheduled on the open-air stage under old trees at Königsbad. The singer-songwriter Anna Depenbusch opens the festival on June 12. This is followed by, among others, Rock of Fame (June 19, cover band, 20th anniversary), Keller Mountain Blues Band (June 20, 11 musicians), the Children's Circus Festival (June 21) with around 100 young performers, the Swingaraiders BigBand (July 4, 25th anniversary), the Fränkischer Theatersommer (July 12, Shaw's Napoleon satire), and Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem (July 18).
In addition, a library festival, a concert by traditional Forchheim singing and music groups, a youth festival, and a circus evening are on the programme.
Programme KulturSommerQuartier 2026
Programme Highlights
- Fri 12.06. – Anna Depenbusch (Singer-Songwriter)
- Fri 19.06. – Rock of Fame – 20th Anniversary
- Sat 20.06. – Keller Mountain Blues Band
- Sun 21.06. – Children's Circus Festival with approx. 100 young performers
- Sat 04.07. – Swingaraiders BigBand (25th Anniversary, Swing/Funk/Latin Jazz)
- Sun 12.07. – Fränkischer Theatersommer: G.B. Shaw's Napoleon Satire
- Sat 18.07. – Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem (Balkan/Electronic)
- Sun 19.07. – Festival Finale
- + Library Festival, Concert of local singing and music groups, Youth Festival, Circus Evening
Highlights KulturSommerQuartier 2026
- Singer-songwriter Anna Depenbusch to open the festival
- Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem (Balkan-bass party)
- Swingaraiders BigBand 25th anniversary
- Fränkischer Theatersommer with Shaw's Napoleon satire
- Children's Circus Festival with approx. 100 young performers
- Open-air stage at Königsbad Park under old trees
Prices KulturSommerQuartier 2026
Prices range from free admission (Library Festival, etc.) to approx. €32 (concert highlights). Tickets via reservix.de, adticket.de, and ticket outlets.
Practical information — KulturSommerQuartier
Getting There
By train: Forchheim station (Nuremberg–Bamberg line), 15 minutes' walk to Königsbad. By car: A73 exit Forchheim Süd, then follow signs for Königsbad. Parking available around Königsbad.
Tickets
Ticket prices range from free admission to approx. €32. Tickets available via reservix.de, adticket.de, and local ticket outlets.
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Where it takes place KulturSommerQuartier
Veranstaltungsgelände KulturSommerQuartier am Königsbad Forchheim
Königsbad Forchheim, 91301 Forchheim