Lovebird Festival Düsseldorf
The Sound of Düsseldorf — Jazz, Soul, Indie and World Music in a Dozen Venues in the NRW State Capital
2026
About Lovebird Festival
Lovebird Festival — edition 2026
Four days of Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop, Indie, Neoclassical, World Music, and Poetry in the state capital. The venues are spread from Johanneskirche to Palais Wittgenstein, Goethe-Museum, and Maxhaus, to Rudas Studios in Oberkassel and the Art and Culture Beach at Tonhallenufer.
Highlights Lovebird Festival 2026
- Opening with Mari Froes at Rudas Studios
- Ernie Watts (US Saxophone Legend) with the Marcus Schinkel Trio
- Nneka (Neo-Soul / Afrobeat / Jazz)
- Over 12 venues in Düsseldorf city center
- Jazz thing Next Generation: Alexander Rueß, David Giesel
- Birdwatching walk in Hofgarten to conclude
Programme Lovebird Festival 2026
Thursday, June 4, 2026 — Opening
- 8:30 PM — Rudas Studios: Mari Froes (Opening, Brazilian-German Soul-Pop)
Friday, June 5 — Saturday, June 6, 2026
- Marcus Schinkel Trio feat. Ernie Watts (US Saxophone Legend)
- Johanna Summer & Malakoff Kowalski (Piano Duo)
- Nneka (Neo-Soul, Afrobeat, Jazz)
- Diego Piñera with Odd Wisdom
- Kazdoura (Lebanese-influenced Crossover)
- Alexander Rueß (Jazz thing Next Generation, Guitar)
- David Giesel Quartet (Jazz thing Next Generation, Drums)
- Johanna Schneider & Laia Genc (Voice & Piano Duo)
- Jan Prax Quartet (Sparda Jazz Award)
- UKU VIBES, PLAUSH., DELIZ, NORLYZ
- "Das musikalische Poesiealbum" (Poetry Performance)
- Workshops, Panel Discussions
Sunday, June 7, 2026 — Closing
- Guided Birdwatching Walk through the Hofgarten (Homage to the Festival Name)
- Brunch Concerts and Family Program
Venues: Rudas Studios, Palais Wittgenstein, Johanneskirche, Theatermuseum Hofgartenhaus, Goethe-Museum, Maxhaus, Rathauskeller, Malkasten, Stadtstrand am Robert-Lehr-Ufer, Kunst- und Kulturstrand am Tonhallenufer.
Prices Lovebird Festival 2026
Individual tickets depending on the venue. Festival passes subject to availability. Some events at Stadtstrand are free. Sales via tickets.infield.live and lovebird-festival.de.
Practical information — Lovebird Festival
Getting There
Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof is an ICE hub. Most venues are within walking distance of the city center or accessible via Rheinbahn (U70/U74-U79, Stadtbahn lines 706/708/709). Rudas Studios in Oberkassel: U74/U75/U76/U77 to "Belsenplatz".
Tickets
Individual concert tickets via the festival website. Festival passes subject to availability. Some events at Stadtstrand and Tonhallenufer are free.
Festival App
The Infield app (tickets.infield.live) allows you to create a personal festival schedule with reminder function and venue information.
Düsseldorf Becomes the Crossover Capital
The Lovebird Festival (English for "lovebird") is the latest success story of the Düsseldorf music scene. Since 2024, it has occupied around a dozen venues in the NRW state capital for four days — from the venerable Johanneskirche and the Palais Wittgenstein to the industrial-chic Rudas Studios in Oberkassel. The curatorial line: Jazz is the starting point, not the endpoint. Hip-hop, soul, funk, neoclassical, poetry, and world music converge at a festival that consciously transcends musical boundaries.
3rd Edition 2026 — From June 4th to 7th
The third edition will take place from Thursday, June 4th to Sunday, June 7th, 2026. The opening concert will be performed by the Brazilian-German singer Mari Froes on Thursday evening at 8:30 PM in the Rudas Studios. Spread across the following days: the Marcus Schinkel Trio feat. US saxophone legend Ernie Watts, Johanna Summer & Malakoff Kowalski (piano duo blending neoclassical and songwriter pop), Nigerian-German soul singer Nneka, drummer Diego Piñera with Odd Wisdom, the Lebanese-influenced Kazdoura project, and Sparda Jazz Award winners Alexander Rueß (guitar) and David Giesel (drums).
A Dozen Venues — Discover Düsseldorf Anew
The festival leverages the cultural density of the state capital: Theatermuseum Hofgartenhaus, Palais Wittgenstein, Johanneskirche, Maxhaus, Goethe-Museum, Rathauskeller, Stadtstrand am Robert-Lehr-Ufer, Kunst- und Kulturstrand am Tonhallenufer, Malkasten, and Rudas Studios. Ticket prices and stage times vary by venue — the Infield festival app allows you to create a personalized festival schedule.
Accompanying Program: Workshops, Poetry, Birdwatching Walk
In addition to concerts, there is "Das musikalische Poesiealbum" (The Musical Poetry Album) with poetry performances, workshops for music enthusiasts, and panel discussions with industry experts. A special highlight on Sunday: a guided birdwatching walk through the Hofgarten — a tribute to the festival's name.
Düsseldorf — Sound of NRW
The independent city of Düsseldorf is the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia and, with the Lovebird Festival, gains another profile: Jazz and Crossover, curated with a clear signature and consistent quality. The festival complements Düsseldorf's established festival landscape (Tanzhaus NRW, Tonhalle, Jazz Rally) and puts the city on the map internationally as a jazz location.
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