Schlosshofkonzerte Tübingen

Hohentübingen Castle as a Summer Stage

Hohentübingen Castle, one of Baden-Württemberg's best-preserved Renaissance castles, towers above Tübingen's Old Town on the Neckar. Today, it houses the cultural studies collections of Eberhard Karls University, including the Red Pavilion with the famous 40,000-year-old mammoth ivory horse from Vogelherd. In summer, the historic castle courtyard opens up for five evenings at the end of July and beginning of August to become an open-air stage — the Schlosshofkonzerte, a festival that invites the residents of Tübingen's Old Town to a festive summer of concerts each year.

Five Evenings, Five Worlds

The 2026 program is deliberately broad, combining classical concerts with pop, chanson, and musical. Each evening has its own character, and the castle courtyard offers the unique acoustics of historic courtyard architecture under the open sky.

Concerts 2026

• Wednesday, July 29 — Tübinger Musical-Academy with 'Anastasia'. A performance of the successful Broadway musical by the Tübingen musical workshop
• Thursday, July 30 — lautten compagney Berlin & Asya Fateyeva: 'ABBA × Rameau'. An unusual encounter between Baroque and pop music
• Friday, July 31 — Max Mutzke & Marialy Pacheco: Soul singer-songwriter from the Black Forest meets Cuban classical pianist
• Saturday, August 1 — Wagner Tristan, performed by Ensemble D'Accord, narrated by actress Michaela May
• Sunday, August 2 — Ute Lemper / Kurt Weill. The world-class chanteuse interprets works by the German composer

A Story of Commitment

The Tübingen Schlosshofkonzerte in 2026 are under a special star. Due to municipal budget cuts, the concert format was temporarily threatened with cancellation. An exceptionally generous private donation from a Tübingen patron made the 2026 edition possible — a commitment to the cultural identity of the university town that has resonated in the local press. Previous editions had already set visitor records, and the bond between the festival and the Tübingen audience has grown strong over the years.

Tübingen as a Concert City

Anyone visiting the Schlosshofkonzerte should spend the day in Tübingen's Old Town: Hölderlinturm on the Neckar, the market square with the town hall, the former Stiftskirchengasse, a stroll through the small alleys on the Schlossberg. Punt trips on the Neckar, university tours, and the Hesse Cabinet on the market square complete a day of culture in Tübingen.