Name: Solå Festival Kassel 2026
Start: 2026-08-29T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-29T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Orangerie / Karlsaue, Kassel

Solå Festival

About Solå Festival

The Solå Festival is one of the largest electronic open-air day festivals in central and northern Hesse. Every year at the end of August, the meadow in front of the Orangerie in Karlsaue becomes a dance floor. The 5th edition in 2026 will take place on Saturday, August 29th, from 12 PM to 10 PM – with around 14,000 visitors (as of 2025), it is a firmly established Kassel summer institution.

Dates 29 Aug — 29 Aug 2026

Venue Kassel (06611)

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Edition 2026

Solå Festival — edition 2026

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The 5th edition of the Solå Festival Kassel on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 12 PM to 10 PM in front of the Orangerie in Karlsaue. One of the largest electronic day open-airs in Hesse, attracting around 14,000 visitors (previous year's reference 2025). Organizer: AC2B GmbH.

Ten hours of open-air enjoyment in front of the baroque Orangerie. The complete lineup for 2026 will be announced on the official festival website and social media channels in the months leading up to the festival. Typically, Solå editions feature a mix of international techno and house headliners and Kassel resident DJs.

Highlights Solå Festival 2026

5th edition since 2022
Open Air in front of the baroque Orangerie
Karlsaue UNESCO World Heritage Park as a backdrop
International techno and house acts
10 hours of open air, approx. 14,000 visitors

Programme Solå Festival 2026

Format and Key Data

Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM (10-hour open-air day festival)
Location: Orangerie / Karlsaue, Auedamm 18, 34121 Kassel
Organizer: AC2B GmbH
Capacity: around 15,000 visitors

Line-up 2026

The 2026 line-up will be announced in Spring/Summer 2026. For reference — acts that have played the festival in previous years:

Monika Kruse (Terminal M)
Pan-Pot
Schrotthagen
Mika Heggemann b2b Kim Swim
Lexer (live)
Alina Maibach

Detailed program and stage breakdown will be released shortly before the festival.

Prices Solå Festival 2026

Tickets available via kassel.ticket.io. Advance booking recommended — last year's edition sold out early. Prices will be published with the line-up announcement.

Practical information

Practical information — Solå Festival

Getting There

From Kassel main station, take tram 4 or bus 16 to Auedamm. By car: A49/A7 exit Kassel-Mitte, then follow signs for Karlsaue. Bicycle parking available at the festival grounds.

Tickets

Via kassel.ticket.io. Advance booking recommended, as the festival was sold out in previous years.

Tip

Bring sun protection and a change of clothes – the meadow is exposed to the sun, and it can get significantly cooler in the evening.

Techno in the World Heritage Park

When the first beats rise in front of the baroque facade of the Orangerie on the last weekend of August, it's clear: The Solå Festival has officially ushered in summer in Kassel. The meadow in the Staatspark Karlsaue, a few steps from the documenta complex, is the venue for one of the largest electronic day festivals in northern Hesse.

5th Edition Since 2022

The festival started in 2022 as an initiative of the Kassel promoter agency AC2B GmbH with the aim of establishing a top-class techno open-air in the shadow of the documenta city. It was a success: after just a few editions, Solå attracted around 14,000 visitors (as of 2025) – an indicator that Kassel is establishing itself as a techno location beyond the Frankfurt-Berlin axis.

Line-ups with International Headliners

Solå regularly brings top acts from the international techno and house scene. Monika Kruse, Pan-Pot, Schrotthagen, Mika Heggemann, and Lexer have graced the stage in recent years. The festival's strength lies in the combination of top-class international acts and a close, friendly atmosphere – not a huge multi-stage marathon, but focused open-air day enjoyment.

Karlsaue as a World Heritage Backdrop

Karlsaue is part of the UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe – Kassel's oldest landscape park, laid out in the 17th century. The Orangerie itself now houses the Astronomical-Mathematical Cabinet. Techno taking place here against a baroque architectural backdrop is part of its charm – the park as a daytime backdrop with fountains, the swan pond, and old trees.