Sommerbühne am Brunnenhof im Zeughaus Augsburg
Three months of free open-air culture in the heart of Augsburg
About Sommerbühne Brunnenhof
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A Summer Stage for the Independent Scene
The Sommerbühne in the Brunnenhof was launched in 2020, when the pandemic brought the cultural scene to a standstill, and has since developed into a regular Augsburg summer event. It is part of the Augsburg City Summer and is organised by the Office for Pop Culture in the City of Augsburg's Cultural Department.
The Venue: Brunnenhof im Zeughaus
The Zeughaus on Zeugplatz is one of Augsburg's most significant Renaissance buildings. Its inner courtyard, the Brunnenhof, is an enclosed, atmospheric performance space in the middle of Augsburg's old town – just a few steps from Rathausplatz and Maximilianstraße. The courtyard is suitable for intimate concerts, readings, and performances in the open evening light.
What Happens Here
The program is deliberately broad. A typical season includes indie, blues, and soul concerts, chanson and singer-songwriter evenings, reggae and world music sets, jazz formats, reading stages, and poetry slams, participatory community concerts (e.g., KaraUke, an open ukulele event), children's concerts, and smaller theatre and dance productions. The Sommerbühne also serves as a venue for the Lange Kunstnacht (Long Night of Art) and participates in the Augsburger Jazzsommer (Augsburg Jazz Summer).
Free and For Everyone
The central idea: Artists from Augsburg and the region receive a professionally equipped stage at no cost, and the audience gets three months of high-quality culture without an entrance fee. The city sees the format as a contribution to cultural participation in a city where the independent scene often struggles to find stages between the Mozart Festival, the Brecht Festival, and the Peace Festival.
Augsburg, Bavarian-Swabia, and the City Summer
With almost 300,000 inhabitants, Augsburg is Bavaria's third-largest city and the capital of the Swabia administrative region. The Sommerbühne is part of a diverse summer program (Augsburger Stadtsommer), which also includes the Augsburger Jazzsommer, the Friedensfest, and the Plärrer (a Volksfest). Anyone in the city in July or August can end up in the Brunnenhof almost every Thursday to Saturday.
Sommerbühne Brunnenhof — edition 2026
2026 Edition — Three Months Open Air
The 2026 season runs from June 5th to August 29th and is again part of the Augsburg City Summer. The exact program will be released by the Office for Pop Culture in several installments after the application deadline for independent artists on March 18th, 2026. As in previous years, admission to all events is free.
Format and Variety
The Sommerbühne brings together concerts (indie, jazz, blues, reggae, singer-songwriter, world music), readings and poetry formats, small theatre and performance evenings, and participatory special formats. In 2026, it will again participate in the Augsburger Lange Kunstnacht and the Jazzsommer.
Performance Times
Events mainly take place on Thursday to Saturday evenings, usually starting at 7:30 PM / 8:00 PM. Individual dates can be found at augsburg.de/brunnenhof.
Programme Sommerbühne Brunnenhof 2026
2026 Program
The complete 2026 program will be published successively by the Office for Pop Culture of the City of Augsburg from May 2026 onwards at augsburg.de/brunnenhof — the application deadline for independent artists was March 18th, 2026.
Recurring Program Pillars (documented from previous years)
- Concerts — Indie, Blues, Soul, Funk, Reggae, Jazz, Singer-Songwriter, World Music, Chanson
- Readings — incl. Augsburger Lesebühne
- Theatre & Performance — smaller productions from the independent scene
- Children's Concerts — interactive family formats
- Participatory Formats — e.g., KaraUke (open ukulele event)
- Special Events — Lange Kunstnacht, Augsburger Jazzsommer
Performance times mostly Thursday to Saturday, approx. 7:30 PM–10:00 PM.
Highlights Sommerbühne Brunnenhof 2026
- Three months of open-air programming in the heart of Augsburg's old town
- Participation in the Lange Kunstnacht and the Augsburger Jazzsommer
- Program from Augsburg's independent scene — free admission to all events
Prices Sommerbühne Brunnenhof 2026
Free admission to all events. No reservations, free seating (approx. 200 seats).
Practical information — Sommerbühne Brunnenhof
Getting There
Zeugplatz is located in the middle of Augsburg's old town, a short walk from Rathausplatz (3 minutes) and Königsplatz (5 minutes). Take tram lines 1, 2, or 3 to Königsplatz or Rathausplatz. By car: Parking garages at Predigerberg, Maximilianstraße, and Königsplatz.
Admission
Free admission to all events. Program and dates available on the official website augsburg.de/brunnenhof.
Tourist Info
Regio Augsburg Tourismus, Rathausplatz 1. Applications from independent artists for the Sommerbühne are handled by the Office for Pop Culture — the application deadline is usually mid-March.
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Where it takes place Sommerbühne Brunnenhof
Brunnenhof im Zeughaus
Zeugplatz 4, 86150 Augsburg