Worms Culture Night — 18th edition
Edition 2026 Music Jazz Classical

Worms Culture Night — 18th edition

18th Worms Culture Night from 7 PM to 1 AM in over 30 locations in the city centre with tours, readings, theater, art and music

Worms — Kreisfreie Stadt Worms (07319) Since 2007
Dates 13 Jun — 13 Jun 2026
Venue Worms (07319)
Prices 12.00€ — 15.00€
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About Worms Culture Night

The Worms Culture Night is the largest joint cultural format of the Nibelungen city: on a Saturday evening in June, over 30 locations in the Worms city centre open their doors between 7:00 PM and 1:00 AM and offer a diverse program of tours, readings, theater, visual art, jazz, classical music, rock and pop. Museums, galleries, churches, bookshops, shops and Worms city-centre venues become performance venues. During the day, the retail flea market Fern Appel unne Ei already takes place; in the evening, the jazz initiative BlueNite of the WCG Liederkranz forms a musical open-air highlight on a roof terrace. In 2026, the 18th Worms Culture Night takes place on Saturday, June 13th. Admission is by festival wristband: advance sale 12 euros, box office 15 euros.

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18th edition of a Worms tradition

Since 2007, the Worms Culture Night has made the city centre a large open stage. Now in its 18th edition, it has established itself as the central format of the Worms cultural scene: museums such as the Museum of the City of Worms at the Andreasstift and the Heylshof Museum, the city library, the Worms churches, galleries such as the Galerie Boecker and the Galerie Lavignes, bookshops, yoga studios, cafés and city-centre venues open their rooms and design their own short program.

Over 30 locations in the city centre

The Worms city centre area — Marktplatz, Kämmererstraße, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße, Heylshof garden, Worms cathedral surroundings — is during the Culture Night completely accessible on foot. The performance venues are marked by a uniform Culture Night logo; the paths between the venues are usually only a few minutes. Program booklets with overview map and timetable are available free of charge at all locations.

Diversity of programs

The program of the Worms Culture Night deliberately relies on diversity: classical concerts in the Worms churches, jazz sessions in cafés and on roof terraces, short theater performances in galleries, readings in bookshops, art exhibitions in shops (art in retail), open studio formats in artist studios, dance, performance and hands-on offers. City tours through the Worms city centre with focus on Jewish heritage, Roman heritage or Nibelungen are also offered.

BlueNite Open Air on roof terrace

A special highlight is the jazz initiative BlueNite of the WCG Liederkranz, which presents an open-air concert on a city-centre roof terrace during the Worms Culture Night. On a clear summer evening, a very special concert atmosphere arises here above the rooftops of the Worms city centre with a view of the cathedral.

During the day Fern Appel unne Ei

Already on Saturday during the day, before the actual Culture Night begins, the Worms retail flea market Fern Appel unne Ei takes place in the pedestrian zone. Worms retail opens its doors and offers small action stands, special sales and culinary offerings on the street — a pre-program that already populates the city centre in the afternoon.

TicketService

Festival wristbands are available in advance sale for 12 euros and at the box office for 15 euros — with the wristband, admission to all locations is free. Advance sale until 12.06. at 6 PM at TicketService Das Wormser (tel. 06241 2000450) and via the website.

Worms Culture Night — edition 2026

The 18th Worms Culture Night 2026 takes place on Saturday, June 13th, from 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM. Over 30 locations in the Worms city centre open their doors and offer tours, readings, theater, art exhibitions, jazz, classical music, rock and pop concerts. The performance venues are marked by a uniform logo and connected on foot via short paths. Program booklets with overview and timetable are available free of charge. During the day, the retail flea market Fern Appel unne Ei takes place; in the evening, the BlueNite initiative of the WCG Liederkranz forms an open-air concert on a city-centre roof terrace. Festival wristbands cost 12 euros in advance and 15 euros at the box office. Advance sale at TicketService Das Wormser until 12.06.2026 at 6 PM.

The exact program for 2026 will be published by the Kultur und Veranstaltungs GmbH Worms in early summer. The structure follows the proven cornerstones of previous years:

  • During the day: Retail flea market Fern Appel unne Ei in the Worms pedestrian zone
  • 7:00 PM: Opening of the Worms Culture Night in over 30 locations
  • 7:00 PM–1:00 AM: Parallel program of concerts, readings, tours, exhibitions, theater
  • Later evening: BlueNite Open Air on a city-centre roof terrace
  • 1:00 AM: End of the official program

Programme Worms Culture Night 2026

Program 2026 (provisional structure)

The exact program will be published in early summer. The proven cornerstones are:

  • During the day Sat 13.06.: Retail flea market Fern Appel unne Ei in the Worms pedestrian zone
  • 7:00 PM: Official opening of the Worms Culture Night, parallel programs begin in over 30 locations
  • 7:30 PM: First concerts in the Worms churches (classical, sacred music)
  • 8:00 PM: Readings in bookshops, short theater performances in galleries
  • 8:30 PM: City tours with focus on Jewish heritage, Roman heritage, Nibelungen
  • 9:00 PM: Opening BlueNite Open Air on a city-centre roof terrace
  • 9:00 PM–midnight: Jazz, rock and pop in cafés and venues, art exhibitions in museums and galleries
  • Midnight–1:00 AM: Late program in the city-centre gastronomy
  • 1:00 AM: End of the Worms Culture Night

Highlights Worms Culture Night 2026

  • Over 30 locations in the Worms city centre
  • Six hours of parallel program of music, theater, reading and art
  • BlueNite Open Air on city-centre roof terrace
  • City tours on Jewish heritage, Roman heritage and Nibelungen
  • Festival wristband 12 euros advance, 15 euros at box office

Prices Worms Culture Night 2026

Festival wristband advance sale 12 euros, box office 15 euros. Advance sale at TicketService Das Wormser until 12.06.2026 at 6 PM.

Practical information — Worms Culture Night

Date 2026

Saturday, June 13th, 2026

Times

7:00 PM to 1:00 AM (pre-program Fern Appel unne Ei during the day in the pedestrian zone)

Location

Over 30 locations in the Worms city centre

Admission

Festival wristband advance sale 12 euros, box office 15 euros

Advance sale

TicketService Das Wormser, tel. 06241 2000450, until 12.06.2026 at 6 PM

Getting there by car

A 61 exit Worms, parking garages at the station, at the Wormser and in the city centre area.

Getting there by train

Worms main station, 10 minutes on foot to the Worms market square.

Organizer

Kultur und Veranstaltungs GmbH Worms in cooperation with over 30 Worms culture and city-centre partners.

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Contact Worms Culture Night

Tel
06241 2000450

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