What's on in Baden-Württemberg this weekend of June 27 and 28? High summer sets the region ringing: tens of thousands crowd the big stages, knights ride through old-town lanes and wine flows along the Neckar. Our pick this weekend is a contrast that's hard to resist: while Stuttgart's Kessel Festival fills the Cannstatter Wasen, Ulm sends Deep Purple onto the monastery courtyard stage and Schwetzingen sets its Baroque palace ablaze for an opera gala. In between, Waiblingen rides back into the Middle Ages, Karlsruhe cranks up the techno, and on the Neckar, Kleiningersheim pours French wine into Swabian glasses. Twelve outings for a weekend that runs from the beer tent to the bandshell.
Kessel Festival in Stuttgart: the everyman city festival on the Wasen
On June 26 and 27, 2026, the Cannstatter Wasen once again becomes the Kessel Festival — Stuttgart's big city festival, which bills itself as an "everyman festival." Across 170,000 square metres, international headliners on the main stage meet newcomer acts, a street-music festival and the "Karle Kontainer Klub" for DJs. Add a sports park with beach volleyball, basketball and breakdance, plus a wide range of food. The concept deliberately speaks to every generation and taste, from afternoon families to an evening crowd ready to dance. Anyone after an urban festival with great breadth and short distances will be in the right place on the Wasen on Saturday. Stuttgart supplies the fitting summer backdrop.
Würth Open Air in Künzelsau: Zucchero and top acts at the Carmen Würth Forum
On June 26 and 27, 2026, the grounds around the spectacular Carmen Würth Forum in Künzelsau become one of southern Germany's most prestigious open-air stages. Since 1997, the Würth company has organised the Würth Open Air, bringing international top acts to the Hohenlohe region. Friday opens with Italian soul star Zucchero (sold out), and Saturday brings the main programme in front of the forum's striking modern architecture. The mix of first-class acoustics, a spacious outdoor site and genuine cultural ambition makes this one of the special summer dates in the north of the state. For anyone who loves big concerts away from the metropolises, Saturday evening here offers an experience with both quality and breadth.
STIMMEN Festival in Lörrach: great voices in the three-country corner
From June 18 to July 12, 2026, the STIMMEN Festival celebrates its 31st edition in the southern Baden town of Lörrach. For three weeks, the market square in the three-country corner between Germany, France and Switzerland becomes an open-air stage with five major headline nights — Foreigner with their 50th-anniversary programme, Capital Bra, Giant Rooks, Leony, and the Donots alongside H-Blockx and Gringo Mayer. This weekend the festival is in full swing. STIMMEN has always stood for the full spectrum between pop, world music and great voices, which makes it one of the region's most characterful festivals. If you like open-air concerts with a cross-border flavour, this is the place to be.
Klosterhof Wiblingen Open Air in Ulm: Montez and Deep Purple in a Baroque courtyard
From June 26 to 28, 2026, the Baroque inner courtyard of Wiblingen Monastery turns into an open-air stage with serious reach. The Klosterhof Wiblingen Open Air brings three generations together over three nights: Friday, Wincent Weiss (sold out) opens his summer tour; Saturday, Bielefeld rapper Montez plays somewhere between chart hits and emotional ballads; and Sunday, Deep Purple, one of the greatest British rock legends since 1968, closes the weekend. The courtyard setting gives the concerts a special note — Baroque walls, open sky and big names. For anyone who wants rock and pop in an atmospheric setting, Ulm offers two strong evenings this weekend.
18th Staufer Spektakel in Waiblingen: knights, jesters and a medieval market
From June 26 to 28, 2026, the 18th Staufer Spektakel turns Waiblingen's Brühlwiese and Talaue into a living stage of the Middle Ages. Running alongside the Waiblingen old-town festival, knights, traders, jesters and musicians bring history to life for three days. Encampment life with Viking and knight camps, staged combat, fire shows, catapult demonstrations and a medieval market with high-quality crafts all feature. For children it's an adventure of mead, music and minstrelsy; for history lovers, a living time-travel. The combination of historical spectacle and modern old-town festival makes the Waiblingen weekend especially varied. Period costume is warmly welcomed, and the market is free to enter.
Marbach Pottery and Crafts Market: 60 exhibitors on the Schillerhöhe
On June 27 and 28, 2026, the 31st Marbach Pottery and Crafts Market takes place on the Schillerhöhe in Marbach am Neckar. Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. More than 60 craftspeople present ceramics, tableware, glass, textiles, porcelain and woodwork beneath the old trees of the Schillerhöhe — since 1990, one of southern Germany's most established crafts markets. The market sits right by Schiller's birthplace and combines craft with a stroll and a view. For anyone who prefers to skip the festival roar and browse in peace, this weekend is a relaxed destination — handmade pieces, regional makers and a shady park included.
Schloss in Flammen in Schwetzingen: an opera gala with grand fireworks
On Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 8 p.m., the Baroque palace garden of Schwetzingen becomes an open-air stage of superlatives. The opera gala Schloss in Flammen pairs the finest arias from the world of opera with an elaborately choreographed fireworks display against the backdrop of Schwetzingen Palace. The orchestra of the Nationaltheater Mannheim performs with more than 100 musicians under prominent direction. As dusk settles over the palace garden and the last notes rise into the night sky, the pyrotechnic finale comes into its own. For lovers of grand sound and festive evenings, this Saturday in the Kurpfalz is a highlight — a concert that fuses music, architecture and fire into a single image.
International Street Festival in Heidenheim: 100 stalls from around the world
On June 26 and 27, 2026, Heidenheim's town centre between Eugen-Jaekle-Platz and Voith-Platz turns into a kilometre-long multicultural festival mile. The International Street Festival Heidenheim celebrates its 44th edition in 2026 and is one of Württemberg's largest intercultural festivals. Around 100 stalls from across the world — from Turkish köfte to Italian specialities and Croatian dishes — line the main street, alongside several stages with live music and dance. The festival stands for encounter and diversity in the heart of the Ostalb. For anyone who wants to travel the world by plate while meeting the area's club and migration history, Heidenheim offers one of the region's most open-hearted festival miles this weekend.
1061st Wimpfener Talmarkt in Bad Wimpfen: one of Germany's oldest folk festivals
From June 25 to 30, 2026, the Talmarkt grounds in Wimpfen im Tal become, for the 1,061st time, one of Germany's largest and oldest folk festivals. The Wimpfener Talmarkt draws tens of thousands to the Heilbronn area with a festival tent, a sprawling traders' market, a large trade show and a funfair. The tradition goes back to an imperial charter from the year 965 — history you can practically feel here between the rides and the beer tent. This weekend the Talmarkt runs at full tilt, with a full programme on both days. For families, tradition lovers and fans of the classic folk festival, Bad Wimpfen is an outing that charmingly blends fairground bustle with a thousand years of history.
French Wine Festival in Kleiningersheim: a touch of Provence on the Neckar
On June 27 and 28, 2026, the festival ground by the Kleiningersheim clubhouse turns into a touch of Provence. Franck Bento, "the Frenchman of the Neckar," hosts the French Wine Festival: French wines from several regions meet specialities such as tarte flambée, cheese boards and saucisson. From noon to 11:30 p.m., this Neckar village near Ingersheim goes cross-border, carried by a Franco-German atmosphere that's rare to find. This small, charming gem is the ideal counterpoint to the weekend's loud open-airs — relaxed, sociable and full of flavour. Anyone who wants to combine a summer evening with good wine, southern-French flair and Swabian hospitality is in excellent hands here.
HASARDEUR Festival in Karlsruhe: hard techno on a scrapyard
On Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., the Auto Böhler scrapyard at Ottostraße 6 in Karlsruhe-Durlach becomes the HASARDEUR Festival — a hard-techno event with three stages: the scrapyard as the main floor, the MainFloor/Boiler as the after-show, and the Cube. B2B DJ sets run into the morning, with international acts such as Adrián Mills, Cloudy, Azyr and Uberkikz. Tickets cost 69.90 euros, admission from 18 with valid ID. The setting of steel, scrap and industry lends the sound a raw, uncompromising energy. For anyone after hard electronic music and an unusual ambience, Durlach is the loudest tip of the weekend this Saturday.
Internationale Wolfegger Konzerte: Sheku Kanneh-Mason in the Knights' Hall
From June 26 to 28, 2026, the 36th edition of the Internationale Wolfegger Konzerte takes place in Wolfegg in Upper Swabia. Three concerts at three venues shape the festival: a prizewinners' concert with the Fibonacci Quartet in the Alte Pfarr on Friday, a cello concert with the world-celebrated Sheku Kanneh-Mason in the Knights' Hall of Wolfegg Palace on Saturday, and a Bruckner choral concert in the parish church of St. Katharina on Sunday. The intimate atmosphere of the historic rooms and the high musical level make the series an insider tip for chamber-music lovers. For anyone who wants to experience world-class performers at unusual close range, away from the big stages, the Allgäu offers a quiet but precious programme this weekend.
For more events across Germany, see our this weekend's agenda. Enjoy a fine summer weekend in Baden-Württemberg.
