The festival year in Stuttgart
Stuttgart's festival calendar is filled throughout the year. There are firm favorites such as the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (opens in a new tab), the SWR Summer Festival (opens in a new tab) and the Summer Festival of Cultures (opens in a new tab). Every two years, Gauthier Dance's international dance festival COLOURS (opens in a new tab)gets the whole of Stuttgart dancing. And popular cultural events such as the Long Night of Museums (opens in a new tab) and the Stuttgart (opens in a new tab) Night are also part of the program. Current events can be found in the calendar of events of the city of Stuttgart.
All Stuttgart residents and guests from near and far are cordially invited to get to know the state capital and its cultural diversity in new and different ways. Whether in spring, summer, fall or winter - Stuttgart celebrates (city) culture!
Spring
Stuttgart Crime Nights: (opens in a new tab) Meeting place for crime fans from Stuttgart and the region.
Stuttgart Children's Crime Weeks (opens in a new tab): exciting entertainment for children and young people. With writing competition.
International Solo Dance Theater Festival (opens in a new tab): Competition for contemporary choreographers and young dancers.
SETT - Stuttgarter Europa Theater Treffen (opens in a new tab): SETT presents outstanding productions from Europe - and far beyond - on a biennial basis. With performances, readings, concerts and discussions.
Stuttgart Broom Festival for young talent (opens in a new tab): Entertainment with high artistic standards. With the awarding of the golden, silver and wooden broom.
German-Turkish Cabaret Week (opens in a new tab): Highlights of the German-Turkish cabaret and comedy scene.
6 days free (opens in a new tab): Biennial festival of independent performing arts of the state capital Stuttgart and the state of Baden-Württemberg.
CINELATINO CineLatino/CineEspañol (opens in a new tab): Festival of Latin American and Spanish film, which takes place simultaneously in Tübingen, Stuttgart and Freiburg.
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (opens in a new tab): Presentation of around 500 films in the animation genre. With an extensive children's program.
FMX Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media (opens in a new tab): Conference for digital entertainment, bringing together a specialist audience from the fields of art, technology, business and science.
Spotlight Festival for Moving Image Communication (opens in a new tab): The spotlight is on current developments and trends in the field of moving image communication.
Bachwoche Stuttgart (opens in a new tab): Festival of the International Bach Academy Stuttgart. The music of Johann Sebastian Bach in dialog with the works of other composers.
Stuttgart Baroque: Biennial festival with artists and ensembles of historical performance practice.
French Weeks (opens in a new tab): Artists, institutions and associations showcase the vibrancy and diversity of intercultural exchange between Germany and France.
Roma Day Festival (opens in a new tab): concerts, readings, films, theater, dance and many encounters present the diversity of Sinti and Roma culture and life.
Summer
Literary summer: (opens in a new tab) Classical readings, but also performances from the fields of theater, dance and music offer access to literature.
Children's and young people's book weeks (opens in a new tab): The largest literature festival for children and young people in the region - with many events as well as a book show from around 70 German-language publishers.
The Stuttgart Poetry Night: (opens in a new tab) readings and performances by poets from Stuttgart and the region - until late into the night.
BÜCHSE26 What is close to our hearts (opens in a new tab): Determining the location in the here and now for the future. The festival at the Renitenztheater is dedicated to these questions.
International Children's and Youth Theater Festival "Schöne Aussicht": (opens in a new tab) For one week every two years, Stuttgart becomes a hotspot for the global children's and youth theater scene.
SETT - Stuttgarter Europa Theater Treffen (opens in a new tab): SETT presents outstanding productions from Europe - and far beyond - on a biennial basis. With performances, readings, concerts and discussions.
Stuttgarter Schülertheatertage drama/ mini drama: (opens in a new tab) experimental laboratory, testing ground and platform - Stuttgart schools present their theater projects at JES.
Stuttgart Flamenco Festival: (opens in a new tab) The festival shows and discusses the most diverse facets of flamenco.
COLOURS- International Dance Festival: (opens in a new tab) Colours brings together the colors of dance - colorful, radiant, international.
Dokville (opens in a new tab): The meeting place for the documentary film industry.
SWR Doku Festival: (opens in a new tab) With workshops, a festival film and the presentation of the German Documentary Film Award.
Indian Film Festival Stuttgart: (opens in a new tab) Feature films, documentaries and short films from India - with an extensive supporting program.
International low & no budget short film festival "filmsharing": (opens in a new tab) The two open screenings of selected short films can be seen at the open air event.
Musikfest Stuttgart (opens in a new tab): A festival of music for the whole city: from the baroque counterpoint of Bach's works to the electro remix of hip DJs.
SWR Summer Festival: (opens in a new tab) Stuttgart's Schlossplatz becomes a huge stage for music, comedy, culture and parties.
Jazzopen Stuttgart: (opens in a new tab) In addition to international stars and legends of jazz history, artists from other musical genres are also represented.
Stuttgarter Kultursommer: (opens in a new tab) Summer theater performances and concerts in the courtyard of the Old Palace.
Open Air at Schloss Solitude : (opens in a new tab) semi-staged performances of operas and drama music in the open air.
Summer Festival of Cultures (opens in a new tab): Stars of the international world music scene thrill audiences on the market square with rousing concerts ranging from griot to Balkan beats.
International Organ Summer: (opens in a new tab)Internationally renowned organists play masterpieces from all eras.
Umsonst & Draußen (opens in a new tab): The largest non-commercial music, political and cultural festival in Stuttgart.
Klinke - SommerMusikFestival: (opens in a new tab) Enjoy the summer with concerts from all genres - chanson, jazz, rock, pop and classical music.
Lab-Festival (opens in a new tab): The Laboratorium brings world music, singer & songwriters, roots rock, jazz and blues to the Unterer Schlossgarten.
Africa Festival Stuttgart: (opens in a new tab) The annual festival dedicated to African culture offers many activities to watch and participate in.
Stuttgart Summer of Photography: (opens in a new tab) Around 50 exhibitions in Stuttgart and the region provide a comprehensive overview of current trends in contemporary photography and photographic art.
Cannstatt cultural menu: (opens in a new tab) Cultural delicacies are served up in Bad Cannstatt for a whole day: Readings, performances, exhibitions and more.
Nachtsicht Festival: (opens in a new tab) a journey through Stuttgart's city center - in the middle of midsummer, interdisciplinary artists transform city center spaces into a splintery vacation paradise.
Fall
Dragon Days - Fantastik Festival (opens in a new tab): The festival crosses the boundaries of other media and presents fantasy as a literary, cinematic, digital, social and graphic art form.
Festival der Buchkinder Stuttgart (opens in a new tab): A week full of creative stories, printing workshops, books and much more.
Stuttgart Book Weeks (opens in a new tab): Immerse yourself in a sea of books: The Book Weeks are all about current literature - with readings, workshops and a large book exhibition.
Gala of the winners of the International Solo Dance Theater Festival (opens in a new tab): The winners of the International Solo Dance Theater Festival present their award-winning productions.
Made in Germany - Intercultural Theater Festival (opens in a new tab): The theater festival shows the enormous variety of intercultural productions from all over Germany - from children's and youth theater to puppet theater to classical spoken theater.
Africa Film Festival (opens in a new tab): the festival presents the entire diversity of the African continent in film, music and literature, accompanied by traditional food.
Film Festival of the Generations (opens in a new tab): The film festival focuses on ageing and demographic change.
Filmanak (opens in a new tab): A meeting place for audiences, film students and young filmmakers from Baden-Württemberg and Serbia.
SiNEMA - German-Turkish Film Festival (opens in a new tab): SiNEMA presents new productions and highlights of Turkish cinema.
Fantasy Filmfest (opens in a new tab): Thrillers, horror and science fiction are just as much a part of the program as black comedies and animation.
French Film Festival Tübingen-Stuttgart (opens in a new tab): The French Film Festival Tübingen-Stuttgart is the largest showcase for French cinema in the German-speaking world.
Klangraum (opens in a new tab): Festival for experimental music and performance.
International Competition for Lied Art (opens in a new tab): International platform for young singers and pianists to explore this beautiful and difficult art form and present it to a large audience.
Stuttgart CHANSONGFEST (opens in a new tab): Germany's largest festival for innovative German pop.
Stuttgarter Ja (opens in a new tab)zztage: At the Stuttgarter Jazztage, IG Jazz Stuttgart e.V. presents German and European jazz, as well as the festival orchestra Jazz@Large.
Fortepiano-Festival Stuttgart (opens in a new tab): Artists play on instruments from the fortepiano's heyday.
Music festival for children and young people (opens in a new tab): The central aim of the biennial music festival is to convey music and culture in an age-appropriate way, making it tangible and tangible for children and young people.
Made in Stuttgart (opens in a new tab): The festival aims to enable migrant cultural workers and those interested in culture to participate intensively in cultural life and network more closely with one another.
Armenian Culture Days (opens in a new tab): The Armenian Culture Days facilitate encounters between cultures and present Armenian culture to a wide audience.
Jewish Culture Weeks (opens in a new tab): The Israelitische Religionsgemeinschaft Württemberg (IRGW) organizes panel discussions, readings, colloquia and concerts around current issues and to get to know Jewish culture.
Art Alarm (opens in a new tab): The gallery tour offers a broad spectrum of contemporary art - in all conceivable forms of expression.
Winter
Imaginale - International Puppet Theatre Festival (opens in a new tab): One of the most important German puppet theatre festivals - biennial, organized across cities and internationally oriented.
Competition for the Youth Film Award (opens in a new tab): The young filmmakers' film festival offers young filmmakers the opportunity to bring their productions to the big screen.
Stuttgarter Kinderfilmtage (opens in a new tab): A week full of children's films, fun, creativity and inspiration for film work.
Stuttgart Film Winter (opens in a new tab): The boundaries of cinema and media art are explored - with an experimental international program of films, workshops, the Expanded Media exhibition and performances.
Indians & Inuit: The North America Festival (opens in a new tab): Exciting films and interesting encounters with Native American guests. The festival takes place every two years.
SEMF - Stuttgart Electronic Music Festival (opens in a new tab): Southern Germany's biggest indoor techno event.
Pop Freaks Festival (opens in a new tab): The festival shows how lively and capable of development German pop music is.
ECLAT Festival for New Music (opens in a new tab): One of the most prominent and experimental platforms for new music in Germany.
Filmschau Baden-Württemberg (opens in a new tab): Around 60 films are presented by professionals from the industry and up-and-coming filmmakers from Baden-Württemberg's film schools.
