Music Festivals in Germany
Where the Wild Tunes Are

Music for the soul can be found at the Summerjam Festival, which stands for a colorful crossover of reggae, dancehall and hip-hop and a positive, tolerant and cosmopolitan togetherness.

Fusion is considered the free spirit among the festivals, and what the people seek and experience here is as diverse as themselves. What unites them is the freedom to be as they want to be: unconstrained and uncontrolled.

Thousands of indie pop fans make their annual pilgrimage to what is perhaps one of the most beautiful festival grounds in Germany – three stages amidst pine trees and small lakes hidden in the forest.

Held on a riding ground in the 5,000-strong village of Haldern on the Lower Rhine, every year you can marvel at who will be making a name for themselves in the next few years in experimental rock, pop, electronic, folk, and punk.

It’s one of the oldest festivals in Germany, but it hasn’t gathered any dust – every year since 1972 all varieties of experimental music can be discovered here.

The splash! festival is Germany’s biggest hip hop event and enjoys the status of an annual family reunion in the scene. Since 1998, it has stood for a top-class lineup with the biggest names in rap as well as up-and-coming artists from Germany and the rest of the world.

The OBS is a miniature parallel universe for fans of indie rock, Americana, indie pop, folk, and related genres. Although it is one of the smallest festivals in Germany, it enjoys an excellent worldwide reputation.

The Melt Festival promises its visitors a whole new world, far from the barriers of everyday life. On a unique site, a clever mix of guitar pop, experimental R&B, and electronics is offered.

Things get dark in Leipzig every year at Whitsun: The Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the largest and most important event of the so-called “black scene,” covering a huge spectrum of related genres from medieval and classical sounds to gothic, EBM, and black metal.

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