Those who like a relaxed and familiar atmosphere at festivals will tend to stay away from the big players such as Rock im Park or Hurricane. But there are plenty of smaller festivals in this country where music lovers get their money’s worth. With these tips you can avoid the big crowds:
Maifeld Derby
More than 60 artists from all over the world will perform at the Maifeld Derby in Mannheim. Punk, rap, techno – there is something for every music lover. Traditionally, around 5,000 fans are expected at the Maimarkt site in Mannheim. This year the festival takes place from May 31 to June 2.
Summer festival
The Summer Festival invites you to the quiet Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony and has something to offer for every musical taste. If you like a family and cozy atmosphere, you will really get your money’s worth under the old trees in the Seeliger Park. The festival takes place on June 7 and 8.
Open air pulse
A slightly larger number of visitors, but no less known: Puls, the young content network Bavarian radio, will again organize the Puls Open Air from June 6 to 8 at Kaltenberg Castle in Geltendorf in Upper Bavaria. In addition to music acts, there are also live podcasts and workshops.
Sea Rush Festival
Anyone who loves the sea will look forward to the Meeresrausch Festival. The beauty of art meets the diversity of music at the festival. On the Baltic Sea island of Usedom, the waves of the sea invite you to relax and enjoy breathtaking sunsets from June 13 to 16. However, the organizers also had to inform in advance about “the saddest message in a bottle we have ever sent”: after twelve years, the festival will take place for the last time in 2024.
Watt and mud
This year’s Watt and Schlick Festival will take place from July 26 to 28 in Varel, Lower Saxony, on the North Sea. Three days full of exciting culture on five stages, sustainable exchange and relaxed togetherness await you. At the end of the festival, the German Mud Slide Championship is traditionally held.
Sound of the forest
The Sound of the Forest will take place from August 1 to 4, 2024. The sustainable festival presents indie artists and newcomers at the Marbach reservoir in the Odenwald in Hesse and expects around 5,000 fans. “Anyone who knows the Shire from ‘Lord of the Rings’ can imagine what it looks like here,” is how the organizers describe the location.
Rock on the Brocken
Rocking at the Brocken takes place from August 1 to 3. In Elend, a district of the town of Oberharz am Brocken, visitors are expected under the motto “Nature. Music. Friendship”. Not only can they listen to the music, but as part of the supporting program they can also take an acoustic forest walk led by a ranger (acoustic path) or participate in the traditional football and volleyball tournament in the adjacent outdoor swimming pool.
Spectrum Festival
If you want to dance to hip-hop and electro beats for a day, then the Spektrum on the Alte Schleuse festival site in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg is the right place for you. On August 3, 2024, the event in the harbor setting will feature performances such as Juju, Arrest Warrant and Domiziana.
Festival of the wild carrots
The Wild Carrot Festival at Drebkau near Cottbus celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2023. This year, visitors can look forward to workshops, walking acts, live bands and DJs from August 9 to 12. “The varied musical journey ranges from futuristic sounds to acoustic melodies, accompanied by unique performances that cover the spectrum from theater and dance to spoken word and burlesque,” said the organizer.
Outdoor festival
The future of the Freiland Festival was briefly at stake, but in April Kulturgut Freiland eV was able to announce that the festival would continue to exist in a smaller form. And so this time too, visitors can look forward to music acts and a DJ line-up. From August 23 to 26, fans will celebrate at the Kieskuhle Broock in Alt Tellin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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