Festival Salon: Familiensonntag

Festival Salon: Family Sunday
With games, fun, and family concerts

An afternoon for the whole family in our Festival Salon: Bring your children to our family concerts, take part in our creative and music workshops for kids and parents, or simply enjoy the Festival Salon—with its kids’ area and the culinary offerings of Restaurant Cantos—with family and friends in a relaxed atmosphere. During the 4:00 p.m. concerts in the Beethovenhalle studio, we offer childcare services (registration required). 

All activities are free of charge.

Dates:
Sundays, 2–6 p.m.

Sun, Sept. 6, 2026

• 2:30–3:30 p.m.: Free family concert: BlätterWerke
• 3:30–5:30 p.m.: Childcare provided by Proki
• 4:00–5:30 p.m.: Open creative activities by Artefact (for children)
• 4:00–6:00 p.m.: Family workshop: Making instruments together ( children ages 2–6)

Sun, Sept. 13, 2026

• 2:30–3:30 p.m.: Free family concert: Krümelmucke
• 3:30–5:30 p.m.: Childcare provided by Proki
• 4:00–5:30 p.m.: Open creative activities by Artefact (for children)
• 4:00–6:00 p.m.: Family workshop: Making music together(children ages 2–6)

Sun, September 20, 2026

• 2:30–3:30 p.m.: Free family concert: Baba Yaga
• 3:30–5:30 p.m.: Childcare provided by Proki
• 4:00–5:30 p.m.: Open creative activities by Artefact (for children)
• 4:00–6:00 p.m.: Family Workshop: Making Instruments Together (children ages 2–6)

Sun, Sept. 27, 2026

• 2:30–3:30 p.m.: Free family concert: Ene, mene... Magic Sounds!
• 3:30–5:30 p.m.: Childcare provided by Proki
• 4:00–5:30 p.m.: Open creative activities by Artefact (for children)
• 4:00–6:00 p.m.: Family Workshop: Making Music Together(children ages 2–6)

Subject to change. For the latest information, visit our website at www.beethovenfest.de/festival-salon

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The Festival Salon

The Festival Salon is the (musical) living room of the Beethovenfest!
With free admission , anyone who wants to can sit together, play, read, relax, or just hang out. The Salon invites you to participate in a wide variety of activities across different sessions.

Feel welcome everywhere. Use the stages, open spaces, seating areas, the kids’ corner, and much more— join workshops, let the Happy Hours surprise you, discover new hobbies, meet artists, and let yourself be swept away by the music at Open Stages, the Community Choir rehearsals, or performances by Bonn-based bands.

Hours
September 4–October 3, 2026

Wed, 5–9 p.m.
Thu–Sat, 6–11 p.m.
Sun, 2:00–7:30 p.m.
And always one hour before events at the Beethovenhalle.

Free admission

Location
You’ll find the Festival Salon in the Beethovenhalle’s exhibition space, between the foyer of the Great Hall and the South Foyer. Access without a ticket is available through the entrance in the South Wing.

Details on accessible entry

Supported by “tuned – Network for Contemporary Classical Music” of the Federal Cultural Foundation. Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.