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Summer Cologne is back - lively, colorful and diverse!
From 12.7 - 26.8.2025, the city will be the stage for a colorful program of street and children's theater as well as music, dance and film events, cabaret and hands-on activities.
We look forward to presenting well-known and popular events such as Kopfhörerkino, Hafensounds or Hofklänge as well as many new formats. There is something for everyone. Enjoy the summer with us in the squares of our city!

Six weeks of free cultural events for all Cologne residents. "Summer Cologne" transforms the city into an open-air stage once again
From global music at the harbour to headphone cinema by the lake to the finest cabaret: the top-class free program of "Summer Cologne" invites you to enjoy cultural highlights in the open air.

With a program of street and children's theater, dance performances, music and film events, there is something for all ages and all tastes. The City of Cologne and the SK Stiftung Kultur have been jointly organizing the popular series of events for over three decades, inviting visitors to enjoy cultural highlights with Free admission.