The best events in June in the Ruhr region

What's going on beyond the borders of Dortmund? Where can you go partying in the Ruhr region? If you're asking yourself these or similar questions, we'll help you decide in a monthly column from STROBO. We have picked out the best events for the month of June.

08.06. - Campus Spring Break - Bochum

TheCampus Spring Break is entering its second round and the line-up for the student festival is impressive: In addition to rap legend Sido as the headliner, singer Elif, Stuttgart rapper Dardan, German rapper Haiyti and high-flyer Paula Hartmann will also be performing on the two stages. And if you're in the mood for a turn-up: Not only Money Boy will be at the start, but Mehnersmoos and Alexander Marcus are also guaranteed to make for a great party!

P.S.: There will also be day tickets for spontaneous festival visitors!

16-18.06. - Dreamtime Festival - Duisburg

Duisburg Landscape Park - (c)Thomas Berns

For three days, the Traumzeit Festival transforms the Duisburg Landscape Park into a unique festival with a wide range of music including indie rock, post-punk, singer/songwriter, folk, hip hop and electro. You can look forward to a jam-packed line-up: Led by US indie legends Interpol, Belgian art rockers dEUS and brass-pop punkers Querbeat, you can expect a festival firework display consisting of 33 acts.

Information on the entire line-up can be found here, tickets for the individual days from €42 or for the entire festival from €94 are also available there.

16.06. - Jan Philipp Zymny: SurREALITY -

In his solo program surREALITÄT Stand Up, Jan Philipp Zymny mixes philosophical reflections, short stories and surreal absurdities to look at our reality in a humorous and thought-provoking way. Zymny is not only one of Germany's best-known poetry slammers, he is also a gifted comedian and manages to make the audience think with his clever sentences.

Admission is from 19:30, advance tickets from €19.62 are available here.

If you want to find out more about Zymny, listen to our Strobo podcast with him.

24.06. - ExtraSchicht - Ruhr area

Of course, THE cultural festival of the Ruhr region should not be missing from our recommendations! The Night of Industrial Culture is taking place again this year and, with 44 venues in 22 cities, has once again put together a program of the most important places in the Ruhr region. Places such as the German Mining Museum, the Jahrhunderthalle (both in Bochum), the DFB Museum, the Dortmunder U or the Gasometer in Oberhausen invite you to show you the most interesting and beautiful corners of the Ruhr region.

Tickets from 20€ (reduced 10€/ 16€) are available here.

29.06. - Mark Benecke - Mülheim

On this evening, Germany's best-known criminal biologist Mark Benecke not only provides an insight into the connection between murder cases and entomology, but also presents some cases selected by the audience and shows how he solves cases like no other with his working methods. The globally sought-after specialist also manages to explain the complicated cases and explanations to a broad lay audience in a humorous and exciting way.

We are STROBO, the magazine for young culture in the Ruhr region and your first port of call if you not only want to know what's going on in the Ruhr region, but also which people and ideas are behind the diverse cultural landscape. With in-depth articles about innovative theater collectives, up-and-coming artists and talented music acts, you'll always be in the know about the cultural scene in the Ruhr region. Once a month, we look beyond Dortmund for Rausgegangen and show you which events are worth leaving Dortmund (for a change) for. For more STROBO, check out our online magazine or follow us directly on Instagram.