Festivals 2025 in and around the Rhine-Neckar region
Summer is calling! Mannheim and Heidelberg have plenty of festivals to offer in 2025. 🕺🏼✨
Rausgegangen presents the best festival tips in and around Mannheim and Heidelberg. 🤝
The icing on the cake: at some festivals we have a Lottery for you! Choose your favorite festival and with a bit of luck you'll soon be on the guest list! Get ready for a festival experience in a class of its own! 😍
Mannheim is rich in music festivals and is home to the Maifeld Derby, which attracts international and national acts. A very special festival experience! 🪩 In Heidelberg, for example, the Queer Festival is a highlight 🏳️🌈
Here it is, our ultimate Rausgegangen festival guide for the region around the Rhine and Neckar 💜
Festivals outside Mannheim and Heidelberg
A road trip with your friends is also worthwhile for these festivals! So get in the car with your tent and sleeping bags for camping, a few cans of beer, the accessories for your festival outfit and the necessary food - off you go!
Electrique Baroque
Trägertal Festival
A rendezvous at Gut Aichet near Passau. Open air with 4 stages, over 50 acts & lots of love.
SPLASH! 2025 - PRÄSENTIERT VON RAUSGEGANGEN
The splash! Festival brings the biggest rap acts, the wildest mosh pits and a community that provides the best moments every year. Between gigantic excavators and the Gremminer See lake, people party, rap and escalate until the sun rises again. Unexpected collabs, really big beats and the best festival venue in Europe await you.
Lollapalooza Berlin presented by Telekom 2025
Coachella Feelings in Berlin: Lollapalooza brings bold beats, bright sunshine and the best vibes to a new date. Look forward to a weekend full of music, creative spots and unforgettable moments in the middle of the city. Whether big stages or hidden highlights - there's something for everyone to discover here.
Love Family Park 2025
The Love Family Park is coming back to Frankfurt! Two days, 20 hours of music and over 20 international acts - including Sven Väth, Nina Kraviz and The Martinez Brothers - provide the ultimate techno and house experience. Be there and experience the best beats on two stages! 🎶🎉
Sziget Festival 2025
International music acts, cabaret, comedy, films, workshops and art. In mid-August, Budapest will once again be transformed into the Island of Freedom.
Glücksgefühle Festival 2025
Have you found what you're looking for? You can find even more information about the summer festivals and lots of other events in Mannheim, Heidelberg and Ludwigshafen in our Rausgegangen app 👀✨
Frequently asked questions
1. what is the most popular music genre at festivals
With a share of 81%, techno is by far the most popular genre for music festivals in Germany. This was the result of a survey conducted in 2022 among 15,000 festival visitors from Germany. The second most popular genre was EDM, short for electronic dance music.
2. what should you definitely have with you at a festival?
Our top 5:
1. comfortable clothing & shoes
2. sunscreen & sunglasses
3. water bottle
4. power bank
5. rain jacket/poncho
3. what types of festivals are there?
There are many different types of festivals, including music festivals with jazz, pop, techno, rock, EDM festivals, film festivals, art and culture festivals, food festivals, family festivals, religious festivals and much more.