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 💜
Festival highlights in Mannheim
Time Warp Mannheim
A must for all those who not only listen to techno, but also feel it.
14. Maifeld Derby
Festival highlights in Heidelberg
Metropolink Festival WarmUP BAC / Carlo5 / ELAJ /FYNE/ GbR uvm
Who wants to wait until summer? We don't! Look forward to 5 live acts & 2 DJ sets with the hottest newcomers in the country: BAC, Carlo5, Fyne, Elaj, GbR, Gianni & the MischMäuse. 🎤🎧
Queer Festival Eröffnungsempfang
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
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.
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.
