4. Essener Straßenkunstfestival

In the organizer's words:

From August 9 to 10, 2025, the city of Essen invites you to the 4th Essen Street Art Festival. Look forward to a two-day program with street artists from all over the world who will delight you with their shows at various venues in Essen's city centre.
Experience top-class acts with breathtaking shows from the fields of juggling, comedy, acrobatics and artistry. With a program for the whole family, the artists will make your eyes light up and your face smile.
Chapau! The performances deserve applause. But also a hat tip, of course. Because our artists are happy to receive generous recognition in the form of coins and bills. Reward the extraordinary skills and performances of our acts.
Food trucks and snack stands complement the culinary offerings of our local gastronomy and offer you tasty delicacies to go so that you don't miss a show.

To kick off the festival, we invite you to take part in a flash mob by the Tanzloft dance school in front of the Marktkirche at around 11:30 on Saturday. Afterwards, from around 12:15 pm, there will be a parade with all the artists through the city center, which you are welcome to join from the Marktkirche. The official opening of the festival will then also take place in front of the Marktkirche.

KREATIV-SPOT on Kennedyplatz: join in and try things out
The creative spot invites you to join in: Hula hoop, juggling, circus materials, stilts, tightrope, acrobatics area, air tracks or poles - here you can try out and train. Free workshops without registration invite you to join in.

On Saturday, jams will take place for the first time, where all jugglers will be invited to pursue their passion and network together at 3:30 pm and all acrobats in the region at 4:30 pm.

On Sunday, the creative spot will also offer an open stage: artists, talents, athletes and musicians aged 6 and over will have the opportunity to showcase their skills in a mix show. It is possible to register in advance by e-mail to the Essen-based artist Gina Sibila (info@ginasibila.com) by August 5, 2025.

Further information at www.essen.de/strassenkunstfestival

An event organized by the City of Essen's Department of Culture in cooperation with the Zeitenwanderer agency and with the kind support of Sparkasse Essen and Stadtwerke Essen