Honda Romance
19.08. - 21.08.2026
This piece is a theatrical extravaganza disguised as an art performance, created by and starring French film and theater star Vimala Pons.
DICKS
18.08. - 22.08.2026
A feminist nightclub for anyone looking to deepen their relationship to art, sex work, and a much-misunderstood organ over advocaat and anecdotes.
"Hangover Terrace"-Tour 2026
19.08.2026
This legendary songwriter kicks off the first advance ticket sale for the upcoming Kampnagel Summer Festival.
05.08. - 22.08.2026
Migrantpolitan
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, 1992
05.08. - 23.08.2026
This legendary visual diary by American artist Nan Goldin captures the life and death of an entire generation – presented as a slide show with a soundtrack ranging from Maria Callas to The Velvet Underground.
Concert
At 81, music legend Arthur Verocai brings Brazilian summer vibes and refined sonic aesthetics to the Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie with a 30-piece ensemble.
Erste letzte Sekunde - eine Gala
20.08. - 23.08.2026
Before the renovation of the Kampnagel Halls begins, Christoph Marthaler is staging one last grand gala featuring an orchestra and a European ensemble.
FUTURE TONGUEXXX
Futuristic feminist Summer Festival debut about the influence of algorithms and AI on our most intimate relationships and the utopian potential of bodies and language.
Finite Jest
20.08. - 22.08.2026
A captivating solo performance about comedy, tragedy, and death – as entertaining as it is profound.
EURO DIVAS-Konzert / DJ SUPPORT: CHINYERE
20.08.2026
With anarchic force, this pop diva dismantles inequality, exploitation, and patriarchy – in a queer hyperpop-folk-punk spectacle.
Radio Atopia: The Return of the Firefly-Rave
06.08. - 22.08.2026
The Life-Art Guerilla JAJAJA takes over the Avant-Garten for one last time, celebrating the ecstasy of physical dance.
Double Bind
20.08. - 21.08.2026
A research-based performance by a Berlin-based artist on cognitive dissonance, at the MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt.
RED
21.08. - 23.08.2026
This colorful homage to the anti-fascist cabaret and film star Valeska Gert continues feminist performance history with avant-garde radicality and poetic force.
Concert / DJ-Support: JADA
21.08.2026
“So Gen Z, so laid-back and cool, so woke, so entertaining that you can’t help but watch and bop along. All the while wishing something like this had existed 20 years ago.” (VOGUE Germany)
Reading & Discussion: The Othered Woman. How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women. (Pluto Press, 2026)
Konzert (Unplugged)
Global Club Sounds Party
22.08.2026
The party collective Einhundert is taking over the Night of Nights, curating the closing party with a unique lineup.
Reading & Discussion: Hundeheimat – Der Osten, meine Familie und andere Wunder (Rowohlt, 2026)
Concerts
Monsters of Circumstances
22.08. - 23.08.2026
The second part of the performance special at the Kunsthalle: French choreographer Xavier Le Roy presents an insightful solo piece about monsters and overcoming fears.
It's all Theater: Priceless Objects
23.08.2026
Kampnagel goes under the hammer: the Kampnagel Förderverein invites you to an auction of iconic Kampnagel artifacts.
FAUST PLAYS “FAUST IV”
The founding fathers of Krautrock perform their masterpiece as the festival’s finale – and Kampnagel’s transition to renovation.
