Letting one's hair down or stepping out in style...

In no order of preference and in no way a comprehensive list – here's a few links to event locations and events in Mannheim.

Concert venues Alte Feuerwache (old fire station), Ella & Louis (Jazz)

Arthouse movies at the Atlantis & Odeon cinemas or the Cinema Quadrat, blockbusters at the Cineplex

Contemporary dance – EinTanzHaus or Theater Felina-Areal

Photography – OFF//FOTO

Theatres – NTM, Pfalzbau, Theater/haus G7 i.e. TiG7

Museums and art galleries – Kunsthalle, Wilhelm Hack Museum, Kunstverein, Port 25

August

Sommerbühne i.e. summer stage at the Alte Feuerwache – almost three weeks of free open air concerts

Festival des deutschen Films – as the title suggests mostly German movies are screened over two weeks, however there are some international contributions and if nothing else the setting is great for a sundowner...

Brückenaward – free of charge indie music festival in late August under the railroad bridge, behind Jungbuschbrücke

October

Neckarstadt West 'Lichtmeile' 17–19 October 2025

Within the Jungbusch district you'll find bars, restaurants, a busy nightlife and the yearly 'Nachtwandel'.

Enjoy Jazz

November

International Film Festival Mannheim – Heidelberg – all movies screened with English and German subtitles.

December

Fill your boots with Xmas markets, they're eveywhere but a particularly nice one is in Deidesheim.

January

and relax with a hot cocoa at home

Imaginale international puppet theatre from across the globe from late January through February

February

'Lesen.Hören' literature festival at the 'Alte Feuerwache' February through to March

April

OFF//FOTO Festival – April through to May

May

Maifeld Derby

Lido season is starting

June

Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar

Festivals 'Mannheim Schiller Days' in 2025 and 'Mannheim Summer' in 2026 – details on the 'Nationaltheater Mannheim' web page.

July

International street theater festival in Ludwigshafen 

Further afield but within easy reach of Mannheim

Tollhaus Karlsruhe