What’s on Kaiserslautern
Delights for all the senses in the heart of Kaiserslautern
“Wine & Music” on August 22 and 23 with two special highlights
On Friday and Saturday, August 22 and 23, City Management Kaiserslautern once again invites all connoisseurs and music lovers to an unforgettable experience in downtown Kaiserslautern. Under the motto “Pleasure meets sound,” the “Wine & Music” event is now in its fourth year. It starts on Friday, August 22, at 5 p.m. and on Saturday, August 23, at 11 a.m., ending at midnight on both days. This festival for all the senses combines the region’s rich wine tradition with musical highlights and culinary delights – a must for everyone who celebrates life!
Wine Presentations
More than 30 local restaurants and caterers will be presenting their diverse wine selections. Whether fruity, fresh white wines, fine red wines, sparkling seccos, or house wine cocktails: visitors can look forward to an enjoyable wine tour through the city center, where they can discover the diversity of regional wine culture. They will be spoiled for choice – every wine moment is unique! The other culinary offerings from the participating restaurants and caterers leave nothing to be desired and perfectly complement the wine experience.
Musical entertainment
A lively atmosphere will be provided by some of the region’s top bands, musicians, and DJs. All visitors can look forward to a lavish program of events on both days. Both outdoors and in the restaurants, there will be live music and DJ sets of the highest quality, for example with the Jazzbühne, Stephan Flesch feat. Thomas Rieder & Isabel Fuchs, Tanquoray, and the Jazz Combo of the U.S. Air Force in Europe Band. From electronic music to rock and pop to singer-songwriter pieces, there is something for every taste. Whether relaxed sounds or rousing rhythms – everyone will find their soundtrack to wine here.
Anniversary wine – anniversary secco
The city’s 750th anniversary in 2026 naturally calls for a particularly fine wine – and this will be crowned at “Wine & Music”! An exclusive selection of exquisite creations awaits discovery and tasting at the Wasgau C&C wine tasting stand. Visitors have the opportunity to purchase a tasting set and can choose on site which wine or secco should become the official anniversary wine or anniversary secco. The evaluation will take place immediately after the event, with the results being announced shortly thereafter. Ten cases of the anniversary wine or Secco (three bottles of wine and three bottles of Secco each) will be raffled off among all participants.
Together for a world record – the official announcement!
The Science and Innovation Alliance Kaiserslautern, together with many other partners such as the Rhineland-Palatinate state initiative Land in Bewegung, its network, and the entire city of Kaiserslautern, has set itself an ambitious goal: to break the world record for the longest distance run by a team in 90 days. From May 22 until August 19, anyone who wants to can contribute to the record. Whether they succeeded will be announced during “Wine & Music”!
On August 23, starting at 6 p.m., the judge from the Record Institute Germany (RID) will make the official announcement on Stiftsplatz as to whether the record was broken. At the closing event “Lautern läuft zum Weltrekord” (Lautern runs for a world record), many exciting activities will take place from 4:30 p.m. at the stands of the participating partners and SAK members on Stiftsplatz.
Further information
All information about “Wine & Music” can also be found in the Stadt-KL app, which is available free of charge for Android and Apple systems.
“Lautern tanzt” Dance party in the city!
Latino Summer 2025 gets the city pulsating to the rhythm of the music
The city is kicking off the summer season with the popular “Lautern tanzt” event: In 2025, Kaiserslautern City Management, together with the local dance scene and dance schools, is once again inviting everyone to an unforgettable dance party – under the open sky, right in the city center.
Whether salsa, bachata, or kizomba: hot rhythms, Latin American flair, and pure joie de vivre make the summer evenings on Stiftsplatz the highlight of the city center. Before each party begins, a free dance workshop is offered, where everyone is welcome.
Weather permitting! Event will be canceled in case of rain!
The dance evenings take place from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Stiftsplatz
Dates: August 2, August 9, August 16, August 23, August 30.
All information about the event series is also available in the “Stadt-KL” app.
Barbarossa Festival “Swinging Lautern” 4. – 6. September 2025
With the 2025 edition of “Swinging Lautern”, the advertising association “Kaiser in Lautern”, in cooperation with the city of Kaiserslautern, once again brings an extremely colorful and varied music festival to the shopping streets of the Barbarossa city. During these days, the pedestrian zone is transformed into a late summer party and cultural mile, populated by tens of thousands of visitors.
The top-class musical program promises a wide stylistic range. On the open-air stages on Altenhof, Schillerplatz, in front of Stiftskirche and on Stiftsplatz, guests from near and far will be treated to an international repertoire of swing, blues, boogie, jazz, soul and salsa, rounded off by marching bands parading through the city. There really is something for everyone here.
In addition to the acoustic delicacies, visitors will of course once again enjoy a personal shopping experience in Kaiserslautern with a variety of promotions and offers from the member businesses of the advertising association “Kaiser in Lautern”. All this paired with a great, upbeat ambience that guarantees many hours of the best entertainment and pure joie de vivre. Of course, the little ones are also well catered for with a wide range of games and handicrafts on offer.
And what would the Barbarossa Festival be without its culinary highlights? In white pagoda tents, all kinds of delicacies are offered by renowned gastronomic establishments in the event area for every taste – from sophisticated cuisine to tangible regional delicacies, from fine wines to cocktail bars. In front of the collegiate church you can expect delicacies such as spaghetti with truffles from the Parmesan loaf. Around the collegiate church, the collegiate square, on the Schillerplatz and on the Altenhof the guests can really enjoy and be spoiled all around.
Sightseeing tours
So, who was Barbarossa? – certainly not a baker (who has cashed in on this illustrious name), but a powerful emperor of the Middle Ages.
Discover more interesting aspects of Kaiserslautern: a guided tour of the Count Palatinate Hall (with the subterranean passages) and/or walk through the downtown highlights major personages, buildings and events in Kaiserslautern’s multifaceted history.
TOURS IN AUGUST
City tour
A stroll through the more than 750-year-old Barbarossa city. Kaiserslautern is wonderful to explore on foot, as most of the sights are close together.
Date: Saturday, August 2, 10:30 a.m.
7 EUR per person / 6 EUR reduced
Children’s tour – KL for little ones
How did the skeleton get into the underground passage? And why is there a fish in the city coat of arms? Are you curious? Then come along on a tour of the Pfalzgrafensaal and the underground passage. Here you will find answers to these questions and much more.
The tour is recommended for children aged seven and above (with an accompanying adult).
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 3:00 p.m.
7 EUR per person / 6 EUR reduced
Pfalzgrafensaal & passages
The tour begins in the Pfalzgrafensaal of the former Renaissance castle, the city’s representative rooms. It then continues into the approximately 70-meter-long underground passages, which bring the history of Kaiserslautern to life.
Dates: Saturday, August 9, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, August 9, 11:15 a.m. (in English)
Wednesday, August 13, 3:00 p.m.
7 EUR per person / 6 EUR reduced
Children’s tour – Legend walk
A medieval castle lady comes to the Imperial Palace and waits for young guests. She takes them on an exciting journey into the legendary past of Lautern. On the way to the city museum, she tells them about eerie figures, ghostly apparitions, and terrifying creatures.
The tour for children aged eight and older is only possible with an accompanying adult.
Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2:00 p.m.
7 EUR per person / 6 EUR reduced
500 meters of city history
From the Kaiserbrunnen fountain to the pedestrian zone – in the footsteps of emperors, kings, and noblemen. Of course, citizens, farmers, and beggars are not forgotten either.
The meeting point is at the Kaiserbrunnen fountain.
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 3:00 p.m.
7 EUR per person / 6 EUR reduced rate
Kaiserslautern “uff Pälzisch” – dialect tour
De Kaiserbrunne, e Sticksche Stadt unn Lautrer Originale – the tour leads “uff Pälzisch” from the Kaiserbrunnen fountain through Steinstraße to Brezel Adam.
The meeting point is at the Kaiserbrunnen fountain.
Date: Thursday, August 21, 5:00 p.m.
7 EUR per person / 6 EUR reduced rate
Hidden traces of Kaiserslautern’s brewing history
Here you can learn and experience all kinds of history and stories about the breweries of Kaiserslautern. A tasting is included. Sturdy shoes and a good flashlight are required. The tours are at your own risk. Participants release the city of Kaiserslautern, its tour guides, and cooperation partners from any liability.
Registration is binding. Cancellation is possible up to one day in advance.
Date: Friday, August 22, 5:00 p.m.
18 EUR per person
KL intensive
The tour begins with a guided tour of the Pfalzgrafensaal (Palatine Hall) of the former Renaissance castle and a visit to the underground passages. The tour continues on foot with a short walk through the city center.
Date: Saturday, August 23, 10:30 a.m.
10 EUR per person / 9 EUR per person
Jewish traces in Kaiserslautern
The tour first takes you to the Altenhof and the Jewish ritual bath (mikvah). It then continues along the former city fortifications to the synagogue square and the Metzgerturm tower.
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 5:00 p.m.
7 EUR per person / 6 EUR reduced rate
Coffee and cake *NEW*
You are cordially invited to “Coffee & Cake.” Participants will experience how wonderful it is to stroll from café to café in Kaiserslautern and hear all kinds of history and stories along the way.
Registration is binding. Cancellations are possible up to one day in advance.
Date: Friday, August 29, 2:30 p.m.
20 EUR per person
Traces of the Emperor
From the exciting construction of the Imperial Palace, its heyday, the expansion and construction of Casimir Castle, to the destruction and decline of both buildings: the tour of the castle hill and through the underground passage reveals the exciting traces of its eventful history to this day.
Date: Saturday, August 30, 10:30 a.m.
7 EUR per person / 6 EUR reduced
Unless otherwise stated, the meeting point is always in front of the Tourist Information.
Discounts are available for schoolchildren, students, trainees up to the age of 25 and severely disabled people with a disability of 70 percent or more.The Tourist Information Office (telephone 0631 3654019) requests advance booking for all guided tours.
Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern
Tickets for concerts at the Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern are available from:
Tickets – 19.00 euros (reduced 13.00 euros) for all seats are only available in advance at the Tourist Information Office, Fruchthallstraße 14, Tel. (0631) 365-2316 or at the box office. The ticket entitles the holder to a return journey on the day of the event until 3:00 a.m. the following day on all public transport (with DB: RE, RB and S-Bahn, in the Rhine-Neckar transport network (VRN), 2nd class).
Wochenmarkt Kaiserslautern
Welcome to the Kaiserslautern weekly market – Every Tuesday and Saturday on Stiftsplatz and on Thursdays in the Königstraße. From 07:00 to 13:30 you will find everything your heart desires. Fresh food from fruit, cheese, vegetables and sausages to fish and baked goods as well as flowers and plants. Or simply have a nice chat about the weather, world events and the football.
Garbage Guide for the City of Kaiserslautern 2025
Ernst Gabriel Once again in 2025, Stadtbildpflege Kaiserslautern (City Image Maintenance) has published a waste management booklet for English-speaking citizens who live in the Kaiserslautern city area. The 32 page Garbage Guide offers information on proper disposal, reuse, and avoidance of waste.
The A5 booklet provides addresses and opening hours of the municipal recycling centers, guidance on waste disposal dates published in the Stadtbildpflege app and website, as well as locations and dates for hazardous waste disposal. The booklet also gives an illustrated overview of correct waste separation.
The 2025 Garbage Guide for the City of Kaiserslautern is available for you to take away from the municipal recycling centers, the Rathaus city hall and the Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern (municipal utilities). An online version can be downloaded from the Stadtbildpflege website at www.stadtbildpflege-kl.de.
Wadgasserhof
Biergarten Wadgasserhof (c)Stadt KL Inviting Beer Garden at the Wadgasserhof
In the summer months the inner courtyard of the Wadgasserhof with its beer garden invites visitors to linger in its historical ambience.
Sitting under the old chestnut tree, enjoy drinks and food from the neighboring Vietnamese restaurant Pho Viet. Opening hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday is a day off.
The exhibitions in the Wadgasserhof and the Theodor Zink Museum can be visited during the opening hours of the City Museum. These are Wednesday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. Admission to special exhibitions is 5.00 euros, reduced 2.50 euros, the visit to the permanent exhibition is free.
Wadgasserhof, Steinstrasse 55, 67653 Kaiserslautern
Tel: 0631 365-2326
Pfalzgalerie
Photo: © Stadt Kaiserslautern Pfalzgalerie, Museumsplatz 1, 67657 Kaiserslautern
Tel.: 0631 3647201
Tuesday: 11:00 – 20:00, Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 17:00, Closed Mondays
The Museum Palatine Gallery in Kaiserslautern was founded in 1874 as a museum of Trades and Crafts. The museum building was constructed from 1875 to 1880. Today, its main focus is on painting and sculpture from the 19th to 21st centuries.
The permanent collection includes: our friends. Abstract American Art from a Private French Collection
Theodor Zink Museum
Photo: © Stadt Kaiserslautern Theodor Zink Museum, Steinstr. 48, 67657 Kaiserslautern
Tel. 0631 365-2327
www.theodor-zink-museum.de
Tuesday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pm;
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm;
Closed Monday
Guided tours by telephone arrangement
Permanent Exhibition: Kaiserslautern – Time Pictures from Ten Millennia
Times of Opening: Wednesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am to 6pm, Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Documentation – Stations of a Municipal Museum
From the History of the Theodor Zink MuseuEmmerich Smola School of Music and Music Academy
Kaiserslautern Zoo
The Kaiserslautern Zoo is a popular destination located in Siegelbach in the northwestern outskirts of the city’s suburbs: an oasis of tranquility where you discover nature, and learn interesting details about the kingdom of animals.
KAMMGARN Kaiserslautern
The Kammgarn is one of the top venues in Germany and for years has been an internationally respected, first-call concert hall for pop, rock, hip-hop, rap, indie, jazz, blues, comedy, cabaret, punk, goth, infotainment and more.
“The SNUG” Irish Pub
Kaiserslautern’s funnest place to be
Opened in August 2013 in the location of former Irish Pub, Thursty Nellys, it has been totally transformed by new manger, Lisa Muehlberger.
K1 HIGH ROPES Course Fröhnerhof
The attraction in the Palatinate forest
Climbing Fun – Up the trees
A wonderful piece of nature, healthy trees, a few loads of building wood, many meters of steel and the enthusiasm you bring along – discover for yourself the purest joy of climbing! The courses consist of exercises which make the way from one platform to the next a genuine adventure, with obstacles made from cables, swings, rope bridges and wooden bridges.
K1 – THE IDEAL DESTINATION FOR; Family tours, School trips, Team-Events , Club and company excursions , Birthday parties, … and of course also for you!
Irish House Kaiserslautern
Spacious pub dedicated to the Irish tradition. Here you can enjoy a Guinness® or Kilkenny® by the crackling fireplace or play a round of pool or darts with friends. The old stucco ceilings are witnesses to the past decades and could tell tales of many a long night. The well-stocked bar offers the right drink not only for whiskey lovers. At least 6 beers always on tap complement by a large selection of bottled beers. Smoke-free house.
EVENTS
Perfect sound and acoustics on three floors, plus a state-of-the-art lighting system. The event room was completely renovated in 2021, and live concerts have been taking place every week since. Whether 30 or 300 visitors, the possibilities offered by the special architecture ensure that every event is a success.
BEER GARDEN
A beautiful old tree population provides guests with plenty of shade in summer to relax with an after-work beer. The small stage on the edge of the Eselsbach stream is used weather permitting for Summer Sunday Sessions. Artists from the region gather here, and the kitchen provides the perfect dishes to accompany the music.
Irish House, Eselsfürth 11, 67657 Kaiserslautern