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Old Town Festival 2025 – Three days of music and fun
From July 4 to 6, it’s party time in the city center once again
Foto: Reiner Voß / view - die agentur From July 4 to 6, 2025, Kaiserslautern will once again host the Old Town Festival – one of the most traditional and popular city festivals in the region. Over three days, the old town will be transformed into a lively stage for music, culture, cuisine, and socializing. The festival, which has stood for joie de vivre and community for decades, will once again be organized by the city’s city management this year.
With live music, culinary offerings ranging from Palatinate classics to international street food, and market stalls selling arts and crafts and specialties, the Old Town Festival promises a weekend full of variety. On seven stages, spread out from Spittelstraße to Mainzer Tor, visitors can expect a diverse music program for every taste.
“Lautern tanzt” (Lautern dances) on the Rittersberg is also part of the program again and invites everyone to dance together under the open sky. Weather permitting!
Mayor Beate Kimmel is looking forward to the festival weekend: “When Kaiserslautern hosts the Old Town Festival, many individuals come together to share a common experience – and our old town belongs entirely to the people: colorful, diverse, and lively.” She particularly highlights the great commitment of those involved: “Over 190 participants from local residents, associations, and businesses are once again bringing enjoyment, creativity, and hospitality to the streets with a great deal of dedication.”
A special highlight in 2025 is the FCK Mile in Kanalstraße. To mark the 125th anniversary of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, a colorful program of activities will be offered there – accompanied by a dedicated stage with offerings for fans and families. The Middle Ages will also be pitching their tents again: The romantic Klosterstraße and the area around St. Martin’s Church will be the setting for a historical market with music, crafts, rustic gastronomy, and many lovingly designed details. “The leap back in time in Klosterstraße brings history to life,” says Kimmel. “I am particularly pleased that so many creative ideas are coming together again this year to fill the festival with life.”
Another integral part of the Old Town Festival is the popular flea market on Saturday and Sunday in the courtyard of the K+K law firm, which invites visitors to linger with its special atmosphere. “This festival represents what our city is all about: a sense of community that connects generations, backgrounds, and lifestyles,” says Mayor Kimmel. “My thanks go to everyone who makes this festival possible – the participants, the security and emergency services, and the many volunteers. And I would also like to express my gratitude to all the residents for their understanding towards our celebrating guests.”
Download the Program.pdf for full details and entertainment schedules:
The 2025 Old Town Festival offers the perfect setting for three unforgettable days – with music, encounters, enjoyment, and countless little moments that will remain in your memory. All further information and the complete program are available at www.kaiserslautern.desowie in the Stadt-KL app. The printed program booklet will be available free of charge in the city about a week before the festival.
Opening hours:
Fri, July 4, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.,
Sat, July 5, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.,
Sun, July 6, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
In addition to the festival activities, safety is also a priority: the event area is glass-free and the event site is partially secured by mobile barriers. Deliveries and access for residents are only possible at the following times:
Fri, July 4, until 6:30 p.m.,
Sat, July 5, 1:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.,
Sun, July 6, 1:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and again from 10:30 p.m.
As one of the stages will be set up on Spittelstraße, the street will be closed between Kanalstraße and the Fruchthallstraße junction coming from Messeplatz for safety reasons from July 3 at 2 p.m. until Monday, July 7, at 2 a.m.
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.
JULY TOURS
Pfalzgrafensaal & corridors
The tour begins in the Pfalzgrafensaal of the former Renaissance castle, the city’s state rooms. It then continues into the approximately 70-meter-long underground corridors, which bring the history of Kaiserslautern to life.
Dates: Wednesday, July 2, 3 p.m.
Saturday, July 12, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, July 12, 11:15 a.m. (in English)
Wednesday, July 16, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30, 3 p.m.
7.00 EUR / 6.00 EUR reduced
Coffee and cake *NEW*
You are cordially invited to “Coffee & Cake.” The tour shows how wonderful it is to stroll from café to café in Kaiserslautern and hear all kinds of history and stories along the way.
Date: Friday, July 4, 2:30 p.m.
EUR 20.00
In the Emperor’s Footsteps (including underground passage)
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 the present day.
Date: Saturday, July 5, 10:30 a.m.
7.00 EUR / 6.00 EUR reduced
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.
Dates: Saturday, July 5, 11:15 a.m. (in English)
Saturday, July 19, 10:30 a.m.
EUR 7.00 / EUR 6.00 reduced
Fritz Walter Tour *NEW*
125 years of 1. FC Kaiserslautern: To mark this occasion, we will be following in the footsteps of the club’s greatest legend – Fritz Walter. During the first half, participants will learn everything there is to know about the 1954 World Cup winner on a bus tour through the city center. The tour will take you from his birthplace to his grave in the main cemetery. His greatest monument, the Fritz Walter Stadium, is the destination for the second half. The FCK Museum documents the unique history of 1. FC Kaiserslautern and brings it to life.
The stadium will only be viewed from the outside. Admission to the FCK Museum is included.
Dates: Sunday, July 6, 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 20, 2 p.m.
19.00 EUR / 17.00 EUR reduced
Hidden traces of Kaiserslautern’s brewing history
Here you can learn about and experience all kinds of history and stories relating to Kaiserslautern’s breweries. 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 and its commissioned tour guides and cooperation partners from any liability.
Dates: Tuesday, July 8, 5 p.m.
Friday, July 11, 5 p.m. (in English)
18.00 EUR
Children’s tour – KL for little ones (including underground passage)
How did the skeleton get into the underground passage? And why is there a fish in the city coat of arms? Curious? Then come along on a tour of the Pfalzgrafensaal and the underground passage! Here you will find answers and much more. The tour is recommended for children aged 7 and above (with an accompanying adult).
Dates: Wednesday, July 9, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, July 23, 3 p.m.
7.00 EUR / 6.00 EUR reduced
Experience and enjoy KL
Kaiserslautern is a wonderful place to explore on foot. Most of the sights are close together. This tour tells stories and history, bringing the past to life – including surprises and little tastings.
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 5 p.m.
16.00 EUR
Hohenecken Castle – Costumed tour
From its construction in the 12th century to its destruction in 1688, Hohenecken Castle experienced an eventful history. This is also reflected in legends, such as the story of the buried treasure or the tragic love story of Hildegard von Hoheneck.
The meeting point is directly at the castle!
Date: Thursday, July 10, 3 p.m.
7.00 EUR / 6.00 EUR reduced
Stumbling Stones – (Un)forgotten Life Stories
The Stumbling Stones are a project by artist Gunter Demnig that has been in existence since 1992. Small memorial plaques, known as stumbling stones, are laid in the ground to commemorate the fate of people who were persecuted, deported, murdered, or driven to suicide during the Nazi era. The walk through the city takes you to individual stumbling stones and other memorials and tells the life stories of former citizens of Lautern.
Date: Friday, July 11, 3 p.m.
7.00 EUR / 6.00 EUR reduced
Cemetery tour in English
The tour of the old part of the main cemetery and the Old Jewish Cemetery provides an insight into Kaiserslautern’s cemetery culture. It takes you to magnificent tombs and important figures in the city’s history. Men are kindly requested to bring head coverings.
The meeting point is at the Donnersbergstraße entrance (funeral hall).
Date: Monday, July 21, 2 p.m.
EUR 7.00 / EUR 6.00 reduced
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, July 26, 10:30 a.m.
10.00 EUR / 9.00 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, July 29, 2:00 p.m.
7.00 EUR / 6.00 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.
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