Henze One hundred

The events will take place from April to November 2026. More info: recklinghausen.de

9. Nights of Light Art

The festival has now become a tradition in the Hellweg region. It incorporates the 51 existing light art installations in public spaces, supplemented by additional exhibits from private and museum collections and storage facilities. A project of the cities of Ahlen, Bergkamen, Bönen, Fröndenberg, Hamm, Lippstadt, Lünen, Soest, and Unna, in cooperation with the Zentrum […]

Beyond the borders: Puppet Theater & Migration

FIDENA is one of the largest international puppet theater festivals. With 28 shows, workshops, discourse formats, parties and the festival center in the heart of Bochum, it presents a poetic, political, packed festival edition. The FIDENA PARADE invites you to Bochum in April, ahead of the actual festival period.

Ruhrfestspiele 2026 – kick-off on May 1st

The eightieth edition of one of Europe’s largest and oldest theater festivals starts on 1 May 2026: The multi-week season of the “Ruhrfestspiele” in Recklinghausen begins with a cultural folk festival with music, dance, performances, walking acts, circus and hands-on activities.

Sweet home. German-Turkish life in art

Since the recruitment agreement signed in 1961, many Turks have come to Germany to work here. At the time, they were called guest workers, although they usually experienced little hospitality. The temporary departure often turned into an attempt to find a permanent home in a foreign culture. People from Turkey also came to the Westphalian […]