Culture and entertainment in Freiburg

Freiburg celebrates the wine festival once a year. At the beginning of July, six days around the Münster are all about Baden wine. A colorful supporting program of live music and DJs makes the annual hustle and bustle a real highlight.

Freiburg is great for movie-lovers. From the big chains to independent cinemas, whatever your taste there’ll be a cinema for you.

Cinemaxx Freiburg 

Catch all the biggest blockbusters at the Cinemaxx Freiburg, a huge cinema complex with 3D films and independent screenings.

Friedrichsbau, Harmonie and Kandelhof Freiburg

Freiburg has great independent cinemas like the Friedrichsbau, Harmonie and Kandelhof, which show a range of art house films, independent flicks and the occasional blockbuster. In summer make sure to visit the Summer Night Cinema at the Black Monastery for a unique outdoor cinematic experience.

Freiburg City Theatre
The Stadttheater is the largest theatre in Breisgau with four separate venues: the Big House, the Small House, the Chamber Stage and the Work Room. There’s a great range of programmes from dramatics to youth theatre, dance, musical theatre and concerts. There’s also fascinating readings and lecture evenings in the Winterer Foyer.

The Wallgraben Theater
The Wallgraben Theatre was founded by students in a former wine and air-raid shelter in Wallstrasse in 1953 and moved to the basement of the New Town Hall in the late 1960s. The actor Heinz Meier, known for his appearances in Loriot sketches, headed the theatre until 2003. Under his direction, the Wallgraben Theatre was the first theatre in 1975 to bring Loriot sketches onto the stage. Today the Wallgraben Theatre is renowned for its cultural events and regularly hosts shows for hundreds of avid theatregoers.