Halloween club concert by the band Chicolores featuring 90s dancefloor, house, reggae, hip hop and disco anthems.

Chicolores "Halloween Club Concert"

JTF Forchheim e. V.

FFO Youth Party (Forchheim Feiert Ohne) – an alcohol-free disco party for young people aged 12 to 15, organized by the Forchheim District Youth Ring, the Forchheim Police Station, and the JTF Forchheim.

FFO Party

The obligatory poetry competition at the JTF Forchheim with the Kulturschock Verein. Hosted by Sylvia Brunner.

Poetry Slam Forchheim

The choir of the JTF Forchheim, messa di voce, presents the program "Romantik 4.0" at the Heilig Dreikönig church.

Romanticism 4.0

Kirche Heilig Dreikönig

Shakespeare project — Shakespeare at JTF; new production by JTF Forchheim e. V.

The Taming of the Shrew?

"Taming of the Shrew?" — new production by JTF Forchheim e. V., a Shakespeare project staging.

shakespeare project

Schwarzclown & Friends

In the tried-and-true jam session format, rare beers meet regional sounds and voices: beer tasting and handmade live music. Admission free.

Bier-Jam

Musical cabaret by Birgit Süß with Klaus Ratzek on tuba and double bass

The Little Things

Multivision "Mit dem eigenen Wohnmobil durch die Weiten Kanadas und Alaskas"

Waltraud Mose-Schwarz & Heinz Schwarz

Once again, on Saturday, October 3 at 8 p.m., the Nuremberg improv theater holterdiepolter delights audiences at the Junge Theater. The ensemble will charm the hearts of the audience with stories invented on the spot, without having the faintest idea beforehand of what it will perform next. For the audience provides the prompts for the entertaining scenes.

holterdiepolter

Comedy show by Thomas Schreckenberger, „Irre sind menschlich“.

Thomas Schreckenberger: „Irre sind menschlich“

Political cabaret with cabaret artist Anny Hartmann.

Anny Hartmann – „Klima-Ballerina“

Junges Theater Forchheim e. V.

Gery Gerspitzer returns to JTF Forchheim with the second part of his Fredl Fesl evening, a two-hour programme of songs by the Bavarian Liedermacher Fredl Fesl, plus Gerspitzer's own additions.

Gery Gerspitzer – A Paean to Fredl Fesl – Part 2

Kabarett show by Sara Brandhuber, a Bavarian cabaret artist, presented at JTF Forchheim.

Sara Brandhuber: A scheena Schmarrn!

The new newcomer festival in Forchheim: four young newcomer bands (Half Step Down, SYN, CHARM, LisaRuftAn) compete for the audience and jury prize. Songs in rock, pop and indie.

Fachwerk Festival

"Festival of Tone Colors: Brass Sounds from Bach to Big Band" – Closing concert of the Forchheim brass music festival "Brassd scho!" Eleven brass players perform arrangements and original compositions for four trumpets, two horns, four trombones and tuba, ranging from Bach through Renaissance dances and film music to big band.

Ensemble Hundshaupten

Innenhof der Kaiserpfalz

On the third day of the Forchheim brass music festival "Brassd scho!", the Big Band of the Städtische Sing- und Musikschule Forchheim presents a summery program with Latin rhythms, rock and pop melodies, and jazz harmonies. Admission is free.

Big Band of the Städtische Sing- und Musikschule Forchheim

Paradeplatz

Young musicians are not left out at the Forchheim wind band festival "Brassd scho!" either. The Musikverein Forchheim Buckenhofen invites you to the Afternoon of Music of the Next Generation at the KulturSommerQuartier on Sunday, July 19, at 2 p.m. The children from the wind band classes, the junior orchestra (JUNO) and the youth wind orchestra (JBO) perform together on the stage in the Königsbad. Admission free.

Afternoon of Music of the Next Generation of the Musikverein Forchheim Buckenhofen e. V.

KulturSommerQuartier Forchheim

Flute workshop as part of the Forchheim Wind Music Festival "Brassd scho!" for beginners and advanced players, led by Eliza Marshall, flutist in the musical "The Lion King" (London West End).

Eliza Marshall - Flute Workshop

Brassd scho! – The Forchheim Brass Music Festival. The newly founded ensemble of the Musikverein Forchheim Buckenhofen plays tavern music in the style of Karl Edelmann and the Postwirtmusi, with 3 B-flat clarinets, bass clarinet, trombone and Quetschn. Admission free.

Firewood Music

Gaststätte Neder

Brassd scho! - Das Forchheimer Bläsermusik-Festival. Repertoire from film music and classics to contemporary pop, performed by the Blasorchester Klangfusion of Musikverein Forchheim Buckenhofen.

Blasorchester Klangfusion

"Partizani Super Sonic Live Tour" – As part of the Forchheim Brass Music Festival "Brassd scho!". Tradition and modernity: Balkan pop, global bass, diaspora beats, Turkish psychedelica and electro, acoustic meets electronica.

Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem

Children's concert for kids aged 5 and up, part of the Forchheim Brass Music Festival "Brassd scho!". A reinterpretation of the story of the Town Musicians of Bremen.

Children's Concert "Kuno Knallfrosch"

As part of the brass music festival "Brassd scho!", British flutist Eliza Marshall (Eliza Marschall) performs a concert at the JTF Forchheim, presented by Kramer Holzblasinstrumente.

"Eternal Birth" Brassd scho! – The Forchheim Brass Music Festival

"Jazz Breakfast" – The second day of the Forchheim Brass and Wind Music Festival "Brassd scho!". Clarinet quartet with three B-flat clarinets and a bass clarinet, with a repertoire of jazz standards, bossa nova classics, and swinging arrangements of well-known classical melodies. Admission free, reservations requested.

GoodWood Ensemble

Café Julie

Brassd scho!

Opening concert of the Forchheim Brass Music Festival "Brassd scho!" with Rüdiger Baldauf and his quartet: new compositions between jazz, funk, soul and contemporary grooves.

Rüdiger Baldauf – "Next Level Tour 2026" Brassd scho! - The Forchheim Brass Music Festival

"Brass Band Meets Electro Beats" Brassd scho! - The Forchheim Brass Music Festival. Opening party of the Forchheim brass music festival "Brassd scho!" featuring BrassPalast: a fusion of traditional brass band music and modern electronic beats, played on authentic instruments (trumpets, trombones, saxophones, portable drum kit) in genres such as techno, electro and EDM.

BrassPalast

Main concert of the Afrika Kulturtage Forchheim. Afrobeat, jazz, pop, ethno-jazz, tropical funk and global grooves.

AFRODREAM

„Live In Concert“ – Rhythm & Blues / Soul concert by the 11-piece Keller Mountain Blues Band, organized by JTF Forchheim in cooperation with the City of Forchheim.

Keller Mountain Blues Band

theaterNEUN – Young Actors presents "An Inspector Calls" by J. B. Priestley, a new project of the in-house theatre group of JTF Forchheim.

An Inspector Calls

A children's book classic by Marc-Uwe Kling and Astrid Henn, adapted by Heidi Lehnert, performed by the Chapeau Claque Children's and Youth Theatre Bamberg.

Das NEINhorn

Unfortunately, this concert is cancelled. The concert on 05/16 must be cancelled. Replacement dates: 10/24/2026 (6 p.m.) and 10/25/2026 (7 p.m.).

Messa di voce

New program by duo DUVA: old Nordic songs in their own arrangements, a midsummer celebration of light and darkness.

duo DUVA "Midsommar"

Comedy programme by actor, musician and comedian Stefan Jürgens, "Love! (First Yourself)."

Stefan Jürgens – Love! (First Yourself)

This date has been rescheduled to February 5, 2027! This event has been rescheduled to February 5, 2027!

Jarod McMurran

"The Destination Isn't the Solution Either – A Couple Spills the Beans"

Kabarett Duo Reisegruppe Ehrenfeld

Stand-up comedy and satire by comedian and cabaret artist Jonas Greiner. Third solo programme, "Auf Augenhöhe".

Jonas Greiner: Auf Augenhöhe

Live concert by international blues guitarist and songwriter Dave Goodman at JTF Forchheim e. V.

Dave Goodman “Live In Concert”

Comedy show by the duo Streckenbach & Köhler presenting their new program “Bis einer heult,” featuring absurd jokes, quirky sketches and musical comedy.

Streckenbach & Köhler “Bis einer heult”

Magic, ventriloquism, vaudeville and song from the golden 1920s and 1930s, presented by Marcelini and Thomas Meyer (piano).

Marcelini & Thomas Meyer – Golden Varieties - 1920s Revue

Midge's Pocket

Following the successful relaunch of this cult event, Forchheim once again becomes a buzzing music mile in 2026. Bands of various genres perform at numerous venues throughout the city. With a wristband, you can move from bar to bar and catch the concerts of your choice.

Kneipenfetzt 2026

Comedy at the Sparkasse Forchheim. A humorous mix of well-known comedians and new talents in a relaxed atmosphere.

get up: stand up 3.0

Sparkasse Forchheim

Party for young people (ages 12 through 15 inclusive) – youth party of the Kreisjugendring Forchheim, without alcohol or drugs.

FFO – Forchheim feiert OHNE!

A show featuring parody, ventriloquism, nonsense and plenty of music. A program somewhere between comedy, cabaret and classic variety entertainment.

Tobias Gnacke: Hardly Ever Laughed So Much!

Cabaret program by the two cabaret artists Henning Ruwe and Martin Valenske from the Young Cabaret of DISTEL Berlin. Highly political, satirical cabaret.

Young Cabaret of DISTEL Berlin – „Dumm gelaufen.“

Open stage with artists from a wide range of disciplines: Two in Tune (acoustic duo), Hubert Forscht (spoken word artist), Pretty Ugly (seven-piece band) and a surprise act.

Open Stage

Traditional Christmas concert by the Rockin' Family featuring rock, funk and classics from the 1970s and 1980s by Queen, The Rolling Stones, Mother's Finest, Billy Idol, Santana and Prince.

The Jamily "Rockin' Xmas"

"WOMERSCHOMADASIN" – Cabaret program by the trio TBC (Totales Bamberger Kabarett).

TBC – Totales Bamberger Kabarett

Party for young people (ages 12 to 15 inclusive). A disco evening without alcohol or drugs, organized by the Forchheim District Youth Council, the youth liaison officer of the Forchheim Police Station, and the Junges Theater Forchheim.

FFO – Forchheim Celebrates Sober!

A theatrical monologue of a special kind by and with Peter Spielbauer. Peter Spielbauer describes himself as a philosophical comedian.

The Great Wullu Wullu, or: Other People Say Nice Things Too

Franconian comedy meets well-known classics of music history, performed with Franconian dialect lyrics. "Glassigger aff fränggisch" (Glassigger in Franconian).

Franggn Mafia

"There is life after 50, 60 … at least for women!" – brand-new cabaret program

Annette von Bamberg

Discussion round on the topic "City, Country – Frustration? – The Future of the Fränkische Schweiz" (third edition), in media partnership with the Nordbayerische Nachrichten and with the support of Sparkasse Forchheim.

FOr Ort - FOrchheimer Gespräche

With Piero Masztalerz, the JTF Forchheim welcomes an award-winning cartoonist on Friday, November 13 at 8 p.m., whose sausage-lipped characters have long been cult favorites on YouTube and social media. With his stage show, the comedian has created an entirely new genre.

"Shut Up, Rapunzel!"

Rock party with WINTERSTORM, DIEVERSITY and M.I.GOD

Jack's Calling

Reading: Lucas Fassnacht presents his new book "Pipeline."

blätterWALD – Forchheim Literature Days

Comedy at the Sparkasse Forchheim: an event series by JTF Forchheim and Sparkasse Forchheim featuring well-known comedians and new faces. Line-up includes: Julia Brandner.

get up: stand up 4.0

A comedy by Nick Whitby based on the film of the same name by Ernst Lubitsch. The in-house theatre group blumengroup presents its new production.

To Be or Not to Be

Shanty-polka – handmade music with power, wit and soul. The band mahoin from Hamburg brings a raw mix of sea shanties, Balkan beats, 90s hits, international songs and their own arrangements to the stage.

mahoin – Shore Leave

A brand-new theatre show by mentalist magician Christoph Kuch.

Selten so gedacht

An acted chanson evening featuring French, Italian and Swiss German chansons, performed by Jakob Gühring on piano, guitar and accordion. Texts based on motifs by Simone de Beauvoir and Julio Cortázar.

L'homme et la musique – An Acted Chanson Evening

Theater and art project WildWuchs (Bamberg) presents "Die Verwandlung" (The Metamorphosis), loosely based on Franz Kafka, as an offbeat, exaggerated grotesque.

The Metamorphosis

Chapeau Claque Kindertheater Bamberg – adaptation by Benjamin Bochmann and Heidi Lehnert after Janosch, for families and children ages 4 and up.

Christmas with Tiger and Bear

Bavarian cabaret and music with Christian Maier (da Huawa) in his tenth stage program, "Schokoladenseit´n".

Da Huawa and I - Chocolate Side

A crossover concert with guitar, cello and violin that combines crossover music with counterpoint, classical forms, Baroque harmonic progressions, pop and rock music. The program „Kammer“ features chamber music from the last ten years.

Malte Vief Chamber – „Stille Wasser sind Vief“

Solo cabaret program by cabaret artist Mia Pittroff.

Mia Pittroff – Ich geh schon mal nach hinten los

A satirical year-in-review by cabaret artist Mathias Tretter

Nachgetrettert – The Satirical Year in Review

Ehrenbürg-Halle

Cabaret: Stefan Waghubinger with his sixth stage program, "Dass ich alt bin, ist mir neu."

Stefan Waghubinger – "Dass ich alt bin, ist mir neu"

Vibraphonissimo Festival 2027 with Anna Szczygieł & Dominik Rosłon and Spanyi Duo & Dobler, performing jazz, ambient, electronic and film-inspired music.

Vibraphonissimo Festival

A big, colorful entertainment show – a live TV gala-style variety show in the spirit of classic Saturday night entertainment.

Jarod McMurran: „Jenseits der Vernunft“

Political cabaret with René Sydow: new program "Sie dürfen sich wieder setzen" ("You May Be Seated Again"), a philosophical excursion into the crises of our time.

René Sydow – Sie dürfen sich wieder setzen

Verrufene Tiere: Ein Bestiarium menschlicher Ängste (Eintritt frei)

Reading with Stephan Wunsch

Stadtbücherei Forchheim

To open the 30th Forchheim Puppet Theatre Days officially, TheaterKorona from Leipzig presents the play "Gundermann – Engel über dem Revier." Gerhard Gundermann was an excavator operator, singer, author and theatre maker in the GDR.

Gundermann - Angel Over the Mining District

A puppet theatre production by Figurentheater Tübingen marking the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka's death, presented at the 30th Forchheim Puppet Theatre Festival. The central text is "Die Sorge des Hausvaters" ("The Worry of the Head of the Household").

kafkabagage – Six Stories, Four Fragments and a Letter

A puppet play about getting well and about great help, after the classic picture book by Janosch. Puppet theatre for children aged 4 and up and family audiences. Part of the 30th Forchheim Puppet Theatre Festival.

"I'll Make You Well," Said the Bear

Theater allumette from Bremerhaven performs "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" for audiences aged 5 and up, the second family performance of the 30th Forchheim Puppet Theater Days.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

On the third evening of the 30th Forchheim Puppet Theatre Festival, festival curator Stephan Wunsch performs the piece "Evolution – Darwin and How He Saw the World" himself. The production originated at his theater rosenfisch in Aachen.

Evolution - Darwin and How He Saw the World

Folk-rock-polka band HISS with the program “For a Handful of Cents.”

HISS

"LACHEN MACHEN" by and with ARND SCHIMKAT alias Arthur Senkrecht. Actor-comedian Arnd Schimkat explains why we laugh and what we laugh about.

LACHEN MACHEN

A particularly intense concert experience from the Danish band Girls In Airports: a quartet moving between indie, jazz, ambient and hypnotic grooves.

Girls In Airports - Circular Tour

Magic show by Christopher Köhler with the new program "Der Magier – Magic Moments".

The Magician - Magic Moments

Best-of concert by guitarist Yasi Hofer and her trio, marking the close of their years performing together, with highlights from more than ten years of live performance and four studio albums.

Yasi Hofer Trio – Best Of Tour 2027

On Saturday, October 2, 2027, at 8 p.m., things get heavy, bass-driven, danceable and handmade once again, as the one-man band Konrad Kuechenmeister returns to the JTF with his loop station. Konrad Kuechenmeister is a live loop artist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and performer all in one.

Loop Entertainment

Tobias Gnacke presents his second solo program "Voll auf die Ohren!!", featuring world hits and Schlager with wit and vocal power, accompanied by guitar.

Tobias Gnacke: Voll auf die Ohren!

Charles Dickens' „A Christmas Carol“ in Bavarian dialect, a scenic evening with music by Amelie Diana and Andreas Bittl, now in its eighth year on stage.

Junges Theater Forchheim

Nov 6, 2026

Franggn Mafia

Nov 7, 2026

Annette von Bamberg

Nov 12, 2026

FOr Ort - FOrchheimer Gespräche

Nov 13, 2026

"Shut Up, Rapunzel!"

Nov 14, 2026

Jack's Calling

Oct 31, 2026

Chicolores "Halloween Club Concert"

Oct 30, 2026

FFO Party

Junges Theater Forchheim