Where do we find the kids' shows and workshops?

In the program booklet and the calendar on the festival website. In 2026 the Blue Lab week also had its own program, with children's workshops for set ages (4 and up, 5 to 10, 6 to 12) and a play area with games and painting.

Can older kids or parents help out?

Yes. The festival runs on volunteers and takes helper sign-ups on its website before each edition.

Upcoming

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Sommerwerft: Open-Air Theater Festival on the Main

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: Free

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FestivalBornheim & Ostend

Where

Bornheim & Ostend, Weseler Werft

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

What you need to know

Free to wander in, the program is open-access, with donations welcome if you want to support it
A dedicated children's stage, plus a kids' area with workshops set for specific ages, so check the program for your kid's age
Program changes at short notice, so check the notice boards or the info point on the festival site on the day

About

Sommerwerft is an international theater festival on the Main riverbank, in the shadow of the European Central Bank. Around 200 artists and groups bring theater, dance, music, poetry and performance to open-air stages, and you can wander between them. Kids get their own stage and a children's area with workshops like acrobatics and crafts. Run by volunteers, it suits families who like to drop in for an hour or stay into the evening.

Free

Dates to be announced

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