Festivals
Altstadtfest
Saarbrücken’s historic centre invites visitors to enjoy a rich programme of music and events every year on the weekend before the summer holidays.
Summer music in Saarbrücken
Saarbrücker Sommermusik is series of free, high-culture concerts combining art with a folk festival atmosphere.
Sundays at the castle
Visitors are invited to free concerts at Saarbrücken castle during June, July and August. The programme includes matinées, soirées and a children's programme.
Time for jazz
The new music series JazzZeit is dedicated to the genre and its musicians in Saarbrücken.
Perspectives
Perspectives is the only Franco-German performing arts festival. It takes place at the end of May/beginning of June each year.
Festival Primeurs
The Festival Primeurs presents selected plays from French contemporary drama. It takes place in November every year.
Saar dance festival
Every second year in the autumn, the city and wider region focuses on contemporary dance for a full four days.
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Prize
The Max Ophüls Prize is one of the most renowned German-speaking film festivals focusing on new film makers. It is held in January every year.
Musikfestspiele Saar
The Musikfestspiele Saar present the musical culture of a another European country. It's biennial event held since 1989.
Fête de la Musique
Saarbrücken celebrates the beginning of summer every year with a wide range of musicians, whose music can be heard all over the city.