Festival Formats

The concerts with world-class orchestras in the magnificent acoustics of the Max Littmann Hall are at the centre of the Kissinger Sommer.

Prominent names and top-class programmes await you at the chamber concerts of the Kissinger Sommer at numerous venues.

Whether semi-staged opera, operetta gala, burlesque revue or chanson programmes – the Kissinger Sommer has top-class events in store for fans of the performing arts.

Music in the city, music for the city! Every Friday and Saturday at 6 pm during the festival in public places all over town. Free admission.

The »Symphonic Mob« is Bavaria's largest play-along orchestra. Here, amateur musicians join in with professionals from world-class orchestras.

Art songs meet world premieres, magnificent voices meet composers at the piano – twice at every Kissinger Sommer.

From duos to orchestral concerts – the open-air concerts present festival highlights under the open sky.

Start the day with music – the Kissinger Sommer lunch formats combine musical and culinary delights.

During the festival every Friday at 5 pm in the Green Hall in the Regentenbau. Free admission. (in German)

A summery finale under the evening sky, every Friday following the concert. Admission incl. a drink: 12 Euro (advance) / 15 Euro (evening)

»For a coffee with ...« – Artists in conversation with Alexander Steinbeis, every Saturday at 11 a.m. in the White Hall in the Regentenbau during the 2026 Festival. Free admission.

Following a concert at the 2026 festival, a musical reading with Waltraud Meier will take place in the Max Littmann Hall.

»On Jewish Trails through Bad Kissingen« – every Saturday at 1 p.m.

“40 Years of Kissinger Sommer” – an anniversary exhibition from June 10 to July 18, 2026