The 14th Rampenlichter Festival brought over 160 young artists from across Europe to the stage of Munich’s Kreativquartier in July 2025. Through moving dance and theatre productions, they showcased the power and diversity of young perspectives and the potential that lies in the interplay between art and democracy.
The 15th edition of Rampenlichter will take place in July 2027. The call for submissions will be published in autumn 2026.
Welcome to
Rampenlichter Festival!
Rampenlichter is an international youth cultural dance and theater festival in Germany and a laboratory for the art by young people between the ages of 6 and 27. It takes place every two years in Munich for two weeks and presents various productions by young artists.
Plays at Rampenlichter are eye-opening: they allow insights into the world of children, teenagers and young adults and show their view of the world and how they express themselves artistically. Rampenlichter makes visible what moves and touches young people today. But the festival is also a temporary artistic community – whether as a spectator or as a participant in workshops, as a discussion partner or co-creator of an artistic process – by being together and exchanging ideas with each other, Rampenlichter becomes a laboratory for a future vision of social coexistence based on the principles and power of art and play.
Festival FAQ
When does the Festival take place?
The 14th Rampenlichter Festival will take place from July 11 to July 23, 2025.
The public program offers various activities for children, teenagers, and adults between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Where does the festival take place?
Rampenlichter takes place in the Theater schwere reiter, in the Pathos Theater, and in various rooms in the Kreativquartier München.
How do I get tickets for the festival?
Festival program
There are many ways to spend the afternoon and evening at Rampenlichter for free and without registration.
For children, teenagers, and families, there are particularly affordable offers for all performances.
Evening performances
You can buy tickets for the evening events through the links in the schedule and on the pages of the performances.
It’s best to get a FESTIVAL PASS: pay once, watch as much as you want for €24 regular or only €8 discounted. Here’s the link to the ticket shop on Rausgegangen and the festival pass [Important: When booking, you pay once and receive a code, which allows you to book a free ticket for each event afterward – as long as seats are available!]
There you can also book all other ticket options.
Rampenlichter & accessibility
Rampenlichter is intended to be a festival by and for all children and young people, which is why we are committed to making the festival increasingly inclusive and removing barriers to access. This applies both to participation for children and young people with disabilities as well as unrestricted access to the festival grounds for visitors.
For more detailed information in English please contact us: info@rampenlichter.com