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.
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.
Application for Rampenlichter 2027
You want to be part of the next festival? The 15th edition of Rampenlichter will take place in July 2027. The call for submissions will be published in May 2026. Online application period starts in November 2026.
You will find the information for application soon on this page.
Festival FAQ
When does the next Festival take place?
The 15th Rampenlichter Festival will take place from July 2027.
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.
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