Outdoor venue: Bandstand in the Hofgarten
Hofgarten Sounds & Moves – Saturday features the festival opening, a DJ set, an XL sing-along and a ballroom show.Sunday features Hofgarten concerts and dance performances, VHS workshops and yoga sessions.
During the Art:walk Festival, the Hofgarten becomes a huge open-air stage.
On Saturday, the festive festival kicks off here around the Hofgartenhaus Theatre Museum – with a DJ set, a welcome and a speech by Lord Mayor Dr Stephan Keller, the Pitch Palace XL sing-along featuring the Backstreet Boys’ greatest hits, and a spectacular ballroom performance by Zoe and international guests from Palermo.
Music Pavilion line-up for Saturday:
4.00 pm Opening of the Art:walk Festival at the Hofgartenhaus Theatre Museum by Lord Mayor Dr Stephan Keller
4.30 pm Pitch Palace XL Singalong: Backstreet Boys & 90s
8.00 pm “Bring It From The Back” – Showcase Ball Palermo–Düsseldorf
Lawn next to the Music Pavilion:
5.00–9.00 pm VHS – open Vinyasa yoga (“Come as you are”)
On Sunday , the Hofgarten transforms into a lively festival space for music, movement and hands-on activities. The “Swinging Funfares” open the Hofgarten concerts, followed by students from the Robert Schumann University of Music with pop, soul, jazz and 80s sounds. In addition, the VHS invites you to yoga sessions, drawing workshops and origami. The event concludes with the “Blink and Bite” dance performance.
Music Pavilion line-up for Sunday:
11:00 am Swinging Funfares
12:45 pm Tarek Zarroug
1.45 pm Pop band from the Robert Schumann University
14:30 “Flashback to the 80s” band from the Robert Schumann University
3.15 pm Claudio Krott’s Allstars from the Robert Schumann University
4.30 pm Dance performance: “Blink and Bite”
Pagoda next to the bandstand:
1.00–3.00 pm Workshop: Practical origami
3.00–5.00 pm Hands-on workshop: “Anyone can draw and paint”