Official Opening

Audience seen from the back in front of a screen displaying the Circus Dance Festival logo

Thursday 21. May 2026 | 18:00 o'clock

  • Duration: 90 Min.
  • Location: Festival site
  • Notice: In German, with English and sign language interpretation
  • Tickets: Free entry

The CircusDanceFestival has already begun with its first festival weekend in various locations across the city’s public spaces – now it continues on our wonderful festival grounds in the north of Cologne. We would love to celebrate the official opening in the midst of the festival together with you.

In the City

2:00 PM – City Walk “Circus Buildings in Cologne – A Walk with Atelier Grit” (CH), ticketed (free of charge)


Festival Site

From 5:00 PM – Arrival
5:30 PM – Opening of the Open-Air Photo Exhibition by Samuel Buton / XY (FR), free access
6:00 PM – Official Opening, with La Churry (CAT), free access
8:00 PM – Damoclès by Cie Inextremiste (FR), ticketed
9:00 PM – Stickman by Darragh Mc Loughlin (IE), ticketed
10:00 PM – DJ* set by Adahsoe, free access

Several men are balancing on a structure made of many wooden planks outdoors, with an audience in the background
A man doing a handstand on a stage. Next to him, a stick appears to be standing on its own
A woman dressed in black leather, wearing sunglasses, a red hairband, and a clown nose, strikes a pose for the camera
A man is lying on a stage, looking straight ahead, holding a cane propped up on his hip, pointing straight up
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