24 Events in Summer Holidays in Bochum - 🌞 Summer Holidays 2026 – Open-Airs, Parties & Festival Highlights!
🌞 Summer Holidays 2026: The hottest events & festivals! Open-airs, concerts & parties – experience your unforgettable summer!

Manifesta 16 Ruhr at St. Ludgerus Church Bochum
Art meets church space: The Manifesta 16 Ruhr at St. Ludgerus Bochum invites to tranquility, dialogue, and new perspectives. August 16, 2026, 11 AM. #Ruhrgebiet

The Art of the Second Look
Hubertus Salinger in Bochum: colorful works, strong location, quiet gaze exchange. The Art of the Second Look invites discovery. #Bochum #Art

TOUR Yuko Mohri & Ei Arakawa-Nash - How we meet
Experience Fluxus, sound, and walkable art at Kunstmuseum Bochum: How We Meet makes encounters visible. 16.08.2026, 3 PM, 6 €. #Art

Tango-Salon
Sunday milonga with style at Tango La Boca, Bochum: classic Tandas, respectful Ronda, warm sound aesthetics. 16.08.2026, 15:30. Admission: Info to follow. Experience intimacy, flow, elegance. #TangoBochum

Fiege KinoOpenAir
Summer, screen, and brewery flair in Bochum: The Fiege KinoOpenAir 2026 combines film enjoyment, live music, and relaxed evenings under the open sky. #Bochum #OpenAirCinema

Repair Café: Electronics and Textiles

Fiege Cinema Open Air

Route Future – WORK IN THE REGION
Experience the future of work at RUB Makerspace Bochum: interactive stations, in-depth insights into AI and technology, convenient travel and parking. Be there on 17.08.2026! #Ruhrgebiet

Urban Wilderness
Between the mine tower and urban nature, Bochum becomes quiet and exciting: Urban Wilderness showcases animals in urban spaces. #Bochum #Photography

Path of Coal
Photography Meets Industrial Culture: Experience Path of Coal at the LWL Museum Zeche Hannover in Bochum. Free admission, powerful images, true Ruhr Area atmosphere. #Bochum #IndustrialCulture

Crochet with Margot
Crochet, chat, unwind: Margot brings creative moments to the Bochum Sustainability Center. 17.08.2026, free admission. #Bochum #Sustainability

Soccer Camp "The Playground Rockets" at KJFH JUST
Participation in the free soccer camp at KJFH JUST for children aged 6 to 12. Exciting games and training from August 18 to 20, 2026.

ZumbaKids meets HipHop 2026
Discover the combination of Zumba and HipHop for kids at the Gretzki dance studio in Bochum. Fun and fitness guaranteed!

Metropolis Wilderness
Experience city nature up close: Metropolis Wilderness shows photographs by Sven Meurs at Zeche Hannover in Bochum. Free admission, outdoor, and inspiring. #Bochum #IndustrialCulture

Eternal Sounds
Industrial culture meets sound art at the German Mining Museum Bochum: Eternal Sounds makes post-mining audible and tangible. 18.08.2026, 09:30 AM, from €15. Experience depth, knowledge, emotion. Plan your visit now. #Bochum

Route Future – WORK IN THE POTT
Grasp the future at RUB Makerspace Bochum: Interactive AI stations, human-centered, and free of charge. 18.08.2026, 10–16 hours. Experience, try out, join in – mark your calendar now! #WorkInThePott

Special Exhibition for the 150th Anniversary of the Telephone at the Telephone Museum Bochum
150 years of telephone, vividly told at the Telephone Museum Bochum: historical devices, transmission technology, and real aha moments. 18.08.2026, free admission. #Bochum #Museum

Experience Education Sustainably
Bochum makes education tangible: In the Sustainability Center, exchange, workshops, and fresh ideas for everyday life await. Experience it free of charge on August 18, 2026. #Bochum #Sustainability

Manifesta 16 Ruhr in the Gethsemane Church Bochum
A special art place in Bochum awaits: The Manifesta 16 Ruhr connects church, architecture, and contemporary art. Free admission, inspiring, close up. #Manifesta16

Manifesta 16 Ruhr at St. Anna Church Bochum
A church becomes an art space: Manifesta 16 Ruhr in Bochum connects architecture, art, and history. Free admission, strong impressions. #Manifesta16

Manifesta 16 Ruhr at St. Ludgerus Church Bochum
Art meets church space: Manifesta 16 Ruhr makes St. Ludgerus in Bochum a place of encounter. Free, open, and moving. #Ruhrgebiet

Sustainability Center Bochum
Bochum invites you: At the Sustainability Center, workshops, exchange, and future ideas meet real city atmosphere. On 18.08.2026, free entry. #Bochum #Sustainability

Fiege KinoOpenAir
Film evening under the open sky in Bochum: The Fiege KinoOpenAir combines screen, brewery courtyard, and summer vibe. 18.08.2026, 13 €. #Bochum

Play-Fun-Wet-Festival at JuMa Steinkuhl
Experience the colorful family festival at JuMa Steinkuhl with water slide and bouncy castles – ideal for a fun summer afternoon.
