24 Events in Summer Holidays in Bochum - 🌞 Summer Holidays 2026 – Open-Airs, Parties & Festival Highlights!

Contemporary art meets church: At the Gethsemane Church Bochum, Manifesta 16 Ruhr becomes a special art experience. Free admission. #Manifesta16

An extraordinary art experience in Bochum: The Manifesta 16 Ruhr fills the St. Anna Church with new art, light, and history. Free entry. #Manifesta16

Experience art and church space anew in St. Ludgerus Bochum: Manifesta 16 Ruhr opens a quiet place full of encounters. 20.08.2026, Free Admission. #Manifesta16

Bochum invites you: The Sustainability Center makes ideas for tomorrow tangible. Workshops, exchanges, lectures, and participation in the city center. #Bochum

An afternoon full of openness in Bochum-Grumme: The meeting café brings people together, invites conversation and getting to know each other. 20.08.2026, free admission. #Bochum

Speaking German, meeting people, and settling in Bochum: The Language Café with the Welcome Office creates space for encounters every Thursday. #Bochum #LanguageCafé

An evening full of Bowie energy in the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum: Rebel Rebel opens the Ruhrtriennale with music theater, dance, and goosebumps. #Ruhrtriennale

Visit the Tent Festival Ruhr 2026 in Bochum with concerts, art, and gastronomy for the entire family.

Bochum surprises with urban nature and strong images: Urban Wilderness at the mine site. Free admission, from 21.08.2026. #Bochum #UrbanNature

An exhibition with Ruhr area DNA: Way of Coal shows photography, transformation, and industrial culture in Bochum. On 21.08.2026, free admission. #Bochum #IndustrialCulture

Bochum's Gethsemane Church will become a place for art, architecture, and new perspectives in 2026. Free admission, strong works, vibrant education. #Manifesta16

Contemporary art meets sacred architecture: Manifesta 16 Ruhr makes St. Anna Church in Bochum a special art space. #Manifesta16 #Bochum

Experience art, silence, and community at St. Ludgerus Church Bochum. Manifesta 16 Ruhr opens the church space freely for everyone on 21.08.2026. #Bochum #Manifesta16

Summer, lake, and festival atmosphere in Bochum: The Tent Festival Ruhr 2026 brings culture, culinary delights, and special evenings by the water. #ZfR2026 #Bochum

Bochum's Sustainability Center becomes a meeting point for ideas, workshops, and exchange in the city center. 21.08.2026, free admission. #BochumSustainable

Harpen celebrates again: fair, music, and real neighborhood atmosphere around the St. Vinzentius Church. On 21.08.2026 with free admission! #Bochum #Harpen

Coffee, cake, and dance floor mood in Bochum: The dance café at Tango La Boca brings standard, Latin, and disco fox to the point. #Bochum #Dancing

Harpen celebrates again: The Village Festival 2026 brings fair, customs, and summer fun to Bochum's northern area. Free entry, open air, a genuine #Bochum experience.

White tent city, big live moments and lake feeling: Zeltfestival Ruhr 2026 brings 17 days of festival atmosphere to Bochum. #ZFR2026

17 Days of Festival Atmosphere at Kemnader See: Concerts, Culinary Delights, and White Tent City at Zeltfestival Ruhr 2026. Get excited now! #ZeltfestivalRuhr

Bochum sings under the open sky: RUDELSINGEN transforms the Open-Air Stage Wattenscheid into a large choir. 21.08.2026, from 15 €. #Ruhrgebiet #Live

Poetry takes the stage: Emily – No Prisoner Be at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum. Experience Joyce DiDonato, Time for Three, and Kevin Puts live. #Bochum #Ruhrtriennale