DIE SPIELSTÄTTEN
Locations 2026
NEW SOUNDS. NEW PERSPECTIVES
Gelsenkirchen and the Northern Ruhr area has so much more to offer than you think. Gelsenkirchen alone can score with 4 castles and palaces. Many artists have their studios and galleries in the region and there are many fascinating places of industrial culture. Whether the Nordsternturm, one of the most unusual venues in Germany, the Consol, Hugo or Oberschuir collieries with the stadt.bau.raum.
The festival will take place in many of these locations in the coming years. In addition, there are notable museums, beautiful parks, and accessible slag heaps where you can experience the Ruhr region in 3D.




