Festival Salon

Der Festival Salon ist das (musikalische) Wohnzimmer des Beethovenfests!

Bei freiem Eintritt können alle, die wollen, zusammensitzen, spielen, lesen, chillen oder einfach da sein. Der Salon lädt in verschiedenen Reihen zu unterschiedlichsten Aktivitäten ein.

Fühlen Sie sich überall willkommen. Nutzen Sie die Bühnen, die Freiflächen, die Sitzmöglichkeiten, die Kinderecke und vieles mehr, kommen Sie zu Workshops, lassen Sie sich in den Happy Hours überraschen, lernen Sie neue Hobbys kennen, treffen Sie Künstler:innen und lassen Sie sich von Musik bei Open Stages, den Proben des Community Chors oder Bonner Bands mitreißen.

Öffnungszeiten

4.9.–3.10.2026

Mi, 17–21 Uhr
Do–Sa, 18–23 Uhr
So, 14–19.30 Uhr
Und immer eine Stunde vor Veranstaltungen in der Beethovenhalle.

Eintritt frei

Ort

You will find the Festival Salon in the exhibition space of the Beethovenhalle, between the foyer of the Great Hall and the south foyer. If you do not have a ticket, you can access the venue via the entrance to the south wing.

Details on accessibility

Kalender

Wochenübersicht

Eröffnungswochenende

4.–6.9.2026

Freitag, 4.9.2026

Opening hours: 16:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – Opening party
19:00–20:30 Meet Your Hobby: The Climate District with WILA Bonn
22:00 Party – with the Momi Maiga Quartet (after the Opening Concert)

Samstag, 5.9.2026

Opening hours: 18:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – Tea time
19:00 Meet Your Band: Bonn’s Irish Trad Session (Seminar room B/C)
21:30–22:30 Open Stage

Sonntag, 6.9.2026

Opening hours: 14:00–19:30

Family Sunday – with games, fun, and family concerts

14:30 Family Concert BlätterWerke (seating spaces limited)
16:00–17:30 Open creative space by Artefact (for children)
16:00–18:00 Family workshop Build a musical instrument (Seminar room B)

15:30–17:30 Childcare available (Seminar room C)

Info & registration childcare

Erste Woche

8.–13.9.2026

Dienstag, 8.9.2026

The Festival Salon opens from 10:00–13:00.

Mittwoch, 9.9.2026

Opening hours: 17:00–21:00

19:00 Meet the Artist – With mit Saskia Niehl, Michael Schmitz & Josefa Schmidt

Donnerstag, 10.9.2026

Opening hours: 18:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – Get creative – Zurich edition
19:00–20:30 Meet and Sing – with the Beethovenfest Community Music (Studio)
21:30–22:30 Open Stage

Freitag, 11.9.2026

Opening hours: 16:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – Get creative – Bonn edition
19:00–20:30 Meet Your Hobby – Debating Club
21:30–22:30 Listening Session – with Rebekka Salomea & Kit Armstrong

Samstag, 12.9.2026

Opening hours: 12:00–23:00

12:00–18:00 open during »Make Way at the Beethovenhalle«
18:00 Happy Hour – Block by block
19:00–20:30 Meet Your Band – Man No Run (Seminar Room D)
21:30–22:30 Open Stage

Sonntag, 13.9.2026

Opening hours: 10:00–19:30

Family Sunday – with games, fun, and children’s concerts

14:30 Children’s concert: Songs with Krümelmucke (Seating spaces limited)
16:00–17:30 Open creative space by Artefact (for children)
16:00–16:45 & 17:00–17:45 Workshop Make Music Together (for children & parents, Seminar room B)

15:30–17:30 Childcare available (Seminar room C)

Info & registration childcare

Zweite Woche

16.–20.9.2026

Mittwoch, 16.9.2026

Opening hours: 17:00–21:00

19:00 Meet the Artist – with Elsa Artmann and her ensemble SANFTE ARBEIT

Donnerstag, 17.9.2026

Opening hours: 18:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – One-to-one
19:00–20:30 Meet and Sing – with the Beethovenfest Community Music (Seminar room B/C)
21:30 Open Stage

Freitag, 18.9.2026

Opening hours: 16:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – Happiness shared is happiness doubled
19:00–20:30 Meet Your Hobby – knitting group
21:30–22:30 Listening Session – with Rebekka Salomea and Frederick Ballentine

Samstag, 19.9.2026

17:00–22:00 open during the »Long Concert Night«

Sonntag, 20.9.2026

Opening hours: 14:00–19:30

Family Sunday – with games, fun, and family concerts

14:30–15:00 Family Concert Baba Yaga (Platzangebot begrenzt)
14:30–15:15 NEW: Sing-Along for Children and Adults (Lecture Hall)
16:00–17:30 Open creative space by Artefact (for children)
15:00–17:00 Workshop Build a Musical Instrument (for children with parents, Seminar room B)

14:30–17:30 childcare available (Seminar room C)

Info & registration childcare

Dritte Woche

23.–27.9.2026

Wednesday, 23.9.2026

Opening hours: 17:00–23:00

19:00 Meet the Artist – with Katrīna Paula Felsberga & Lal Karaalioğlu

Donnerstag, 24.9.2026

Opening hours: 18:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – Concert blossoms
19:00–20:30 Meet and Sing – with the Beethovenfest Community Music (Seminarraum B/C)
20:45 Open Stage

Freitag, 25.9.2026

Opening hours: 16:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – Treat yourself!
19:00–20:30 Meet Your Hobby – Improv theatre Ungebügelt Faltenfrei
21:30–22:30 Listening Session – with Rebekka Salomea and Elina Albach

Samstag, 26.9.2026

Opening hours: 18:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – A magical hour!
19:00 Meet Your Band – Good-Time-Voices & Joy ‘n’ Glory (Seminar room B/C)
21:30–22:30 Open Stage

Sonntag, 27.9.2026

Opening hours: 14:00–19:30

Family Sunday – with games, fun, and family concerts

14:30 Familiy Concert Eeny, Meeny... Magic notes! (Seating spaces limited)
14:30–18:15 Open games and childcare (Seminar room C)
14:30–15:30 Sing-along concert for children with Elisa Laurent (Seminar room D)
15:00–15:45 & 16:00–16:45 Workshop Make Music Together (for children & parents, Seminar room B)
16:00–17:30 Open creative space by Artefact (for children)

Info & registration childcare

Vierte Woche

30.9.–3.10.2026

Mittwoch, 30.9.2026

Opening hours: 17:00–21:00

19:00 Meet the Artist – with Maxwell Quartet

Donnerstag, 1.10.2026

Opening hours: 18:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – Musical postcards – greetings for the concert!
19:00–20:30 Meet and Sing – with the Beethovenfest Community Music (Seminar room B/C)
21:30–22:30 Open Stage

Freitag, 2.10.2026

10:00–16:00 Conference: Cultural Events as Political Spaces? (south wing)

Opening hours: 16:00–23:00

18:00 Happy Hour – Looking for the right part
19:00–20:30 Meet Your Hobby – Urban Sketchers Bonn
21:30–22:30 Listening Session – with Rebekka Salomea & Marc Sinan

Samstag, 3.10.2026

Opening hours: 15:00–23:30

18:00 Happy Hour – Come and celebrate with us!
19:00–21:00 Meet Your Band – Bonnerboeuf with balfolk (Seminar room B/C)
21:15–22:30 Open Stage

Was bedeutet Zuhause?

Installation

Die UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe lädt Besucher:innen ein, sich interaktiv mit verschiedenen Herkunftsgeschichten auseinanderzusetzen und herauszufinden, was Zuhause heißen kann. Sie finden die Installation im Café-Bereich im Südfoyer.