Olomouc
The local orchestra presents regular concerts and hosts Olomouc's International Organ Festival. Buy tickets one week in advance at the Olomouc Information…
Must-see entertainment in Central Europe
Salzburg
Opened in 1880 and revered for its supreme acoustics, the Mozarteum highlights the life and works of Mozart through chamber music (October to June),…
Hamburg
Built in 1908, the Laeiszhalle was Hamburg's premier address for classical concerts and opera. That mantle has passed to the extraordinary new…
Munich
This intimate watering hole brings some of Munich's baddest cats to the stage. You never know who'll show up for Monday's jam session, and Tuesday to…
Salzburg
One of the premier venues of the Salzburg Festival, the baroque Felsenreitschule was built in 1693 and designed by the architect of the age, Johann…
Warsaw
Theatre staging big-budget international musicals, such as Mamma Mia, or the ever-popular Deszczowa Piosenka (aka Singin' in the Rain). There's also a…
Salzburg
Hosts regular concerts, with performances ranging from tango to electro, as well as workshops and club nights. Don’t miss the free Tuesday-night jam…
St Pauli & Reeperbahn
This plush theatre stages a cornucopia of saucy musical reviews, comedies, soap operas and variety shows. Midnight shows follow the main performance. The…
Staré Město
The Dvořák Hall in the neo-Renaissance Rudolfinum is home to the world-renowned Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Česká filharmonie). Sit back and be…
Warsaw
Check online for details of the classical concerts played occasionally at this home base of the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, the Polish Chamber Orchestra…
Lübeck
This adorable puppet theatre, which is part of the Theater Figuren Museum, puts on a children’s show at 3pm, and another for adults on some evenings at 7…
Vienna
Concerto is one of the bars on the Gürtel that hosts local live acts. Jazz and singer-songwriters feature heavily on the program, which is also peppered…
Berlin
This 1960s cinema in the courtyard of the Centre Francais (Wedding was part of the French sector during the city’s division) has a heady repertory of…
Gdańsk
Founded in 1950, Gdańsk’s premier opera company resides in this opera house in the Wrzeszcz district, near the Politechnika train station. Alongside the…
Warsaw
Starting as the Blue Almond puppet theatre company in 1945, Teatre Lalka offers a packed repertoire of shows that will appeal to everyone from toddlers to…
Linz
Designed by London-based architect Terry Pawson and opened in 2013, Linz' Musiktheater is a strikingly geometric opera house with a capacity of 1000. It's…
Hanover
This former movie theatre features rock, pop, house, soul and more on weekends and frequently during the week, with both local and international acts…
Freiburg
Under the brick arches of a wine cellar, this venue hosts first-rate jazz, rock and world music concerts at least a couple of nights a week (see the…
Budapest
This small and atmospheric theatre puts on drama, dance and puppet shows. There’s a good cafe, a gallery and the celebrated Central European Dance Theatre…
Linz
A shining example of Linz' cultural renaissance is this cultural centre, lodged in a former tobacco factory. Check the website program for details of…
Warsaw
English Stand-Up Poland (www.facebook.com/EnglishStandUpPoland) occasionally stages shows at this venue beneath a popular cafe-bar. It also stages open…
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
DJs spin various sounds inside this graffiti-covered warehouse, one of western Switzerland’s biggest stages for live concerts. Themed dance nights – deep…
Ljubljana
This ‘noninstitutional culture and arts society’ in Trnovo stages concerts as well as performances, literary events, exhibitions, workshops etc on most…
Slovenian National Theatre Maribor
Maribor
This branch of the SNG in Ljubljana has one of the best reputations in the country, and its productions have received critical acclaim throughout Europe…
Linz
Linz’ premier music venue stages top-drawer classical and jazz concerts in two halls; the largest accommodates 1570 people, and the smaller 392. There is…
Frankfurt & Southern Rhineland
The city’s first electric power plant, built in 1888, is now a multipurpose cultural centre hosting concerts (especially jazz but also pop and classical),…
Mainz
Concerts by German and international bands, dance parties, theatre for kids… the happening KulturZentrum (cultural centre) has it and more. It's housed in…
Munich
Downstairs at the Hotel Mariandl, this is Munich's oldest music cafe. It has an eclectic menu of sounds ranging from bossa nova to piano to Italian…
Interlaken
There are twice-weekly performances of Schiller’s Wilhelm Tell (William Tell) between mid-June and early September, staged in the open-air theatre in…
Hanover
Part live-music venue, part club, the Glocksee has everything from techno and trance DJs to grungy gigs – mainly on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, with a…
Lucerne
Alphorns, cowbells, flag throwing, yodelling – name the Swiss cliché and you’ll find it at this tourist-oriented club with regular lunch and dinner…
Vienna
One of two bars in town named after legend Miles Davis, Miles Smiles is for the discerning jazz fan who knows when to clap for the solo. Live acts are…
Zürich
This vibrant performance space, attached to its eponymous cafe in Kreis 5's Viadukt complex, brings in indie bands from all over the world (recent…
Vienna
Small, alternative and pleasantly dingy, Carina is a musicians' (and a drinker's) bar. Local bands perform most nights – only a few feet from a normally…
Kraków
Hosts evening concerts of Vivaldi, Bach, Chopin and Strauss throughout the week, performed by the Cracow Chamber Orchestra of St Maurice. Buy tickets at…
Košice
Restored to its full neo-baroque splendour, this 1899-built theatre's lyre-shaped stage is the setting for high-quality opera, ballet and drama. The box…
Ulm
This huge cultural venue, housed in a former industrial plant 1km south of the Hauptbahnhof, has a concert hall, cinema, disco, bar and special-event…
Hanover
An old-school type of variety theatre with dancing, acrobatics, circus-style acts, magic, music and more, housed in the Georgspalast. It also boasts the…
Staré Město
Housed in a functionalist-style palace, the Broadway Theatre specialises in musicals, starting in 2002 with a production of Cleopatra. The theatre is…
Vienna
Schönbrunn’s lovely former imperial greenhouse is the location for year-round Mozart and Strauss concerts. Performances last around two hours and begin at…
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