Evenitto's guide · Live music in Germany
Free concerts and shows
You don't always need a ticket for a great night out. Pubs with free entry, open mics, open-air stages and city festivals put on live music all year, and all summer outdoors.
Where free music happens
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Open mics and jams
Pubs and cafés hold regular open mics and jam sessions, often on a weeknight. Sign up early if you want to play; just walk in if you want to listen.
Free
Open-airs and city festivals
In summer bands play outdoors: at city festivals, in parks and on open-air stages. Many of these shows are free, and the city's or festival's programme tells you which.
Free
Free entry and hat concerts
Some pubs put a band on without charging at the door and pass a hat around instead. Look for 'Eintritt frei' (free entry) or 'Hutkonzert' (hat concert), and put something in if you liked it.
Free
In-store sets
Record stores host small in-store sets when an album comes out. The rooms are small and fill up, so arrive early.
Free shows on the calendar54
Tue 20:00 · a&o Hostel München Hackerbrücke · München
Live Music Tuesdays at a&o Munich Hackerbrücke
Free
Wed 11:00 · @buehnchen · Köln
The smallest session opening in Köln @buehnchen
With Marie Enganemben, Marcel Wirtz
Free
Wed 19:00 · Bora · Duisburg
Klang Bar – The Musical Wednesday at BORA with FRY HAFEN
With FRY HAFEN
Free
Wed 19:00 · Alter Simpl · München
Piano Evening with Tom Gratza at Alter Simpl
With Tom Gratza
Free
Wed 20:00 · Die Fliese - Café Bar Kultur · Düsseldorf
Jacob Brodovsky (Support: Solojo) presented by Secret Corner Assembly
With Jacob Brodovsky, Solojo
Free
Wed 20:00 · Altstadtschmiede Recklinghausen · Recklinghausen
Rock-Pop Acoustic Session
With Steady Drivin' Men
Free
Thu 20:00 · a&o Hostel Munich Laim · München
Music Thursdays at a&o München Laim
Free
Fri 15:00 · B-Side · Münster
Hafenrabatz 2026
With Alpina Weiss Bescheid, Barrikaden, Glimma
Free
13Friday, 13 November4
- 19:00Benefit concert „Ist da jemand?“ with the pop choir TaktvollTaktvollKapelle des Ev. Krankenhauses Witten · WittenFree
- 19:00Kirtan Special in KölnSabrishnuYoga Liebe Yoga und Pilates · KölnFree
- 19:30Good News live im SteigerturmGood NewsUnsere Mitte Steigerturm e.V. · DortmundFree
- 21:00Live Music Night at a&o Dresdena&o Hostel Dresden Hauptbahnhof · DresdenFree
14Saturday, 14 November3
- 16:30Arts & Sounds for ColombiaEl Manton Negro, Alpha Zed, Thunderbones & SugarEineWeltHaus · MünchenFree
- 18:00MUSIC – Because It's the Most Beautiful TimeStädt. Bertolt-Brecht-Gymnasium; Ausbildungsrichtung: NTG; WSG-S · MünchenFree
- 20:00Red House Sound - Pop, Indie, Jazz and FolkRed House SoundEv. Gemeindezentrum Jaderberg · JadeFree
15Sunday, 15 November2
18Wednesday, 18 November1
19Thursday, 19 November1
20Friday, 20 November3
- 19:30Cheap Tequila – Blues and Rock’n’Roll live at the SteigerturmCheap TequilaBürgerzentrum Steigerturm · DortmundFree
- 20:00Copy of Three is CompanyDanny Donatz, Martin Hesselbach, Jojo Reichertchaplins underground · MeerbuschFree
- 20:00Jaimi Faulkner - Americana & SongwritersoulJaimi FaulknerDüsseldorfFree
21Saturday, 21 November2
Open mics and jam sessions7
Wed 20:00 · Altstadtschmiede Recklinghausen · Recklinghausen
Rock-Pop Acoustic Session
With Steady Drivin' Men
Free
Sat 19:00 · Restaurant Auszeit in Starnberg & Hungry Collective "Restaurantessen für zu Hause" · Starnberg
Open Stage Auszeit Starnberg
€8.64
Wed 19:00 · Trinkpavillon an der Stadthalle, Bürger Bad Godesberg e.V. · Bonn
Musik im Park JAZZSESSION #3/26
With Hoop & Pole, Lukas Frings
Free
Wed 20:00 · Kulturwohnzimmer RheinBühne · Bonn
Open Mic
Fri 20:00 · Halle 50 · München
QUATTRO DONNE Art-Music -Video
With Maharani Chakrabarti, Wolfgang Lackerschmid
€17.17
Sun 20:00 · Stadtteilhaus Dresden-Neustadt · Dresden
Offene Bühne Dresden
Free
Wed 20:00 · Altstadtschmiede Recklinghausen · Recklinghausen
Rock-Pop-Akustik-Session
With Steady Drivin' Men
Free