Culture

Cologne’s pop festival turns 21 this year and this is the fifth time it’s being held in the city’s Ehrenfeld neighbourhood. The 2024…

Eigentlich wollte Werner Peters nur ein Café aufmachen. Dann verlor er eine Wette und das Chelsea Hotel Köln wurde zum intellektuellen Zentrum der 1980er.

Curators at Museum Ludwig in Cologne are exploring the museum’s collection from new angles and identifying blind spots.

Already home to a vibrant football scene, this summer the air in Cologne will be ablaze with love for the beautiful game. The…

8 March is International Women’s Day or rather “the day of the feminist fight”. What better date for the second edition of lit.pop,…

Cologne flies its rainbow flag with pride. According to a study by the city council, one in ten residents identify as gay, lesbian,…

Street art wherever you look. Every wall, every lamppost and every junction box is to Cologne street artists what canvas was to Picasso. Be it stencils, paste-ups, miniscule stickers or ground-to-ceiling paintings – talented hands swiftly transform grey emptiness into artwork that makes a political statement. Here’s where you’ll find eye-popping street art galore.

Parties and more: Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld and Yuca Two of Cologne’s most exciting clubs can be found in the heart of the subcultural…

The Bootshaus has once again made it to number 1 in the club rankings. You can celebrate on site! There are lots of summer parties again this year

Heinrich Böll, Jürgen Becker, Sabine Schiffner: many famous writers come from Cologne or live here. We introduce 6 of them.