Each year the Bayreuth Baroque Festival offers a diverse program with renowned international artists and emerging talents. Each year a major new opera production is presented exclusively.
You can discover Baroque musical treasures in the most emblematic places of this period, which the city of Bayreuth abounds in.
A real opening to the Baroque heaven.
The festival takes place in Germany, in the peaceful town of Bayreuth.
The festival is an opportunity to discover the emblematic places of Bayreuth, while listening to beautiful baroque music.
The Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - is a landmark of Baroque theatrical culture.
The Hermitage Orangery - a historic park created in 1715 with water features and buildings that form a rococo jewel.
Ordenskirche St. Georgen Bayreuth – The Ordenskirche St. Georgen, also called Sophienkirche, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the St. Georgen district of Bayreuth.
Schlosskirche Bayreuth – The Schlosskirche Bayreuth, located in the complex of buildings of the former Bayreuth Castle, is a hall church in the Bayreuth Rococo style.
The Festival takes place in exceptional architectural monuments, often closed to the public. Join the festival and you will see these Bayreuth gems while listening to beautiful music.
You can get to Bayreuth:
by car via the A9 Munich-Berlin motorway;
by train (Bayreuth Hbf station);
by plane via Nuremberg airport (NUE) (direct underground connection to Nuremberg main station).
Bayreuth is located within the transport network of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region (VGN).
There is a wide variety of accommodation available (Airbnb and Hotels). We recommend booking in advance for best availability.
The public tends to dress well. In previous years the weather was very nice and quite warm. Think of a jacket for the church concerts where it is colder.
There are many restaurants in Bayreuth where participants can eat. The restaurants close quite early, on average around 8:30 PM.
It is a Baroque festival with an exceptional program of large-scale productions and more intimate forms in historical venues and places.
