In aid of "Ulm's little sparrows" Together with the Donaufest visitors, a wooden sculpture will be created during the festival under the guidance of wood artist Uwe Köhle (stand K 12), which will be auctioned off at the end of the festival in aid of Ulm's little sparrows.
HISS have covered hundreds of thousands of miles, travelling first and third class, on special trains and on soul sellers. They have performed in pubs and churches, in halls and dives, at weddings and funerals. They played wild tunes and thoughtful ballads all over the world. They caroused in Zaragoza, partied in Fort Worth and fought in Casablanca. They slept in [...]
32nd Baden-Württemberg School Choir Days 2024 in Ulm in cooperation with the International Danube Festival Ulm/Neu-Ulm Cooperation concert with the International Danube Festival 2024 in the Pauluskirche Programme: each choir presents its own programme in the concert and the festival choir can be heard with world premieres by two scholarship holders of the SWR Vokalensemble. After the 2018 cooperation concert of the Baden-Württemberg State Choir Days with the [...]
The International Danube Festival Ulm/Neu-Ulm, the Ulm Theatre, the Cultural Officer for the Danube Region at the DZM, the German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe and the Moses Mendelssohn Foundation present: A staged reading by and with Thoma Perle and with Christel Mayr, Emma Lotta Wegner, Jan Walter, Thomas Perle On 26 November 1938, during a performance by the Jewish-Bukovinian singer [...]
With a hand-picked selection of songs and a large portion of fun on stage, the band creates a real urge to move and delivers an energetic programme that delights audiences across the region. Six4Blues has already celebrated successes in renowned blues clubs - for example in Lucerne and Rheinau in Switzerland, at the jazz club in Ehingen and [...]
We are proud to once again welcome one of the biggest Eastern European rap formations to the Donausalon in 2024. The Croatian hip hop formation "Elemental" was founded in Zagreb in 1998. From the very beginning, the six musicians and MCs saw themselves more as a band than a crew. The long ox tour through youth centres, support jobs and private parties [...]
Serbian DJ Jazzmate is no stranger to Ulm. At the turn of the millennium, he was part of the regular crew at Radio free FM with his jazzy electro programme "LeftOfCentre". Back home in Belgrade, his radio show "Balanso" continued the series and in 2012 Jazzmate was a guest at the Donaufest as a musical representative of the legendary station "B92". We are delighted [...]
From 10:00 to 16:00, a colourful firework display of fun and games awaits you in the children's tent, on the cabaret stage and on the small meadow hill. Handicrafts, colouring, movement, dexterity and great stories - games, amazement and magic for young and old, old and young at heart. At 11:00 a.m., the big stage in the centre of the [...]
Ahoy! The Ulmer Schachtel is available to the little boat guests of the International Danube Festival on both weekends and on Thursday. Anyone who has always wanted to take a boat trip on the Danube can board at the wooden steps on the Ulm bank. Tickets are sold next to the Fischerplätzle information stand half an hour before departure. Only [...]
European History" theme tent Discover the cultural diversity of the Danube region! The Danube Swabian Central Museum and the Cultural Advisor for the Danube Region offer a daily programme in the "European History" theme tent to participate, listen and enjoy, get to know and experience. Beautiful blue Danube Hands-on activities centred around the Danube for young and old: Bring your "Ulm box" to the safe [...].
Ahoy! The Ulmer Schachtel is available to the little boat guests of the International Danube Festival on both weekends and on Thursday. Anyone who has always wanted to take a boat trip on the Danube can board at the wooden steps on the Ulm bank. Tickets are sold next to the Fischerplätzle information stand half an hour before departure. Only [...]
The Ulm-based pack of musicians swing out of the Tiki Bar straight onto the stage in a party frenzy, with driving rhythms and the sun in their luggage. On the microphones: Hans Francisco and Eric Rapton, who sweep the crowds away with their captivating German lyrics. With catchy riffs, creaking bass and plenty of bang on the drums, the band rolls [...]
Founded in the winter of 2005/2006, the duo Tanz Baby! established themselves as one of the most popular FM4 acts of those years, including chart successes and high-frequency airplay. Between the club scene, the red light district and gala shows, Tanz Baby! achieved cult status in the Austrian music scene and beyond. With a swaying home organ, a rose on their jacket and grand gestures, they conquered the world with their timeless songs about love [...]
Anyone who remembers Donaufest 2022 will know that the pandemic struck again with some artists. Schnokastich was not spared and they had to play the 2022 finale without a bassist and drummer. They had recorded a special Donaufest programme with the full band and this will now be played in 2024 [...].
The Vienna Symphony Orchestra, one of the world's most renowned orchestras, will perform the DONAU SYMPHONY in front of the imposing backdrop of Ulm Minster. The highly acclaimed work by the famous musical composer Frank Wildhorn, an American with European roots, makes the eventful history of this river of destiny over thousands of years audible and tangible: heroism and romance as well as natural phenomena of the seasons of sunshine and gentle [...]
