Reeperbahn Festival 2026
Meet us at the Berlin Reception at Europe’s biggest platform for pop culture and the music industry
The Berlin Music Commission, Musicboard Berlin, Berlin Partner, !K7 Music, and media partner Flux FM are hosting the Berlin Reception at the Reeperbahn Festival, which happens every year on the second night of the festival.
Berlin goes Hamburg!
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, we look forward to welcoming you from 5:00 PM at Grüner Jäger, Neuer Pferdemarkt 36. Join us to connect with Berlin's music community and guests from the international music industry, and kick off the festival's second evening with us.
Well-chilled drinks and snacks will be provided, and DJ Ipek will be setting the mood with a special DJ set.
Complimentary tickets can be reserved now until September 10, 2026 at the latest. First come, first served!
And then it's time to turn up the volume: our live showcase brings Berlin's diverse sound to Hamburg, featuring Martyna Basta, FLOSS, and HEADJET.
Berlin Reception @ Reeperbahn Festival 2026
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Reception
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Showcase
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Grüner Jäger
Neuer Pferdemarkt 36
20359 Hamburg
Reeperbahn Festival
The Reeperbahn Festival is Europe’s largest club festival and international platform for pop culture. With this year’s motto “Forever Legit?”, you are invited to take a holistic look at the music industry and its transformation, and to question it.
The music programme offers concerts for all tastes, with indie, pop, rock, folk, singer-songwriter, electronic, hip-hop, soul, jazz and classical genres on the bill. Well before their big breakthrough, artists such as Bon Iver from America, Ed Sheeran and Lewis Capaldi from the UK, Sigrid and Aurora from Norway and the German artists Annenmaykantereit and Kraftklub played at the Reeperbahn Festival. Every year, gigs are played at around 70 venues in the vicinity of the Reeperbahn plus open air venues, including publicly accessible stages in the Festival Village on Heiligengeistfeld with a free programme.
The musical line-up is complemented by the curated Arts & Word section, which features over 30 events – including exhibitions, readings, live podcasts, film screenings and performances. The events focus on artistic explorations of relevant social topics such as sustainability, equality, awareness and different forms of discrimination.
Find out more at the festival website.