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Festival winter indoors
From early November to Christmas: indoor events in the southwest.
The festival summer has just ended, and the next one is still a long way off. In between lies the indoor season. The focus is Mannheim, plus Karlsruhe (Rheinstetten) and Saarbrücken, and finally Stuttgart with two nights in one week.
Fri 6 Nov and Sat 7 Nov · Mannheim
November: two nights, two worlds
It starts with a double weekend at the Maimarkthalle in Mannheim. Both nights come from the same promoter, but musically they are far apart.
On Friday, 6 November, Holy Priest brings his own show to Mannheim. The Holy Shit Show has already played Dortmund, Hamburg, Berlin and Oberhausen this year, and Mannheim is announced as its biggest edition so far. He is joined by Azyr, Kole, Lil Texas, Negitiv, Rooler and Toxic Machinery.
One night later the same hall belongs to elrow. The series is coming to Mannheim for the first time, and it is its only show in Germany this year. “Nowmads” started as a residency on Ibiza and is now going on tour for the first time. Ten hours of techno and house, with Deborah De Luca, Kevin de Vries, Luciano and Paco Osuna among others.
Sat 14 Nov · Rheinstetten
Hasardeur moves indoors
A week later, on 14 November, Karlsruhe’s Hasardeur goes indoors for the first time, at the dm-arena in Rheinstetten. Fantasm, Klofama and Winson play B2B2B all night. That’s all you need to know.
Sat 28 Nov · Saarbrücken
OBSCURA in Saarbrücken
On 28 November it’s the turn of the E WERK in Saarbrücken. More than eleven hours of techno with international acts and regional names, including Neelix, REWI and Matt Klick.
Sat 5 Dec · Mannheim
December: Toxicator
Since 2009, Toxicator has taken place in Mannheim on the first Saturday in December. The 16th edition follows on 5 December: three floors for hardcore, hardstyle and hardtechno, with Da Tweekaz, Radical Redemption, D-Sturb, Rotterdam Terror Corps and Die Gebrüder Brett among others.
Sat 12 Dec and Fri 18 Dec · Stuttgart
To finish: Stutyard twice
The end of the season belongs to Stuttgart. Two Stutyard nights take place at the Messe within one week, both in their second edition. On Saturday, 12 December, the 44 Label Group joins in; the line-up has not been announced yet. On Friday, 18 December, it’s Unreal, with A.N.I., Johannes Schuster and Nico Moreno among others.
The dates
- Fri 6 NovHoly Shit ShowMaimarkthalle · Mannheim
- Sat 7 Novelrow “Nowmads”Maimarkthalle · Mannheim
- Sat 14 NovHasardeur Indoordm-arena · Rheinstetten
- Sat 28 NovOBSCURAE WERK · Saarbrücken
- Sat 5 DecToxicatorMaimarkthalle · Mannheim
- Sat 12 DecStutyard x 44ICS Messe · Stuttgart
- Fri 18 DecStutyard x UnrealICS Messe · Stuttgart
As of 11 October 2026. The promoters’ own pages are authoritative.