24 Events in May in Kassel - Events & Activities in May 2026
May 2026: The most exciting events! ☀️ Open-airs, festivals & more – secure your event highlights now!
Where the Music Plays
Kassel's concert history comes alive at the Spohr Museum: Posters, photos, and memorabilia tell of places full of sound and memory. #Kassel #Museum
Promising: Images of Cosmos and Hope
Experience cosmos, hope, and images of faith at Wilhelmshöhe Palace: The cabinet exhibition opens the view to the 16th century. #Kassel #Art
Shitty Creatures!?
Goosebumps meet knowledge: Shitty Creatures!? at the Natural History Museum in Ottoneum Kassel shows animals anew. From 01.05.2026, 5 Euro. #Natural History #Kassel
Resonance Spaces
Kassel's New Gallery becomes a place of intense memory: Resonance Spaces showcases installations, films, and objects related to documenta art. #Kassel #Art
Catherine Opie – The pause that dreams against erasure
Catherine Opie meets history, architecture, and the present at Fridericianum. A quiet, strong art experience filled with photography, identity, and attitude. #Kassel
Where the Music Plays – Special Exhibition at the Spohr Museum
Kassel's concert history to touch: The Spohr Museum shows where music moved the city. Free entry, full of memories and discoveries. #Kassel #Museum
Kids' Stuff for Everyone! How Play Connects Us
Play, history, and fantasy meet at the City Museum Kassel: Kids' Stuff for Everyone! invites you to marvel, participate, and discover. #Kassel #Museum
Promising: Images of Cosmos and Hope
Experience cosmos, beyond, and hope in a quiet cabinet exhibition: Promising at Schloss Wilhelmshöhe invites you to an intensive examination of artworks. #Kassel #Art
What an old Woman Will Wear
An exhibition between painting, text, and space: Tanja Nis-Hansen creates a walkable experience from images in Kassel. #Kassel #Art
Catherine Opie: The Pause That Dreams Against Erasure
A powerful art experience at the Fridericianum Kassel: Catherine Opie shows photography between identity, landscape, and protest. #Art
Right-Wing Terror in Hesse
A moving exhibition at Kassel City Hall: Right-Wing Terror in Hesse makes victims, history, and responsibility visible. Free admission until 29.05.2026. #Kassel #Remembering
Right-Wing Terror in Hesse – Traveling Exhibition at the Town Hall Kassel
A gripping art experience at Town Hall Kassel: Right-Wing Terror in Hesse remembers, explains, and moves. Free until May 29, 2026. #Kassel #Memory
Where the Music Plays(ed)
Kassel's concert history comes alive in the Spohr Museum: Posters, photos, and memories tell of vibrant music places. Free admission, starting May 5, 2026. #Kassel #Museum
Filths!? at the Natural History Museum in Ottoneum
Between horror and insight: Filths!? at the Natural History Museum in Ottoneum Kassel presents animals anew. Until 06.09.2026. #Kassel #Museum
Catherine Opie: The Pause That Dreams Against Erasure
Catherine Opie at Fridericianum: Photography Between Identity, Protest, and Poetic Power. Experience more than 70 works in Kassel. #Art
Right-Wing Terror in Hesse – Traveling Exhibition at Kassel City Hall
Urgent traveling exhibition at Kassel City Hall: 24 roll-ups on right-wing violence, remembrance, and democratic education. Free entry until 29.05.2026. #Kassel #Democracy
Where the Music Plays(ed)
Kassel's Music History to Marvel: Where the Music Plays(ed) at the Spohr Museum connects memories, posters, and sound places. Free admission. #Kassel #Museum
Dung Creatures!? at the Natural History Museum in Ottoneum Kassel
Goosebumps, Spookiness, and Knowledge at Ottoneum: Dung Creatures!? Shows Unloved Animals Anew. Starting from 06.05.2026, 5 Euro. Discover now! #Kassel #Exhibition
Promising: Images of Cosmos and Hope
An exhibition full of image power and intellectual depth at Schloss Wilhelmshöhe: Cosmos, afterlife, and hope in dialogue. Until 06.09.2026. #Kassel #Art
Resonance Spaces
A strong anniversary at the New Gallery Kassel: Resonance Spaces connects memory, documenta, and contemporary art impressively. Discover now. #Kassel #Art
Where to Put the Dog?
An impactful exhibition about humans and animals, memory and farewell at the Museum of Sepulchral Culture Kassel. #Art
Where the Music Plays – Concert Locations in Kassel
Kassel's concert history up close: Where the Music Plays at the Spohr Museum shows places, images, and memories until 16.08.2026. Free admission. #Kassel #Museum
Promising: Images of Cosmos and Hope
A fascinating cabinet exhibition at Schloss Wilhelmshöhe: Renaissance painting, cosmos, and hope. Starting from 07.05.2026, from 4 Euros. #Kassel #Art
Playthings for Everyone! How Play Connects Us
Play, Wonder, and Family Time at the City Museum Kassel: Playthings for Everyone! shows how play connects generations. On 07.05.2026, 4 euros, with interactive moments for children. #FamilyTrip