Kö-Bogen kicks off the 2025 open-air season

Sum­mer vibes at Kö-Bogen: Where Düs­sel­dorf cel­eb­rates life

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 28. April 2025

It’s that moment when the last rays of sun­shine dance on the glass façades, the music slowly rises, and small food stands start offer­ing their deli­cious treats just in time for the even­ing. Right here, in the heart of Düs­sel­dorf, sum­mer begins – at Kö-Bogen. May opens the door to a new sea­son full of joy and vital­ity: with the very first notes of a tango or the vibrant rhythm of a salsa, you can feel that this is more than just an event. “Tango at Kö-Bogen” and “Salsa at Kö-Bogen” turn Monday and Thursday even­ings into cel­eb­ra­tions of pas­sion, light­ness, and spon­tan­eous encoun­ters. Togeth­er with Tan­zhaus NRW, people dance, laugh, and live in the moment. Dance exper­i­ence? Not needed. Here, it’s all about the here and now.

At “Kö-Bogen meets Little Tokyo,” Tak­umi – Düsseldorf’s cult favor­ite for Japan­ese cuisine – takes vis­it­ors on a culin­ary jour­ney to the Far East. Along­side authen­t­ic spe­cial­ties and refresh­ing drinks, the ensemble WAGAKU MIY­ABI provides tra­di­tion­al sounds straight from Japan, while a DJ com­pletes the exper­i­ence with con­tem­por­ary beats.

As the days grow longer and the city bathes in a golden glow, we look for­ward to “Sun­set & Net­work­ing by Kö-Bogen.” Lounge chairs, cool drinks, chilled beats, and lively con­ver­sa­tions set the scene for the per­fect after-work gath­er­ing – relaxed, styl­ish, and open to new encoun­ters. Maybe it’s an old friend you meet again. Maybe it’s a new pro­ject born at sun­set. Any­thing is pos­sible here.

The Love­bird Fest­iv­al with the Joy Bogat Trio prom­ises magic­al moments filled with soul, R&B, and pop – per­formed live under the open sky. And when loc­al musi­cians trans­form the plaza around the “Ueck­er Nail” art­work into an open-air stage at “Kö-Bogen – Live on Stage” in late August, the sum­mer at Kö-Bogen will end on a high note of pure energy and emotion.

When engines start to purr on June 28, it becomes clear: Kö-Bogen is not just about music – it’s also about time­less beauty. At “Kö-Bogen loves Clas­sic Cars,” design, nos­tal­gia, and true crafts­man­ship come togeth­er as gleam­ing chrome clas­sics from the 1950s to 1970s roll past the Land­sk­rone, bring­ing the eleg­ance of a bygone era back to life.

And in between? Simply take a moment to pause dur­ing one of the exclus­ive archi­tec­ture tours and let your gaze wander across the fam­ous Libe­s­kind build­ings – with stor­ies full of vis­ion, cour­age, and the vibrant spir­it of the city.

We’re look­ing for­ward to a sum­mer at Kö-Bogen – full of joy, encoun­ters, and unfor­get­table moments.

For more inform­a­tion and the latest event cal­en­dar, vis­it our event page at www.koebogen.info/events and fol­low us on Ins­tagram: @koebogen_duesseldorf.

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