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Dav­id Zim­mer­mann (Gen­er­al man­ager Bre­uninger Duessel­dorf), presenter Stephanie Brungs and Andreas Rebbelmund (Gen­er­al man­ager Bre­uninger Duessel­dorf) at Bre­uninger Sea­son Open­ing for the autum/winter col­lec­tion at Bre­uninger on Septem­ber 5, 2025 in Duessel­dorf, Ger­many. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for Breuninger)

Year in Review 2025

A Year of Encoun­ters at Kö-Bogen

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 06. Janu­ar 2026.

In 2025, Kö-Bogen once again proved to be a vibrant meet­ing place in the heart of Düs­sel­dorf. With a diverse pro­gram fea­tur­ing cul­ture, music, dance, culin­ary high­lights and archi­tec­ture, the urb­an space became a place for exchange, move­ment and shared experiences.

As early as spring, the pop­u­lar dance even­ings in cooper­a­tion with Tan­zhaus NRW invited vis­it­ors to enjoy the end of the day out­doors. Wheth­er tango or salsa, with free intro­duct­ory ses­sions fol­lowed by dance nights, the area around the “Ueck­er Nagel” art­work reg­u­larly trans­formed into an open dance floor for all generations.

The open-air sea­son offi­cially began with “Kö-Bogen meets Little Tokyo.” Vis­it­ors embarked on a culin­ary and cul­tur­al jour­ney to Japan. Authen­t­ic spe­cial­ties, tra­di­tion­al sounds and mod­ern DJ beats cre­ated a unique atmo­sphere in the heart of the city.

The after-work series “Sun­set & Net­work­ing by Kö-Bogen” also offered space for relaxed encoun­ters. Lean­ing back in deck chairs, enjoy­ing street food, refresh­ing drinks and sum­mery beats, guests came togeth­er to wind down after work – a format that once again proved highly popular.

Music­al high­lights included the Love­bird Fest­iv­al fea­tur­ing Joy Bogat, as well as addi­tion­al live formats at the “Ueck­er Nagel” art­work, turn­ing Kö-Bogen into an open-air stage. The pro­gram was com­ple­men­ted by archi­tec­tur­al tours, offer­ing fas­cin­at­ing insights into the ori­gin and design of this dis­tinct­ive urb­an space.

Anoth­er visu­al high­light was “Kö-Bogen loves Clas­sic Cars,” where selec­ted vehicles from sev­er­al dec­ades were impress­ively presen­ted between König­sallee, Hofgarten and the Libe­s­kind buildings.

All of these events shaped 2025: open, diverse and free of charge for every­one. They fur­ther strengthened Kö-Bogen as a place of encounter, cul­ture and urb­an life.

We would like to thank all vis­it­ors, part­ners and con­trib­ut­ors who brought this year to life – and we look for­ward to many more shared moments.