lit.COLOGNE POP 2026

Das Festival im Festival

On March 6 & 7, 2026, lit.COLOGNE POP will present ten events on literature, politics and pop culture for the fourth time.
Culture combines fiction and reality, provides ideas and impetus, questions, makes visible and makes you feel - the fourth edition is once again dedicated to exciting novels, new voices and current discourses.

All details about the program can be found at www.litcologne.de and on Instagram: @lit.cologne.pop

March 06 & 07: 2 stages | 10 events | 1 party

LINE UP 2026

Leif Randt | Anna Dushime | Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç | சிந்துஜன் வரதராஜா (sinthujan varatharajah) | Nelio Biedermann | OG LU | Verena Keßler | Alice Hasters | Yasmine M'Barek | Evan Hugo Tepest | Maria Popov | Duygu Ağal | Lara Sielmann | Matilda Jelitto | Fikri Anıl Altıntaş | Miriam Zeh | Clubnacht w/ Kölnchella

DAY TICKETS
A day ticket gives you access to the entire festival area at Stadtgarten Köln. The events are spread over two stages and last one hour each. You can choose freely between the stages and secure a seat in good time. If a hall is already full, you are welcome to check out the parallel program.
Day ticket Friday: 25 € | 20 € reduced
Day ticket Saturday: 35 € | 30 € reduced
Combi ticket (day ticket Saturday + party): 45 € | 40 € reduced
Party ticket: 15 € only box office on site

Thanks to: NRW Bank | Flossbach von Storch
Presented by: WDR COSMO