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✈️How to get to Hexenkessel Festival
Planning your trip to Hexenkessel Festival? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), about 14 km from the venue.
- Allow about 20 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Köln (Cologne) or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🌤️Hexenkessel Festival 2026 weather
Weather in Bürgerhaus Stollwerck in August 2026?
Actual weather at the 2026 edition
On August 29, 2026: up to 24°, low of 16°, 4.1 mm of rain in total.
- Sat, Aug 29Light rain24° / 16° 4.1 mm
Day-by-day observed readings at the festival site (Open-Meteo archive).
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 33% of days
| 2025 | Light drizzle | 22° / 14° | no rainy days |
| 2024 | Drizzle | 28° / 16° | no rainy days |
| 2023 | Rain | 22° / 14° | 1 rainy day |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
Hour by hour
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Same week in 2025: Sat August 30 → Sat August 30 (days aligned on the edition's weekdays).
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📋About
Hexenkessel Festival 2026: Extreme Metal at Bürgerhaus Stollwerck in Cologne
Hexenkessel Festival is a dedicated extreme music event held at the Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, a well-established concert venue in Cologne, Germany. Its metal and rock programming draws heavy music fans from across the Rhineland.
The 2026 edition features 17 artists with Haggefugg headlining, joined by Apocalyptica, Hatebreed, Alcest and Landmvrks.
The bill spans deathcore, black'n'roll, beatdown hardcore, black metal and doom metal. Alcest's blackgaze sits alongside Hatebreed's brutality, showcasing the breadth of contemporary metal.
On 29 August 2026 in Cologne. Check the full program and book your tickets for this intense metal evening.
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