Altstadtfest - Trier's Old Town Festival - Event Highlights

Kissed by the sun, carried by the beats

When warm summer sunshine is reflected on the waves of the Moselle and June draws to a close, Trier's old town comes to life and fills up with bands, beats and good humour. At the Trier Old Town Festival, around 100,000 people cavort between Porta Nigra and Viehmarkt to enjoy live music, cool drinks and culinary delights. Five main stages and numerous side stages offer a varied programme of music from rock to pop, from jazz to funk. New from 2025: The Sparkasse Trier Band Contest - the fans decide who rocks the Kornmarkt!

From the Porta to the cattle market - Trier becomes a stage

Traditionally, the city's patron saint, St Peter, watches over Trier's Old Town Festival and almost always ensures the most beautiful June sunshine every year. As befits its status, the festival kicks off with the tapping of the Bitburger keg on the main market square on Friday, which this year will be celebrated together with guests from Weimar. Afterwards, Frank Rohles rocks the evening on the Domfreihof and provides the first dance steps of the weekend.
Throughout the weekend, Fleischstraße will be transformed into Kiez Street - a melting pot of electronic sounds and young flair that will give you a real neighbourhood feeling.
A premiere awaits you on the Kornmarkt on Saturday and Sunday: the Sparkasse Trier Band Contest brings your favourite talents to the stage - above all the winning band PROOF on Sunday evening.
Before that, things will get frothy again at the cattle market: the traditional foam party promises fun for all ages. On the main market square, the Leiendecker Bloas will get everyone in the mood to party and sing along.
The Trier summer would be unthinkable without Guildo Horn. As the grand finale, he gets the Porta Nigra square shaking on Sunday evening and ensures that we are already looking forward to the next Old Town Festival.

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Place of departure

Arrival place:
Trier, Porta Nigra

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Details

Date:
Traditionally from Friday to Sunday on the last weekend in June, next time from June 27-29, 2025.

Venue:
Old Town of Trier

Admission:
Free admission

Support the Old Town Festival by purchasing an Old Town Festival wristband! You can get them at the Tourist Information Centre at the Porta Nigra and online in the Trier Shop. This will help us in our work and show your solidarity with the festival of festivals.

You can find the complete programme online from mid-May.

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Sparkasse Trier-Band Contest

Only one square in Trier is of genuine grit and grist. Only one place can therefore become the site of a revolution in the coming year. Because the Wunschbrunnenhof, which has been bringing the local and regional music scene to the stage for many years, will become the Sparkasse Trier Band Contest in 2025.

However, everything remains the same when it comes to selecting the bands. After the application phase, you were able to vote until 17 February to decide who would receive the slots for a live performance at the Kornmarkt.

Over 3,700 votes were cast in the first Sparkasse Trier Band Contest voting, of which the first six places received over half.
The winner is the rock and metal sextet PROOF from Konz, who will present an electrifying programme of immortal classics from AC/DC and Guns N' Roses to Queen, Iron Maiden and modern rock songs on the Kornmarkt stage on 29 June. But there are also five other bands to look forward to: Combo No. 5, Phoenix, JAMP, arens and PROJECT 54.

All performances will take place on 28 and 29 June, flanked of course by other genres and stage heroes.