22 Events in May in Bayreuth - Events &amp; Activities in May 2026

Vacation time with learning fun in Bayreuth: Teenagers design and sew their own gym bag in the Learning Workshop. Free, creative, and hands-on! #Bayreuth #FamilyTime

Kids

Vacation Program at Museum Hummelstube: We Build a Sundial

Creative vacation day for families at Museum Hummelstube: children build their own sundial and experience learning with fun. Free on 28.05.2026, 2 PM. #FamilyTime

Kids

Generate Solar Power with Small PV Systems

Generating solar power made easy: The free online lecture explains small PV systems in a practical and understandable way. On May 28, 2026, at 7 PM. #SolarPower #Bayreuth

Online Lecture: Generate Solar Power Yourself with PV Mini Systems

Easily generating solar power yourself: The free online lecture in Bayreuth shows practically how PV mini systems work. Get informed now! #SolarPower #Bayreuth

Leading on Equal Footing - Empowering Teams, Not Controlling

29. May 202629. May 2026

Bayreuth experiences a practical leadership course at RW21: clear impulses for team strength, trust, and modern collaboration. 29.05.2026, 31.20 euros. #Bayreuth #FurtherEducation

31,20 €

Holiday Program in the Learning Workshop: Nature Monsters for the Children's Room

29. May 202629. May 2026

Creative holiday time for families in Bayreuth: Imaginative monsters for the children's room emerge from natural materials in the museum. Free, child-friendly, and full of exploratory joy. #FamilyTime

Kids

Sand - Raw Material, Children's Dream and Archive of Earth's History

29. May 202629. May 2026

Hands-on Earth's history in Bayreuth: Lauterbach sandpit, Rhätolias, and Buchstein on a guided tour with a geopark ranger. #Bayreuth #Geopark

6,00 €

Of Ruins, Grottos and Water Features

Bayreuth's Hermitage shows its baroque side: ruins, grottos, and water features make this walk special. 30.05.2026, 3 €. Discover now! #Bayreuth

3,00 €

Weekend and Sunshine

A summer evening with tempo, music, and wonderfully skewed vacation luck: Weekend and Sunshine brings Hollfeld to laughter. 30.05.2026, tickets from €26. #Comedy #Theater

26,00 €

Cabaret in the Devil's Cave: Rena Schwarz Cleans Up

Cabaret with Goosebumps and Laughter: Rena Schwarz Cleans Up in the Devil's Cave Pottenstein. On 30.05.2026 from 8 PM, from 20 Euros. #Cabaret #Comedy

Comedy

20,00 €

Leonce and Lena

Büchner's Leonce and Lena unfolds summer flair, wit, and fine societal satire in Bayreuth. On 30.05.2026 at the Roman Theater #Theaterlove

19,00 €

Romeo and Juliet / Theater trip to Hof

Opera by Riccardo Zandonai

27,00 €

Madame Butterfly and the Festival Years 1945–1950

Visit the exhibition at the Richard Wagner Museum in Bayreuth that highlights the post-war period of the Bayreuth Festival.

exhibition

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Day of Biodiversity

Bayreuth invites you to the Day of Biodiversity at Röhrensee Zoo: free, family-friendly, and full of nature knowledge. On 31.05.2026, visitors will discover diversity up close. #Bayreuth #Biodiversity

Exhibitions

Full Moon Sound in the Morning with Cacao Ritual

A quiet full moon morning in Bayreuth: singing bowls, ritual cacao, and conscious relaxation at FotoSinnfonie. 31.05.2026, 11:00 AM, 35 € per person. Discover now. #Bayreuth

35,00 €

Day Hike From Crossstone to Stonehenge

Franconian rocks, quiet valleys, and true hiking enthusiasm: Discover Bayreuth's surroundings on the day hike From Crossstone to Stonehenge. Free on 31.05.2026. #Hiking

Saddle Without a Rider

Earth history up close in the Ahorntal: Saddle Without a Rider leads through gorge and vastness, with strong landscape imagery and regional history. #FranconianSwitzerland

6,00 €

Teatime with Sherlock Holmes

An afternoon full of British flair, tea enjoyment, and detective spirit awaits you in Bayreuth. Sherlock Holmes meets museum culture. #Bayreuth #SherlockHolmes