--- title: "Museum Embankment Festival Frankfurt | Cultural Highlight along the River Main" url: "https://www.museumsuferfest.de/en/" description: "Experience the Museum Embankment Festival: three days of culture, music, art, international stalls and a spectacular fireworks along the River Main." language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Museum Embankment Festival" --- 28.08. - 30.08.2026 Museum Embankment Festival ========================== Thank you for visiting the Museum Embankment Festival! What a weekend: a festive atmosphere on both banks of the Main, great music, art well into the evening and delights from all over the world. You’ve made the Museum Embankment Festival what it is – a celebration for the whole city. Here you’ll find the best moments to look back on and savour. Thank you for being there. See you next time on the Main! - Find your way around - - - - - - Cultural delights by the river ------------------------------ On the last weekend in August, Frankfurt am Main comes alive with its unique Museumsufer. The Museum Embankment Festival is one of Europe’s largest cultural festivals and delights visitors with a diverse programme. The museums keep their doors open until late in the evening, offering special events and exhibitions. Along both banks of the Main, visitors can look forward to a varied programme of live performances: regional artists, international live acts, DJs, bands and promising newcomers create a lively atmosphere, a club-like vibe and top-class entertainment. Numerous stalls showcase high-quality arts and crafts as well as culinary specialities from all over the world. A particular highlight is the dragon boat races – the second oldest of their kind in Germany – during which the River Main itself becomes a competition arena. Other programme highlights, such as the Antiquarian Book Mile, the Art Meadow, the Organ and Choir Mile, and “Klang im Kloster”, invite visitors to explore and linger. The event culminates in spectacular fashion with an impressive musical fireworks display (30.08.2026, 10:00 pm), which bathes the skyline in a sparkling sea of colour with thousands of lights. **Opening Times** **Friday** 03:00 pm – 01:00 am End Stage Programme: 00:00 am **Saturday** 11:00 am – 01:00 am End Stage Programme: 00:00 am **Sunday** 11:00 am – 00:00 am End Stage Programme: 10:00 pm Fireworks: 10:00 pm **Location** Schaumainkai 60596 Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt\_Museumsuferfest\_Stelzenläufer\_Schmetterling\_Museum > The Frankfurt Museumsuferfest offers a unique blend of culture, art and joie de vivre. This year, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the "Batschkapp" with a stage on the Main. Mike Josef, Lord Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main - ### A sneak peek at the programme What makes this year’s Museumsuferfest so special - You will receive details of the 2027 programme shortly before the festival. ### Museum Embankment Festival Button Logo of the Museumsuferfest 2025 with Fraport branding in a circular design. For a one-off fee of €7.00, the button gives you free entry to all participating museums during the festival. The offer is valid from Friday 28 August 2026, from 3.00 pm, up to and including Sunday 30 August 2026. You can purchase the badge directly at the participating museums, at the Tourist-Information FrankfurtRheinMain information tent on the north bank near the Eiserner Steg, at the or at the . Please note that children aged 6 and over require a wristband, although admission is free for children and young people up to the age of 18 at the following museums: Frankfurt Archaeological Museum, BIMU Bible House Experience Museum, Caricatura Museum Frankfurt, Crespo Open Space, German Architecture Museum (DAM), German Museum of Culinary Arts and Dining Culture, DFF – German Film Institute & Film Museum, Frankfurt Cathedral Museum, Frankfurt Historical Museum, Icon Museum, Institute for the History of Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Jewish Museum and Golden Applel, Young Museum Frankfurt, MGGU – Giersch Museum at Goethe University, MOMEM \[Museum of Modern Electronic Music\], Museum of Applied Arts, Museum Judengasse, Struwwelpeter Museum, TOWER MMK – MMK Museum of Modern Art, Frankfurt Museum of World Cultures. > NEW:Win some fantastic prizes with your Button The competition has ended. The prize draw has taken place; the winners will be notified. **1st prize:** A wellness weekend for two at the “WALD.WEIT” hotel and retreat in the Rheingau **2nd prize:** An exclusive two-hour ride on the Ebbelwei Express, including drinks and pretzels, for up to 30 people (bookable Mon–Thu) and many, many more. - ### Fireworks - Sunday, 30.08.2026 at 10:00 pm - between Untermainbrücke and Holbeinsteg A spectacular musical fireworks display over the Main is traditionally the highlight and finale of the festival. It attracts thousands of spectators and provides a breathtaking end to the weekend. This year, Frankfurt takes centre stage in the musical programme: from classical to electronic – composed by Frankfurters, premiered in Frankfurt or created in Frankfurt. Stay tuned. - - - - - - ### Impressions from recent years Play external content Please accept all necessary cookies to watch this video. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tourismus- und Congress GmbH Frankfurt am Main would like to thank all its partners and sponsors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abenteuerspielplatz Riederwald · Alexander Kamp · Agentur Allegra · ASB · Batschkapp · Berufsverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler Christian Klügel & Sascha Born · Claudia Bubenheim · Claudio Zelaya · Das Feinstaub · DLRG Frankfurt · Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. · English Theatre · Evangelische und Katholische Kirche Frankfurt · Farben International e.V. · Feuerwehr Frankfurt · Fraport · Gina Mercedes Reyes · Grünflächenamt · Hafenbetriebe Frankfurt · Hitradio FFH · Institut für Stadtgeschichte · Journal Frankfurt · Kelterei Possmann · Kelterei Höhl · Kelterei Nöll · Kelterei Rapp’s · Kelterei Trageser · Kelterei Krämer · Kelterei Walther · Kultur- und Wissenschaftsdezernat · Kulturamt · KultNet e.V. · Kunstverein Freigehege · Lions Club · Mitarbeiter\*innen der Museen · Maincafé · Bike Point· Oper Frankfurt · Polizei Frankfurt · Radeberger-Gruppe KG · Schauspiel Frankfurt · Service Center Veranstaltungen/Ordnungsamt · Skyline Plaza · Sportkreis Frankfurt e. V. · Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main mbH (VGF) · Straßenverkehrsamt · Wald.Weit · Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt