Must-see entertainment in Hanover

  • Kulturzentrum Faust

    Hanover

    Ska from Uruguay, Chinese new-year festivals, disco, reggae, heavy-metal gigs, hip-hop, multimedia installations, quiz evenings, book readings and film…

  • Staatsoper Hannover

    Hanover

    Housed in the 19th-century opera house that was lovingly restored after suffering WWII damage. Classical music as well as ballet and opera are performed…

  • Jazz Club Hannover

    Hanover

    Hanover’s premier jazz club features top acts from Germany and abroad.

  • HDI Arena

    Hanover

    This 49,000-capacity football stadium is home turf for the Hannover 96 football club. You can pick up available tickets at the ground on the same day for…

  • Astor Grand

    Hanover

    Hanover's newest premium cinema complex is one of Germany's largest, with 10 screens, luxury seating and state-of-the-art, well, everything. Usually shows…

  • Hochhaus-Lichtspiele

    Hanover

    This spacious art-house cinema is on the top floor of a magnificent expressionist building designed by Fritz Höger, the architect of Hamburg’s Chilehaus…

  • Pavillon

    Hanover

    This huge circular venue beyond the Hauptbahnhof has a buzzing cafe-bar, theatres and various rooms used as venues where you can catch a wide program of…

  • Musiktheater Bad

    Hanover

    In this large old building and its surrounding grounds, you’ll find a mixed bag of live music, music theatre and dance offerings. It’s great in summer…

  • Capitol

    Hanover

    This former movie theatre features rock, pop, house, soul and more on weekends and frequently during the week, with both local and international acts…

  • Cafe Glocksee

    Hanover

    Part live-music venue, part club, the Glocksee has everything from techno and trance DJs to grungy gigs – mainly on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, with a…

  • GOP Varieté Theatre

    Hanover

    An old-school type of variety theatre with dancing, acrobatics, circus-style acts, magic, music and more, housed in the Georgspalast. It also boasts the…

  • Schauspielhaus

    Hanover

    Home to the Staatstheater Hannover and stages both new works and classics like Medea and Hamlet. It's sometimes used to host international performances…

  • Marlene Bar & Bühne

    Hanover

    Hanover’s popular cabaret venue hosts everything from drag performers and French chanteuses to swing, jazz and blues bands. It's a couple of blocks east…

  • Schwule Sau

    Hanover

    This alternative gay and lesbian centre, refitted in 2015, regularly hosts concerts, theatre, karaoke and club nights.

  • Neues Theater

    Hanover

    Stages excellent performances of contemporary theatre and cabaret. Performances are in German.

  • Theater am Aegi

    Hanover

    Stages various comedies and theatre with musical accompaniment.