7 Best Performing Arts in The Bodensee, Germany

A dramatic floating stage supports orchestras and opera stars during the famous Bregenzer Festspiele from mid-July to the end of August. Make reservations well in advance. The Austrian town of Bregenz is 13 km (8 miles) from Lindau, on the other side of the bay.

This modern convention center on the lakeside promenade also functions as a cultural center, where musicals, light opera, and classical as well as pop-rock concerts take place several times a week. The Graf-Zeppelin-Haus has a good modern restaurant with a big terrace overlooking the harbor.

Concerts and variously themed DJ nights are held at Kulturladen.

Enjoy opera in an intimate setting at the Lindauer Marionettenoper, where puppets do the singing. Tickets are available at the Stadttheater box office.

The Spiegelsaal (Hall of Mirrors) of the Neues Schloss is the magnificent setting for the annual international chamber music festival. Events run May until December.

In August, Konstanz shares this one-day city festival with neighboring Kreuzlingen in Switzerland, with street events, music, clowns, and magicians, and ending with fireworks over the lake.

The Stadttheater, Germany's oldest active theater, has staged plays since 1609 and has its own repertory company.