Heidelberg Castle Festival

Bookable from June 11 to August 2, 2026

Sights you‘ve never seen before! The combination of the incredible flair of our castle ruin with its legendary presentations and highclass concerts. Every summer, the Heidelberg Castle Festival draws many culture connoisseurs to our castle. With this package you become part of this fascination and it lets you be there for a play of your choice. A walking tour of the Old Town and a 3-course menu will bring you summer days you will surely remember forever.

Find the current schedule here.

1, 2 or 3 nights with breakfast in a single or double room in the hotel categories comfort or first class
HeidelbergCARD for the duration of your stay
Tickets for a performance of the Heidelberg Castle Festival (category II)
Traditional 3-course menu in a restaurant in the Old Town
Participation in the public walking tour of the Old Town (1.5 hours)
Also available outside the festival season including a performance of the Heidelberg Theater and Orchestra.

The HeidelbergCARD offers

Castle ticket including funicular railway
The castle ticket includes admission to the castle courtyard, barrel cellar as well as to the German Pharmacy Museum, and the ride on the funicular railway to the castle with continuation to the Molkenkur station (round trip including one stop).
Combo ticket of Heidelberg University
One-time admission to the University Museum, the Student Prison and the special exhibition.
For more information about opening hours, please click here.
Admission to further museums
One-time admission to Deutsche Verpackungs-Museum (German Packaging Museum) and Kurpfälzische Museum (Palatinate Museum), Sammlung Prinzhorn (Prinzhorn Collection), Völkerkundemuseum vPST (Ethnological Museum).
Free travel on public transport
The HeidelbergCARD entitles holders to travel on all the Rhine Neckar public transport system’s (VRN) buses, trams and authorized trains (in the case of DB: RE, RB and S-Bahn trains, all 2nd class). The tickets are personalized and only valid with an ID document.
Heidelberg Guide
Information and tips about Heidelberg including a city map.
Further benefits
Discounts for guided tours, bus tours, boat trips as well as museums, stores and restaurants. You can find an overview of the discounts here.

Prices

Price per person from

Hotel category	Room type	1 night	2 nights	3 nights
Comfort	Double room	€ 195	€ 260	€ 320
	Single room	€ 255	€ 355	€ 445
First Class	Double room	€ 205	€ 280	€ 352
	Single room	€ 275	€ 395	€ 505

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