Events for 20 € or less in Cologne in December 2026: what’s on?
64 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Highlights: Hoffmanns Erzählungen (Oper Köln, Wednesday, December 2), Bernd Lafrenz - WAS IHR WOLLT - frei nach Shakespeare (Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, Friday, December 4), Schicksalsschläge (Kölner Philharmonie, Sunday, December 6). Free: 3. Busiest venues: Oper Köln, Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, Kölner Philharmonie.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Thursday, December 3, 2026
Friday, December 4, 2026
Saturday, December 5, 2026
Sunday, December 6, 2026
Monday, December 7, 2026
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Thursday, December 10, 2026
Friday, December 11, 2026
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8 PM
Abenteurer – Măcelaru & Strauss
Maximilian Hornung · Tomasz Neugebauer · WDR Sinfonieorchester · Cristian Măcelaru
14 €–67 € Tickets
Saturday, December 12, 2026
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8 PM
Abenteurer – Măcelaru & Strauss
Maximilian Hornung · Tomasz Neugebauer · WDR Sinfonieorchester · Cristian Măcelaru
9 €–67 € Tickets
Sunday, December 13, 2026
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11 AM
Das Geheimnis der Weihnachtswichtel – Familienkonzert
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln · Vilmantas Kaliunas · Nico-Alexander Wilhelm
12.50 €–25 € Tickets
Monday, December 14, 2026
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8 PM
Rachmaninows 2. Klavierkonzert & Tschaikowskys Nussknacker-Suite
Simon Trpčeski · Staatskapelle Weimar · Ivan Repušić
20 €–70 € Tickets
Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Thursday, December 17, 2026
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8 PM
Der Literarische Salon mit Ursula Krechel
Ursula Krechel (author) · Navid Kermani (host) · Guy Helminger (host)
18 €
Friday, December 18, 2026
Saturday, December 19, 2026
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8 PM
Yellowjackets & WDR Big Band – Looking Back and Ahead
Yellowjackets · WDR Big Band
12 €–49 € Tickets
Sunday, December 20, 2026
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4 PM
Bald ist Weihnachten
Elisabeth Freyhoff · Teresa Sales Rebordão · Constantin Zimmermann · Ju Hyeok Lee · Äneas Humm ·…
19 €–62 € Tickets
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Monday, December 21, 2026
Tuesday, December 22, 2026
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8 PM
Christmas at the Movies
WDR Funkhausorchester · Michael Seal · Dominik Porschen
12 €–64 € Tickets
Wednesday, December 23, 2026
Thursday, December 24, 2026
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3 PM
Wir warten aufs Christkind
Bläserquintett des Gürzenich-Orchesters Köln · Kölner Domchor · Alexander Niehues · Mädchenchor am Kölner Dom…
12 €–34 € Tickets
Saturday, December 26, 2026
Sunday, December 27, 2026
Monday, December 28, 2026
Questions and answers
- Events for 20 € or less in Cologne in December 2026: how many events?
- 64 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026.
- Events for 20 € or less in Cologne in December 2026: what are the highlights?
- Highlights: Hoffmanns Erzählungen (Oper Köln, Wednesday, December 2), Bernd Lafrenz - WAS IHR WOLLT - frei nach Shakespeare (Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, Friday, December 4), Schicksalsschläge (Kölner Philharmonie, Sunday, December 6).
- Events for 20 € or less in Cologne in December 2026: which venues?
- Busiest venues: Oper Köln (18), Bürgerhaus Stollwerck (17), Kölner Philharmonie (13).
- Events for 20 € or less in Cologne in December 2026: is anything free?
- Yes. Free: 3, including Bild|er|leben, Songs to sing!.
- Events for 20 € or less in Cologne in December 2026: which day has the most?
- Saturday, December 5, 2026, with 5 events.
