St. Katharina Open Air (St. Catherine Open Air) brings summer open-air concerts to Nuremberg, Germany each mid-June to early July, celebrating the city’s live-music scene inside the atmospheric Katharinenruine (the ruins of St. Catherine’s Church) in the Old Town. Expect a genre-hopping mix of indie, jazz, and global sounds, with occasional theater and dance, all elevated by the venue’s striking acoustics and stone-arch backdrop—an unforgettable way to spend a warm Franconian evening.
DATES & TIMES
• Concert series dates (2026): Friday, June 19–Saturday, July 4, 2026. Nuremberg tourism listing.
• Individual concert start times vary by date; confirm the current program and times on the official lineup/event list. Official program.
LOCATION
• Venue: Katharinenruine (Ruins of St. Catherine’s Church), Am Katharinenkloster 6, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany (entrance: Peter-Vischer-Straße). Open in Google Maps · Venue details (tourism).
• Public transit guidance and venue access notes are published on the official venue page. Getting there (official).
TICKETS & ENTRY
• Tickets are available in advance (including via the official Eventim in-house webshop) and at the box office (subject to availability). Tickets (official) · Official webshop.
• On-site payment note: the organizer states that only cash payment is currently possible in the ruins. Payment note (official).
GOOD TO KNOW
• Accessibility: the organizer notes that visitor access is possible for wheelchair users or strollers. Accessibility note (official).
• Address/access specifics (including the entrance on Peter-Vischer-Straße) are listed on the official tourism/venue pages. Event listing · Venue listing.