lit.COLOGNE: The Cologne Literary Festival

The annual lit.Cologne festival has a packed line-up of English language authors.

Bringing authors and artists to Cologne for over 20 years

The Cologne Literary Festival prides itself on unusual events, bringing artists and writers together in conversation, rather than relying on straightforward readings. With over 175 events across the city, the festival's participants include authors, artists, musicians, journalists, and illustrators.

Impressively, the festival holds the Guinness World Record for the largest German-language class for their event in the Lanxess-Arena in 2006!

Getting tickets to lit.Cologne events

It’s true that getting tickets to this popular festival is a challenge, and many of the events sell out very quickly. Grab a glass of German beer, and load up the ticket market hosted on the lit.Cologne site, where you can post which tickets you are looking for, and possibly get lucky.

If you’re travelling to Cologne from out of town, hotel availability is still likely to be tight. Public transport in the city of Cologne is excellent, and parking is not, so plan your journey accordingly.