RANGE SOUND FESTIVAL
9. – 11. Oktober 2026 – Kassel
Workshops, Performances, Installations, Radio
About the event
The RANGE Sound Festival returns from October 9 to 11, 2026. Once again presenting a diverse spectrum of experimental music, sound art, performances, installations, and workshops. The festival is an amplifier of an emerging movement that has anchored sound art in Kassel over the past ten years and formed an active community of sound artists. The festival offers an open, inclusive experience for sound lovers and curious minds of all ages.
Look forward to an inspiring atmosphere. Check out our Instagram to stay up to date.
Access & Admission
Friday: 5€+
Saturday: 10€+
Sunday: Open Donation
Installations & Workshops: Free
These amounts are suggestions, not fixed admission fees — please give whatever feels possible for you. No one should be excluded for financial reasons.
Your support helps us keep the festival going. Thank you!
Line-Up
Allen Homburg, Sidney Mantei und Samuel Julian Grace, Anja Kellner und Hakon Hennig, Brian Liu und Franziska Ullrich, Cat Woywod, Clemens Pitschke, ct dug + Owen Sake, Diego Asens, Eeva Ojanperä, Elkin Kutluer, ELTAVO, Felicity Mangan, Grebenstein, KAINA, Kollektiv eigenklang, Maerie C. Fricke, Mitsitron, NØ-1 Lou Lévêque, Olaf Val, Saguaro, Samuel Goldbourne / djfroggy69, shasti, Spiders, Sven Berg aka monoyama, Thea Josepha Konatsu, Tobias Böhm und Yonagold.
Perfomances
With the performance program at WH22 on Friday and Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei on Saturday, we are opening our ears to the spectrum between sound art and music genres, from electro-acoustic meditation to ecstatic audio-visal Set’s. Our hearts once again beat for the experimental and marginal listening experiences conjured up for us by regional and local artists.
With works by Thea Josepha Konatsu, Saguaro, Diego Asens, Maerie C. Fricke, Felicity Mangan, Jan Grebenstein, Mitsitron, Brian Liu and Franziska Ullrich, shasti, ct dug + Owen Sake
Friday Doors 18:00 – Opening 19:30h @WH22 and Saturday Doors 19:00h | 19:30h Start | @Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei
Radio powerd by TRAFOradio
During the festival, Mimikri will host a radio and community hub on-site. From this central space, we’ll broadcast a live radio program alongside the festival events, available to stream online throughout the duration.
Tune in for live artist interviews, spontaneous performances, and real-time festival coverage
With works by ELTAVO, Yonagold, Tobias Böhm, Eeva Ojanperä, Cat Woywod, NØ-1 Lou Lévêque, Spiders, KAINA
11.10.2026 14:00h live @ Mimikri or here online
Installations
The installation section of the Range Sound Festival opens up access to sound art that moves away from the usual forms. In addition to interactive works and site-specific interventions, visitors can also experience very personal sound installations that focus on everyday noises, memories and physicality.
Some works let water drip, flow, or echo, while others weave sound with images and objects to create unique atmospheres. This results in fragile spaces of memory that repeat in a loop, as well as poetic explorations of material, time, and movement. The installations unfold their full effect in the winding, acoustically unique rooms, inviting visitors to engage in unfamiliar listening experiences.
With works by Samuel Goldbourne / djfroggy69, Allen Homburg, Sidney Mantei und Samuel Julian Grace, Olaf Val, Anja Kellner und Hakon Hennig, Elkin Kutluer, Sven Berg aka monoyama
09.10 – 11.10.2026 – opening 09.10.2026 18:00h @ WH22,
10.10. 14-19:00h, 11.10. 14-18.00h
Artisttalk moderated by Defne Kizilöz 10.10.2026 16:00h @ WH22
Workshops
Range Festival offers a series of hands-on workshops exploring sound, listening, and creative collaboration. Join us for immersive experiences led by artists and practitioners from various disciplines.
With Workshops by Clemens Pitschke and Kollektiv eigenklang
Free Workshop
Awareness
RESPECT IN DEALING WITH OTHERS
The RANGE Sound Festival does not tolerate racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, ageism, or any other form of discrimination or disrespect. If you hear or see anything, please report it.
ONLY “YES” MEANS “YES”
Disrespectful behavior, unwanted flirting, and harassment will not be tolerated. Boundaries should be communicated and respected, even if someone does not want to talk to you or feels uncomfortable. Those affected decide for themselves what they need. We reserve the right to remove individuals who behave inappropriately from the venue.
CARE
Notify the Awareness Team if you or someone else is having a hard time. Look out for one another and get help if you need it—the Awareness Team is here for you. The Awareness Team will be on-site at the festival and can be recognized by their purple safety vests.
To protect each other from infection, we ask that you take a COVID-19 self-test if you have cold symptoms such as a cough, runny nose, or fever. Please do not attend festival events if you are feeling unwell. On event nights, a limited number of COVID-19 tests and, if needed, face masks will be available from the Awareness Team at the festival.
WAY-HOME-TELEPHONE
Tel.: 030 12074182 (nationwide in Germany)
(Your mobile carrier’s standard rates for calls to German landlines apply)
Sunday–Thursday: 9 p.m.–midnight, Friday & Saturday: 9 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Questions and/or requests? awareness@range-festival.de, or on Instagram @range_festival
TIMETABLE
Friday, 09.10
@WH22 18:00 – 23:00 h
| 18:00h | Exhibition open |
| 19:30h | Opening |
| 20:00h | Thea Josepha Konatsu |
| 20:30h | Saguaro |
| 21:00h | Diego Asens |
Admission: 5€+
These amounts are suggestions, not fixed admission fees — please give whatever feels possible for you.
Saturday, 10.10.
@WH22 14:00 – 19:00 h
| 14:00h | Exhibition open |
| 16:00h | Artist-Talk mit Defne Kizilöz |
| 19:00h | Exhibition closed |
Admission: free
These amounts are suggestions, not fixed admission fees — please give whatever feels possible for you.
@FlipDot 14:00 – 16:00 h
| 14:00 h – 16:00 h | Workshop: Clemens Pitschke |
Admission: free
These amounts are suggestions, not fixed admission fees — please give whatever feels possible for you.
@Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei 19:00 – 0:00 h
| 19:00 h | Doors |
| 19:30 h | Maerie C. Fricke |
| 20:00 h | Felicity Magnan |
| 20:30h | Jan Grebenstein |
| 21:00 h | 30 min Pause |
| 21:30 h | Mitsitron |
| 22:00 h | Brian Liu und Franziska Ullrich |
| 22:30 h | shasti |
| 23:00 h | 30 min Pause |
| 23:30 h | ct dug + Owen Sake |
| 00:00h | FIN |
Admission: 10€+
These amounts are suggestions, not fixed admission fees — please give whatever feels possible for you.
Sunday, 11.10
@Mimikri 14:00 h – 22:00 h
Admission: open donation
These amounts are suggestions, not fixed admission fees — please give whatever feels possible for you.
Sunday, 11.10
@WH22 14:00 h – 18:00 h
| 14:00 h | Exhibition open |
| 18:00 h | Exhibition closed |
| 14:00 h – 16:00 h | Workshop: Kollektiv eigenklang |
Admission: free
These amounts are suggestions, not fixed admission fees — please give whatever feels possible for you.
Locations
WH22 / CDW Kulturareal
Over the past decades, the historic buildings at Werner-Hilpert-Str. 2 (WH22) have developed into a cultural and event venue, hosting for example the ARM , the AKA and the documenta fifteen.
The RANGE Sound Festival 2026 will present installation works here on the ground floor (former AKA) and in the historic wine cellars in the basement.
ADRESS: Werner-Hilpert-Str. 2 – 34117
ACCESS
The space housing the installations in the Weinkirche is accessible via a staircase from the former AKA
and also via an ELEVATOR after registering at awareness@range-festival.de
Feel free to contact us in advance if you have any questions (awareness@range-festival.de) or Instagram @range_festival
Mimikri – Radio & Communityhub
The Mimikri Gallery is a space for art and culture in the Schillerviertel district.
It offers a platform not only for artists, but also for non-specialists and those interested in culture, creating an artistic space for exchange of ideas and experiences. It brings the Schillerviertel neighborhood to life in a special way.
During the festival, Mimikri will host a radio and community hub on-site. From this central space, we’ll broadcast a live radio program alongside the festival events, available to stream online throughout the duration. For more info and the stream visit the radio-section
ADRESS: Schillerstr. 30, 34117 Kassel
ACCESS
The rooms are accessible via a RAMP. The rear area is accessible via three steps. The restroom is accessible via this area (not barrier-free). Loud noises may occur during program times. Free earplugs are available at the bar.
Feel free to contact us in advance if you have any questions (awareness@range-festival.de) or Instagram @range_festival
Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei
The Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei is an initiative by cultural and creative professionals that was founded in 2003 in the old Nachrichtenmeisterei at the Kulturbahnhof in Kassel. Its aim is to develop spaces for subletting to creative businesses and to develop working structures within the network. In addition, events are held concerning performing arts, art-exhibitions and film.
During the festival, a diverse performance program will be presented here. For more info visit the performance-section.
ADRESS: Schillerstr. 73, 34117 Kassel
ACCESS
There is a RAMP at the entrance and accessible unisex toilets.
Loud noises may occur during the program.
A fog machine will be used.
Free earplugs are available in the awareness area.
Feel free to contact us in advance if you have any questions (awareness@range-festival.de) or Instagram @range_festival
Flipdot Hackspace
The flipdot is a place where people can meet informally, exchange ideas, and potentially come up with new and different concepts. Here, projects are conceived and implemented, but people also eat and chat together.
During the festival you can expect workshops happening here.
ADRESS: Schillerstr. 25, 34117 Kassel
ACCESS
The entrance to the building is accessible via three steps and is not barrier-free.
There is a unisex toilet on-site, which is also not barrier-free.
Feel free to contact us in advance if you have any questions (awareness@range-festival.de) or Instagram @range_festival
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