CULTURE & Highlights
Lindau offers a plethora of unique special events and celebrations throughout the year.
Bregenz Festival
The Japanese geisha Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly, is over the moon when the American naval lieutenant Pinkerton asks her to marry him. Their feeling of love is brought to a climax in a superb duet. But her world is destined to fall apart, for Pinkerton returns home and marries an American woman. Together with their child, Butterfly waits three years, full of longing, love and hope, for her husband to return. Her famous aria “Un bel dì vedremo” touches your heart. When Pinkerton returns, accompanied by his American wife, Cio-Cio-San is forced to make an irrevocable decision...
Marc Chagall’s Heavenly Gardens
His imagery is unmistakable, the beauty of his colours is almost magical: the painter poet Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) went down in 20th century art as one of the greatest masters of the modern age. From 5th May to 31st October 2021 the Lindau Museum of Art is holding an exhibition of approximately 70 works by this outstanding artist, entitled “Marc Chagall’s Heavenly Gardens”.
Lindau Garden Show
Lakeside garden promenade and a new look at life – from 20th May to 26th September 2021 Lindau and its surrounding area are hosts to the Bavarian Garden Show. The city transforms itself into a delightful composition of gardens, water and views.
Numerous individual events create a fabulous summer party atmosphere. The back part of the island is transformed into a green garden lakeside for the duration of the show, enabling both residents and visitors to enjoy its scenic beauty.
Lindau Marionette Opera
The “Abduction” performed by marionettes is one Mozart production that cannot fail to impress. Bernhard Leismüller has led this marionette theatre, the only one in Germany to specialise exclusively in opera and operetta, for over 20 years. Artistically manipulating a network of strings, the puppeteers breathe life into the marionettes and delight thousands of visitors every year.
Lindau Harbour at Christmas
The Lindau Harbour Christmas festival is held from 25th November to 19th December 2021, from 11.00 - 21.00, each Thursday to Sunday, at Lindau harbour entrance. Offering a varied programme of events, Lindau is transformed during Adventtide into a fabulous Christmas island, popular with children and adults alike.