Popakademie acts performing live at the 2026 Mannheim City Festival

Three acts from the Popakademie’s network will showcase their talents on different stages—organized by the academy’s own music agency KLINKT, which has been helping solo artists, bands, and producers from the Popakademie secure live events and music marketing projects since 2007.

May 29th 2026 | Ayla on the VTM Stage
Ayla kicks things off and can be seen on the VTM Stage on Friday evening starting at 7:15 p.m.

May 30th 2026 | Schlingsi on the VTM Stage
On Saturday, Schlingsi takes over the VTM stage. Starting at 4:00 p.m., the artist will get the weekend off to a great start.

May 30th 2026 | Clara John KulturNetz Stage
Clara John will provide a lively finale on Sunday evening. As the act on the KulturNetz Stage in the Planken (between O3 and O4), she’ll get the audience dancing starting at 7:00 p.m.

In addition, the city festival will feature Fofana Jo (Friday, 9:15 p.m., KulturNetz Stage) and Cris Cosmo (Saturday, 6:00 p.m., UNESCO – City of Music Stage), a current student and an alumnus of the Bachelor’s program in Pop Music Design, on the KulturNetz Stage.

The Stadtfest is one of the largest and most diverse open-air events in the region—and offers Popakademie artists an ideal platform to present themselves to a wide audience.

Click here for the complete stage program.