Last chance: Britney X Festival in Cologne enthusiastic with diversity!

Last chance: Britney X Festival in Cologne enthusiastic with diversity!

Carlswerk, Köln, Deutschland - The Carlswerk in Cologne was the scene of the 8th and presumably last Britney X Festival on June 8, 2025. Over 2000 tickets were sold and ensured a colorfully mixed, young audience that heated up the atmosphere in glittering outfits. Intrendant Kay Voges has set the festival, which is considered a queer feminist presommer event, which caused mixed feelings for many guests. The festival, which has dealt with topics such as feminism, gender, diversity and sexuality since its foundation in 2017, takes place this year under the motto "Where is the love" and thus also draws an emotional conclusion behind a remarkable series of events.

The focus of the festival is still on the critical examination of the pop phenomenon Britney Spears and the associated current social issues. In addition to the pop cultural aspects, the program also addresses the problems of the binary gender system and is actively committed to harmful structures in society. Even if the original figures of the ticket sales were modest and were only 150, the current success shows that the festival has found a loyal fan base over the years that is committed to a solidarity interaction and sensitization [Night criticism] that ...

a diverse program

The festival offers a comprehensive program that ranges from wild herb walks, relationship rings to concerts and debates. This year, two impressive performances in particular were on the program:

• "The room and the sea" : an autofictional story by Vincent Eswald, which was directed by David Vogel. The performance focuses on identity and self -denial, and ensured emotional reactions in the audience - including tears and standing ovation. The actor David Rothe played the central role of the staging.
• "Bucci X Paranoia" : A piece by Lynn t Musiol and Marcus Peter Tesch, which conveys stand-up elements and identity discourses in queer in 1 hour and 15 minutes. Here the game was illuminated in an entertaining and thoughtful way.

Both performances were performed without a break, which enabled the audience to have consistent emotional access. Due to its commitment to diversity and social inclusion, the festival remains particularly relevant in times when the struggles for identity, gender and sexualized discrimination are still very popular.

The legacy of the festival

In the past, the festival had motto, which are strongly anchored in cultural memory, such as "It's Britney, Bitch!" or "there’s a lust we can’t control". The reason for the deduction of the festival remains unclear. However, the organizers hope for a new home for the initiative, which continues to preserve the diversity of human experiences and creates space for cultural explorations.

The feminist movement, also shaped by intersectional approaches, aims to combat discrimination and promote equality for all genders. These perspectives also find their place in the festival, which invites you to critically deal with personal and social identities. The inclusion of artists from different countries and the creation of a dialogue for inclusion shows that the festival goes beyond the pure entertainment value and offers an important discussion forum [Cologne Tourism] that ....

The Britney X Festival will certainly be remembered as a significant part of the Cologne cultural scene. The cultural and social discussion remains of great importance even after the end of the festival and lies the foundation for future initiatives and events in the region.