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Things to do in Wilhelmshaven, May 2027

May 2027: events in Wilhelmshaven.

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Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Sun, May 2 · 06:00 PM

Das Feuerschiff - Siegfried Lenz / Bühnenadaption von Michael Uhl /1. Teil an Bord "Feuerschiff Norderney"

TheOs - Theater im Oceanis · Wilhelmshaven

From €25

People relaxing on a sunny festival lawn with white market tents — AI-generated illustration

Fri, May 7 · 08:00 PM

30. A-cappella Festival: Aquabella - Wie klingt die Liebe?

Pumpwerk · Wilhelmshaven

From €29

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Sat, May 8 · 08:00 PM

SKERRYVORE - Beautiful Mistakes

Pumpwerk · Wilhelmshaven

From €33

Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Sun, May 9 · 06:00 PM

Haimon (UA) - Friedrich Steinlein · May 9

TheOs - Theater im Oceanis · Wilhelmshaven

From €19

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Mon, May 10 · 07:30 PM

Call me god - Ein Thriller von Gian Maria Cervo, Marius von Mayenburg, Albert Ostermaier, Rafael Spregelburd

Stadttheater · Wilhelmshaven

From €17

Empty comedy club stage with a microphone and stool under a spotlight — AI-generated illustration

Wed, May 12 · 07:30 PM

Bezahlt wird nicht! / Komödie in zwei Akten - Dario Fo und Franca Rame / Deutsch von Peter O. Chotjewitz

TheOs - Theater im Oceanis · Wilhelmshaven

From €19

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Thu, May 13 · 07:30 PM

Hektor und die Fliegen - Uraufführung Caroline Docar

TheOs - Theater im Oceanis · Wilhelmshaven

From €16

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Fri, May 14 · 08:00 PM

Helene Bockhorst - Lebefrau

Pumpwerk · Wilhelmshaven

From €27

Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Thu, May 20 · 07:30 PM

Vier Piloten - Till Wiebel

TheOs - Theater im Oceanis · Wilhelmshaven

From €16

Crowd walking between festival stalls under warm string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Thu, May 20 · 08:00 PM

32. Festival der Kleinkunst: Horst Evers - So gesehen natürlich lustig

Pumpwerk · Wilhelmshaven

From €30

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, May 21 · 07:30 PM

Haimon (UA) - Friedrich Steinlein · May 21

TheOs - Theater im Oceanis · Wilhelmshaven

From €19

Concert crowd with raised hands in the stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Fri, May 21 · 08:00 PM

Die Damen und Herren Daffke - Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte

Pumpwerk · Wilhelmshaven

From €25

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, May 22 · 07:30 PM

Mozart meets Shakespeare / Ein Abend voller Klangpoesie, Abwechslung und zeitloser Schönheit - Sinfoniekonzert: Nordwestdeutsches Sinfonieorchester, Dirigent Marcus Prieser

Stadttheater · Wilhelmshaven

From €38

Crowd walking between festival stalls under warm string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, May 22 · 08:00 PM

30. A-cappella Festival: ANDERS x Simply TwÄng - Doppelkonzert

Pumpwerk · Wilhelmshaven

From €32

Two actors on a dimly lit stage in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, May 29 · 07:30 PM

Serienkiller, Komplizen und Cold Cases - True Crime mit Reinhard Chedor

OASE – Gorch-Fock-Haus · Wilhelmshaven

From €39

String quartet performing in a stone church — AI-generated illustration

Sun, May 30 · 05:00 PM

Kammermusik am Wattenmeer 2026/27 - Kammermusik am Wattenmeer "DIALOGE DER LEIDENSCHAFT"

VHS-Saal Wilhelmshaven · Wilhelmshaven

From €25

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Peak festival build-up

May tends to be a strong month for festivals across the served markets, with long weekends, open-air concerts and city-wide cultural events picking up pace.

  • Browse open-air concerts, food festivals and city-wide cultural events
  • Take advantage of the public-holiday long weekends common this month
  • Book early for peak-summer festivals that can sell out weeks in advance