Dudelange pool open weekend
Category: Family-friendly 🗓️ Sat 21 May - Sun 22 May 📍Dudelange
Southern city Dudelange is re-opening its outdoor swimming pool this weekend with free entry over two days. The pool, located on Rue René Hartmann, had been closed for refurbishment.
Catch jangle pop duo
Category: Music 🗓️ Sunday 22 May 📍Rotondes
Toronto duo Ducks Ltd bring their love of ’80s indie pop to Rotondes this week on the back of last year’s acclaimed Modern Fiction album. With Modern Fiction, Tom McGreevy (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards) Evan Lewis (guitar, bass, drum programming) made one of those under-the-radar debut albums that turn into classics.
Hear classic Britpop
Category: Music 🗓️ Sunday 22 May📍den Atelier
Star man Brett Anderson brings his Suede gang to den Atelier to perform 1996 album Coming Up in its entirety on Sunday 22 May. Suede were one of the bands at the forefront of so-called Britpop, emerging full of swagger in 1993 with self-titled debut album.
Get steamed for Queen’s jubilee
Category: Outdoors 🗓️ Sunday 22 May 📍Niederkorn
The Minett Park Fond-de-Gras heritage railway will be marking the 70th anniversary of the reign of Elizabeth II in style on Sunday 22 May. The Fond-de-Gras is hosting a day of events with the Cockerill English steam locomotive on Sunday 22 May as it celebrates the platinum jubilee of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Special Cockerill 503 locomotive races start at 1.45 pm and 4.10 pm.
Monodrama Festival
Category: Theatre 🗓️ Friday 20 May – Sunday 29 May 📍Banannefabrik
The Monodrama Festival returns for its 12th edition with one-act plays in the spotlight. The festival’s line-up this year includes 13 productions in a mix of languages, including English. Among them is “At Home with Will Shakespeare” on 25 May, which brings the bard to life as he reflects on his career.
Feast on theatre at Feats
Category: Theatre 🗓️ Thursday 26 May – Sunday 29 May 📍Kulturhaus Mersch
After a two-year, pandemic-induced absence, the Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies returns and will be hosted by New World Theatre Club in the Kulturhaus theatre in Mersch. Each year Feats is hosted by a different theatre group, and it returns to the grand duchy in 2022 for the eighth time courtesy of New World Theatre Club.
Beautiful Decay Festival
Category: Art 🗓️ Saturday 28 May to Sunday 29 May 📍Koerich
Music, art, sports and gastronomy: the Beautiful Decay Festival will take place on 28 May from 9:30am until after midnight. The festival will be held at Koerich Castle (in the commune of Koerich).
Archeological Manufacturing
Category: Art 🗓️ until Sunday 2 June📍Rotondes
Staging an archaeological excavation in a place that has had many functions. With her installation, Hisae Ikenaga intends to intrigue both those who are used to the Rotondes site and those who are new to it.
Funfair throwback
Category: Outdoors 🗓️ until 12 June 📍Luxembourg City
Travel back in time at the Kinnekswiss park where an old-fashioned funfair will offer rides dating back all the way to 1886. The historic fair features 20 rides, including the oldest transportable Ferris wheel, dating from 1902.
See contemporary art
Category: Art 🗓️ until Monday 4 July 📍Strassen
After a pandemic-related break, the Contemporary Art Biennale of Strassen returns for its 11th edition. Since 2001, the Strassen Contemporary Art Biennale has been one of the major events of the Luxembourg art scene. It contributes to the success of Strassen‘s rich cultural programme, promotes dialogue between artists and public and showcases aspects of contemporary art made in Luxembourg.