Winter in Schwetzingen

The Baroque Festival at Schwetzingen Palace

21 November 2026 to 29 January 2027

Two decades of Winter in Schwetzingen: the Baroque festival has been bringing joy to locals and visitors from all over Germany and Europe since 2006.

The centrepiece of the anniversary edition is »Agrippina«, an opera from the Baroque composer Georg Friedrich Händel’s Italian period that propelled him to fame at the age of 24. As usual, the programme further includes high calibre concerts and family events.

Come to Schwetzingen Palace for Winter in Schwetzingen to get to know, experience and simply enjoy the full splendour of the magic of the Baroque in this unique historical atmosphere.

Programme

Winter in Schwetzingen
Opera & Musical Theatre· 14+
Agrippina
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
First night 21 November 2026
Winter in Schwetzingen
Guest performance
La Diva
All-too-human goddesses of the Baroque opera stage
DATE 6 December 2026
Concert
Festivo
3rd Philharmonic Concert: Händel, Heinichen, Corelli, Telemann
DATES 16/17 Dezember 2026
Winter in Schwetzingen
For children and families· 6+
Today, children, there’s going to be something special …
Christmas Family Concert
DATE 20 December 2026
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Christmas Concert
Festive Baroque music for Christmas
DATES 22/23 December 2026
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Guest performance
In Handel’s shadow
Arias by Handel and his English contemporaries
DATE 29 December 2026
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Guest performance
Vox Feminae
Vocal music by Italian female composers of the early Baroque period
DATE 22 January 2027
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Concert
Hymns of Praise
2nd Bachchor Concert: Hensel, Mendelssohn Bartholdy
DATE 23 January 2027

Ticket information

Booking in Heidelberg

Theaterkasse
Theaterstraße 10
69117 Heidelberg

tickets [​at​] theater.heidelberg.de
+49 6221 58 20 000
Monday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm

as well as via all CTS ticket outlets

Booking in Schwetzingen

Schwetzinger Zeitung
Carl-Theodor-Straße 1
68723 Schwetzingen

+49 6202 205 205

Group offers

+49 6221 5835 582
gruppenangebote [​at​] theater.heidelberg.de

School and kindergarten groups

+49 6221 5835 780
jungegruppen [​at​] theater.heidelberg.de

Ticket prices

Agrippina · First night
Preise ❶ 54 €  ❷ 50 €  ❸ 42 €  ❹ 24 €  ❺ 14 €

Agrippina · Performance
Preise ❶ 50 €  ❷ 47 €  ❸ 39 €  ❹ 22 €  ❺ 11 €

Concerts
Preise ❶ 43 € ❷ 33 € ❸ 26 €  ❹ 16 €  ❺ 8 €

Concert »Festivo« in Heidelberg
Preise ❶ 47 € ❷ 38 € ❸ 29 € ❹ 19 €

Concert »Hymns of Praise« in Heidelberg
Preise ❶ 43 € ❷ 33 € ❸ 26 € ❹ 16 €

Family concert
18 € / reduced 9 €

Reductions

Pupils, apprentices and students, people with severe disabilities (GdB 50 or above), participants in the Federal Voluntary Service and the Federal Year of Service (FSJ), as well as holders of the Heidelberg-Pass+ are entitled to a 50 per cent discount on their ticket upon presentation of the relevant ID.


discounts for groups

10 people or more 5 %
20 people or more 10 %
40 people or more 20 %


Your benefits with a season ticket

As a season ticket holder with Theater & Orchester Heidelberg, you are entitled to a 15% discount on Winter in Schwetzingen festival. Flexible season ticket holders can redeem their vouchers.

The production »Agrippina« is already included in the following season tickets: Opera Premieres Season Ticket, Opera Season Ticket, Monday Season Ticket, Tuesday Season Ticket, Thursday Season Ticket, Friday Season Ticket, Saturday Season Ticket, Sunday Afternoon Season Ticket.

Access to Schloss Schwetzingen

Public transport

From Heidelberg Bismarckplatz, take tram line 22 to the Kirchheimer Straße stop; from there, take bus 713 to Schwetzingen Schloss.
Alternatively, take bus 717 from Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof to Schwetzingen Schlossplatz.

By car

From Frankfurt or Stuttgart via the A6/A67; from Karlsruhe or Heidelberg via the A5.
Car parks are located in the immediate vicinity of Schloss Schwetzingen. The walk takes about 15 minutes.

Shuttle Service

The theatre shuttle to Schwetzingen departs from Heidelberg Central Station, Willy-Brandt-Platz, one hour before the start of each performance. The shuttle bus returns twenty minutes after the end of the performance.

You can only use the shuttle if you have booked in advance at the theatre box office. Places are limited, so please book early.

Please note

Coat check is required at the Rokokotheater.