Check the city’s event calendar for an up-to-date overview; you can sort by date or category.
The Concert and Theatre Society St.Gallen hosts a varied repertoire of musical theatre, dance theatre and other plays. The Kellerbühne specialises in small theatrical productions, cabaret and live music. The theatre parfin de siècle is the home of literary theatre in the city, while the Figurentheater is dedicated to the art of puppetry. Theatre 111 is a small, exquisite space for independent and guest productions. Independent theatre companies and dance troupes have cultivated a rich and varied scene with performances in the Grabenhalle, Lokremise, Palace or in the open air.
Further Information
- www.theatersg.ch – Theater St.Gallen neues Fenster
- www.stgaller-festspiele.ch – St.Galler Festspiele neues Fenster
- www.kellerbuehne.ch – Kellerbühne neues Fenster
- www.lokremise.ch – Lokremise neues Fenster
- www.parfindesiecle.ch – Theatre Parfin de Siècle neues Fenster
- www.figurentheater-sg.ch – Figurentheater neues Fenster
- www.igtanz-ost.ch – ig tanz ost neues Fenster
- www.tanzplan-ost.ch – Tanzplan Ost neues Fenster
- www.dastanzfest.ch – Tanzfest neues Fenster
- www.theater111.ch – Theater 111 neues Fenster
The city is alive with music: both in the teaching rooms of St.Gallen’s municipal music school and on the big stage at the famous OpenAir St.Gallen festival. Numerous concerts take place in St.Gallen each week – be it rock, pop, classical or jazz. Venues such as the Grabenhalle, Palace, Tonhalle, Kugl and a variety of bars and clubs are a big attraction for music lovers. Publikum.
Classical Music
- www.collegium-musicum.ch – Collegium Musicum neues Fenster
- www.contrapunkt-sg.ch – Contrapunkt neues Fenster
- www.dommusik-sg.ch – St.Galler DomMusik neues Fenster
- www.kultbau.org – Kult-Bau neues Fenster
- www.theatersg.ch – Sinfonieorchester neues Fenster
- www.kammerorchestersg.ch – Kammerorchester St.Gallen neues Fenster
Rock, Pop, Jazz
- www.gambrinus.ch – Gambrinus Jazz Plus neues Fenster
- www.grabenhalle.ch – Grabenhalle neues Fenster
- www.honkytonk.ch – Honky Tonk neues Fenster
- www.kaffeehaus.sg – Kaffeehaus neues Fenster
- www.kugl.ch – Kugl neues Fenster
- www.kulturfestival.ch – Kulturfestival neues Fenster
- facebook.com – DieGuteWelle/La buena Onda neues Fenster
- www.nordklang.ch – Nordklang Festival neues Fenster
- www.openairsg.ch – Openair St.Gallen neues Fenster
- www.oya-bar.ch – Oya Bar Kafé neues Fenster
- www.palace.sg – Palace neues Fenster
Music School and Bands
Hollywood film or art house cinema? The choice is yours. St.Gallen screens both international blockbusters in various cinema auditoriums, as well as off-mainstream movies at its independent KinoK cinemas, which regularly organise artistic programmes with other cultural institutions in the city, such as the Architecture Forum of Eastern Switzerland or the St.Gallen Museum of Art.
Further Information
There is a great variety of museums to visit in St.Gallen. Indeed, the city has close ties to the international art scene, thanks to St.Gallen Museum of Art and Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen. The new premises the National History Museum moved to in 2016 give an up-to-date and hands-on picture of nature and the environment. The first-rate collections of the St.Gallen Historical and Folklore Museum, the Textile Museum and the Foundation for Swiss Naive Art and Art Brut captivate experts and the broader public alike.
Museums
- www.hmsg.ch – Historisches und Völkerkundemuseum neues Fenster
- www.k9000.ch – Kunst Halle St.Gallen neues Fenster
- www.kunstmuseumsg.ch – Kunstmuseum neues Fenster
- www.lokremise.ch – Lokremise neues Fenster
- www.museumimlagerhaus.ch – Museum im Lagerhaus neues Fenster
- www.museumsnachtsg.ch – Museumsnacht St.Gallen neues Fenster
- www.naturmuseumsg.ch – Naturmuseum neues Fenster
- www.nfsg.ch – Feuerwehrmuseum St.Gallen neues Fenster
- www.nextex.ch – Nextex neues Fenster
- www.sitterwerk.ch – Sitterwerk neues Fenster
- www.stibi.ch – Stiftsbibliothek neues Fenster
- www.stiftsbezirk-sg.ch – Weltkulturerbe Stiftsbezirk St.Gallen neues Fenster
- www.textilmuseum.ch – Textilmuseum neues Fenster
St.Gallen has always been a city of books, boasting unique collections of manuscripts and historical prints in the Abbey Library and the Vadian Collection. A highlight of the city’s literary life, primarily defined by readings of various kinds, is «Wortlaut», an annual literature festival with participants from 25 institutions.