A street goes to a concert

The community project is entering a new round - Applications for 2026/27 now being accepted

Music brings people together – which is why the Alte Oper wants to unite the residents of a street in Frankfurt in a special musical community project. The basic idea: music-loving residents of a street, i.e., neighbors beyond their own household, are not only invited to the Alte Oper together, but can also benefit from the concert hall's expertise right in their own homes and organize concerts and other cultural experiences and activities for and with their neighborhood. After all, music is ideally suited to strengthening or even creating bonds with other people.

From now until April 25, 2026, interested house, street, and neighborhood communities in the Frankfurt city area can apply to participate in the 2026/27 season. Tell us about your plans! How can your neighborhood be revitalized, how can new contacts be made – across buildings, across generations? What activities and campaigns, celebrations and projects could bring the people in your street closer together? And what role does music play in this? What structures already exist locally, where and how can you benefit from the expertise and support of the Alte Oper and the Polytechnic Society Foundation?

A jury consisting of representatives from the Alte Oper, the Polytechnic Society Foundation, and the City of Frankfurt will select one street from all the applications received, which will receive support in realizing its ideas from September 2026 to early summer 2027. Participation is free of charge.

to the application form

Until the end of the 2026/27 season, the Rottweiler Straße team from the Gutleutviertel neighborhood will continue to benefit from the support of the Polytechnic Society Foundation and the Alte Oper in realizing joint cultural projects to strengthen the neighborhood. So far, the residents have already founded a choir and organized a movie afternoon with live music. Three open-air events are planned for Rottweiler Platz in the coming months until the end of the current season: a dance festival, a children's music afternoon, and the grand finale in June, which will include a balcony concert. Regular concert visits to the Alte Oper are an integral part of the project. Participants attended the season opening with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the new “Alte Oper Nights” festival, and a concert with jazz artist-in-residence Jakob Manz, among other events.

Diese Veranstaltung ist Teil von Zukunftshaus Alte Oper

„Eine Straße geht ins Konzert“ ist ein gemeinsames Community-Projekt der Alten Oper Frankfurt in Kooperation mit der Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main