Once a year, everyone in Cologne comes together around the Rhine and its world-famous promenade to look together into the starry sky. Kölner Lichter is a large-scale firework display in the middle of the river. From a ship, countless colorful rockets and bright lights are shot into the summer sky and transform it into one grandiose light show. This event is one of the Cologne summer´s highlights.
All dates: 2022 cancelled, 15 July 2023, 20 July 2024, 12 July 2025
Opening hours
Kölner Lichter 2023: Saturday, July 15, 2022 from 2pm, fireworks from 11:30 pm to midnight