Intercultural Stage

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We celebrate different cultures and languages. There are concerts and children's programs.

The KFZ hosts the Intercultural Stage on the Day of Cultural Diversity with a varied musical stage program as well as a multilingual picture book cinema for the younger visitors in the club. The bands play in the large hall, and in good weather, we invite you to relax comfortably in the Tiefhof with open doors.

Program of the Intercultural Stage

1:30 PM | Club

Multilingual picture book cinema

Antje Tietz from the children and youth bookstore Lesezeichen will present the book and read it in several languages.

Picture book cinema admission: 1:00 PM

3:00 PM | Hall

Sultanita Band

Formed by Hungarian musicians, the band Sultanita has existed since 2014. They play adaptations of Turkish and Arabic folk songs – but with a twist! Their music is a blend of live instruments (oud, saz, guitar, vocals) and creatively designed electronic bases.

This offers "oriental flavors served western-style," making the culture and music of the Near East more accessible and understandable for the western soul and heart. The band also invites the audience to dance together in a circle to make the experience even livelier.

sultanita-band.com | instagram.com/sultanita_band/ | facebook.com/SultanitaBand/

4:15 PM | Hall

Yerba Colorá

Yerba Colorá is an internationally composed alternative Latin band founded in 2016 in Marburg. Like a melting pot of sound, Yerba Colorá combines Latin American rhythms (Cumbia, Son) with elements of psychedelic rock, ska, and reggae. The music’s special originality is characterized by catchy melodies, exciting guitar solos, and a powerful rhythm section. Christian Carlisle (BBC Introducing) described it as "an intoxicating, heady mix." This diversity is also reflected in the Spanish lyrics by lead singer and band founder Naomi Keates, who touches on everyday life challenges as well as social critique.

yerbacolora.com | instagram.com/yerbacolora/ | facebook.com/yerbacolora

5:45 PM | Hall

Monyana Yôle

Raised on the banks of the Okavango in Botswana, Monyana Yôle has been singing and writing since childhood. Her songs connect personal memories and interpersonal experiences with legends and stories from her homeland. After enriching the who's who of the Botswanan music scene as a backing singer for years with her outstanding voice, now is the time to share her own songs with the world: with an irresistible sound that sounds like folk and soul, yet is entirely her own. Afro-soul-folk made in Marburg. Together with producer Manuel Steinhoff and other top musicians from home and abroad, she is currently working on her first album "Mainane (Folk Tales)."

Live, Monyana Yôle performs in a trio, quartet, or quintet – together with Peter Herrmann (acoustic guitar, vocals), Manuel Steinhoff (acoustic bass, beat, vocals), Noemi Mbutcho (vocals), and Fallou Sy or Ghezai Habte (percussion, vocals).

monyanayole.com | instagram.com/monyana.yole | facebook.com/monyana.yole

Admission free

The "Day of German Unity – Day of Cultural Diversity" will be celebrated again on Saturday, October 3, 2026, in Marburg.

With activity areas and information booths from international initiatives and clubs active in Marburg, an outdoor stage on Biegenstraße, and a diverse cultural program at the KFZ cultural center, the Kunstmuseum, the new KA.RE. at St. Peter and Paul, and the Marburg Art Association, the program is extensive. The celebration event on October 3 will be held at the Erwin-Piscator-Haus with guests from Marburg’s partner city Eisenach.

The "Day of German Unity – Day of Cultural Diversity" will be celebrated on October 3 from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Please use public transportation, bicycles, or come on foot, as the streets in the event area will be closed to traffic.

Current and detailed information at:

www.marburg.de/portal/seiten/3-oktober-fest-fuer-einheit-und-vielfalt-900001921-23001.html

Organizer of the Intercultural Stage: KFZ

Partners shaping the celebration:

Foreigners’ advisory board, WIR Diversity Center, Support service for municipal committees/town twinning, KFZ, Erwin-Piscator-Haus, Kunstmuseum, Marburg Art Association, Cineplex/Capitol cinema, St. Peter and Paul with the new KA.RE., and led by the Urban and Regional Development staff unit of the University City of Marburg.