Romanfabrik e.V.

Who will be the 2026 Frankfurt Song Slam Champion? Six winners from the previous Song Slam season will come together here for a top-notch annual finale. Rhymes meet groove, words meet sound, voices meet chords, beats meet melodies.

A Song Slam works like a poetry slam, but with music. Singer-songwriter acts compete against each other—either solo or as a duo—with their own songs. The musical style is just as open-ended as the choice of instruments. The musical spectrum ranges from thoughtful, socially critical indie folk to romantic troubadour music, groovy pop, and lighthearted chanson, all the way to acoustic rock ’n’ roll and punk. Rap, funk, soul, jazz, and musical theater elements can also find their place on stage. An audience jury selects the finalists in the preliminary round. In the finals, only the applause counts.

As organizers and hosts, Dirk Hülstrunk and Jürgen Klumpe are among the pioneers of the poetry and song slam scene in Germany. Since 2013, they have been organizing Song Slam events at various venues in cooperation with the Kulturnetz Frankfurt e.V. association.

Photo credit: William Pilkington

Dec. 5, 8:00 p.m.

Romanfabrik, Hanauer Landstr. 186, Frankfurt

2-for-1: 22 €

Dec. 5, 7:15–7:45 p.m., box office