12 June 2026, Museum Mile Festival

40 fully booked guided tours of the exhibitions and behind the scenes, over 1,100 ‘Flower Power’ balls made from 13 kilograms of local wildflower seeds, more than 100 artists performing on stage in the museum park, four inspiring scientific talks and sold-out drinks – the Museum Mile Festival at Museum Koenig Bonn was a huge success!

Just under 11,500 people came to the grounds of Museum Koenig on 6 and 7 June to celebrate, learn, marvel, discover, network and simply have fun. It was the second-busiest year in the event’s history after 2025.

Biodiversity, music, enthusiasm

Numerous activities in the museum park invited visitors to celebrate, get involved and explore. Various bands got the enthusiastic crowd going on stage – including BrassGazz, Crowns of Recreation, Mr. Thy and the Kültürklüngel Orkestar. Visitors were also well catered for, with numerous food trucks offering vegetarian and vegan dishes ranging from momos, pizza, spätzle and potatoes to coffee and crêpes.

Children and adults alike could visit stands run by the LIB and partners such as Bonnatours, Repair Cafés Bonn and Sharkvoice, sand down fossils, carve cutlery, try out circus games, discover wild bees, find out how bats and sharks can be protected, and win great prizes in the Alexander-Koenig-Gesellschaft (AKG) raffle. The AKG also had stick insects on display, which visitors could admire and hold in their hands. The children and young people who regularly take part in the AKG’s “Natur beflügelt” programme also invited visitors to experience nature with all their senses – here, visitors could even taste grasshoppers.

The LIB’s FörTax team had several attractions on offer: in the museum bus “Maggie”, visitors could use microscopes and get up close to foxes, jays and eagle owls. During the Bioblitz, explorers of all ages set out in the museum park in search of insects, identifying them with the help of specialist literature and the Obsidentify app. At the herb show, plant enthusiasts explored the surprisingly rich biodiversity in the museum car park. Another highlight was a family of starlings that had made their home in the Clas-Naumann-Bau, which visitors were able to observe through telescopes.

Animals, prizes, questions upon questions

We also offered an extensive programme inside the museum itself. Children listened to exciting stories about nature, had their faces painted as animals or mythical creatures, and made magical animals and animal masks. In the cafeteria, the Cologne Chocolate Museum had a sweet surprise in store for chocolate fans of all ages. Great prizes awaited at the wheel of fortune, and visitors chatted with experts at various ‘Ask Me’ stations. The exclusive guided tours of the historic Adenauer Room, the morphology laboratory and the collections were particularly popular. There was great fascination with mammals, birds, spiders and snakes . For the first time, there were also guided tours led by children for children: LIB junior researcher Leo Wipfler impressed with his knowledge of biodiversity. Also new: Alexander Suh and his team presented the LIB in multiple languages.

Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who made this festival an unforgettable experience in a fantastic atmosphere! Once again this year, many colleagues worked hand in hand. We are already looking forward to the next Museum Mile festival.

By the way: on our events page , we provide information on all upcoming dates, and through our visitor service , guided tours and other educational programmes can be booked all year round.