Happiness Festival
Germany / July 11 – 13, 2024
Contact
Company
Happiness Festival e.V.
Contact
Benjamin Stieler
Phone
Details
Country
Germany
City
Straubenhardt near Karlsruhe
Established
1992
Festival Type
Open-air
Camping
Yes
Site
Fields outside Straubenhardt
Capacity
9000
Stages
1
Description
The Happiness Festival was founded in Straubenhardt as a small one-day event for about 300 people of the municipality and region. It was traditionally set up by the local youth club, and the organisation was passed on from generation to generation. Benjamin Stieler was the youth club’s head of the board in 2004 and hence organized the Happiness Festival in that year for the first time.
During the initial years, it was never the intention to create a festival with a capacity of today’s scope, but over the years, the great ambition of the organizing team finally took over. This led to a two-days event; the number of visitors increased strongly, and a separate Happiness Festival association was founded.
With an international bouquet of successful bands, it is now the largest open-air festival within the region of Pforzheim. But as essential as the bands are for a festival, it is very important for the organizers to have a great surrounding as well.
One of the main characteristics of Happiness Festival is that the atmosphere is still very relaxed and special. The cool location on a huge meadow is surrounded by trees decorated with bamboo mats, hammocks and relaxing lights. You can either choose to enjoy the beautiful sunset with a yummy cocktail and watch the show from the cosy chill out lounge on a little hill. Or you choose to head-bang and enjoy the bands right in front of the stage. The camping areas are right next to the Festival site, so you can easily walk there.
Genre & Program
Rock and Hip-Hop
Program References
Marteria, The Hives, Alligatoah, Sum 41, Gentleman, Anti-Flag, Samy Deluxe, Callejon, Frittenbude, Die Orsons, Madsen, Jennifer Rostock, Blumentopf, H-Blockx, Donots, Irie Révoltés, Prinz Pi
![Aerial view of a densely packed crowd at an outdoor event during the evening.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/happiness-festival-9-768x397.jpg)
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![An outdoor music festival scene with a crowd of people sitting and standing on grassy hills, a stage in the background, and trees and clear sky overhead.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/happiness-festival-8-768x397.jpg)
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![A concert stage with a band performing at night, featuring colorful laser lights and visual effects. The lead singer is center stage with a microphone, flanked by background vocalists to the left and band members playing drums and guitars to the right. The stage is adorned with the band's name in large letters.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/happiness-festival-7-768x397.jpg)
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![A crowded outdoor night concert with a large audience watching a band perform on stage, illuminated by stage lights with a banner reading](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/happiness-festival-6-768x397.jpg)
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![A music festival scene with a crowd of people in front of a stage with large banners, surrounded by trees, and haze above the crowd, suggestive of outdoor live performance ambiance.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/happiness-festival-5-768x397.jpg)
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![A large outdoor music festival crowd with many people raising their arms in a sunny, grassy area with trees and festival infrastructure in the background.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/happiness-festival-4-768x397.jpg)
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![Outdoor festival scene with people sitting on the grass, a stage in the background, and a hammock in the foreground.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/happiness-festival-3-768x397.jpg)
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![Outdoor music festival scene with a large crowd sitting on the grass in front of a stage with a red van advertising 'Happiness Festival' in the foreground.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/happiness-festival-2-768x397.jpg)
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