Activities
An extensive pre-works programme to promote and revitalise the Schluechthaus has been launched. The aim is to test out the ideas garnered during the civic outreach process as to the site's future. Before construction work begins, a series of one-time events – including cultural, sports and intergenerational activities – will be put on at the Old Slaughterhouse.
Upcoming events at the Schluechthaus
- Sunday, 22 September 2024: Come Together Festival
- Saturday, 28 September 2024: Future Talent Stage
Come together
Join Radio Ara and over 30 local organisations for an unforgettable day of culture and sports. Enjoy good music, indie vibes and an international atmosphere, with entertainment for people of all ages. Bring your family, children, friends and anyone new to Luxembourg – everyone is welcome.
Admission is free.
Future Talent Stage
This misuc festival provides gifted young musicians with an opportunity to perform live onstage in front of industry professionals. The festival, which offers a powerful combination of vocal performance and showmanship, is open to young people aged 15–25 from Luxembourg City and surrounding areas, who want to showcase their vocal talent (hip hop, urban, pop, soul, etc.).
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CREATE AT SCHLUECHTHAUS
Florence Hoffmann, Pascale Behrens and Séverine Peiffer will be hosting art classes on engraving, collage, printing and other photography techniques, such as cyanotype, pinhole and lumen printing. Embark on a creative voyage by taking part in these different workshops to create self-portraits and unique images by combining different techniques.
Give free rein to your creativity using simple tools and discover new techniques. In a fun and welcoming atmosphere, you will be shown how to create beautiful image series and unique photos without a camera or complex printing equipment.
Repair Café at Schluechthaus
As part of its efforts to combat climate change, the City regularly organises Repair Café events.
Anyone can come down and take part in repair workshops where volunteer repairers give people's treasured possessions – clothing, small electrical devices, children's bikes, scooters,toys, jewellery, etc. – a new lease on life.
If you have any questions, please contact our environmental officer Nicole Isaac: Tel.: 4796-4772, or email: nisaac@vdl.lu
Meet at Schluechthaus
A wide range of cultural, sports and recreational activities for all ages and interests.
- Beginner skateboarding workshops
- Graffiti workshop
- Screening of graffiti videos by artist Melting Pol
- Live music and street theatre
- Book nook with reading corner by Cité Bibliothèque
Poetry Slam at Schluechthaus
At a workshop organised by Géisskan Kollektiv, participants are shown how to use rhyme and rhythm to express themselves. No prior knowledge is required. The workshop is followed by a poetry slam.
Urban Sports at Schluechthaus
Weekend of 25 & 26 May 2024
Urban sports will be the name of the game at the Old Slaughterhouse in Hollerich this weekend. The City will be offering introductory sessions to parkour, BMX, inline skating and skateboarding.
- Parkour
- BMX
- Inline skating
- Skateboarding
Piano at Schluechthaus
Come enjoy the musical talent of the QuattroPole city network at the Old Slaughterhouse in Hollerich. In anticipation of this year's My Urban Piano, ensembles from the cross-border city network's four members – Metz, Saarbrücken, Trier and Luxembourg – will regale audiences with piano performances.
Bike at Schluechthaus
On Sunday, 16 June 2024, bicycle mania descended on the Old Slaughterhouse in Hollerich. Over the course of the weekend, people of all ages had the chance to hone their cycling skills with the aid of experts at training sessions offered by the City of Luxembourg together with La Pédale Mühlenbach and SaF Zéisséng ASBL.