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Nikkes, singer of the Cologne band Lupo, on the stage catwalk with a microphone in front of the packed crowd at Jeck im Sunnesching för Pänz at the Tanzbrunnen in Cologne, colourful bunting strung beneath the canopy roofs.

Carnival works in June, too.

Festival, 2026, Jeck im Sunnesching, TeamHuke

Carnival in June, at the Tanzbrunnen for the first time. After moving from the Jugendpark in Deutz, Jeck im Sunnesching celebrated its 2026 premiere right on the Rhine, and we were there with our cameras for both days.

Saturday brought the main festival with ten bands and over 10,000 revellers; Sunday the Pänz edition, where kids in ear defenders watched the stage from their dads’ shoulders.

A burst of yellow and red confetti above the cheering crowd at Jeck im Sunnesching at the Tanzbrunnen in Cologne.
Patrick Lück, frontman of Höhner, with a microphone on the stage catwalk at Jeck im Sunnesching, a guitarist and drifting smoke behind him.
A girl in blue ear defenders and a yellow tutu sits on her father’s shoulders, holding a water bottle up in the air, with colourful bunting behind her.
Alexander Lemke, bass player of the band Lupo, pointing at the camera with his turquoise bass, red confetti scattered across the stage floor.
Florian Hertel, singer of Druckluft, on the stage catwalk at Jeck im Sunnesching, the full band behind him.
Jens Streifling of Höhner singing into the microphone while playing a mandolin, lit in red stage light.

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