The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart hosts 15 open-air film evenings from 21 August to 6 September 2026. The line-up mixes comedies, science fiction, outdoor films and adventure titles, screened on a stage built into the museum hill. Advance sales are already under way, and several dates have sold out.
Stuttgart’s Mercedes-Benz Museum is turning its grounds into a cinema again this summer. From 21 August to 6 September 2026, the museum runs a total of 15 evenings of open-air screenings, with the building’s distinctive architecture serving as the backdrop.
A mixed programme rather than a single theme
The schedule deliberately spreads across genres. Comedies sit alongside science fiction, outdoor documentaries and adventure films, so the run is aimed at a general audience rather than film-festival regulars.
Two titles stand out in the museum’s own presentation of the programme. “Disclosure Day” (29 August 2026) is billed as a new science-fiction film from Steven Spielberg, built around the question of whether humanity is alone in the universe. The other is “Steckerlfischfiasko” (30 August 2026), the latest instalment in the Eberhofer crime series, with Sebastian Bezzel returning as village policeman Franz Eberhofer and the dry Bavarian humour the films are known for.
The full 2026 schedule
- 21 August 2026 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (sold out)
- 26 August 2026 – European Outdoor Film Tour 2025 (sold out)
- 28 August 2026 – Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke
- 29 August 2026 – Disclosure Day
- 30 August 2026 – Steckerlfischfiasko (new to the programme)
- 1 September 2026 – Chéri, ich komme! – Die Erfindung der Lust
- 2 September 2026 – Ocean Film Tour (sold out)
- 3 September 2026 – Glennkill: Ein Schafskrimi
- 4 September 2026 – Project Hail Mary
- 6 September 2026 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day (sold out)
Three of the ten listed dates are already unavailable, and the museum notes that advance sales began some time ago. The remaining five evenings of the 15 are not detailed in the announcement.
How the evenings work
The open-air stage is integrated into the museum hill, which the museum says gives every seat a clear view of the screen. Doors open at 19:00 each evening, and films start after sunset — so the exact start time drifts later or earlier with the calendar rather than being fixed.
Tickets, the full programme and further details are published at www.mercedes-benz.com/oak.
Why a car museum runs a cinema
Brand museums have become year-round venues as much as exhibition spaces, and summer film series are a low-friction way to bring in visitors who would not otherwise book a ticket to see historic cars. Stuttgart is a dense market for this: the Porsche Museum sits a short drive away in Zuffenhausen, and both sites compete for the same regional audience during the summer months. The screenings also land in the middle of Mercedes-Benz’s “140 Years of Innovation” anniversary year, which the company is marking with events and a transcontinental S-Class tour running until October.
Visiting the museum
The Mercedes-Benz Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 18:00, with last admission at 17:00. Bookings and enquiries are handled Monday to Saturday between 09:00 and 18:00 by phone on +49 711 17-30000, by email at [email protected], or online at www.mercedes-benz.com/museum.
The open-air season runs for just over two weeks, closing on 6 September 2026.
Source: media.mercedes-benz.com