Opening hours at Friedrichstadt-Palast in 2026

Doors typically open 1 hour before showtime. If you arrive then, you’ll get through security before the heaviest pre-show rush, check your coat without stress, and still have time to settle in before the curtain rises.

The regular box office is open Monday to Saturday from 2pm to 6:30pm for advance sales. On performance days, ticket collection continues until 7:30pm for evening shows and 3:30pm for matinees, including Sundays.

Yes. Besides the usual 7:30pm evening performances, Friedrichstadt-Palast occasionally schedules 3:30pm matinees, especially on weekends and during holiday periods. These shows often attract more families and feel slightly calmer than packed Saturday-night performances.

Sunday can work because ticket collection stays open on performance days, but it’s still better to arrive early. If you wait until just before curtain, you’ll hit the same entry, cloakroom, and foyer bottlenecks as everyone else.

Arrive about 60 minutes before curtain if you want the full pre-show experience. The real slowdown is not just ticket scanning, but security, cloakroom, bar lines, and seat-finding all piling up in the final 30 minutes.

Yes, especially for Friday, Saturday, and holiday performances. Central sections and premium seats go first, so if you want a specific date or better sightlines, lock in your BLINDED by DELIGHT Grand Show tickets well ahead of time.

That’s risky, even with a prebooked mobile ticket. At Friedrichstadt-Palast, the crunch happens at security, the cloakroom, and in the foyer, so arriving at curtain can mean missing the opening minutes of the show.