Wheelchair Spaces

For the performances of Bayreuth Festival in the Festspielhaus, a total of up to 6 wheelchair spaces (price category B 3) are available in the stalls, left and right, as well as one free space for an accompanying person, if required, with appropriate proof. These seats are not available for immediate online purchase; please contact sales directly at: ticket@bayreuther-festspiele.de.

Mobility

Up to 20 edge seats (B2 and B3) are available in each performance for visitors with limited mobility, as well as ground-level, accessible toilets. The ground-level access is located in the price categories: A1, B1, B2, B3.
There is partially limited legroom in the 30th row of the stalls (A5 and B7).

Elevator

An elevator in the east staircase on the right side is now available for audiences with limited mobility in the Loge Rechts, the Balkon Rechts and the Galerie Rechts. If necessary, the elevator will be operated with the assistance of our security staff.

Parking

For severely disabled people with an official disabled parking permit, separate, free parking spaces are designated in parking lot “A” or on July 25, 2025 in parking lot “B”. If further assistance is needed, the Bavarian Red Cross can be contacted at 0176/25591251.

Arrival by Taxi

Arrival by taxi or the BRK mobility service via Siegfried-Wagner-Allee is possible from July 26, 2024 on all event days until 4 p.m. On July 25, 2025, the entire driveway to the hill is closed to all vehicles.

Visitors with Hearing Impairments

Starting in 2024, Bayreuth Festival has installed an induction loop system for people with hearing impairments. This option is available for seats accessed via Door III and includes rows 9 to 13, comprising more than 200 seats in price categories A1, A2, B1, B2, B3.

Users of hearing aids and hearing implants with induction or telephone coils can thus enjoy direct hearing and better speech understanding. Please activate the induction or telephone coil of your hearing system during the performance.

Declaration on Digital Accessibility on the Website www.bayreuther-festspiele.de

As the website operator, we (Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH) endeavor to design the website in accordance with the relevant accessibility regulations. The following legal provisions apply to us:

Bavarian Law on Equality, Integration and Participation of People with Disabilities (Bayerisches Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz – BayBGG) and Bavarian Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance (BayBITV)

Website

This accessibility statement applies to the website https://www.bayreuther-festspiele.de.

Last update of the website
The content of this website was last revised on 22.07.2025.

Feedback and contact details

Have you noticed any shortcomings in the accessibility of content on our website or do you have any comments or questions about accessibility? Please get in touch with us at:

Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH
Festspielhügel 1-2
95445 Bayreuth
Germany
Phone: +49 921 / 7878 – 780
Email: ticket@bayreuther-festspiele.de

Status of compatibility with the requirements

This website is not fully compliant with the accessibility regulations that apply to us. In detail:

Incompatibility with accessibility legislation

The content listed below does not comply with the relevant accessibility legislation:

  • PDF files are not yet fully accessible in an accessible format.
  • No audio description is offered for videos with purely visual actions.
  • Alternative texts of graphics do not always replace the images equally.
  • The performance database is not fully translated and may have gaps in content.
  • The statistics are not yet available in an accessible format.

Accessible alternatives

We provide the following accessible alternatives for our non-accessible content:

  • As an alternative to video footage of the individual performances, we provide an optional video description in text form.

Evaluation method

The accessibility of the website at www.bayreuther-festspiele.de was tested in a BITV self-test by an external service provider on the basis of BITV 2.0 and taking into account the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

Further measures to improve the accessibility of our website

We are constantly striving to improve the accessibility of our website. We are currently doing the following:

  • Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH is working hard to improve the accessibility of its website.
  • Any necessary adjustments to the website will be made as part of ongoing developments.
    Enforcement procedure

If you believe that you have been disadvantaged by the inadequate accessibility of our website, you can contact the responsible enforcement body. You can reach them at:

Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung
IT-Dienstleistungszentrum des Freistaats Bayern
Durchsetzungs- und Überwachungsstelle für barrierefreie Informationstechnik
St.-Martin-Straße 47
81541 München
E-Mail: bitv@bayern.de

Other information on accessibility

We will try to provide you with non-accessible content in an accessible format on request.

If you require a specific content of the website in an accessible version, simply send an informal e-mail to gf@bayreuther-festspiele.de.

Please describe the desired content and the page on which it is available. It is easiest for us if you give us the direct link to this page in your e-mail. We will then get in touch with you as soon as possible and send you the accessible version of the content.

If you require information on other content that is not yet accessible, please send us an e-mail to gf@bayreuther-festspiele.de.

Creation of this declaration on accessibility

This declaration was created on 22.07.2025.

The declaration was last reviewed on 22.07.2025.