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The "Festival Funding Program" is aimed at music festivals nationwide.

The Bremen Live Program serves as a funding initiative to strengthen the Bremen live music scene, especially music clubs and live music venues, as key incubators for emerging talent in the music industry.

The Senator for Culture and POP Office Bremen will award four POP SCHOLARSHIPS in 2026, each worth €3,000.The funding program is designed to specifically support the professional development of musicians from Bremen in the field of popular music.Applications are now open.

As every year, companies, clubs and institutions from Hamburg and across Northern Germany invite you to a joint reception: the Musik-Treffen-Hamburg. On Friday, 18/9, 1:00–3:00 PM you’ll meet labels, pop offices, distributors, clubs, music publishers and other institutions such as VUT-Nord here.

Developing artists requires good teamwork with labels, management, distribution, publishers, funding institutions, and networks. Each brings their own skills and perspectives that complement each other meaningfully. The panel discusses how collaboration can succeed, where synergies emerge, and how a strong support ecosystem for artists can be developed together. A panel by VUT Nord in cooperation with POP Office Bremen e.V, Musikland Niedersachsen, popnetSH, and popKW.

On 12/09/26, starting at 1:00 PM, we're inviting you to MUSIC MEET UP 2026 at the Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus.The MUSIC MEET UP is the music conference for the local music scene in the state of Bremen. It will feature an exciting program with plenty of pop culture and political discourse, helpful workshops, think tanks, lectures, networking opportunities, and, of course, fantastic music from the best state in the world.

For the fourth time, POP Office is bringing acts from Bremen and Bremerhaven to Breminale! On July 1, 2026, you'll once again have the chance to play a gig in the "Schleuse" (lock), the large tent stage on Osterdeich. The Schleuse is one of Breminale's biggest stages, where you'll perform under professional conditions and for a fair fee. You can apply now!

On April 29, 2026, together with the Martinsclub, we invite you to an inclusive and musical evening at Tante Martin. In addition to two fantastic concerts by Julio Lovetrain and RaTangle, we will host a discussion round on the topic of "Inclusion in the Music Scene." The event starts at 6:00 PM, is free, accessible, and for everyone!