• Cologne Lights 2026

Cologne Lights
Saturday, 1 August 2026

Dear guests,
auch 2026 erstrahlen die Cologne Lights back in full glory – and you can experience this unforgettable event with the best prospects for the ship parade and fireworks with us in Cologne SKY experience.
Look forward to an exclusive culinary pre-programme with ours Gala Menu on the 28th Floor or the Gala Buffet on the 27th Floor. Of course, we will broadcast the music of the spectacle live, so you can enjoy the fireworks with all your senses.

We look forward to welcoming you to a promising and tasteful evening Welcome.

One should give in to temptations.
Who knows if they'll come back.
– Oscar Wilde –

Cologne Lights Gala Buffet on the 27th Floor of KölnSKY

You will be seated at round tables with a maximum of 8-10 people per table.

For the gala buffet, we will serve you matching wines
and of course Kölsch, soft drinks & coffee.

The fireworks begin at 23:00, and we will of course be broadcasting the musical accompaniment ourselves.

Together we'll wind down the evening after the fireworks until around 1:00 AM.

We offer you two ticket options: Tickets without rooftop terrace access and Tickets with roof terrace access. The latter gives you exclusive access to the roof terrace between 22:30 and 24:00. If you wish to enjoy the view from above, please ensure you select the appropriate ticket.

Gala Buffet – Cologne Lights 2026

As a prelude, here is our buffet for 2025. Look forward to the new buffet for the Kölner Lichter 2026, which we will announce here soon.

Slice of cured Bergish salmon trout in nori wrap with pickled radishes and wasabi potato salad
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Homemade pastrami from US beef with blue cheese salad and mini romaine
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Summer salad of red lentils with pickled mountain peach
and crispy bits of walnut ciabatta
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Parma ham rolls with colourful melon pearls
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Scallops „flambéed“ and served in the shell
Vinaigrette of colourful radish with coriander root cream
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Quinoa bowl with cherry tomato salsa, feta crumble and basil
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Wild herb salad from the Keltenhof with homemade raspberry-balsamic vinaigrette and yoghurt-lime dressing, as well as toasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds
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Oven-fresh bread selection with country butter and olive oil
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Chanterelle cream with puffed amaranth
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Roast fillet and succulent slow-braised pasture-raised beef
with stem broccoli, red pointed peppers and gratinéed sweet potatoes
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Sea bass fillet fried in kaffir lime leaves with tikka masala sauce
with barberry and saffron rice and glazed red chard
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Orecchiette from the Parmesan wheel with summer truffle and young spinach
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Caramelised Redcurrant Slice with Macadamia Nut Nougat
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Passion fruit mousse and Bahibé chocolate
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Peanut Kaffir Lime Crème brûlée
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Mango-Yuzu tartlets with pickled raspberries

For the Gala buffet, we will be serving you matching wines.
and of course Kölsch, soft drinks & coffee.

Cologne Lights 2026 – Gala Buffet

Date: Saturday, 1 August 2026
Admissionfrom 7:00 PM
Begin20:00

Dress codesummer / casual / elegant

265,00 €*  inkl. Buffet und aller angebotenen Getränke

*plus KölnTicket booking fee

Gala Buffet Tickets

289,00 €*
inkl. Buffet, Zugang zur Dachterrasse von 22:30 bis 24:00 Uhr und aller angebotenen Getränke

*plus KölnTicket booking fee

TICKETS FOR THE BUFFET WITH ROOF TERRACE

Cologne Lights Gala Menu at KölnSKY, 28th Floor

You will be seated at round tables with a maximum of 8-10 people per table.
For the exquisite 4-course menu, we will serve you matching wines and, of course, Kölsch, soft drinks & coffee.

We welcome you with a delicious aperitif and guide you to your reserved seat at our festively laid tables.

Together we'll wind down the evening after the fireworks until around 1:00 AM.

We offer you two ticket options: Tickets without rooftop terrace access and Tickets with roof terrace access. The latter gives you exclusive access to the roof terrace between 22:30 and 24:00. If you wish to enjoy the view from above, please ensure you select the appropriate ticket.

GALA MENU – Cologne Lights 2026

To get you in the mood, here is our menu from 2025. Look forward to the new menu for the Kölner Lichter 2026, which we will announce here soon.

Oven-fresh bread confections with truffle butter and wood sorrel crème
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Seared and marinated Mazara shrimp
An interpretation of Greek salad with smoked yoghurt cream
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Bergisches salmon trout „lukewarmly tempered“ under a quinoa and chive crust
with Pea Dim Sum and Miso Fumet with elderflower oil
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Glazed guinea fowl sot-l’y-laisse
with wild asparagus, Chioggia radishes and summer truffles
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Fillet and baked beef praline
horseradish mashed potato with shiitake tempura
and stem cabbage with nasturtium jus
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Blackcurrant dome
with tarragon vanilla ice cream on raspberry crumble and crue de cacao meringue

Subject to change

Cologne Lights 2026 – Gala Menu

Date: Saturday, 1 August 2026
Admission from 6:30 PM
Start: 7:15 PM
Dress code: Summery / elegant

Price per person:

298,00 €*  incl. menu and all drinks offered

*plus KölnTicket booking fee

TICKETS GALA MENU

325,00 €* incl. Menu, access to the roof terrace from 22:30 to 00:00, and all drinks offered

*plus KölnTicket booking fee

Gala Tickets with Rooftop Terrace

It's getting nice again

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