Brueder Grimm Maerchenfestspiele Hanau, Open-air fairy-tale festival in Hanau, Germany

The Brüder Grimm Festspiele Hanau is an open-air theatre festival held from mid-May to late July in the 1,230-seat Amphitheater Hanau at the edge of the Schlosspark of Schloss Philippsruhe, with the castle and park as a backdrop. Since 1985, several fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm's Kinder- und Hausmärchen have been dramatized each season, mostly as world premieres.

The festival began in 1985 for the 200th birthday of Jacob Grimm, in the brothers' birthplace Hanau, the starting point of the German Fairy Tale Route. The first season had 600 seats and sets struck nightly in the Philippsruhe palace park; a large grandstand followed in year two. In 2000 the venue moved to the Hanau amphitheatre, roofed since 2002 with 1230 seats. It was renamed Brüder Grimm Festspiele in 2014.

The festival takes its name from the Brothers Grimm, who were born in Hanau, and stages dramatizations of tales from their Children's and Household Tales, mostly as world premieres. Since 2014 the artistic director has been Frank-Lorenz Engel. Productions have included fairy-tale musicals and plays as well as works by Schiller, Goethe and Shakespeare.

The festival runs over several months in summer and offers various showtimes throughout the day. Visitors should check the current schedule in advance and bring weather-appropriate clothing in case of rain.

The covered stage allows performances to continue in rain, a rare feature for open-air theater venues. This means visitors can enjoy the show without interruption from weather changes.