Visit the romantic Old Town in the evenings - not only the best known theatres are located here, like the old Stadttheater with its art nouveau façade, the Theater Combinale and the Theater Partout, but Lübeck´s cinemas and several discos such as the Red Zone, Body & Soul or Hüx can also be found here. You can find live music at various places and an insider tip is the Flou which regularly engages musicians of varying genres. Many old town houses have popular pubs and restaurants within their walls, ranging from the traditional Schiffergesellschaft at the Old Seafarers´ Guild House to the plain old pizza place. The Malerwinkel below the cathedral is very popular with its narrow alleys and renovated courtyards where the pubs and restaurants along the Upper Trave are particularly busy during the summer months.

Very special highlights in wintertime: the Lübeck Christmas Market, which takes place in front of the Old Town Hall. The Town Hall is complemented by the Märchenwald, which is to be found in the shadow of the Marienkirche on the Christmas market on the Koberg. The Christmas Market in the Heiligen Geist Hospital enjoys such a crowd that you have to join a long queue in order to gain entry. Another very pleasant event is the St. Petri Art and Crafts market which also takes place at Christmas.