DAS KRIMINAL DINNER
Das Kriminal Dinner is Germany's largest Krimidinner (murder mystery dinner) platform, operating 500+ event locations and 400+ restaurant partners across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, combining live interactive theater with multi-course dining for individual consumers and corporate clients.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2010
- HeadquartersWeil Der Stadt, Germany
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What DAS KRIMINAL DINNER does
Das Kriminal Dinner is a German private events company that operates Germany's largest platform for murder mystery dinner theater, branded as 'Deutschlands größter Krimidinner-Anbieter.' Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Weil Der Stadt, the company curates and distributes live interactive Krimidinner experiences to individual consumers and corporate clients, delivered through a network of 400+ restaurant, hotel, and castle venues across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with over 500 active event locations. Its core product combines professional actors performing scripted or improvised criminal cases with multi-course regional dining, requiring a minimum of 30 guests per event.
The product portfolio spans ten themed variants including the classic Krimidinner, Musical Dinner (Broadway-style show tunes), Dark Dinner (dining in complete darkness), Escape Dinner (escape-room puzzles), Varieté Dinner (international circus artists), Gruseldinner (horror theme), Burlesque Dinner, Quiz Dinner, True Crime Dinner, and an Immersive 3D Krimi Dinner that uses video projection mapping to display clues directly onto tables. The underlying technology is essentially a ticketing and content-distribution platform over physical entertainment: a website with integrated date/location search and booking, a third-party Reservix telephone hotline for reservations, and content developed and performed by partner theater groups.
The business model is a B2B2C marketplace: the company provides entertainment content, marketing, and ticketing; partner restaurants provide venue and catering and share ticket revenue. Consumer tickets range from €69.90 to €139.90 depending on venue and event format (with premium Varieté and Swiss venues at the top end). Gift vouchers (Gutscheine) at €69.90–€99.90 or custom amounts, with a €6.90 processing fee, broaden gifting and seasonal demand. A dedicated corporate booking channel ([email protected]) sells exclusive private events for team-building and client entertainment. The company is privately held with 1–10 employees, no disclosed funding, and no disclosed revenue.
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- DAS KRIMINAL DINNER
- Legal name
- Das Kriminal Dinner
- Website
- https://das-kriminal-dinner.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2010
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Das Kriminal Dinner is Germany's largest Krimidinner (murder mystery dinner) platform, operating 500+ event locations and 400+ restaurant partners across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, combining live interactive theater with multi-course dining for individual consumers and corporate clients.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Live Entertainment & Themed Dining Events
- NAICS
- Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711)
- SIC
- Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Supper Clubs & Dinner-Theater Restaurants (THAFACAL)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- VIP Hospitality & Client Entertainment (Boxes, Suites, Hosted Experiences) (MPAGAHAG), Theater & Performing Arts Ticketing (HSACALAC)
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Where DAS KRIMINAL DINNER is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Weil Der Stadt
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others
Revenue model
- Ticket Sales: Direct ticket sales for murder mystery dinner theater performances at partner venues. Prices range from €89.90 to €119.90 depending on venue and event type. Revenue shared with restaurant partners who provide dining services.
- Gift Vouchers: Prepaid experience gift vouchers sold in fixed denominations (€69.90-€99.90) or custom amounts. Vouchers redeemable for any performance date. Includes €6.90 processing fee per order.
- Corporate Event Bookings: Exclusive private event bookings for company team-building, celebrations, and corporate entertainment. Customizable murder mystery experiences for business clients.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Gift Voucher - Standard Denominations |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Standard Murder Mystery Dinner |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Premium Murder Mystery Dinner |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Varieté Dinner Events |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Premium Varieté with Beverages |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | International Venue Premium |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Das Kriminal Dinner produces and sells tickets to live interactive murder mystery dinner theater events that pair professional theatrical performances with multi-course meals at partner restaurant venues. Its portfolio spans the classic Krimidinner (Crime Dinner) and themed variants (Musical Dinner, Dark Dinner, Escape Dinner, Varieté Dinner, Gruseldinner, 3D Krimi Dinner, Burlesque Dinner, Quiz Dinner, True Crime Dinner), delivered across 500+ locations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland through a network of 400+ gastronomy partners and theater groups. Revenue is generated from per-ticket sales (€69.90–€139.90), gift vouchers, and dedicated corporate bookings.
Product overview
Das Kriminal Dinner is Germany's largest murder mystery dinner theater provider, operating as a platform connecting partner restaurants with theatrical performance groups. The core offering is the Krimidinner (Crime Dinner) product, combining interactive murder mystery theater with multi-course dining at 500+ venues across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The portfolio extends across multiple themed variants including Musical Dinner, Dark Dinner (dining in darkness), Escape Dinner (escape room mechanics), Varieté Dinner (circus arts), Gruseldinner (horror), Burlesque Dinner, Quiz Dinner, True Crime Dinner, and 3D Immersive Dinner (video mapping technology). Gift vouchers and corporate booking services support the consumer and B2B segments respectively. The company collaborates with over 400 gastronomy partners and multiple theater groups to deliver the experience.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Varieté Dinner: Showtheater mit internationalen Artisten, Akrobatik, Comedy und Musik kombiniert mit einem Mehr-Gänge-Menü.
- Musical Dinner
- Dark Dinner
- Escape Dinner
- Gruseldinner
- Immersives Kriminal Dinner / 3D Krimi Dinner
- Burlesque Dinner
- Krimidinner Zuhause
- Quiz Dinner
- True Crime Dinner
Products and services
- Krimidinner (Crime Dinner) Interactive murder mystery theater performances paired with a 3–4 course meal at partner restaurants. Guests help professional actors solve a fictional criminal case during a 4+ hour evening event. Available at 500+ locations across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
- Musical Dinner Dinner event featuring live singing performances of popular musicals alongside a multi-course menu, aimed at adults seeking a musical theater dining experience.
- Dark Dinner Three-course meal served in total darkness, where visually impaired guides lead guests through a sensory dining adventure focused on taste, smell, and touch.
- Escape Dinner Escape-room style experience integrated with a multi-course dinner: guests solve riddles and crack codes together over the course of the meal to progress and ultimately "escape."
- Varieté Dinner
Quantifiable outcome
- 500+ locations available across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use DAS KRIMINAL DINNER
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Restaurant and Hotel Partners (Gastronomie Partner)coreNetwork of 400+ restaurant and hotel partners across DACH region who host murder mystery dinner events. Partners provide venue, catering services (3-4 course meals), and share the customer experience. Company provides entertainment content, ticketing, marketing, and organizational support. Minimum 30 guests required for events.
- Theater Groups (Theatergruppen)coreProfessional acting troupes who perform live murder mystery theater at partner venues. Groups have multi-year experience and talent for integrating audience participation and spontaneous improvisation into performances.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Punchdrunk: UK immersive theater company (Sleep No More) producing site-specific, audience-interactive theatrical experiences with integrated hospitality (bars, dining). Relevant as a leading example of how immersive theater can scale into a premium consumer category — a trajectory Das Kriminal Dinner's tech-augmented formats could follow.
- Secret Cinema: UK-based immersive entertainment company that stages ticketed, interactive film- and story-driven experiences combining theatrical performance, themed venues, and food/beverage. Comparable as a higher-budget, tech-augmented evolution of the immersive dinner-entertainment category Das Kriminal Dinner is pioneering with its 3D Krimi Dinner.
- Escape Games Deutschland: German escape room operator and aggregator covering interactive puzzle-based group experiences. Comparable via the 'Escape Dinner' format Das Kriminal Dinner already operates, and as a competing consumer leisure dollar for groups seeking interactive entertainment in DACH.
Others
- Reservix: Germany's largest independent ticketing platform and infrastructure partner for Das Kriminal Dinner's telephone booking hotline and ticketing backbone. Relevant as a key distribution enabler rather than a competitor — analogous to how a venue platform connects to a dining/entertainment operator.
Direct peers
- The Dinner Detective: Largest murder mystery dinner show in the United States, running interactive comedy-mystery dinner theater at hotels and partner venues nationwide. Closely comparable to Das Kriminal Dinner on format (immersive scripted mystery over multi-course meal), venue model (hotel/restaurant partnerships), and B2B/corporate bookings.
- Wintergarten Varieté Berlin: Berlin's historic Wintergarten is a dinner-theater venue pairing live variety, cabaret, and music performances with multi-course menus. It overlaps directly with Das Kriminal Dinner on the dinner + theatrical show bundle and on premium experiential positioning in the German-speaking market.
- The Murder Mystery Company: US-based franchise operator of murder mystery dinner shows at partner restaurants, comparable in core offering (interactive murder mystery + dining) and channel model (venue partnerships, ticketed performances, corporate events), serving as the closest international analogue to Das Kriminal Dinner's product.
- GOP Varieté-Theater: GOP operates a chain of variety theaters across Germany (Bonn, Essen, Bremen, Hannover, Münster, Bad Oeynhausen) that combine live variety performance with in-house dining and beverage service. Like Das Kriminal Dinner, it monetizes dinner-plus-show formats at multiple DACH locations, serving overlapping consumer occasions (special outings, groups, celebrations).
- Palazzo (Spielpalast): Palazzo is a German dinner-theater concept combining a multi-course meal with a live variety/cabaret show at premium venues. It is the closest structural analogue to Das Kriminal Dinner's dinner-plus-live-entertainment format, though its show content is variety-focused rather than murder-mystery-themed.
Regional players
- Mystery Dinner Theater Köln: Regional German murder mystery dinner provider operating at specific venues in the Cologne/Rhineland area. Compares as a smaller, regionally scoped competitor within the DACH dinner-theater market that Das Kriminal Dinner dominates via its 500-location distribution.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
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Frequently asked questions about DAS KRIMINAL DINNER
What does DAS KRIMINAL DINNER do?
Das Kriminal Dinner produces and sells tickets to live interactive murder mystery dinner theater events that pair professional theatrical performances with multi-course meals at partner restaurant venues. Its portfolio spans the classic Krimidinner (Crime Dinner) and themed variants (Musical Dinner, Dark Dinner, Escape Dinner, Varieté Dinner, Gruseldinner, 3D Krimi Dinner, Burlesque Dinner, Quiz Dinner, True Crime Dinner), delivered across 500+ locations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland through a network of 400+ gastronomy partners and theater groups. Revenue is generated from per-ticket sales (€69.90–€139.90), gift vouchers, and dedicated corporate bookings.
Is DAS KRIMINAL DINNER a public or private company?
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was DAS KRIMINAL DINNER founded?
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER was founded in 2010. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is DAS KRIMINAL DINNER based?
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER is headquartered in Weil Der Stadt, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does DAS KRIMINAL DINNER make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Ticket Sales are the primary driver. The others are gift Vouchers and corporate Event Bookings.
Who are DAS KRIMINAL DINNER's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Punchdrunk, Secret Cinema and Escape Games Deutschland. Reservix is listed as an others. Direct peers are The Dinner Detective, Wintergarten Varieté Berlin, The Murder Mystery Company, GOP Varieté-Theater and Palazzo (Spielpalast). Mystery Dinner Theater Köln is listed as a regional player.
Does DAS KRIMINAL DINNER have an API?
No public API is recorded for DAS KRIMINAL DINNER.
What industry is DAS KRIMINAL DINNER in?
DAS KRIMINAL DINNER's product category is Live Entertainment & Themed Dining Events. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFACAL, Supper Clubs & Dinner-Theater Restaurants, with a secondary code of MPAGAHAG, VIP Hospitality & Client Entertainment (Boxes, Suites, Hosted Experiences). Its NAICS code is 711 and its SIC code is 5810.