Gaze up at the starry sky during the talks at the planetarium. Or listen to well-known authors as they read from their books, bringing them to life. You’ll find a wide range of talks on a variety of topics at the Urania, for example. Photography © Berlin Verlag in der Piper Verlag GmbH Photography 28/10/2026 She made the moment last Photography 28/10/2026 Join the authors on a journey through the life of the Berlin-based photographer Eva Kemlein. Read more History History of the GDR Jewish Berlin Location Berlin Museum: Ephraim-Palais Poststraße 16 10178 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.museum/veranstaltungen/sie-verlieh-dem-augenblick-dauer Lectures & Readings © Studio Yukiko / HKW Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 1 additional date Discourse. Pop. Love Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 1 additional date The climate crisis, authoritarian tendencies, hostility, and militarism. In a world that is increasingly falling apart, Max Czollek turns to the power of friendship in the fourth season of his talk series. Read more Location Haus der Kulturen der Welt John-Forster-Dulles-Allee 10 10557 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.hkw.de/programme/diskurs-pop-liebe/conversation-with-jan-kuhlbrodt-and-martina-hefter Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © ART Stalker Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Kiezpoeten Slam Show Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Poetry, fun, and chaos! No competition—just powerful poems, wild games, and Berlin slam vibes at Art Stalker that’ll have your sides splitting Read more Literature Location Art Stalker Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 67 10627 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 21:30 pm https://art-stalker.reservix.de/p/reservix/group/458133 Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © (c) Hôtel des Autrices Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 Hotel des Autrices 2026 with the Montreal Poetry Festival Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 Hôtel des Autrices and the Montreal Poetry Festival present “Play Through HdA” on October 28, 2026. Read more Digital offers and live streams International Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/hotel-des-autrices-2026-mit-dem-montreal-poesiefestival Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 1 additional date Read the Room: Buch am Mittwoch Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 1 additional date Books under the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, books on TikTok, books in the age of AI—authors in their writing rooms, out and about at the cutting edge, a readership in constant flux: What does it mean to be an author today? Read more Literature Location Roter Salon - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/reihen-und-projekte/read-the-room-buch-am-mittwoch/ Lectures & Readings © Klaus Vyhnalek Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 Tristan Horx: The Future of Men. A Generation Caught Between Anger and Utopia Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 Young men with no prospects are dangerous to society: isolated and left behind by women in education and career advancement, they often turn to hatred, right-wing ideologies, or violence. Read more Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © HO3RRAUM Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 + 3 additional dates Die drei ??? und die singende Schlange (The three ??? and the singing snake) Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 + 3 additional dates The world's most successful radio play series celebrates its world premiere: "The Three ??? and the Singing Snake" can be experienced for the first time as a 3D radio play in the Zeiss Planetarium. Read more Children Literature Teenager Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 15:00 pm – 16:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/die-drei-Fragezeichen-und-die-singende-schlange Lectures & Readings © Green Teams Netzwerk Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 – 30/10/2026 Green Teams Network Meeting Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 – 30/10/2026 The Green Teams Network Meeting in Berlin brings together teams from companies that are committed to sustainability in the workplace. Sustainable change doesn’t always start in the executive suite. Often, it begins when employees come up with an idea, join… Read more Environment & Future Politics & Society Location Verschiedene Orte Berlin Time 15:00 pm – 17:00 pm Lectures & Readings © Burkhard Nagel Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Author reading: ‘Die Wunschmörder’ with Burkhard Nagel (Azubi Wochen) Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 A multi-layered political thriller about truth, guilt and the power of repression. Read more Free of charge Literature Location Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek Bizetstraße 41 13088 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=293251&ls=230&c=409 Lectures & Readings © Zitadelle Spandau, Foto: Jakob Mix Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Dialogue tour with historian Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk and museum director Dr. Urte Evert Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 In the final room of the “Enthüllt” museum, there are six monuments from East Berlin that were dismantled after reunification and initially disappeared into warehouses or were even buried underground. All West Berlin monuments erected before the end of the… Read more History History of the GDR Politics & Society Spandau Location Zitadelle Spandau Am Juliusturm 64 13599 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.zitadelle-berlin.de/ev_event/dialogische-fuehrung-mit-historiker-ilko-sascha-kowalczuk-und-museumsleiterin-dr-urte-evert/ Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Inside Sudan – Doctors Without Borders in 360° Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has forced nearly 14 million people to flee: What is daily life like for people who have had to flee war and violence? And how does humanitarian aid work in refugee camps and hospitals? Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Politics & Society Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/inside-sudan-aerzte-ohne-grenzen Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Jacek Poremba Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Music from Open Windows – A Private Journey Through Time: The Accordion in 20th-Century Kyiv Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 What happens when music leaves its familiar space and bursts out into the open like a wild animal? A musical motif can resemble a wayward memory that tells of the present. Read more Literature City of music Politics & Society Location REFO Moabit Wiclefstraße 32 10551 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 20:30 pm https://www.landesmusikrat-berlin.de/amateurmusik/instrument-des-jahres/konzertreihe/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Yao Tsy Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 A sense of great freedom Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Ukrainian writer Yevgenia Beloruts will be reading from her new works at Refo Moabit. The focus is on the role of music as a form of resistance in private spaces. The author will be accompanied by the Motion Trio. Read more International Literature City of music Politics & Society Location REFO Moabit Wiclefstraße 32 10551 Berlin Time 19:00 pm Lectures & Readings © Roger Pic Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Brassens: Broken Line – La ligne brisée Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Georges Brassens (1921–1981), one of the most significant chansonniers of the 20th century, has a special connection with Germany, Berlin and the surrounding area. In 1943, he arrived in Basdorf from Paris as a forced labourer and worked there for about a year… Read more Free of charge Literature City of music Location Humboldt-Bibliothek Karolinenstraße 21 13507 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=292975&ls=0&c=230&date_start=29.10.2026&date_stop=29.10.2026 Lectures & Readings © Mörderische Schwestern Berlin e.V. Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Ladies’ Crime Night at the Lettrétage – Anniversary Reading Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 An exciting evening with ‘Mörderische Schwestern’ – profound, abysmal, powerful: words and music. Eight crime writers present their stories, offering a thematic diversity that delves deep into the abyss of the human soul, violence and death, and ruthlessly… Read more Free of charge Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 22:00 pm Lectures & Readings © (c) Antje Puepke Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 LadiesCrimeNight Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 LadiesCrimeNight – profound, abysmal, powerful: Eight crime writers present their stories, offering a thematic diversity that delves deep into the abyss of the human soul, violence and death, and ruthlessly exposes the dark side of humanity. Read more Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/ladiescrimenight Panel discussion © Brotfabrik Panel discussion 29/10/2026 ‘Zeitlang’ – Reading & discussion with Claudia Klischat & Donata Rigg Panel discussion 29/10/2026 What happens when gaps in memory, fears and denial shape the present? In their joint novel *Zeitlang*, Donata Rigg and Claudia Klischat explore family entanglements, political uncertainty and the lingering impact of the past. Read more Literature Location Brotfabrik Caligariplatz 1 13086 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Annika Scheffel Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Author reading: ‘Wanda’ with Annika Scheffel (Apprentice Weeks) Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Wanda has had enough of life in children’s homes and with foster families. She wants to take control of her own destiny, so she runs away. Of all places, she finds a hiding place in the busiest part of town, and from there she changes not only her own life… Read more Free of charge Literature Teenager Location Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek Bizetstraße 41 13088 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=293278&ls=230&c=409 Lectures & Readings © pixabay Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Reading with music Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Texts by Hanns Cibulka, Uwe Greßmann, Christoph Hein, Sarah Kirsch and Christa Müller. Read more Free of charge Literature Location Janusz-Korczak-Bibliothek Berliner Straße 120-121 13187 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=293989&ls=230&c=409 Lectures & Readings © SPB / Foto: A. Green Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 – 19/12/2026 Stargazer Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 – 19/12/2026 The universe is full of wonders: Countless stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies are waiting to be discovered. Using a telescope, you’ll set out together to explore these fascinating celestial objects. Read more Children science Location Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow Alt-Treptow 1 12435 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/sternenkieker Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © SPB / Foto: A. Green Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 – 19/12/2026 Stargazer Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 – 19/12/2026 The universe is full of wonders: countless stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies are just waiting to be discovered. Using a telescope, you’ll set off together to search for these fascinating celestial objects. Read more Children Teenager Location Wilhelm-Foerster Sternwarte Munsterdamm 86 12157 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/sternenkieker Buy tickets
Gaze up at the starry sky during the talks at the planetarium. Or listen to well-known authors as they read from their books, bringing them to life. You’ll find a wide range of talks on a variety of topics at the Urania, for example.
Photography © Berlin Verlag in der Piper Verlag GmbH Photography 28/10/2026 She made the moment last Photography 28/10/2026 Join the authors on a journey through the life of the Berlin-based photographer Eva Kemlein. Read more History History of the GDR Jewish Berlin Location Berlin Museum: Ephraim-Palais Poststraße 16 10178 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.museum/veranstaltungen/sie-verlieh-dem-augenblick-dauer
Lectures & Readings © Studio Yukiko / HKW Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 1 additional date Discourse. Pop. Love Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 1 additional date The climate crisis, authoritarian tendencies, hostility, and militarism. In a world that is increasingly falling apart, Max Czollek turns to the power of friendship in the fourth season of his talk series. Read more Location Haus der Kulturen der Welt John-Forster-Dulles-Allee 10 10557 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.hkw.de/programme/diskurs-pop-liebe/conversation-with-jan-kuhlbrodt-and-martina-hefter Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © ART Stalker Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Kiezpoeten Slam Show Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Poetry, fun, and chaos! No competition—just powerful poems, wild games, and Berlin slam vibes at Art Stalker that’ll have your sides splitting Read more Literature Location Art Stalker Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 67 10627 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 21:30 pm https://art-stalker.reservix.de/p/reservix/group/458133 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © (c) Hôtel des Autrices Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 Hotel des Autrices 2026 with the Montreal Poetry Festival Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 Hôtel des Autrices and the Montreal Poetry Festival present “Play Through HdA” on October 28, 2026. Read more Digital offers and live streams International Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/hotel-des-autrices-2026-mit-dem-montreal-poesiefestival
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 1 additional date Read the Room: Buch am Mittwoch Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 + 1 additional date Books under the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, books on TikTok, books in the age of AI—authors in their writing rooms, out and about at the cutting edge, a readership in constant flux: What does it mean to be an author today? Read more Literature Location Roter Salon - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/reihen-und-projekte/read-the-room-buch-am-mittwoch/
Lectures & Readings © Klaus Vyhnalek Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 Tristan Horx: The Future of Men. A Generation Caught Between Anger and Utopia Lectures & Readings 28/10/2026 Young men with no prospects are dangerous to society: isolated and left behind by women in education and career advancement, they often turn to hatred, right-wing ideologies, or violence. Read more Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © HO3RRAUM Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 + 3 additional dates Die drei ??? und die singende Schlange (The three ??? and the singing snake) Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 + 3 additional dates The world's most successful radio play series celebrates its world premiere: "The Three ??? and the Singing Snake" can be experienced for the first time as a 3D radio play in the Zeiss Planetarium. Read more Children Literature Teenager Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 15:00 pm – 16:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/die-drei-Fragezeichen-und-die-singende-schlange
Lectures & Readings © Green Teams Netzwerk Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 – 30/10/2026 Green Teams Network Meeting Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 – 30/10/2026 The Green Teams Network Meeting in Berlin brings together teams from companies that are committed to sustainability in the workplace. Sustainable change doesn’t always start in the executive suite. Often, it begins when employees come up with an idea, join… Read more Environment & Future Politics & Society Location Verschiedene Orte Berlin Time 15:00 pm – 17:00 pm
Lectures & Readings © Burkhard Nagel Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Author reading: ‘Die Wunschmörder’ with Burkhard Nagel (Azubi Wochen) Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 A multi-layered political thriller about truth, guilt and the power of repression. Read more Free of charge Literature Location Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek Bizetstraße 41 13088 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=293251&ls=230&c=409
Lectures & Readings © Zitadelle Spandau, Foto: Jakob Mix Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Dialogue tour with historian Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk and museum director Dr. Urte Evert Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 In the final room of the “Enthüllt” museum, there are six monuments from East Berlin that were dismantled after reunification and initially disappeared into warehouses or were even buried underground. All West Berlin monuments erected before the end of the… Read more History History of the GDR Politics & Society Spandau Location Zitadelle Spandau Am Juliusturm 64 13599 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.zitadelle-berlin.de/ev_event/dialogische-fuehrung-mit-historiker-ilko-sascha-kowalczuk-und-museumsleiterin-dr-urte-evert/
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Inside Sudan – Doctors Without Borders in 360° Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has forced nearly 14 million people to flee: What is daily life like for people who have had to flee war and violence? And how does humanitarian aid work in refugee camps and hospitals? Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Politics & Society Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/inside-sudan-aerzte-ohne-grenzen Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Jacek Poremba Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Music from Open Windows – A Private Journey Through Time: The Accordion in 20th-Century Kyiv Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 What happens when music leaves its familiar space and bursts out into the open like a wild animal? A musical motif can resemble a wayward memory that tells of the present. Read more Literature City of music Politics & Society Location REFO Moabit Wiclefstraße 32 10551 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 20:30 pm https://www.landesmusikrat-berlin.de/amateurmusik/instrument-des-jahres/konzertreihe/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Yao Tsy Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 A sense of great freedom Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Ukrainian writer Yevgenia Beloruts will be reading from her new works at Refo Moabit. The focus is on the role of music as a form of resistance in private spaces. The author will be accompanied by the Motion Trio. Read more International Literature City of music Politics & Society Location REFO Moabit Wiclefstraße 32 10551 Berlin Time 19:00 pm
Lectures & Readings © Roger Pic Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Brassens: Broken Line – La ligne brisée Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Georges Brassens (1921–1981), one of the most significant chansonniers of the 20th century, has a special connection with Germany, Berlin and the surrounding area. In 1943, he arrived in Basdorf from Paris as a forced labourer and worked there for about a year… Read more Free of charge Literature City of music Location Humboldt-Bibliothek Karolinenstraße 21 13507 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=292975&ls=0&c=230&date_start=29.10.2026&date_stop=29.10.2026
Lectures & Readings © Mörderische Schwestern Berlin e.V. Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 Ladies’ Crime Night at the Lettrétage – Anniversary Reading Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 An exciting evening with ‘Mörderische Schwestern’ – profound, abysmal, powerful: words and music. Eight crime writers present their stories, offering a thematic diversity that delves deep into the abyss of the human soul, violence and death, and ruthlessly… Read more Free of charge Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 22:00 pm
Lectures & Readings © (c) Antje Puepke Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 LadiesCrimeNight Lectures & Readings 29/10/2026 LadiesCrimeNight – profound, abysmal, powerful: Eight crime writers present their stories, offering a thematic diversity that delves deep into the abyss of the human soul, violence and death, and ruthlessly exposes the dark side of humanity. Read more Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/ladiescrimenight
Panel discussion © Brotfabrik Panel discussion 29/10/2026 ‘Zeitlang’ – Reading & discussion with Claudia Klischat & Donata Rigg Panel discussion 29/10/2026 What happens when gaps in memory, fears and denial shape the present? In their joint novel *Zeitlang*, Donata Rigg and Claudia Klischat explore family entanglements, political uncertainty and the lingering impact of the past. Read more Literature Location Brotfabrik Caligariplatz 1 13086 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Annika Scheffel Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Author reading: ‘Wanda’ with Annika Scheffel (Apprentice Weeks) Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Wanda has had enough of life in children’s homes and with foster families. She wants to take control of her own destiny, so she runs away. Of all places, she finds a hiding place in the busiest part of town, and from there she changes not only her own life… Read more Free of charge Literature Teenager Location Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek Bizetstraße 41 13088 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=293278&ls=230&c=409
Lectures & Readings © pixabay Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Reading with music Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Texts by Hanns Cibulka, Uwe Greßmann, Christoph Hein, Sarah Kirsch and Christa Müller. Read more Free of charge Literature Location Janusz-Korczak-Bibliothek Berliner Straße 120-121 13187 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=293989&ls=230&c=409
Lectures & Readings © SPB / Foto: A. Green Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 – 19/12/2026 Stargazer Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 – 19/12/2026 The universe is full of wonders: Countless stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies are waiting to be discovered. Using a telescope, you’ll set out together to explore these fascinating celestial objects. Read more Children science Location Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow Alt-Treptow 1 12435 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/sternenkieker Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © SPB / Foto: A. Green Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 – 19/12/2026 Stargazer Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 – 19/12/2026 The universe is full of wonders: countless stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies are just waiting to be discovered. Using a telescope, you’ll set off together to search for these fascinating celestial objects. Read more Children Teenager Location Wilhelm-Foerster Sternwarte Munsterdamm 86 12157 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/sternenkieker Buy tickets
