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. Lectures & Readings © Getty Images, Foto: ampak Lectures & Readings To 15/10/2026 FRATZ International 2026 Lectures & Readings To 15/10/2026 FRATZ International was launched in 2013 by Theater o.N. and has since brought the international children’s theatre scene to Berlin on six occasions. Read more Children Location Diverse Veranstaltungsorte Berlin Time 02:00 am https://www.fratz-festival.de Lectures & Readings © DDR Museum Lectures & Readings To 15/11/2026 A country in a container Lectures & Readings To 15/11/2026 With the end of the GDR, its symbols also lost their validity. In the weeks and months leading up to October 3, 1990, public spaces had already undergone visible changes. 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KG Lectures & Readings To 16/10/2026 "Berlin Saves Energy" Action Week 2026 Lectures & Readings To 16/10/2026 The “Berlin Saves Energy” Action Week will take place from October 12 to 16, 2026. Under the theme “Learning from and with Role Models of Berlin’s Energy Transition,” the Action Week invites participants to discover innovative projects, forward-looking… Read more Free of charge Environment & Future Politics & Society science Location Verschiedene Orte Berlin Time 10:00 am – 20:00 pm https://www.berlin-spart-energie.de/startseite.html Lectures & Readings © Bild © ESO Lectures & Readings To 30/12/2026 Endless Expanses Lectures & Readings To 30/12/2026 Experience the birth of the universe 13.7 billion years ago and watch as structures, stars and galaxies come into being. 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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 Advertisement © Philharmonie Berlin Lectures & Readings 14/01/2027 – 31/01/2027 The Berliner Philharmoniker's Biennale Lectures & Readings 14/01/2027 – 31/01/2027 What do we believe in? Which values, hopes and convictions? These questions run through great works of music – and are more relevant than ever. The Berliner Philharmoniker explore them at their Biennale "Signs and Wonders – on faith, hope and doubt". From 14… Read more experimental and contemporary Art International Classic music in Berlin City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Philharmonie Berlin Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/festivals/biennale-2027/?utm_source=visit-berlin&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=BPH_2026-10-12_Biennale&utm_content=native%20teaser Tickets & Dates Lectures & Readings © BA Marzahn-Hellersdorf Lectures & Readings To 06/11/2026 Reading Festival Lectures & Readings To 06/11/2026 When autumn sets in and the colourful leaves fall gently from the trees, Berlin shows itself at its most atmospheric – inviting you to make yourself comfortable, lose yourself in inspiring books and discover new worlds. Read more Literature Location Diverse Veranstaltungsorte in Marzahn-Hellersdorf im ganzen Bezirk 12679 Marzahn-Hellersdorf Time 16:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://dein-marzahn-hellersdorf.berlin/lese-festival/ Lectures & Readings © The Ballery I Simon Williams Lectures & Readings To 31/12/2026 Ballery Ballroom Lectures & Readings To 31/12/2026 Ballery Ballroom invites Berliners of all levels to join its cha-cha and rumba classes on weekdays. Read more International Location The Ballery Nollendorfstraße 11-12 10777 Berlin Time 18:00 pm – 19:15 pm https://www.theballery.com/ Lectures & Readings © © Archiv Peter Wensierski Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 Lesung und Gespräch: Jürgen Fuchs und die Staatssicherheit Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 For the writer and civil rights activist Jürgen Fuchs, the district of Tempelhof initially became a place of new beginnings following his forced departure from the GDR. It was here that he continued to write about the SED dictatorship and its consequences. 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Read more Digital offers and live streams Film events in Berlin International Literature Contemporary Art Location zik Zeit ist knapp / Zentrum für internationale Künste im Steglitzer Kreisel Schloßstraße 83 12165 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 23:00 pm Lectures & Readings © NeuroCure | Cluster of Excellence Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 + 1 additional date Berlin Brains Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 + 1 additional date This series of events offers interested Berliners an accessible look into current neuroscience research. Read more Free of charge science Location Verschiedene Orte Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://neurocure.de/ Lectures & Readings © Heike Steinweg Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 Elsa’s World. In My Grandmother’s Footsteps – A Family History from Lodz Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 In his most personal book to date, bestselling author Andreas Kossert follows in the footsteps of his grandmother Elsa to Łódź in Poland – a city that was once the ‘Promised Land’ for his German ancestors. Read more History Literature Location Dokumentationszentrum Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung Stresemannstraße 90 10963 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 21:00 pm https://www.flucht-vertreibung-versoehnung.de/de/veranstaltung/elsas-welt-auf-den-spuren-meiner-grossmutter-eine-familiengeschichte-aus-lodz Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Jim Avignon Lectures & Readings To 30/10/2026 October programme at the Alter Schweden Lectures & Readings To 30/10/2026 Live concerts ranging from chanson to jazz, as well as readings and theatre performances, make this long-established pub in Berlin’s Wedding district a unique venue. Read more Location Alter Schwede Schwedenstr. 11A 13357 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://alterschwedewedding.de/events/liste/ Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 Pi Pa Poetry Slam Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 Just like at a poetry slam for adults, well-known stage poets compete against each other with their poems. The children in the audience rate the performances and decide who gets the crown. Read more Children Literature Location Theater an der Parkaue - Bühne 1 Parkaue 29 10367 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.parkaue.de/spielplan/a-z/pi-pa-poetry-slam/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Lectures & Readings To 31/12/2026 To Planets by Rocket Lectures & Readings To 31/12/2026 Come along on an exciting, interactive adventure through our solar system! Read more Children science Location Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow Alt-Treptow 1 12435 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/mit-raketen-zu-planeten Buy tickets Art © Max Slevogt_Bremer Stadtmusikanten, Tusche, 1910, © GDKE - Landesmuseum Mainz (A. Garth) Art 15/10/2026 + 5 additional dates Storytime at the Liebermann Villa Art 15/10/2026 + 5 additional dates As part of the exhibition ‘On to New Works! Max Slevogt, Bruno Cassirer and Max Liebermann’, the Liebermann Villa invites visitors to listen together and immerse themselves in the world of illustrated fairy tales. Read more History Location Liebermann-Villa Colomierstraße 3 14109 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://liebermann-villa.de/veranstaltungen/maerchenstunde-in-der-liebermann-villa/ Lectures & Readings © Darkmoon Art / Pixabay Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 + 7 additional dates Bookworms: Story time for children Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 + 7 additional dates The Library at the Water Tower invites you to its storytelling session, ‘Lesemäuse’, every Thursday at 4.30 pm (except during the school holidays)! Read more Children Literature Location Bibliothek am Wasserturm Prenzlauer Allee 227 10405 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=267328&ls=60&c=409 Lectures & Readings © Kurt-Tucholsky-Bibliothek Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 + 4 additional dates Picture-book cinema Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 + 4 additional dates Every Thursday at 4.00 pm, the Kurt Tucholsky Library is hosting a picture book cinema in the events room. 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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.
Lectures & Readings © Getty Images, Foto: ampak Lectures & Readings To 15/10/2026 FRATZ International 2026 Lectures & Readings To 15/10/2026 FRATZ International was launched in 2013 by Theater o.N. and has since brought the international children’s theatre scene to Berlin on six occasions. Read more Children Location Diverse Veranstaltungsorte Berlin Time 02:00 am https://www.fratz-festival.de
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Top Event Lectures & Readings Advertisement © Malina Ebert Top Event Lectures & Readings 31/10/2026 Stefan Jürgens: BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA Top Event Lectures & Readings 31/10/2026 A perfect Halloween event: Stefan Jürgens not only reads the most famous vampire novel, but also combines language, music and drama to create an intense, emotional experience that appeals to all the senses. Read more Literature Around Kurfürstendamm Contemporary Art Location Renaissance-Theater Knesebeckstraße 100 10623 Berlin Time 21:00 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/stefan-juergens-bram-stokers-dracula/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Lectures & Readings © EUMB Pöschk GmbH & Co. KG Lectures & Readings To 16/10/2026 "Berlin Saves Energy" Action Week 2026 Lectures & Readings To 16/10/2026 The “Berlin Saves Energy” Action Week will take place from October 12 to 16, 2026. Under the theme “Learning from and with Role Models of Berlin’s Energy Transition,” the Action Week invites participants to discover innovative projects, forward-looking… Read more Free of charge Environment & Future Politics & Society science Location Verschiedene Orte Berlin Time 10:00 am – 20:00 pm https://www.berlin-spart-energie.de/startseite.html
Lectures & Readings © Bild © ESO Lectures & Readings To 30/12/2026 Endless Expanses Lectures & Readings To 30/12/2026 Experience the birth of the universe 13.7 billion years ago and watch as structures, stars and galaxies come into being. The universe is highly dynamic: stars live and die, galaxies are born, collide with one another and merge – a constant cycle of creation… Read more science Location Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow Alt-Treptow 1 12435 Berlin Time 12:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/unendliche-weiten Buy tickets
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Lectures & Readings © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 + 1 additional date Chodowiecki 300 Symposium Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 + 1 additional date To mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of the draughtsman, etcher and painter Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, the Kupferstichkabinett is organising a symposium in collaboration with the Academy of Arts, Berlin. Read more History science Location Gemäldegalerie Matthäikirchplatz 4-6 10785 Berlin Time 13:30 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/symposium-chodowiecki-300-2026-10-15-091500-162499/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © HO3RRAUM Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 + 4 additional dates Die drei ??? und die singende Schlange (The three ??? and the singing snake) Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 + 4 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 Advertisement © Philharmonie Berlin Lectures & Readings 14/01/2027 – 31/01/2027 The Berliner Philharmoniker's Biennale Lectures & Readings 14/01/2027 – 31/01/2027 What do we believe in? Which values, hopes and convictions? These questions run through great works of music – and are more relevant than ever. The Berliner Philharmoniker explore them at their Biennale "Signs and Wonders – on faith, hope and doubt". From 14… Read more experimental and contemporary Art International Classic music in Berlin City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Philharmonie Berlin Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/festivals/biennale-2027/?utm_source=visit-berlin&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=BPH_2026-10-12_Biennale&utm_content=native%20teaser Tickets & Dates
Lectures & Readings © BA Marzahn-Hellersdorf Lectures & Readings To 06/11/2026 Reading Festival Lectures & Readings To 06/11/2026 When autumn sets in and the colourful leaves fall gently from the trees, Berlin shows itself at its most atmospheric – inviting you to make yourself comfortable, lose yourself in inspiring books and discover new worlds. Read more Literature Location Diverse Veranstaltungsorte in Marzahn-Hellersdorf im ganzen Bezirk 12679 Marzahn-Hellersdorf Time 16:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://dein-marzahn-hellersdorf.berlin/lese-festival/
Lectures & Readings © The Ballery I Simon Williams Lectures & Readings To 31/12/2026 Ballery Ballroom Lectures & Readings To 31/12/2026 Ballery Ballroom invites Berliners of all levels to join its cha-cha and rumba classes on weekdays. Read more International Location The Ballery Nollendorfstraße 11-12 10777 Berlin Time 18:00 pm – 19:15 pm https://www.theballery.com/
Lectures & Readings © © Archiv Peter Wensierski Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 Lesung und Gespräch: Jürgen Fuchs und die Staatssicherheit Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 For the writer and civil rights activist Jürgen Fuchs, the district of Tempelhof initially became a place of new beginnings following his forced departure from the GDR. It was here that he continued to write about the SED dictatorship and its consequences. Yet… Read more Berlin wall History of the GDR Location Flughafen Tempelhof Platz der Luftbrücke 5 12101 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 21:00 pm https://www.aufarbeitung-berlin.de/veranstaltungen/detail/tempelhof-mein-kiez-geschichten-des-geteilten-berlins Buy tickets
Photography © Almagul Menlibayeva Photography To 30/10/2026 Memory & Identity in Contemporary Kazakhstani Art Photography To 30/10/2026 A group of five students on the MA in Eastern European Studies at the Free University of Berlin are organising the exhibition ‘Memory & Identity in Contemporary Kazakhstani Art’ at Zeit ist knapp in Berlin-Steglitz from 2 to 30 October. Read more Digital offers and live streams Film events in Berlin International Literature Contemporary Art Location zik Zeit ist knapp / Zentrum für internationale Künste im Steglitzer Kreisel Schloßstraße 83 12165 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 23:00 pm
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Lectures & Readings © Heike Steinweg Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 Elsa’s World. In My Grandmother’s Footsteps – A Family History from Lodz Lectures & Readings 14/10/2026 In his most personal book to date, bestselling author Andreas Kossert follows in the footsteps of his grandmother Elsa to Łódź in Poland – a city that was once the ‘Promised Land’ for his German ancestors. Read more History Literature Location Dokumentationszentrum Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung Stresemannstraße 90 10963 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 21:00 pm https://www.flucht-vertreibung-versoehnung.de/de/veranstaltung/elsas-welt-auf-den-spuren-meiner-grossmutter-eine-familiengeschichte-aus-lodz Buy tickets
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Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 Pi Pa Poetry Slam Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 Just like at a poetry slam for adults, well-known stage poets compete against each other with their poems. The children in the audience rate the performances and decide who gets the crown. Read more Children Literature Location Theater an der Parkaue - Bühne 1 Parkaue 29 10367 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.parkaue.de/spielplan/a-z/pi-pa-poetry-slam/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Lectures & Readings To 31/12/2026 To Planets by Rocket Lectures & Readings To 31/12/2026 Come along on an exciting, interactive adventure through our solar system! Read more Children science Location Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow Alt-Treptow 1 12435 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/mit-raketen-zu-planeten Buy tickets
Art © Max Slevogt_Bremer Stadtmusikanten, Tusche, 1910, © GDKE - Landesmuseum Mainz (A. Garth) Art 15/10/2026 + 5 additional dates Storytime at the Liebermann Villa Art 15/10/2026 + 5 additional dates As part of the exhibition ‘On to New Works! Max Slevogt, Bruno Cassirer and Max Liebermann’, the Liebermann Villa invites visitors to listen together and immerse themselves in the world of illustrated fairy tales. Read more History Location Liebermann-Villa Colomierstraße 3 14109 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://liebermann-villa.de/veranstaltungen/maerchenstunde-in-der-liebermann-villa/
Lectures & Readings © Darkmoon Art / Pixabay Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 + 7 additional dates Bookworms: Story time for children Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 + 7 additional dates The Library at the Water Tower invites you to its storytelling session, ‘Lesemäuse’, every Thursday at 4.30 pm (except during the school holidays)! Read more Children Literature Location Bibliothek am Wasserturm Prenzlauer Allee 227 10405 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=267328&ls=60&c=409
Lectures & Readings © Kurt-Tucholsky-Bibliothek Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 + 4 additional dates Picture-book cinema Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 + 4 additional dates Every Thursday at 4.00 pm, the Kurt Tucholsky Library is hosting a picture book cinema in the events room. Come along and see what wonderful stories they have in store for you! Read more Children Literature Location Kurt-Tucholsky-Bibliothek Esmarchstraße 18 10407 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=242140&ls=60&c=409
