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. Art © Max Slevogt, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, Tusche, 1910, © GDKE - Landesmuseum Mainz, Foto: A. Garth Art 22/10/2026 + 5 additional dates Storytime at the Liebermann Villa Art 22/10/2026 + 5 additional dates As part of the exhibition ‘On to New Works! Max Slevogt, Bruno Cassirer and Max Liebermann’, the Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee invites visitors to listen together and immerse themselves in the world of illustrated fairy tales. Read more Children Literature Teenager Location Liebermann-Villa Colomierstraße 3 14109 Berlin Time 15:00 pm – 15:30 pm https://liebermann-villa.de/veranstaltungen/maerchenstunde-in-der-liebermann-villa/ Lectures & Readings © Darkmoon Art / Pixabay Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 6 additional dates Bookworms: Story time for children Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 6 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 22/10/2026 + 3 additional dates Picture-book cinema Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 3 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 Lectures & Readings © Canva Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 6 additional dates Picture-book cinema in the afternoon Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 6 additional dates Every Thursday, the Janusz Korczak Library invites nursery children to its picture book cinema! Together, you’ll dive into a variety of stories – some funny, some thrilling, and some really exciting. Read more Free of charge Children Literature Location Janusz-Korczak-Bibliothek Berliner Straße 120-121 13187 Berlin Time 16:00 pm – 17:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=275293&ls=60&c=409 Lectures & Readings © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Christoph Schmidt Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 Christian Art Appreciation: Pieter Pietersz. Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 Pieter Pietersz.’s early Northern Dutch group portrait of the Amsterdam publishing family, the Laurens Jacobsz. family (c. 1590), combines Reformed piety with bourgeois self-representation. Read more History Location Kulturforum Johanna-und-Eduard-Arnhold-Platz / Matthäikirchplatz 10785 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://www.smb.museum/museen-einrichtungen/gemaeldegalerie/veranstaltungen/detail/christliche-bildbetrachtung-pieter-pietersz-2026-10-22-163000-162654/ Lectures & Readings © HZT Berlin Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 8 additional dates Bodies of Law Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 8 additional dates The human body lies at the heart of many pressing contemporary legal debates. Yet not all bodies are accorded the same status or the same capacity to act under the law. Read more Digital offers and live streams Free of charge International Location online Time 18:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://www.hzt-berlin.de/forschung/forschung/bodies-of-law/ Art © Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin | Foto: Jan Mende Art 22/10/2026 Dannecker's bust of Schiller in the Knoblauchhaus Art 22/10/2026 Why does a sculptor’s work continue to shape our image of the poet Friedrich Schiller to this day? Read more Location Berlin Museum: Knoblauchhaus Poststraße 23 10178 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.museum/veranstaltungen/danneckers-schillerbueste-im-knoblauchhaus Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Sabine Rentzsch Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 Opera with a Twist – Der fliegende Holländer Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 A musical journey through opera by and starring Richard Vardigans. Accompanied only by the piano, Richard Vardigans performs and narrates a story of damnation, the struggle against fate, and redemption through love. (in German) Read more Location Kulturhaus Spandau Mauerstraße 6 13597 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://kulturhaus-spandau.de/ev_event/oper-mal-anders/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Hani Esther Portner, 2026. Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 Queer and Jewish in the "Third Reich" and Beyond Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 In Holocaust research to date, there has been a tendency to categorise protagonists. Persecuted queer people are usually regarded as non-Jews, whilst Jewish victims are implicitly assumed to be heterosexual. Read more Free of charge Jewish Berlin LGBTI History of National Socialism Location Mitte Museum Pankstraße 47 13357 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.mittemuseum.de/de/veranstaltung/2026/queer-und-juedisch-im-dritten-reich-und-darueber-hinaus Lectures & Readings © SPSG / Nachlass Emil Sello Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 The “Garden Journal” by Potsdam Court Gardener Emil Sello Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 In 2022, Gerd Schurig learnt of a treasure trove of garden history lying dormant in Bückeburg: a garden diary kept for over 24 years by Emil Sellos, who, from 1864 onwards, looked after the gardens around the New Palace under Crown Princess Victoria. Read more History Palaces and Gardens Location Schloss Glienicke Königstraße 36 14109 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.spsg.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/das-garten-journal-des-potsdamer-hofgaertners-emil-sello/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Norrköping Visualization Center C Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 5 additional dates Chemistry of Life Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 5 additional dates Sometimes it’s the smallest things that matter most. Join us on a journey into a seemingly invisible world—the world of molecules and nanoparticles. Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/chemie-des-lebens Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Arno Declair Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 1 additional date Schwarze Löcher und forensische Landschaften Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 1 additional date Lecture by Anne Huffschmid (cultural studies scholar, author). Read more Literature Location Deutsches Theater Berlin Schumannstraße 13 A 10117 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/spielplan Art © Foto: Leopold Museum Art 22/10/2026 Sophie Rois reads from Tilla Durieux’s memoirs Art 22/10/2026 Lovis Corinth was an avid theatregoer. After moving to Berlin in 1901, he quickly gained access to the city’s theatre circles through the painter Walter Leistikow. Read more History Literature Location Berlinische Galerie Alte Jakobstraße 124-128 10969 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://berlinischegalerie.de/veranstaltung/sophie-rois-liest-aus-den-erinnerungen-von-tilla-durieux/#/ Buy tickets Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Panel discussion 22/10/2026 Souhaib Ayoub and Ozan Zakariya Keskinkilic Panel discussion 22/10/2026 In his novel *Le Loup de la Famille* (*The Wolf of the Family*), writer, painter and performer Souhaib Ayoub sets stories against the backdrop of his hometown, Tripoli, about people who manage to transcend the boundaries between genders, generations, the… Read more International Literature Location Grüner Salon - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/produktionen/souhaib-ayoub-und-ozan-zakariya-keskinkilic/ Panel discussion © Brotfabrik Panel discussion 22/10/2026 ‘The New Physicality’ – Reading & discussion with Sara Reichelt & Ferenc Liebig Panel discussion 22/10/2026 Does language embody me, or do I embody it? What role does the body play in writing and in literature? The stories from Sara Reichelt’s *Klaviatur der Möglichkeiten* shed light on the inner worlds of people facing existential crises, yet who find unexpected… Read more Literature Location Brotfabrik Caligariplatz 1 13086 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Ken Yamamoto Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Prunk & Prosa Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 2 additional dates The reading stage for great entertainment in a magnificent atmosphere. The six authors meet here once a month and present their latest texts, satires, short stories, dialogues and other amusing things. Every now and then someone picks up a musical instrument… Read more Literature Location ufaFabrik: Wolfgang Neuss Salon Viktoriastraße 10-18 12105 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://visitberlin.reservix.de/veranstaltungskalender?q=Prunk+%26+Prosa+&sort=date Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Leo Seidel Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 9 additional dates Family morning Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 9 additional dates During the Berlin Christmas vacations, children and their families have the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the Staatsballett Berlin. They can learn more about ballet from our dance pedagogues, try out dance steps themselves, and then get a… Read more Children Location Staatsballett Berlin Richard-Wagner-Straße 10 10585 Berlin Time 09:30 am https://www.staatsballett-berlin.de/spielplan/stueck-detail/stid/familienvormittag/122.html#a_812 Lectures & Readings © Rheuma-Liga Berlin Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Joint pain: identifying the causes and providing targeted treatment Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Osteoarthritis is one of the most common joint conditions and affects a large proportion of the population at some point in their lives. Read more Location CityCube Berlin Messedamm 26 14055 Berlin Time 14:00 pm – 17:00 pm https://rheuma-liga-berlin.de/unser-angebot/veranstaltungen/arthrosetag Lectures & Readings © Carlsen verlag Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Reading with Margit Auer – ‘The School of Magical Animals – Volume 17: Soaring High!’ Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 The Library at the Water Tower warmly invites all children, families and fans of the popular book series to a special reading with the well-known children’s author Margit Auer. Read more Free of charge Literature Location Bibliothek am Wasserturm Prenzlauer Allee 227-228 10405 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=287401&ls=160&c=409 Lectures & Readings © Mariam Kurth Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Reading with Mariam Kurth – And All the Lanterns Came On Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 A story about the power of love. In the blink of an eye (a stroke), everything is gone. Speech, movement, independence. But what goes on inside a person who has suddenly had everything taken away from them, trapped inside their own body, yet fully in… Read more Free of charge Literature Location Stadtteilbibliothek Buch Wiltbergstraße 21 13125 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=288938&ls=160&c=409 Lectures & Readings © Jeremy Knowles Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 – 25/10/2026 Atalanta Festival of Women Composers Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 – 25/10/2026 Atalanta – the huntress and fastest runner in Greek mythology, and a symbol of courage, freedom and rebellion – is the namesake of the first edition of the Atalanta Festival of Women Composers in Berlin. Read more experimental and contemporary Art International City of music Location Verschiedene Orte Berlin Time 17:30 pm https://atalanta-festival.com/
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.
Art © Max Slevogt, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, Tusche, 1910, © GDKE - Landesmuseum Mainz, Foto: A. Garth Art 22/10/2026 + 5 additional dates Storytime at the Liebermann Villa Art 22/10/2026 + 5 additional dates As part of the exhibition ‘On to New Works! Max Slevogt, Bruno Cassirer and Max Liebermann’, the Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee invites visitors to listen together and immerse themselves in the world of illustrated fairy tales. Read more Children Literature Teenager Location Liebermann-Villa Colomierstraße 3 14109 Berlin Time 15:00 pm – 15:30 pm https://liebermann-villa.de/veranstaltungen/maerchenstunde-in-der-liebermann-villa/
Lectures & Readings © Darkmoon Art / Pixabay Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 6 additional dates Bookworms: Story time for children Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 6 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 22/10/2026 + 3 additional dates Picture-book cinema Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 3 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
Lectures & Readings © Canva Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 6 additional dates Picture-book cinema in the afternoon Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 6 additional dates Every Thursday, the Janusz Korczak Library invites nursery children to its picture book cinema! Together, you’ll dive into a variety of stories – some funny, some thrilling, and some really exciting. Read more Free of charge Children Literature Location Janusz-Korczak-Bibliothek Berliner Straße 120-121 13187 Berlin Time 16:00 pm – 17:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=275293&ls=60&c=409
Lectures & Readings © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Christoph Schmidt Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 Christian Art Appreciation: Pieter Pietersz. Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 Pieter Pietersz.’s early Northern Dutch group portrait of the Amsterdam publishing family, the Laurens Jacobsz. family (c. 1590), combines Reformed piety with bourgeois self-representation. Read more History Location Kulturforum Johanna-und-Eduard-Arnhold-Platz / Matthäikirchplatz 10785 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://www.smb.museum/museen-einrichtungen/gemaeldegalerie/veranstaltungen/detail/christliche-bildbetrachtung-pieter-pietersz-2026-10-22-163000-162654/
Lectures & Readings © HZT Berlin Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 8 additional dates Bodies of Law Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 8 additional dates The human body lies at the heart of many pressing contemporary legal debates. Yet not all bodies are accorded the same status or the same capacity to act under the law. Read more Digital offers and live streams Free of charge International Location online Time 18:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://www.hzt-berlin.de/forschung/forschung/bodies-of-law/
Art © Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin | Foto: Jan Mende Art 22/10/2026 Dannecker's bust of Schiller in the Knoblauchhaus Art 22/10/2026 Why does a sculptor’s work continue to shape our image of the poet Friedrich Schiller to this day? Read more Location Berlin Museum: Knoblauchhaus Poststraße 23 10178 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.museum/veranstaltungen/danneckers-schillerbueste-im-knoblauchhaus Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Sabine Rentzsch Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 Opera with a Twist – Der fliegende Holländer Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 A musical journey through opera by and starring Richard Vardigans. Accompanied only by the piano, Richard Vardigans performs and narrates a story of damnation, the struggle against fate, and redemption through love. (in German) Read more Location Kulturhaus Spandau Mauerstraße 6 13597 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://kulturhaus-spandau.de/ev_event/oper-mal-anders/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Hani Esther Portner, 2026. Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 Queer and Jewish in the "Third Reich" and Beyond Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 In Holocaust research to date, there has been a tendency to categorise protagonists. Persecuted queer people are usually regarded as non-Jews, whilst Jewish victims are implicitly assumed to be heterosexual. Read more Free of charge Jewish Berlin LGBTI History of National Socialism Location Mitte Museum Pankstraße 47 13357 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.mittemuseum.de/de/veranstaltung/2026/queer-und-juedisch-im-dritten-reich-und-darueber-hinaus
Lectures & Readings © SPSG / Nachlass Emil Sello Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 The “Garden Journal” by Potsdam Court Gardener Emil Sello Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 In 2022, Gerd Schurig learnt of a treasure trove of garden history lying dormant in Bückeburg: a garden diary kept for over 24 years by Emil Sellos, who, from 1864 onwards, looked after the gardens around the New Palace under Crown Princess Victoria. Read more History Palaces and Gardens Location Schloss Glienicke Königstraße 36 14109 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.spsg.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/das-garten-journal-des-potsdamer-hofgaertners-emil-sello/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Norrköping Visualization Center C Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 5 additional dates Chemistry of Life Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 5 additional dates Sometimes it’s the smallest things that matter most. Join us on a journey into a seemingly invisible world—the world of molecules and nanoparticles. Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/chemie-des-lebens Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Arno Declair Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 1 additional date Schwarze Löcher und forensische Landschaften Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 1 additional date Lecture by Anne Huffschmid (cultural studies scholar, author). Read more Literature Location Deutsches Theater Berlin Schumannstraße 13 A 10117 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/spielplan
Art © Foto: Leopold Museum Art 22/10/2026 Sophie Rois reads from Tilla Durieux’s memoirs Art 22/10/2026 Lovis Corinth was an avid theatregoer. After moving to Berlin in 1901, he quickly gained access to the city’s theatre circles through the painter Walter Leistikow. Read more History Literature Location Berlinische Galerie Alte Jakobstraße 124-128 10969 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://berlinischegalerie.de/veranstaltung/sophie-rois-liest-aus-den-erinnerungen-von-tilla-durieux/#/ Buy tickets
Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Panel discussion 22/10/2026 Souhaib Ayoub and Ozan Zakariya Keskinkilic Panel discussion 22/10/2026 In his novel *Le Loup de la Famille* (*The Wolf of the Family*), writer, painter and performer Souhaib Ayoub sets stories against the backdrop of his hometown, Tripoli, about people who manage to transcend the boundaries between genders, generations, the… Read more International Literature Location Grüner Salon - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/produktionen/souhaib-ayoub-und-ozan-zakariya-keskinkilic/
Panel discussion © Brotfabrik Panel discussion 22/10/2026 ‘The New Physicality’ – Reading & discussion with Sara Reichelt & Ferenc Liebig Panel discussion 22/10/2026 Does language embody me, or do I embody it? What role does the body play in writing and in literature? The stories from Sara Reichelt’s *Klaviatur der Möglichkeiten* shed light on the inner worlds of people facing existential crises, yet who find unexpected… Read more Literature Location Brotfabrik Caligariplatz 1 13086 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Ken Yamamoto Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Prunk & Prosa Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 + 2 additional dates The reading stage for great entertainment in a magnificent atmosphere. The six authors meet here once a month and present their latest texts, satires, short stories, dialogues and other amusing things. Every now and then someone picks up a musical instrument… Read more Literature Location ufaFabrik: Wolfgang Neuss Salon Viktoriastraße 10-18 12105 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://visitberlin.reservix.de/veranstaltungskalender?q=Prunk+%26+Prosa+&sort=date Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Leo Seidel Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 9 additional dates Family morning Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 9 additional dates During the Berlin Christmas vacations, children and their families have the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the Staatsballett Berlin. They can learn more about ballet from our dance pedagogues, try out dance steps themselves, and then get a… Read more Children Location Staatsballett Berlin Richard-Wagner-Straße 10 10585 Berlin Time 09:30 am https://www.staatsballett-berlin.de/spielplan/stueck-detail/stid/familienvormittag/122.html#a_812
Lectures & Readings © Rheuma-Liga Berlin Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Joint pain: identifying the causes and providing targeted treatment Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Osteoarthritis is one of the most common joint conditions and affects a large proportion of the population at some point in their lives. Read more Location CityCube Berlin Messedamm 26 14055 Berlin Time 14:00 pm – 17:00 pm https://rheuma-liga-berlin.de/unser-angebot/veranstaltungen/arthrosetag
Lectures & Readings © Carlsen verlag Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Reading with Margit Auer – ‘The School of Magical Animals – Volume 17: Soaring High!’ Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 The Library at the Water Tower warmly invites all children, families and fans of the popular book series to a special reading with the well-known children’s author Margit Auer. Read more Free of charge Literature Location Bibliothek am Wasserturm Prenzlauer Allee 227-228 10405 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=287401&ls=160&c=409
Lectures & Readings © Mariam Kurth Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Reading with Mariam Kurth – And All the Lanterns Came On Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 A story about the power of love. In the blink of an eye (a stroke), everything is gone. Speech, movement, independence. But what goes on inside a person who has suddenly had everything taken away from them, trapped inside their own body, yet fully in… Read more Free of charge Literature Location Stadtteilbibliothek Buch Wiltbergstraße 21 13125 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=288938&ls=160&c=409
Lectures & Readings © Jeremy Knowles Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 – 25/10/2026 Atalanta Festival of Women Composers Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 – 25/10/2026 Atalanta – the huntress and fastest runner in Greek mythology, and a symbol of courage, freedom and rebellion – is the namesake of the first edition of the Atalanta Festival of Women Composers in Berlin. Read more experimental and contemporary Art International City of music Location Verschiedene Orte Berlin Time 17:30 pm https://atalanta-festival.com/
