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 © 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/ Lectures & Readings © Brauseboys Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Reading: Brause Boys – Short Stories for Adults (Apprentice Weeks) Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 The Brauseboys are a reading group that has been meeting every Thursday evening for the past 23 years. Every week, they perform their own humorous and satirical texts. Read more Free of charge Teenager Location Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek Bizetstraße 41 13088 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=293272&ls=160&c=409 Lectures & Readings © Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Silent Reading Club Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Never get a chance to read a book in peace? If that sounds familiar, join the Silent Reading Club at the Mark Twain Library! Read more Free of charge Literature Location Bezirkszentralbibliothek "Mark Twain" Marzahner Promenade 55 12679 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/bibliotheken-mh/angebote/silent-reading-club-1619829.php Lectures & Readings © tic / Detlef Fleischer Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Bar Reading (TresenLesen): Pascal Kosig Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Pascal Kosig was born in Birkenfeld an der Nahe in 1989. He has lived in Berlin since 2013, where he works as an author and social worker supporting the homeless and those struggling with addiction. Kosig is the father of two children. His publications to date… Read more Literature Location Periplaneta - Literaturcafé Bornholmer Straße 81a 10439 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.periplaneta.com/mc-events/tresenlesen-pascal-kosig/ Lectures & Readings © Samson Völk / Kiezpoeten Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 1 additional date German Poetry Slam Grand Prix: Semi-final 1 + 2 Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 1 additional date This is the championship of championships. At the Grand Prix Poetry Slam: Germany, the respective state champions from all German states take to the stage – all of whom have already triumphed in their home states. Now they meet in Berlin for the final national… Read more On Tour Location Pfefferberg - Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://kiezpoeten.com/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Wolfgang Lehner und Kai Biermann Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 RILKE: CORNET – ‘The Ballad of Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke’ by Rainer Maria Rilke Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 The story is about an 18-year-old soldier in the Turkish War of 1663, his journey into battle, his first love and his death. He marches into battle in Hungary with an army of mercenaries from various countries. Read more Literature City of music Location Humboldt-Bibliothek Karolinenstraße 21 13507 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=291161&ls=0&c=230&date_start=23.10.2026&date_stop=23.10.2026
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 © 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/
Lectures & Readings © Brauseboys Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Reading: Brause Boys – Short Stories for Adults (Apprentice Weeks) Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 The Brauseboys are a reading group that has been meeting every Thursday evening for the past 23 years. Every week, they perform their own humorous and satirical texts. Read more Free of charge Teenager Location Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek Bizetstraße 41 13088 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=293272&ls=160&c=409
Lectures & Readings © Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Silent Reading Club Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Never get a chance to read a book in peace? If that sounds familiar, join the Silent Reading Club at the Mark Twain Library! Read more Free of charge Literature Location Bezirkszentralbibliothek "Mark Twain" Marzahner Promenade 55 12679 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/bibliotheken-mh/angebote/silent-reading-club-1619829.php
Lectures & Readings © tic / Detlef Fleischer Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Bar Reading (TresenLesen): Pascal Kosig Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 Pascal Kosig was born in Birkenfeld an der Nahe in 1989. He has lived in Berlin since 2013, where he works as an author and social worker supporting the homeless and those struggling with addiction. Kosig is the father of two children. His publications to date… Read more Literature Location Periplaneta - Literaturcafé Bornholmer Straße 81a 10439 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.periplaneta.com/mc-events/tresenlesen-pascal-kosig/
Lectures & Readings © Samson Völk / Kiezpoeten Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 1 additional date German Poetry Slam Grand Prix: Semi-final 1 + 2 Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 + 1 additional date This is the championship of championships. At the Grand Prix Poetry Slam: Germany, the respective state champions from all German states take to the stage – all of whom have already triumphed in their home states. Now they meet in Berlin for the final national… Read more On Tour Location Pfefferberg - Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://kiezpoeten.com/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Wolfgang Lehner und Kai Biermann Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 RILKE: CORNET – ‘The Ballad of Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke’ by Rainer Maria Rilke Lectures & Readings 23/10/2026 The story is about an 18-year-old soldier in the Turkish War of 1663, his journey into battle, his first love and his death. He marches into battle in Hungary with an army of mercenaries from various countries. Read more Literature City of music Location Humboldt-Bibliothek Karolinenstraße 21 13507 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=291161&ls=0&c=230&date_start=23.10.2026&date_stop=23.10.2026
