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 © 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 © 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 Lectures & Readings © Scott Ramsay Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 1 additional date ODZALA – 360° rainforest listening experience Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 1 additional date The African national park “Odzala” is one of the most biodiverse rainforests in the world. Experience the nocturnal soundscape of Odzala through a pure auditory experience in breathtaking 360° sound, accompanied by projections of the African starry sky in the… Read more Accessible Events Children Teenager Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/odzala-360deg-hoererlebnis-regenwald Buy tickets Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Panel discussion 30/10/2026 Don Mee Choi: KAUMKRIEG / Freely Frayed Panel discussion 30/10/2026 To mark the publication of the German translation of *Hardly War – KAUMKRIEG*, as well as the new collection of poems *Freely Frayed*, Don Mee Choi (2019) will be hosting an evening of discussion and readings. 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/don-mee-choi-kaumkrieg-freely-frayed/ Lectures & Readings © Foto: Georg Stirnweiß Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 3 additional dates Elshan Ghasimi: Reinterpretation of the Radīf Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 3 additional dates World premiere: Elshan Ghasimi continues her systematic reinterpretation of the Radīf with *Dastgāh-e Chahārgāh* – six concerts at the TA T. Read more experimental and contemporary Art International Literature City of music Location Tieranatomisches Theater Philippstraße 12/13 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://tieranatomisches-theater.de/elshan-ghasimi-radif_2026 Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © FIfF e.V. Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Keine Panik! Resilienz in der Polykrise – FIfF-Konferenz 2026 Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 2 additional dates If people are hopelessly lost and sliding inexorably into a poly-dystopia, how are they even coping with current developments, where can they still draw strength from, and what are the genuinely promising solutions? Read more Politics & Society science Location Theater im Delphi Gustav-Adolf-Straße 2 13086 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://theater-im-delphi.de/programm/?prod=554 Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © tic / André Lange Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Lesbians in the provinces – then and now Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 “Lesbians in the provinces are on their own. Utterly alone”: It was with this observation that Christiane Kloweit and Ina Röder Sissoko set out in 1989 to investigate the realities of life for lesbians in small towns across the GDR. Their findings were… Read more History of the GDR Free of charge LGBTI Location EWA-Frauenzentrum Prenzlauer Allee 6 10405 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.ewa-frauenzentrum.de/Kultur/Veranstaltungen/ Panel discussion © Goldberg Panel discussion 30/10/2026 Homosexuality and religion Panel discussion 30/10/2026 What role do gender(s), gender roles and sexual identities play in Judaism, Christianity and Islam? To what extent do religions contribute to gender equality, and where do they hinder it? How can religions speak openly about homophobia and anti-queer sentiment… Read more Politics & Society Location Das Jüdische Kulturschiff MS Goldberg Schifffahrtsufer 2 an der Dischinger Brücke 13581 Berlin-Spandau Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 My Pleasure Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Cheeky, revealing, and empowering stories of female desire. Read more Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/my-pleasure-2 Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Stefan Jürgens - Bram Stoker's Dracula Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Stefan Jürgens takes you on an atmospheric journey into the dark heart of the Dracula story. In his melodramatic and fast-paced literary performance, he brings to life a world full of terror, courage and love. Read more City of music Location Renaissance-Theater Knesebeckstraße 100 10623 Berlin Time 21:00 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/stefan-juergens-bram-stokers-dracula/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Marion Rodenwald Lectures & Readings 31/10/2026 2nd High Sensitivity Day Lectures & Readings 31/10/2026 To mark the 2nd High Sensitivity Day, there are plenty of activities to discover in the library. Read more Free of charge Literature science Location Bibliothek am Wasserturm Prenzlauer Allee 227 10405 Berlin Time 11:00 am – 16:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=292327&ls=230&c=409
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 © 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 © 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
Lectures & Readings © Scott Ramsay Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 1 additional date ODZALA – 360° rainforest listening experience Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 1 additional date The African national park “Odzala” is one of the most biodiverse rainforests in the world. Experience the nocturnal soundscape of Odzala through a pure auditory experience in breathtaking 360° sound, accompanied by projections of the African starry sky in the… Read more Accessible Events Children Teenager Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/odzala-360deg-hoererlebnis-regenwald Buy tickets
Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Panel discussion 30/10/2026 Don Mee Choi: KAUMKRIEG / Freely Frayed Panel discussion 30/10/2026 To mark the publication of the German translation of *Hardly War – KAUMKRIEG*, as well as the new collection of poems *Freely Frayed*, Don Mee Choi (2019) will be hosting an evening of discussion and readings. 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/don-mee-choi-kaumkrieg-freely-frayed/
Lectures & Readings © Foto: Georg Stirnweiß Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 3 additional dates Elshan Ghasimi: Reinterpretation of the Radīf Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 3 additional dates World premiere: Elshan Ghasimi continues her systematic reinterpretation of the Radīf with *Dastgāh-e Chahārgāh* – six concerts at the TA T. Read more experimental and contemporary Art International Literature City of music Location Tieranatomisches Theater Philippstraße 12/13 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://tieranatomisches-theater.de/elshan-ghasimi-radif_2026 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © FIfF e.V. Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Keine Panik! Resilienz in der Polykrise – FIfF-Konferenz 2026 Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 + 2 additional dates If people are hopelessly lost and sliding inexorably into a poly-dystopia, how are they even coping with current developments, where can they still draw strength from, and what are the genuinely promising solutions? Read more Politics & Society science Location Theater im Delphi Gustav-Adolf-Straße 2 13086 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://theater-im-delphi.de/programm/?prod=554 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © tic / André Lange Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Lesbians in the provinces – then and now Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 “Lesbians in the provinces are on their own. Utterly alone”: It was with this observation that Christiane Kloweit and Ina Röder Sissoko set out in 1989 to investigate the realities of life for lesbians in small towns across the GDR. Their findings were… Read more History of the GDR Free of charge LGBTI Location EWA-Frauenzentrum Prenzlauer Allee 6 10405 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.ewa-frauenzentrum.de/Kultur/Veranstaltungen/
Panel discussion © Goldberg Panel discussion 30/10/2026 Homosexuality and religion Panel discussion 30/10/2026 What role do gender(s), gender roles and sexual identities play in Judaism, Christianity and Islam? To what extent do religions contribute to gender equality, and where do they hinder it? How can religions speak openly about homophobia and anti-queer sentiment… Read more Politics & Society Location Das Jüdische Kulturschiff MS Goldberg Schifffahrtsufer 2 an der Dischinger Brücke 13581 Berlin-Spandau Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 My Pleasure Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Cheeky, revealing, and empowering stories of female desire. Read more Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/my-pleasure-2 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Stefan Jürgens - Bram Stoker's Dracula Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Stefan Jürgens takes you on an atmospheric journey into the dark heart of the Dracula story. In his melodramatic and fast-paced literary performance, he brings to life a world full of terror, courage and love. Read more City of music Location Renaissance-Theater Knesebeckstraße 100 10623 Berlin Time 21:00 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/stefan-juergens-bram-stokers-dracula/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Marion Rodenwald Lectures & Readings 31/10/2026 2nd High Sensitivity Day Lectures & Readings 31/10/2026 To mark the 2nd High Sensitivity Day, there are plenty of activities to discover in the library. Read more Free of charge Literature science Location Bibliothek am Wasserturm Prenzlauer Allee 227 10405 Berlin Time 11:00 am – 16:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=292327&ls=230&c=409
