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 © THEATER IM PALAIS Berlin / Anna Piro Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 MAX REINHARDT IN BERLIN Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 Literary Café at the Palais on Max Reinhardt: Read more Events for foodies Literature Location Theater im Palais Am Festungsgraben 1 10117 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.theater-im-palais.de/event/max-reinhardt-in-berlin/ Buy tickets Workshop © Julianne Cordray / Re(a)d Wedding Workshop 22/11/2026 PRINTERHOF: A fair for local zines and bookmakers Workshop 22/11/2026 If you’re keen to explore Berlin’s independent and limited-edition zine scene, this is exactly the market for you! Read more Free of charge Literature Location Vagabund Brauerei - Kesselhaus (Osram-Höfe) Oudenarder Str. 16-20 13347 Berlin Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.meetup.com/berlin-poetry-meetup-group/events/314959245/ Lectures & Readings © Jon Parker / © AMNH Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 Encounters in the milky way (ENGLISH) Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 Includes live hosting Read more International science Location Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow Alt-Treptow 1 12435 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/encounters-milky-way Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © HO3RRAUM Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 + 2 additional dates Die drei ??? und die singende Schlange (The three ??? and the singing snake) Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 + 2 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 17:45 pm – 19:15 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/die-drei-Fragezeichen-und-die-singende-schlange Lectures & Readings © SPB / Natalie Toczek Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 + 1 additional date South Africa – From Cape Town to Adventure Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 + 1 additional date Photographers and authors Achill and Aaron Moser have been embarking on adventurous expeditions around the world for years. Read more Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/suedafrika-durch-weite-und-wildnis Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Tina Engel Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 ERIKA MANN: „WENN DIE LICHTER AUSGEHEN“ Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 Their stories speak of conformity and suffering, resignation and failure, but also of courage and humanity. For the most part, nothing spectacular happens, yet the people’s hardship and discontent are plain to see. And hovering over it all is one great hope… Read more Literature Location Renaissance-Theater Berlin, Bruckner-Foyer Time 19:30 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/erika-mann-wenn-die-lichter-ausgehen/ Buy tickets Panel discussion © Susanne Schleyer Panel discussion 23/11/2026 Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk and Bodo Ramelow: The New Wall Panel discussion 23/11/2026 Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk is one of the foremost experts on the history of the GDR and has been one of the most prominent and dedicated observers of the reunification process for 35 years. The FAZ called him the “punk among German historians” (FAZ). Read more Politics & Society Location DISTEL Kabarett-Theater Friedrichstraße 101 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://distel-berlin.de/spielplan/event/ilko-sascha-kowalczuk-und-bodo-ramelow-die-neue-mauer/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © So noch nie Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 NEVER BEFORE – Pankow Open-Mic Reading Stage Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 Heroes, gods, and demons, children, the elderly, and the guy next door—they’re all here. They love, they suffer, they fight, they lose, or they triumph. They’re not done yet. Here, they get to test themselves. Read more Literature Location Zimmer 16 Florastraße 16 13187 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 22:00 pm https://zimmer16.com/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Lisa VogelTim Liss; Anke NeckarFee Schreiber Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 Lisa Vogel and Anke Neckar in Conversation: A Declaration of Love for Chaotic Women. On the Freedom to Be Messy Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 Chaotic women are quickly labeled as “too much”—too loud, too disorganized, too messy. This book is a declaration of love for precisely that “too much”: humorous, honest, and empowering. Read more Literature Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Joana Rudziok Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 Stimmen im Kopf Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 With their podcast "Stimmen im Kopf" (Voices in the Head), Pia & Denise regularly reach a huge audience. With over 350,000 subscribers and an incredible 10 million streams, their podcast is one of the most popular true crime podcasts in the German-speaking… Read more On Tour Location Die Wühlmäuse Pommernallee 2-4 14052 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://wuehlmaeuse.de/veranstaltung/stimmen-kopf-abgruende-psyche/ticket/53055 Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Foto: Renate Zimmermann Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Bastel-Buch Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Whether origami, window picture or atmospheric table decoration ... many no longer needed books are too beautiful for the waste paper. We want to give them new life and invite you to a creative craft round! Read more Berlin's neighbourhoods Children Location Bezirkszentralbibliothek "Mark Twain" Marzahner Promenade 55 12679 Berlin Time 17:00 pm Lectures & Readings © BUCH CONTACT Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 ‘Shared Reality’: Book launch with a reading Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 The book launch and reading with Johanna Fölkel will take place at the Place One Panoramabar in Berlin. Read more Free of charge Literature Location Place One Panoramabar Strausberger Platz 1 10243 Berlin Time 17:30 pm – 22:00 pm Lectures & Readings © schnelly Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 The Three Green Ladies Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Look forward to an atmospheric storytelling evening with Kathleen Rappolt, which explores in depth the themes of nature, its primal power and the deep connection between people and the environment. Read more Free of charge Spandau Location Stadtteilbibliothek Haselhorst Gartenfelder Straße 104 13599 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/ba-spandau/spandau-inklusiv/artikel.1576502.php Lectures & Readings © Bundesarchiv Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Reading Stage: ‘Self-regulation of the Heart’ Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Peggy Mädler’s novel *Selbstregulierung des Herzens* (Self-Regulation of the Heart) paints a broad picture of life in the GDR and in the years that followed. The story centres on Georg and the artist Mona. A rich cast of characters develops around them. Read more History of the GDR Free of charge Literature Location Ehemalige Stasi-Zentrale (Haus 22) Ruschestraße 103 10365 Berlin Time 18:30 pm – 20:00 pm https://www.bundesarchiv.de/themen-entdecken/vor-ort-entdecken/veranstaltungen/termin/selbstregulierung-des-herzens-berlin-24-11-2026/ Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 + 1 additional date Wohnzimmer Slam Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 + 1 additional date The poetry slam at the Verlängertes Wohnzimmer theater. Read more Location Theater Verlängertes Wohnzimmer Frankfurter Allee 91 10247 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Read the Room Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 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 © Promo Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 SCIENCE SLAM Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Laugh until you cry, finally understand the incomprehensible, and take home astonishing new knowledge – all this awaits you at a Science Slam. Read more On Tour science Location Heimathafen Neukölln Karl-Marx-Straße 141 12043 Berlin Time 20:00 pm Lectures & Readings © Stefanie Fiebrig Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Stefan Schwarz: This will come back to haunt us at 1860. Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Stefan Schwarz presents his new book: "That's what happens when you're sixty." A treat for anyone who can still concentrate for more than ten seconds. Boomer humor at its finest. Read more Literature Location Pfefferberg - Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/stefan-schwarz-pfefferberg-theater-21293118/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Berliner Festspiele / Treffen junge Szene Lectures & Readings 25/11/2026 – 30/11/2026 Treffen junger Autor*innen Lectures & Readings 25/11/2026 – 30/11/2026 The Young Writers’ Gathering offers young writers a platform on which to present their work, thereby raising awareness of their concerns, themes and viewpoints. Read more Literature Location verschiedene Veranstaltungsorte Berlin Time 01:00 am https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/tja History & Archaeology © DHM History & Archaeology 25/11/2026 Approaches. A quote, an object, a space History & Archaeology 25/11/2026 A quote and an object open the door to one of the exhibition rooms: what do they address, what do they reveal, and what lies behind them? Experts offer brief insights to broaden our perspective on the themes associated with these elements; these can then be… Read more History Location Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau Hinter dem Gießhaus 3 10117 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.dhm.de/veranstaltung/zugaenge-ein-zitat-ein-objekt-ein-raum-1/ Lectures & Readings © © Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Foto: Stefan Klenke Lectures & Readings 25/11/2026 Anders geFragt: Is AI meant to serve humanity? Lectures & Readings 25/11/2026 The second event in this new series of discussions asks, “Is AI meant to serve humanity?” The evening’s moderator, Prof. Dr. Petra Anders (Humboldt- Universität, 2025 Communicator Award), will speak on this topic with, among others, Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid (Chair… Read more Location Humboldt Forum Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 17:00 pm – 19:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org
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 © THEATER IM PALAIS Berlin / Anna Piro Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 MAX REINHARDT IN BERLIN Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 Literary Café at the Palais on Max Reinhardt: Read more Events for foodies Literature Location Theater im Palais Am Festungsgraben 1 10117 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.theater-im-palais.de/event/max-reinhardt-in-berlin/ Buy tickets
Workshop © Julianne Cordray / Re(a)d Wedding Workshop 22/11/2026 PRINTERHOF: A fair for local zines and bookmakers Workshop 22/11/2026 If you’re keen to explore Berlin’s independent and limited-edition zine scene, this is exactly the market for you! Read more Free of charge Literature Location Vagabund Brauerei - Kesselhaus (Osram-Höfe) Oudenarder Str. 16-20 13347 Berlin Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.meetup.com/berlin-poetry-meetup-group/events/314959245/
Lectures & Readings © Jon Parker / © AMNH Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 Encounters in the milky way (ENGLISH) Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 Includes live hosting Read more International science Location Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow Alt-Treptow 1 12435 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/encounters-milky-way Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © HO3RRAUM Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 + 2 additional dates Die drei ??? und die singende Schlange (The three ??? and the singing snake) Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 + 2 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 17:45 pm – 19:15 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/die-drei-Fragezeichen-und-die-singende-schlange
Lectures & Readings © SPB / Natalie Toczek Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 + 1 additional date South Africa – From Cape Town to Adventure Lectures & Readings 22/11/2026 + 1 additional date Photographers and authors Achill and Aaron Moser have been embarking on adventurous expeditions around the world for years. Read more Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/suedafrika-durch-weite-und-wildnis Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Tina Engel Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 ERIKA MANN: „WENN DIE LICHTER AUSGEHEN“ Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 Their stories speak of conformity and suffering, resignation and failure, but also of courage and humanity. For the most part, nothing spectacular happens, yet the people’s hardship and discontent are plain to see. And hovering over it all is one great hope… Read more Literature Location Renaissance-Theater Berlin, Bruckner-Foyer Time 19:30 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/erika-mann-wenn-die-lichter-ausgehen/ Buy tickets
Panel discussion © Susanne Schleyer Panel discussion 23/11/2026 Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk and Bodo Ramelow: The New Wall Panel discussion 23/11/2026 Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk is one of the foremost experts on the history of the GDR and has been one of the most prominent and dedicated observers of the reunification process for 35 years. The FAZ called him the “punk among German historians” (FAZ). Read more Politics & Society Location DISTEL Kabarett-Theater Friedrichstraße 101 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://distel-berlin.de/spielplan/event/ilko-sascha-kowalczuk-und-bodo-ramelow-die-neue-mauer/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © So noch nie Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 NEVER BEFORE – Pankow Open-Mic Reading Stage Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 Heroes, gods, and demons, children, the elderly, and the guy next door—they’re all here. They love, they suffer, they fight, they lose, or they triumph. They’re not done yet. Here, they get to test themselves. Read more Literature Location Zimmer 16 Florastraße 16 13187 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 22:00 pm https://zimmer16.com/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Lisa VogelTim Liss; Anke NeckarFee Schreiber Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 Lisa Vogel and Anke Neckar in Conversation: A Declaration of Love for Chaotic Women. On the Freedom to Be Messy Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 Chaotic women are quickly labeled as “too much”—too loud, too disorganized, too messy. This book is a declaration of love for precisely that “too much”: humorous, honest, and empowering. Read more Literature Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Joana Rudziok Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 Stimmen im Kopf Lectures & Readings 23/11/2026 With their podcast "Stimmen im Kopf" (Voices in the Head), Pia & Denise regularly reach a huge audience. With over 350,000 subscribers and an incredible 10 million streams, their podcast is one of the most popular true crime podcasts in the German-speaking… Read more On Tour Location Die Wühlmäuse Pommernallee 2-4 14052 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://wuehlmaeuse.de/veranstaltung/stimmen-kopf-abgruende-psyche/ticket/53055 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Foto: Renate Zimmermann Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Bastel-Buch Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Whether origami, window picture or atmospheric table decoration ... many no longer needed books are too beautiful for the waste paper. We want to give them new life and invite you to a creative craft round! Read more Berlin's neighbourhoods Children Location Bezirkszentralbibliothek "Mark Twain" Marzahner Promenade 55 12679 Berlin Time 17:00 pm
Lectures & Readings © BUCH CONTACT Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 ‘Shared Reality’: Book launch with a reading Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 The book launch and reading with Johanna Fölkel will take place at the Place One Panoramabar in Berlin. Read more Free of charge Literature Location Place One Panoramabar Strausberger Platz 1 10243 Berlin Time 17:30 pm – 22:00 pm
Lectures & Readings © schnelly Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 The Three Green Ladies Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Look forward to an atmospheric storytelling evening with Kathleen Rappolt, which explores in depth the themes of nature, its primal power and the deep connection between people and the environment. Read more Free of charge Spandau Location Stadtteilbibliothek Haselhorst Gartenfelder Straße 104 13599 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/ba-spandau/spandau-inklusiv/artikel.1576502.php
Lectures & Readings © Bundesarchiv Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Reading Stage: ‘Self-regulation of the Heart’ Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Peggy Mädler’s novel *Selbstregulierung des Herzens* (Self-Regulation of the Heart) paints a broad picture of life in the GDR and in the years that followed. The story centres on Georg and the artist Mona. A rich cast of characters develops around them. Read more History of the GDR Free of charge Literature Location Ehemalige Stasi-Zentrale (Haus 22) Ruschestraße 103 10365 Berlin Time 18:30 pm – 20:00 pm https://www.bundesarchiv.de/themen-entdecken/vor-ort-entdecken/veranstaltungen/termin/selbstregulierung-des-herzens-berlin-24-11-2026/
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 + 1 additional date Wohnzimmer Slam Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 + 1 additional date The poetry slam at the Verlängertes Wohnzimmer theater. Read more Location Theater Verlängertes Wohnzimmer Frankfurter Allee 91 10247 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Read the Room Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 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 © Promo Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 SCIENCE SLAM Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Laugh until you cry, finally understand the incomprehensible, and take home astonishing new knowledge – all this awaits you at a Science Slam. Read more On Tour science Location Heimathafen Neukölln Karl-Marx-Straße 141 12043 Berlin Time 20:00 pm
Lectures & Readings © Stefanie Fiebrig Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Stefan Schwarz: This will come back to haunt us at 1860. Lectures & Readings 24/11/2026 Stefan Schwarz presents his new book: "That's what happens when you're sixty." A treat for anyone who can still concentrate for more than ten seconds. Boomer humor at its finest. Read more Literature Location Pfefferberg - Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/stefan-schwarz-pfefferberg-theater-21293118/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Berliner Festspiele / Treffen junge Szene Lectures & Readings 25/11/2026 – 30/11/2026 Treffen junger Autor*innen Lectures & Readings 25/11/2026 – 30/11/2026 The Young Writers’ Gathering offers young writers a platform on which to present their work, thereby raising awareness of their concerns, themes and viewpoints. Read more Literature Location verschiedene Veranstaltungsorte Berlin Time 01:00 am https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/tja
History & Archaeology © DHM History & Archaeology 25/11/2026 Approaches. A quote, an object, a space History & Archaeology 25/11/2026 A quote and an object open the door to one of the exhibition rooms: what do they address, what do they reveal, and what lies behind them? Experts offer brief insights to broaden our perspective on the themes associated with these elements; these can then be… Read more History Location Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau Hinter dem Gießhaus 3 10117 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.dhm.de/veranstaltung/zugaenge-ein-zitat-ein-objekt-ein-raum-1/
Lectures & Readings © © Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Foto: Stefan Klenke Lectures & Readings 25/11/2026 Anders geFragt: Is AI meant to serve humanity? Lectures & Readings 25/11/2026 The second event in this new series of discussions asks, “Is AI meant to serve humanity?” The evening’s moderator, Prof. Dr. Petra Anders (Humboldt- Universität, 2025 Communicator Award), will speak on this topic with, among others, Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid (Chair… Read more Location Humboldt Forum Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 17:00 pm – 19:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org
