Current events

On the long Ascension Day weekend, there will be plenty to marvel at for the spectacle's young and old guests on this journey through time: Knight fights, lots of hands-on activities such as archery and axe throwing, a large market with crafts and trade, numerous taverns and taverns, music and daring art. Let yourself be enchanted!

A selection of the most beautiful love letters in world literature will be read by Christine Sommer and Martin Brambach on May 12 at Frankfurt's Kleist Forum. The fact that the Austrian actress and the Tatort star are also a married couple in real life makes this evening particularly exciting. It's not just a reading – the air is on fire with texts that are among the most beautiful that literature has produced in the past 300 years.

Destruction and theft of cultural assets are part of the tactics of historical and current wars, while at the same time this approach violates international conventions. From Monday, May 13 to Wednesday, May 15, the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) is hosting a conference focusing on attacks on cultural heritage and its protection during the First World War.

In May 2024, the Basic Law will celebrate its 75th birthday – but what support does it have in East Germany? The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) invites you to a discussion entitled "75 years of the Basic Law and a non-event" on Tuesday, May 14.

On 15.05.2024 from 3:00 p.m. in the Kulturhaus Küstriner Vorland, an inter-communal business meeting will take place for all entrepreneurs, self-employed people and start-ups in the Oderland region.

On Thursday, May 16, 2024 – the International Day of Light – there will be a guided tour with the photographer at 11:30 a.m. as part of the exhibition "Frankfurt Underworlds: Photographic Discoveries by Hartmut Kelm", there will be a guided tour with the photographer.

On the occasion of the awarding of the 23rd Viadrina Prize on Thursday, May 16, the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) invites you to a panel discussion on the topic "Twenty years after the eastward enlargement – German-Polish understanding put to the test".

Stage free for science – reserve your ticket now for the 3rd Brandenburg Science Slam in Fürstenwalde. For the third time, the Fürstenwalde University Office is hosting a science slam at the Kulturfabrik. On 24 May from 7 p.m., various scientists from Brandenburg will once again be presenting their research topics and vying for the audience's favor.

The developments in the digital world in recent years are fascinating. However, it is not easy to keep up with the rapid changes - and to deal with them if necessary. To remain competitive, companies need to implement digital technologies and AI solutions. The key to this is DIGITAL COMPETENCE. Let yourself be inspired on May 24 by new ideas on how this can be achieved.

What makes an entrepreneurial ecosystem and what role do the three success factors of creativity, communication and community play? The ERLab Days from May 27 to 29, 2024 will address these questions in a mixture of scientific conference and regional exploration in Berlin and Brandenburg.

Christian Encounter Days – the Central European Church Congress in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice from June 7 to 9, 2024 – Under the motto "Nothing can divide us", a sign of cohesion within and between countries and churches will be set together.

From June 8 to 9, 2024, you can look forward to the 29th edition of the largest country festival in Brandenburg. Among other things, guests can once again expect a variety of farm and village festivals, stable tours, field tours, carriage rides and bike tours, baking ovens will be fired up for fresh bread and delicious cakes, and old and new agricultural technology can be discovered.

Market activities with a harvest parade, stage program, hands-on activities and talks – this year, the Oderbruch Museum is organizing a large regional and farmers' market together with the districts of Märkisch-Oderland and Oder-Spree, the district farmers' association and the Frankfurt/Oder Chamber of Crafts, while at the same time continuing the popular elements of the harvest festival.

Dr. Pop is the doctor for music. He treats with music samples and fascinating music facts. His consultation at Frankfurt's Kleist Forum on January 21 is sold out. Due to the great demand, the music cabaret artist and stand-up comedian will also be a guest in the Oder city next season with his program "Hitverdächtig". Tickets have already gone on sale for the performance on January 19, 2025 at the Kleist Forum.