Past news

The Unithea theater festival will celebrate its 25th edition in the twin city of Frankfurt (Oder) – Słubice on June 13 and 14, 2025. Following the positive response to the diverse performances this year, a team of students and employees of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) is currently working on the preparations for next year's anniversary edition. The focus is on the theme of "Passion". The application phase for artists is currently underway.

At the end of last year, the Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Museums Viadrina e.V. was able to acquire a valuable piece of Frankfurt's city history. It is a so-called Kratervase from the year 1846, which was produced at the time by the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin (KPM). The krater vase can now be viewed on the second floor of the Junkerhaus of the Viadrina Municipal Museum.

Thierbachshof presented a donation of 150 euros to the Steinhöfel youth fire department as part of its atmospheric Christmas market last Sunday. With this gesture, operators Anne-Kathrin Kuhlemann and Markus Haastert thanked the young firefighters for their exemplary commitment, especially in the area of recruiting young people for the indispensable tasks of the volunteer fire department.

In the "Our village has a future" competition, "Kummse", as Kummersdorf is affectionately known, took first place for the Oder-Spree district and was awarded the title at district level on December 3, 2024 at Beeskow Castle.

Artists can currently register until Tuesday, December 17 for the Open Studios on the first weekend in May (May 3 and 4, 2025) to open their studios or take part in the joint exhibition. At the event, visitors will have the opportunity to talk to the artists and find out more about the art scene in the twin city.

The Brandenburg Chambers of Industry and Commerce welcome the conclusion of the coalition agreement and the rapid formation of a new state government in Brandenburg as a positive sign on the way to a stable and capable state government.

The "Our village has a future" competition, which is held throughout Germany in successive rounds, offers participating villages the opportunity to show how they actively and proactively shape the structural, economic and cultural development of their living environment. The award ceremony took place on 23.11.2024 in the Kreiskulturhaus in Seelow. Many stakeholders from the participating villages came together for the ceremony.

The Brandenburg Association of German Architects has now hosted the 2024 awards ceremony in Potsdam. One of these awards went to ff-Architekten Feldhusen Fleckenstein together with Andreas Schwarz Architekten, HDH Ingenieure Berlin and 2B Planungsgesellschaft for the conversion and refurbishment of Frankfurt (Oder) town hall.

After a successful first project period (2021–2023), the Oderland-Spree Regional Management will continue to support the municipalities and economic players in the Oderland-Spree region with issues relating to commercial and industrial development in support of Tesla's environmental development.

From December 1 to 24, 2024, the Living Advent Calendar Frankfurt (Oder) – Słubice traditionally invites you on a Christmas journey of discovery through the twin city. Once again this year, visitors can look forward to a varied, free program that connects the cultural and commercial institutions in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice in a festive Advent atmosphere.