Past events

The 4th Oderland-Spree Regional and Farmers’ Market will showcase regional producers, farms, initiatives and businesses. Visitors can look forward to regional produce, traditional craftsmanship, innovative ideas and the people who shape our region and help forge its identity through their dedication.

Annett Louisan is the voice of German-language chanson – and a hugely successful one at that. To date, she has sold well over a million records and inspired, enchanted and deeply touched just as many people with her concerts. Due to popular demand, Annett Louisan is once again inviting her fans to join her on this special journey through time in summer 2026.

The Karl Dedecius Foundation at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), in collaboration with the Ecumenical European Centre Frankfurt (Oder) e. V. and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW), to a German-Polish educational and exchange seminar in Warsaw. The study trip will take place from 15 to 20 September 2026 and is themed ‘35 Years of the Neighbourhood Treaty: Memory – Dialogue – Future’.

This Sunday, the annual ‘Open Monument Day’ will take place across the country. In Frankfurt (Oder), too, this event offers the chance to experience history first-hand and free of charge. This year’s theme for the event is ‘NetzWERKE: Monuments & Infrastructure’.

The environmental education project “WasserPaten” provides a five-part series of talks and field trips on the topics of water protection, hydrology and ecology in the state of Brandenburg, amongst other things basic knowledge of the water cycle, drinking water supply, the legal framework, renaturation and flood protection.

The spa town invites you to its traditional Old Town Festival. This year’s programme promises a varied and entertaining weekend for young and old alike. The detailed programme booklet is available to download online.

In this new research and exhibition project, the Viadrina Municipal Museum is, for the first time, focusing on the multifaceted literary history of the town on the Oder, from the beginning of the early modern period to the end of the 20th century: there is much to discover. 

A German-Polish expert workshop is being held as part of the EU project ‘BB-L Interconnection – Vision for a Shared Interconnected Area’. The event will focus on the presentation and discussion of a report on renewable energies and the spatial implications of the energy transition. 

On 10 September 2026, the Brandenburg Digital Day meets Wildau Administration Day will take place for the first time at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau (TH Wildau). Under the motto ‘Thinking Digitally Together’, Brandenburg Digital Day and Wildau Administration Day are joining forces to create a joint flagship event for local and state authorities in Brandenburg.

It is a remarkable correspondence: for more than twenty years, from 1911 to 1932, Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Albert Einstein exchanged personal letters. Dr Ewa Łabno-Falęcka, winner of the Viadrina Prize, will speak about this exchange between two icons of science at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). 

The Brecht-Weigel-Haus Buckow is organising a unique excursion in collaboration with the MOL Adult Education Centre. Nature lovers and culture enthusiasts can set off on a discovery tour under expert guidance, armed with Helene Weigel’s historic mushroom-picking licence. 

The “FüWa Buch” marks the first time a book fair has been held in Fürstenwalde. Over the two days, around 20 exhibitors will be showcasing their books and inviting visitors to discover the diversity of the world of books.

Organised for the fourth time on a voluntary basis by residents of Beeskow, this participatory festival for young and old alike is taking place on Beeskow’s church square. Because: the climate – it concerns us all!

 

Dried beans are slowly but steadily gaining importance as a local source of protein. But how can they be successfully grown under the conditions in Brandenburg? Which varieties and cultivation systems have proved successful? And what prospects does regional marketing offer? As part of our event, we will present the latest findings from a four-year cultivation trial with dry beans and take a look together at other heat-loving crops such as vigna beans and soya beans.

For three years, researchers from the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), together with other partners, have been supporting four organic value-chain networks in Brandenburg, identifying success factors, challenges and future scenarios. On 27 August 2026, from 10 am to 12 noon, the research team will present the findings of the RegBio2B project in a Zoom conference.

The sustainable use of regional resources is becoming increasingly important for climate protection, security of supply and value creation. At the same time, forest conversion and landscape management face massive challenges posed by climate change. The 22nd Brandenburg Energy Wood Day, to be held on 27 August 2026 in Bloischdorf, will address these issues and also explore social aspects during the subsequent excursion to the new Branitz Tree University.

On Friday 7 August at 3.00 p.m., there will be a guided tour of the current special exhibition “Beyond Prussia’s Gloria – The ‘Other’ Anton von Werner” at the Viadrina Municipal Museum. On display are studies of historical events, impressions of travels and landscapes, illustrations and decorative commissioned works.

Once again this year, the Film University Babelsberg’s popular Children’s Film University is touring Brandenburg. During the week from 3 August to 8 August 2026, the popular film workshop for young people aged 13 to 16 will take place at the Parkclub Fürstenwalde. During the six-day workshop, participants will be guided by two film professionals from the Babelsberg Film University as they bring their own small film project to life. 

The ‘Klassik ohne Grenzen’ open-air summer festival has long since become a fixture in the events calendar of the twin cities of Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice. Held in the open air and with free admission, the festival offers a total of nine concerts over five weekends from 2 to 29 August.

With the group exhibition ‘herzwärts wild’, which builds on the successful project of the same name from 2022–2025, the Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art (BLMK) in Frankfurt (Oder) invites visitors to rediscover the turbulent years of upheaval in the 1980s and 1990s from a unique perspective. The focus is on works by female artists from the GDR and the People’s Republic of Poland, whose works powerfully convey stories of social change, personal self-assertion and artistic freedom. 

During the holiday period, the vetting and registration process for apprenticeship contracts is in full swing at Brandenburg’s three Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHK). The Brandenburg apprenticeship market offers school leavers a wide range of training opportunities to get their careers off to a good start. The Brandenburg IHKs have compiled a list of apprenticeship places, companies offering work experience placements and holiday jobs, as well as a wide range of advisory services, events and application tips.

In the early 1990s – Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice were separated by a bridge with strict border controls and long queues – it was a bold and unprecedented idea: the establishment of a joint cross-border German-Polish teaching and research institution. Some three decades later, Dr Krzysztof Wojciechowski, the long-standing director and architect of the Collegium Polonicum, looks back on the ‘dream of a border university’. 

The Protestant church district of Oderland-Spree invites organ players, piano players and interested parties to a summer organ course in Seelow from 11 to 18 July 2026, accompanied by a varied programme.

The Rainbirds' planned anniversary concert on 29 May 2026 in Frankfurt's Messehalle will take place in a new, even larger setting. Instead of the previous date, visitors can now look forward to a special highlight in the summer: The Rainbirds will play the greatest hits from their band history on 11 July 2026 as the main act on the main stage of the HanseStadtFest "Bunter Hering".

Three days of international music, performances, workshops and guided tours – that’s the student-organised festival “HE(A)RING – wortzart”, running from Friday 10 July to Sunday 12 July in the garden of the Kleist Museum. As part of the HanseStadtFest “Bunter Hering”, this festival invites visitors to a musical oasis. In a relaxed atmosphere, they can enjoy performances by musicians from Germany, Poland and beyond, take part in creative workshops and discover the Kleist Museum on guided tours. 

Things are set to get sporty again in the twin towns of Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice: the ‘3, 2, 1 … Start’ event combines sporting competitions and cross-border cooperation with a special focus on the towns’ shared history. The city bridge will serve as the central venue and a symbol of the connection between the two towns.

Anne Rabe will be in conversation with Prof. Dr Benjamin Lahusen, a legal historian at Viadrina University, under the title ‘Democracy is being saved in the East’, discussing political experiences, democratic culture and social change in eastern Germany. Anyone interested is warmly invited to attend the discussion in the Logensaal at Viadrina, Logenstraße 11, Frankfurt (Oder). 

The East Brandenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) is focusing on digital, practical knowledge transfer: the 2nd IHK Webinar Week will take place from 5 to 7 May 2026. Under the motto "MORE KNOWLEDGE. With the IHK", entrepreneurs and their employees will receive compact expert knowledge – free of charge and conveniently via Microsoft Teams.

The Protestant parish of Eisenhüttenstadt is showing the exhibition "Women in Divided Germany" in the community center from 13 February to 3 July 2026. The division of Germany has been history for over three decades. But many clichés about women from East and West Germany persist to this day. Where do these attributions come from? And how much is really behind them? The exhibition explores these questions.

Open-air cinema, open-air exhibitions, sporting events, family festivals, light installations, performances and, above all, music: The 2026 Cultural Summer is set to really bring the house down in the twin cities of Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice – and admission to all events is free.

Just in time for the summer holidays, the Frankfurt (Oder) City and Regional Library is turning the school holidays into a reading adventure: as well as exclusive reading material and prizes, a special first is in store for participants this year: the first Frankfurt Class Cup.

When the campus is transformed into a festival mile, international aromas waft through Konrad-Wachsmann-Allee and celebrations continue into the night across several stages, it means the BTU Summer Festival is here again. Together with its partners, students, staff and local residents, the university invites you to a weekend full of music, socialising and hands-on activities on the central campus.

The Geobusters Academy invites you to the 2nd Geodesy (Surveying) Day in the State of Brandenburg at the Konrad-Wachsmann-Oberstufenzentrum, Potsdamer Straße 4, 15234 Frankfurt (Oder). Visitors can look forward to a varied day of activities centred on the world of geoinformation and digital technologies. The focus will be on career guidance, future-oriented skills and the question of how geodesy and geoinformation technologies are shaping the digital society. 

Be there when Dr Manja Schüle, Minister of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg, and representatives from business and universities provide impetus for innovation and regional future strength. Join in the discussion and ask your questions directly.

From 23 June 2026, prospective students at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) will have the opportunity to find out how a degree course in their chosen subject is structured. Under the motto “Try it first, then study”, the trial study programme offers excellent insights into the content and procedures, special features and everything that is part of life as a student. Registration is open until 21 June 2026.

How far does the influence of European law on national constitutional law extend - and where are its limits? The conference "Europeanisation of Constitutional Law - a German-Polish Perspective" on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) will address this key question. The conference will take place in the Logensaal of the Viadrina, in the Logenhaus, Logenstraße 11. The keynote speech will be given by Prof Dr Gesine Schwan.

The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is opening its doors at the Cottbus Central Campus. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, a varied programme with information on all aspects of studying awaits interested parties.

The Michael Linckersdorff Foundation invites you to a multifaceted summer art festival on Sunday, 21 June 2026 from 3:00 p.m. The varied programme extends across the castle forecourt, the castle and the historic teahouse.

What will the agriculture of the future look like? The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) will be providing answers to this question at the German Government’s Open Day. Visitors can find the ZALF at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs (BMLEH), Wilhelmstraße 54. 

In Frankfurt (Oder), this year's International Day of Brick Gothic is focussing on burial and memorial culture. Under the title "Over and out! Or? – Themed day of commemoration culture in St. Mary's", there will be a series of lectures with a panel discussion followed by guided tours and walks through churches and the urban space on Saturday, 20 June between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in St. Mary's Church in Frankfurt (Oder).

When researchers don't sit in a lab or library, but instead make an audience laugh on stage on a Friday evening, it's time again for the Brandenburg Science Slam! For the fifth time, the presence centre is inviting scientists from all over Brandenburg to the Kulturfabrik in Fürstenwalde.

The closing event for the “NUDAFA Real-World Laboratory” project is taking place at the Technical University of Applied Sciences in Wildau. The focus will be on innovative solutions for inter-municipal cycling, the launch of a new reference book, and the results of several years of practical trials. 

The einsA Start-up Centre of STIC Wirtschaftsfördergesellschaft MOL mbH, the East Brandenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Frankfurt (Oder) Chamber of Crafts – East Brandenburg Region and the Brandenburg Economic Development Agency (WFBB) invite anyone interested in starting a business, entrepreneurs and those involved in business to the 4th East Brandenburg Start-up and Entrepreneurship Day on 18 June 2026 in Strausberg. Under the motto “Impulse. Opportunities. Future”, visitors can look forward to an inspiring programme offering valuable insights, direct contact with experts and numerous networking opportunities.

How will our world change if artificial intelligence produces content faster than we can check it? This question is the focus of the Fake News Festival, which is taking place for the first time in Frankfurt (Oder) and the region from Thursday 18 June to Saturday 20 June. Developed by students and researchers at the European University Viadrina, the free festival brings together academic perspectives, participatory formats, debates and entertainment.

The alumni of the European University Viadrina Dr Kerstin Hinrichsen and Dr Markus Nesselrodt will present their newly published city guide "Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice" in a book presentation followed by a discussion on Wednesday, 17 June at 6.30 p.m. The event will take place at the Stadt- und Regionalbibliothek, Bischofstraße 17, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder). Admission is free of charge.

Under the motto “Moving together”, a wide range of activities invites visitors – especially the youngest ones – to get involved. Those who complete several activity stations will be rewarded for their sporting spirit. At the heart of the colourful hustle and bustle are the many stalls selling the workshop’s own products – from ceramics and textiles to handmade one-off pieces. The range is complemented by guest vendors from the region, who provide even more variety.

Under the motto "60 Years – 60 Places", the "Junge Camerata Dresden" chamber orchestra from the Saxon State High School is currently touring Germany. On Saturday 13 June at 5 p.m., it will perform at the Bürgerkirche St. Marien Frankfurt (Oder).

As part of the 31st Brandenburger Landpartie, the open farm and stable weekend, 35 certified organic farms are inviting visitors to enjoy festivities, guided tours and culinary delights.

There are many funding programmes and support offers for further training, qualifications and employee entry, but questions often remain unanswered: What suits my employees and my company? What are the requirements? And how does the implementation actually work? This is where the Eisenhüttenstadt Economic Development Agency comes in with its event for entrepreneurs. Instead of traditional presentations, you can expect a moderated dialogue that focuses on your questions.

Under the motto “Pioneering Aerospace”, the ILA Berlin will once again be focusing on the future of aerospace from 10 to 14 June. The University of Applied Sciences in Wildau will also be in attendance, showcasing its research topics and range of courses at the exhibition. Among other things, a student project will be showcased in which students on the Aeronautical Engineering/Aviation Management course are developing aircraft that use as little material as possible whilst still demonstrating stable flight characteristics.