How do food delivery services work? How did Heinrich von Kleist write? What can an old oak tree tell us? And what makes the fire department so important? The 20th Viadrina Children's University will address these questions. From March 4, children and young people between the ages of 8 and 13 can take part in four lectures in the lecture hall of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder).

The Berlin cabaret ensemble Distel promises a weird road trip through an even weirder country at their guest performance at the Theaterhaus Kleist Forum in Frankfurt (Oder) on 18 January. In "Jenseits von Germany", the cult satirists take on the absurdities of the present with their usual sharp pen, bitter humor and live music.

At the end of the lecture series "How to deal with right-wing extremism?" at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), practical workshop discussions on dealing with right-wing extremism in Frankfurt (Oder) and the region will take place on Tuesday, January 27 from 4:15 to 6:45 p.m. Experts from the fields of civil society and local politics, journalism and media as well as democratic conflict management in the community will present their experiences and approaches from their practice in dealing with right-wing extremism.

The Frankfurt (Oder) Music School invites you to its Open Day on Saturday, January 24, 2026 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Interested people of all ages can get to know and try out instruments and talk to the teachers.

Thanks to the new seat heaters and insulated walls, the season at the Theater am Rand can start earlier: It starts as early as March 7! All events until the end of May are now open for booking. Highlights in spring: Kafka am Rand, Kästner unplugged, the guitar jack-of-all-trades Luca Stricagnoli, the cabaret artist Arnulf Rating and the anniversary concert by Engerling.

Unemployment figures rise slightly due to seasonal factors – mixed picture looking back on the year: In December, a total of 14,782 people were registered as unemployed in the city of Frankfurt (Oder), the district of Märkisch-Oderland and the district of Oder-Spree. That is 149 more than in November and 70 more than in December 2024.

A film about them became a hit: the Hamburg senior citizens' choir "Heaven can wait", whose members are all over 70 years old, will soon be performing at Frankfurt's Theaterhaus Kleist Forum. On April 18, 2026, the 35 or so singers, who together bring over 2,000 years of life to the stage, will charmingly and full of joie de vivre overturn common prejudices about older people.

Are you rarely able to hear the organ in your village church? Can you play the piano and could you imagine accompanying chorales on the organ? Then you are cordially invited. Under the direction of cantor Patricia Kramer, workshop participants will receive an introduction to organ playing and can try out the organ in the workshop.

Following the conclusion of negotiations and the EU Parliament's decision on the Supply Chain Directive (CSDDD), Brandenburg's chambers of industry and commerce are warning of unclear implementation at national level and potential burdens for companies.

The 2026 Training Award of the Metropolitan Region East builds on the successful Marzahn-Hellersdorf 2025 Training Award and expands it through supra-regional cooperation. It serves as a tool for location marketing and for sustainably strengthening the regional training landscape. The application phase will start during the career compass training and job fair from May 8 to 9, 2026.