On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the short film "TRANSIT Frankfurt (Oder)" will be shown at the Viadrina Municipal Museum on Brandenburg Short Film Day, with the Polish language version at 3 p.m. and the German language version at 4:30 p.m. The documentary focuses on the end of the Second World War and the subsequent new beginning and recalls the fate of the city and those who returned home.

Television stars Samuel Finzi and Herbert Knaup are retelling Charles Dickens' famous "Christmas Story" as a musical fairy tale for adults. Their interpretation can be experienced on December 14 at 5 p.m. at the Theaterhaus Kleist Forum in Frankfurt (Oder).

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.

Kokubu, one of the world's best-known taiko drum groups, is going on a major tour of Germany again in 2026 and, after their acclaimed tours in recent years, is setting new accents with their current show "Infinity". With thunderous rhythms, breathtaking precision, impressive synchronization and pure energy, Kokubu takes the audience into the soul of Japan.

Experience a completely new world full of magic and movement with "On Fire"! The shadow dancers take you on an adventurous journey and present a breathtaking spectacle in which light, shadow and movement merge in thrilling harmony.

Experience the pure Cuban joie de vivre and let the magnificent voices of Cuba take effect on you. Together with the extraordinary "Buena Vista Band" and the impressive dance formation "El Grupo de Bailar" as well as over 150 tailor-made costumes, "Pasión de Buena Vista" presents you with a unique stage show that will whisk you away to the streets of the Caribbean dream island.

End the year 2025 with a musical highlight! On Wednesday, December 31, the concert hall in St. Georg, Bad Freienwalde, invites you to the traditional festive New Year's Eve concert at 3:00 p.m.

The Märkisch-Oderland district administration is taking another step into the digital future and is now providing new, user-friendly application assistants on its service portal. These digital services allow citizens to apply for various administrative services online quickly, easily and conveniently from home.

Just in time for the 200th anniversary of the operetta king Johann Strauss, television star and audience favorite Boris Aljinovic has taken on his operetta "Die Fledermaus" and reveals in his entertaining version what really happened in the box office hit and what it is actually about. The Frankfurt Theaterhaus Kleist Forum's own production will celebrate its premiere on Saturday, December 13 in the main auditorium.

The Handwerker-Männerchor Bad Freienwalde e.V. is once again organizing its traditional festive Christmas concert this year. The performance promises to get the audience in the mood for the upcoming festive season with an atmospheric mix of traditional and new songs. The concert will take place on Saturday, December 21, in the Bad Freienwalde concert hall.