The Berlin Palace Concerts will make a guest appearance at Bad Freienwalde Palace on Saturday, December 14, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. In addition to works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann, Peter Tchaikovsky and others, the program includes Ludwig van Beethoven's monumental 9th Symphony, performed in a piano arrangement for four hands.

Experience the historic ambience, festive music and beautiful Christmas atmosphere! The Advent Magic in Bad Freienwalde Castle Park opens its doors from Friday, December 12 to Sunday, December 14, 2025.

This coming weekend, 12/13 December, Friederike Maria Nölting will be performing in the Advent revue "Mit ken König möcht ich tauschn" at the Theater am Rand with songs by the Erzgebirge folk poet and singer Anton Günther, christened the "Bob Dylan of the Erzgebirge" by the three exiled Erzgebirge musicians of the program as a forerunner of modern singer-songwriters.

The Oder-Spree district has successfully completed the Europe-wide tendering process for the operation of local public transport. The previous partners, Busverkehr Oder-Spree GmbH (BOS) and MWM-Solutions GmbH (MWM), won the competition and will continue to be responsible for regional scheduled and on-demand services until the end of 2028.

IHK economic survey: Uncertainties about the future overshadow the entire tourism industry in the state of Brandenburg, which cannot draw a positive conclusion for the summer season this year. "Compared to last year, the assessment of the current business situation has deteriorated significantly," explains Ina Hänsel, President of the Potsdam Chamber of Industry and Commerce, on behalf of the Brandenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

Last summer, the theater Das Letzte Kleinod thrilled Frankfurt audiences with the performance "Jacqueline" in the former 10th Polytechnische Oberschule. Preparations are already underway for the next project about the GDR era. Former employees are being sought who can tell the theater about the EKO in GDR times.

On Thursday, December 11, the current documentary film "Kein Land für Niemand – Abschottung eines Einwanderungslandes" will be shown at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). The film screening followed by a discussion is a joint event organized by the student initiatives Kritische Jurist*innen, Leftist Students and SDS Viadrina as well as the Ecumenical Student Work (ÖSAF).

Students of MitMachMusik Brandenburg e.V. will play river music from all over the world as well as their own compositions on Friday, December 12. Imogen Kogge will also read "Where in Frankfurt can you find the source of the sounding river?". Afterwards, a walk together to the Oder is planned.

Prof. Dr. em. Georg Theunissen from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg will give a lecture entitled "Understanding autism – perspectives for practice" on Thursday, December 11. The Viadrina's occupational health management team and Wichern Diakonie Frankfurt (Oder) are hosting the event.

On Tuesday, December 9, the German-Polish Seniors' Academy invites you to a lecture entitled "Memory and enjoyment of life in old age: what is typical, what is questionable?" by psychologist Roksana Weber. The lecture will be simultaneously interpreted into Polish. The event is open to people of all ages.