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Das Eichhörnchen erzählt – Im Bann der Zaubermelodie

Das Eichhörnchen erzählt – Im Bann der Zaubermelodie

November 15 at 12pm (This weekend)

Naturschutzzentrum Ökowerk Berlin e.V. · Berlin

Celtic myths, the little people of Knockgrafton, and otherworld melodies fill the Naturschutzzentrum Ökowerk Berlin e.V. during this Berlin Fairy Tale Festival event suited for children aged six and older, with sessions starting every hour.

Daniel Kehlmann: Afrika

Daniel Kehlmann: Afrika

November 15 at 3pm (This weekend)

Berliner Ensemble · Mitte

Against the backdrop of the 1884 Berlin Conference, a desperate Austrian negotiator tries to conceal personal fraud while helping carve up a continent. Daniel Kehlmann reads from his dark comic novel Afrika at the Berliner Ensemble.

Melissa Auf der Maur: 'My '90s Rock Photographs' Book Reading + Q&A + Signing

Melissa Auf der Maur: 'My '90s Rock Photographs' Book Reading + Q&A + Signing

November 19 at 8pm

Prachtwerk · Bezirk Neukölln • $$

Delmonico Books publishes My '90s Rock Photographs, a new collection by Melissa Auf der Maur celebrating an era. Prachtwerk hosts a book reading, discussion, and signing session presented with Rough Trade.

Studio 9. Der Tag

Studio 9. Der Tag

November 19 at 12pm +2

Humboldt Forum · Mitte • Free

Watch radio happen live: Deutschlandfunk Kultur interviews big-name authors, journalists, and politicians in the Humboldt Forum's foyer. Free, and the audience gets to join the conversation.

Read the Room with Zelal Yeșilyurt: Molotov Cocktail Dress

Read the Room with Zelal Yeșilyurt: Molotov Cocktail Dress

November 24 at 8pm

Volksbühne · Mitte

A sweat-soaked Cavalli slipdress and a red-glowing summer heat frame Zelal Yeşilyurt's debut novel Molotov Cocktail Dress, where protagonist Wanda Zoi drifts through a hyper-aestheticized metropolis. Visitors attend this reading and discussion in the Roter Salon.

tipBerlin Literaturkapelle mit Don Pablo Mulemba

tipBerlin Literaturkapelle mit Don Pablo Mulemba

November 25 at 7pm

Kapelle99 · Berlin

Journalist and podcaster Don Pablo Mulemba joins tip-editor Erik Heier at Kapelle99 to discuss his literary debut Hundeheimat, family history, and growing up in Eberswalde as the son of an East German mother and an Angolan contract worker.

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Sun Nov 15, 9am

Zeitreise ins alte Tiergartenviertel

Kunstbibliothek Berlin · Mitte

Free

Sun Nov 15, 6:30pm

ART SHOW: MAKE POETRY SEXY AGAIN

DNA. CLUB · Berlin

Free

Mon Nov 16, 4:30pm

Wir lesen vor

Stadtteilbibliothek Erich Weinert · Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf

Mon Nov 16, 4:30pm

Bilinguale Märchentage Deutsch / Persisch

Bibliothek am Wasserturm · Bezirk Pankow

Eintritt frei

Mon Nov 16, 10:30am

„Things that aren't“ – Die Kunst von Micha Ullman

Neue Synagoge Berlin · Mitte

Mon Nov 16, 4pm

Bilderbuchkino

Bettina-von-Arnim-Bibliothek · Bezirk Pankow

Mon Nov 16, 6pm

Saitenklang und Zauberweise

Eulalia Eigensinn · Bezirk Spandau

Tue Nov 17, 4pm

LeseZeichen

Bezirkszentralbibliothek "Mark Twain" · Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf

Tue Nov 17, 3pm

Geschichten-Kiste

Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek · Bezirk Pankow

Tue Nov 17, 4pm

Wir lesen vor

Mittelpunktbibliothek "Ehm Welk" · Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf

Tue Nov 17, 9:30am

Der Josa mit der Zauberfidel

Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum · Berlin

0-1 €

Tue Nov 17, 4:30pm

Wir lesen vor

Mark-Twain-Bibliothek · Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf

Tue Nov 17, 6pm

Lesetraining | Für Fortgeschrittene

Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek · Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Free

Tue Nov 17, 5pm

Lesetraining | Für Anfänger

America Memorial Library · Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Free

Tue Nov 17, 10:30am

Anja Tuckermann: Damals in der Rosenstraße

Neue Synagoge Berlin · Mitte

Wed Nov 18, 4pm

Bastelgeschichten – Kreativer Nachmittag für Kinder

Bibliothek am Wasserturm · Bezirk Pankow

Free

Thu Nov 19, 4pm

Bilderbuchkino am Nachmittag

Janusz-Korczak-Bibliothek · Berlin

Free

Thu Nov 19, 5pm

Der True-Crime-Talk und Lesekreis

Bibliothek am Wasserturm · Bezirk Pankow

Free

Thu Nov 19, 4:30pm

Lesemäuse: Geschichtenzeit für Kinder

Bibliothek am Wasserturm · Bezirk Pankow

Free

Thu Nov 19, 3pm

Märchenstunde in der Liebermann-Villa

Liebermann-Villa · Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Fri Nov 20, 4pm

Bundesweiter Vorlesetag | Marathonlesung

Zentral- und Landesbibliothek · Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Free

Fri Nov 20, 6pm

Silent Reading Club

Bezirkszentralbibliothek "Mark Twain" · Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf

Free

Fri Nov 20, 9am

Vorlesetag 2026 mit FEE Krämer

Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow · Bezirk Treptow-Köpenick

Fri Nov 20, 9:30am

Märchenerzähler Bruder Lustig – Toni und die Zauberflöte

Kulturhaus Spandau · Bezirk Spandau

6 €

Fri Nov 20, 11am

Vorlesetag 2026 mit Cally Stronk & Christian Friedrich

Archenhold Observatory · Bezirk Treptow-Köpenick

Sat Nov 21, 1pm

Banned Book Club

Heinrich-Böll-Bibliothek · Bezirk Pankow

Sat Nov 21, 8pm

Berlin Review x Volksbühne: Fire From All Sides

Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz · Mitte

Sun Nov 22, 2pm

Von Geistern und Gespenstern

Jagdschloss Grunewald · Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Fri Nov 27, 7:30pm

Sandra Hüller & Jens Harzer lesen Kleist

Berliner Ensemble · Mitte

Tue Dec 1, 4pm

Wir lesen vor

Heinrich-von-Kleist-Bibliothek · Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf

Thu Dec 3, 8pm

KW x DAAD Schlechte Wörter / Bad Words: Charlotte Beradt

KW Institute for Contemporary Art · Mitte

5 €

Fri Dec 4, 8:30pm

Buchvorstellung "Udo Fröhliche"

Berliner Ensemble · Mitte

Fri Dec 4, 6pm

Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre-Nacht (Double-Feature: Panikherz & Udo Fröhliche)

Berliner Ensemble · Mitte

Mon Dec 7, 5pm

Neue Literatur am Nachmittag

Bibliothek am Wasserturm · Bezirk Pankow

Free

Wed Dec 9, 4pm

Geschichten suchen Ohren - Ein Ort für nachbarschaftliches Erzählen

NHU Nachbarschaftshaus Urbanstraße · Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Sat Dec 12, 11am

Portugiesischer Lesekreis - Roda de leitura

Bibliothek am Wasserturm · Bezirk Pankow

Free

Mon Dec 14, 7:30pm

Christiane Paul liest: Marzahn Mon Amour

Berliner Ensemble · Mitte

Mon Jan 4, 8pm

Sven Regener: Frankie und Freddie

Berliner Ensemble · Mitte

Sun Jan 17, 6pm

Pulpit addresses “Believing, hoping, doubting”

St. Matthew's Church · Mitte

Thu Jan 21, 6pm

Gestalten für Berlin

Werkbundarchiv – Museum of Things | Berlín · Mitte

Tue Jan 26, 6pm

Biennale »Signs & Wonders« Reading at the Berlin State Library

Otto Braun Saal · Mitte

Sun Feb 21, 7pm

DIE DREI ??? LESEBÜHNE VON ROCKY BEACH NACH BERLIN

SO36 · Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Sun Apr 25, 8pm

Die Reimanns - Sabbelstunde mit Manu & Konny

Colosseum Berlin - Saal 1 · Berlin

Göttlich!

Altes Museum · Mitte

Adults $8 · Ages 3–17 $5

Kunst statt Tech: Dave Eggers kommt mit „Contrapposto“ zum ersten Mal nach Berlin

Berliner Festspiele · Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Open Air: „Kein Geld, kein Glück, kein Sprit“ und „Die Ausweichschule“

Literary Colloquium Berlin e.V. · Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf

9 €

Harry Potter experience

The Space Berlin · Berlin

Free Admission

Frohes Festival Literatur Meets Politik

silent green Kulturquartier · Mitte

book signing with Tim Raue

Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus · Mitte

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