Jena Lokal - Local News, Events & Culture
Your update on city life, tips, and upcoming events in Jena.
News from Jena’s city life. Information on urban development, the University, local business, and stories about the people shaping Jena.
Jena, April 03, 2026 – The first free museum Sunday in Jena recorded significant visitor interest. On March 29, nearly 600 guests took advantage of the offer to visit the Städtische Museen of the City of Light without an admission ticket.
On April 11, 1945, around 4,000 Buchenwald prisoners were driven through Jena on a death march. The city commemorates the victims and focuses on the history of systematic Nazi forced labor.
Jena, April 3, 2026. Good news for cineastes and outdoor fans in Jena: Ticket sales for the popular Filmarena in summer have begun. Starting in mid-July, Film e.V. Jena invites you once again to mild summer evenings with a diverse open-air cinema program.
On April 1, the ninth basic training course for the technical fire service began at the Jena Fire Department, with 16 candidates starting their intensive and multifaceted training program.
The Kulturarena 2026 brings a literary bestseller to the stage: On July 26, the humorous “sheep detective story” Glennkill will be performed on the Theatervorplatz in Jena.
On August 16, 2026, Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster “Jurassic Park” will be screened at the Theatervorplatz in Jena as part of the Kulturarena summer festival.
In the Ottogerd-Mühlmann-Straße, a rainbow flag was intentionally set on fire last weekend. In addition to the destroyed flag, property damage was caused to the building. The criminal police are investigating and looking for witnesses.
The AfD district association Gera–Jena–Saale-Holzlandkreis has elected a new district board. The previous spokespersons Wiebke Muhsal and Denny Jankowski were confirmed in their offices.
A recent study by the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena illustrates that even firmly established insect symbioses can be broken up in a very short time. In experimental observations, a newly introduced bacterium displaced the original partner of a grain beetle within just a few generations.
The long Easter weekend is drawing families outdoors. As part of the Thüringen-wide Easter activities, the nearby Dornburger Schlösser are also offering a special program for young visitors.