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Current event tips, concerts, exhibitions, and cultural highlights in Jena. Find out what’s happening at the Kulturarena, Theaterhaus, and the clubs of the ‘Lichtstadt’.
The “TanzKarussell – Bring deinen Tanz!” project has been named one of this year’s winners of the “Tatort Kultur” initiative, promoting intercultural exchange in Jena Lobeda-West through dance.
In Jena and its surrounding districts, the tradition of maypole raising remains a highlight. A total of 15 trees will be erected around May 1st to ceremoniously welcome spring.
A piece of Jena’s scientific history is moving into children’s rooms and collector’s showcases: The world-renowned physicist and co-founder of the company Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe, has been immortalized as a Playmobil figure and presented to the public.
Jena, 30.04.2026. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and the Ernst-Abbe-Stiftung are continuing their renowned scientific lecture series. The 80th Ernst-Abbe-Kolloquium next Monday will focus on the technological future of quantum mechanics.
The Institut für Altertumswissenschaften in Jena is highlighting its valuable cast collection in a new light. With a specially developed lighting concept, the massive plaster reproductions of ancient masterpieces are impressively staged and made accessible for both the public and research.
Jena, 29.04.2026 – This coming Friday, May 1st, the DGB District Association Jena/Saale-Holzland is organizing its traditional Labor Day rally. The event at Johannisplatz focuses on demands for fair wages, stable pensions, and secure jobs.
Jena, 29.04.2026. When NASA flies to the moon, high-tech from Thüringen is mandatory on board. At the “Space Night” in Jena, Jena-Optronik CEO Peter Kapell emphasized the essential importance of the local industry for international space missions.
Jena, 29.04.2026. A coalition of students and political youth organizations is calling for a city-wide school strike in Jena on May 8. The central point of protest is the rejection of a possible reintroduction of compulsory military service following new legislative proposals by the federal government.
To preserve historical documents, artworks, and archives from destruction in an emergency, the Notfallverbund Jena evaluated the logistical possibilities of cultural heritage rescue on Monday.
Jena, 29.04.2026. At the conclusion of its annual national congress last weekend in Jena, the peace organization IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War) organized a musical peace event.