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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’.
Starting at the end of March, the university city of Jena invites visitors to a special discovery tour. A new three-hour tour combines exciting insights into the city’s history with exclusive culinary stops in the Jena city center.
Jena, March 4, 2026. Friedrich Schiller University Jena is receiving a new communication and meeting center. Today, the foundation stone for the multi-million euro project in the city center was laid.
Researchers at the Universität Jena have made a spectacular discovery in the natural science collection of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: A 40-million-year-old ant was found in a piece of amber. A current science podcast now highlights the extensive investigations of the fossil.
The New Year’s swim in Jena’s Südbad, originally planned for the turn of the year, will be held this coming weekend after the Schleichersee was covered in a thick layer of ice for weeks.
The “Technik-Geschichte in Jena” association is sounding the alarm: despite its vital role in the city’s identity, the institution is threatened with closure due to a massive lack of new members to secure its historical heritage.
Before the GalaxSea leisure pool closes for extensive renovations in June, the Jenaer Bädergesellschaft invites wellness fans to a final highlight: the “Hanami” Asian Sauna Night on March 6, 2026.
Jena, 27.02.2026 – The GalaxSea leisure pool is bidding farewell to its sauna guests with a special event before the upcoming renovation work begins. On March 6, 2026, the last major themed sauna night for the time being will take place under the Far Eastern motto “Hanami – The Asian Sauna Night of the Senses.”
Jena, February 26, 2026 – The Ernst-Abbe-Hochhaus in the center of Jena will shine in a new light over the coming weeks. Until mid-March, Jenoptik AG is presenting a daily large-scale facade projection featuring fascinating space motifs.
Jena, February 26, 2026. The New Year’s swim at Schleichersee, originally planned for the turn of the year, will be held in March. After the thick ice cover on the water has finally melted, Jenaer Bäder now invites all the brave and curious to join in for ice swimming.
On the occasion of Black History Month, a short film evening will take place tomorrow, Thursday, at the Kulturschlachthof in Jena to promote networking within the local Black community.