Jena/Thuringia, August 14, 2026. The upcoming weekend offers numerous excursion and cultural tips in Thuringia. In addition to major festivals in the Free State, Jena is a particular focus with exciting exhibitions.
- What: Event tips for Jena and Thuringia
- When: Friday, August 14 to Sunday, August 16, 2026
- Where: Jena, Bad Sulza, Altenburg and other locations in Thuringia
Jena: 100 years of the substation and Imaginata
The local highlights in Jena center on the former substation in the north of the city. To mark the 100th anniversary, Imaginata Jena is presenting a special exhibition on the history of the building – from its construction in 1926 and decommissioning in 1992 to the move of the experimental landscape in 1999. The exhibition is open daily from 10:00 a.m. with free admission.
Thuringia highlights for the weekend
Varied programs are also available in other regions of the Free State from Friday to Sunday:
- Bad Sulza: The 32nd Thuringian Wine Festival runs under the motto “Sport and fun with wine in the glass” from Friday to Sunday. In addition to seven wineries from the Saale-Unstrut region, a guest winery from Werder will be represented. The new Thuringian Wine Queen will be crowned on Sunday.
- Altenburg: On Sunday, August 16, starting at 7:30 p.m., the Salonorchester Cappuccino invites guests to a grand opera and operetta gala in the ballroom of the Residenzschloss.
- Haselbach: In the Altenburger Land region, the Western Days begin on Friday under the motto “Full steam ahead through the Wild East.” In addition to a western town, the coal train will operate as the Western Express.
- Mühlhausen: A guided tour through the monastery garden of the Peasants’ War Museum in the Kornmarktkirche on Saturday from 3:00 p.m. will focus on the historical significance of plants in the medieval “Garden of the Senses.”
- Worbis: The Bear Park invites visitors to the Bear Summer Night on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., which concludes with a campfire reading by conservationist Moritz Klose.
Background: Industrial history in Jena
The substation in the north of Jena is one of the defining technical monuments of the “City of Light.” Such infrastructure facilities played a decisive role in the 1920s in the electrification of the emerging industrial and university city. Today, its use by educational projects like Imaginata combines historical industrial architecture with modern knowledge transfer.
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Event tips for Thuringia
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