Jena Lokal - Local News, Events & Culture
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Jena, 13.06.2026 – Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck are launching a cross-media anniversary campaign today, Saturday, across the city area, the web, and social media channels. Under the motto “Moments that electrified us,” the energy provider commemorates the beginning of the electrical age in Jena 125 years ago and links key historical moments with modern urban development.
On Monday, June 15, 2026, the Jena-Zentrum exit on the A4 in the direction of Frankfurt am Main will be fully closed for two hours due to urgent maintenance work.
On June 25, 2026, a guided hike for people with dementia and their relatives will take place from Ammerbach to Nennsdorf. The offer can be billed through long-term care insurance.
Jena/Thüringen, June 12, 2026. The upcoming June weekend in Thüringen offers numerous attractive excursion destinations for culture enthusiasts, music fans, and families. Regional highlights in the vicinity of Jena include the traditional Brunnenfest in Bad Berka and an exclusive concert by a jazz legend in Altenburg.
After a year-long search, investigators from KPI Jena arrested a 55-year-old fugitive in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The man, wanted for drug offenses, was returned to custody.
Jena, June 12, 2026. FC Carl Zeiss Jena will host the traditional club SV Darmstadt 98 in the first main round of the 2026/2027 DFB-Pokal. The highly anticipated floodlight match will take place late on a Friday evening in August at the local Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld and promises a thrilling cup atmosphere in the Saalestadt.
A touch of Seoul will blow through the Saaletal next year: On March 16, 2027, the spectacular live show “K-POP LIVE!” brings the hits and energetic dance moves of South Korean pop music directly to the Sparkassen-Arena in Jena.
In view of the upcoming World Blood Donor Day, the Institut für Klinische Transfusionsmedizin Jena gGmbH (IKTJ) is urgently calling for blood donations to prevent medical supply shortages during the summer holiday season.
Due to a historic low in birth rates, the city of Jena is adjusting its childcare capacities. The new 2026/27 daycare requirement plan foresees a reduction of up to 1,000 spots by 2030, starting with the closure of the “Lichtenhainer Zwerge” kindergarten.
Following the fall of a heavy weight plate in Jena’s Krautgasse, police provide a cautious all-clear. Current investigations point to an accident; fortunately, no one was injured.