23 Events in November in Cottbus - Events & Activities in November 2026
November 2026: The most exciting events! 🍁 From indoor festivals to cultural highlights – discover the top events of the month!

Exhibition "Afloat / Sound of Waves" in Cottbus
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Water Becomes Sound: Afloat / Sound of Waves connects sound works, image media, and installation at the Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus. Discover contemporary art with all your senses. #Afloat
Ausstellungen
4,00 €

Max-Grünebaum-Prizes 2026
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Festive matinee in the Great House Cottbus: Experience the Max-Grünebaum-Prizes 2026 with stage program, young talents, and moving memory culture. Admission free. #Cottbus
Theater
Kostenlos

Unbraked Self-Movements. Art with Photography in the GDR
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Experience photography as a gesture of freedom in the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus: GDR art, performance, and boundary transgression in a compelling exhibition. #ArtWithPhotography
Ausstellungen
4,00 €

Fons Hickmann. Posters of Today and Before
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Experience Fons Hickmann's poster art in the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus: Typography, color, and societal reflection combine into visual thinking models. Admission 4 Euros. #FonsHickmann
Ausstellungen
4,00 €

Hakuna Matata
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Disney hits, childhood heroes, and bright eyes: Hakuna Matata brings musical magic to Cottbus on November 8, 2026. Sing, wonder, and dance together! #FamilyExperience
Kinder
26,00 €

Nabucco in the Large House Cottbus
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Giuseppe Verdi's opera “Nabucco” will be performed on November 8, 2026, in the Large House of the State Theatre Cottbus. Starts at 19:00.
theatre
€

Nabucco
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Experience Nabucco at the Great House Cottbus: Verdi's powerful choruses, political passion, and dramatic fates on November 8, 2026. Secure tickets now! #Nabucco
Theater
28,20 €

Special Exhibition "Who Invented It? Perhaps a Pharmacist!"
9. Nov 20269. November 2026
Amid herbs, laboratory vessels, and historical inventions, Cottbus shows how pharmacists transformed science and everyday life. An inspiring museum experience on November 9, 2026. #Cottbus
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Photo Exhibition The Women of Hoheneck – Photographs by Dirk Vogel
9. Nov 20269. November 2026
20 poignant black-and-white portraits tell stories of detention, dignity, and freedom at the Human Rights Center Cottbus. An exhibition that makes memory visible. #TheWomenOfHoheneck
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Traveling Exhibition “Education Through Work. ‘Asocials’ as Enemies of the State in the GDR”
9. Nov 20269. November 2026
Fourteen biographies, historical documents, and eyewitness interviews make suppressed GDR injustices visible at the Cottbus Human Rights Center. An urgent visit to memory culture. #GDRhistory
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Open Rehearsal of the Music Theater: Don Pasquale
9. Nov 20269. November 2026
Get a close-up look at the creation of Don Pasquale in Cottbus: rapid music, comedic intrigue, and focused rehearsal work on November 9. Free admission. #DonPasquale
Theater
Kostenlos

The Children of Auschwitz – Exhibition by Alwin Meyer
10. Nov 202610. November 2026
Portraits, documents, and personal memories tell the stories of children who survived Auschwitz. On display from November 10 to December 8, 2026, in Cottbus.
exhibition
€

Special Exhibition Who Invented It? Perhaps a Pharmacist!
10. Nov 202610. November 2026
Amid herbs, laboratory vessels, and historical rooms, the history of science comes alive: Discover surprising inventions from the pharmacy laboratory in Cottbus. #PharmacyMuseum
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Photo Exhibition The Women of Hoheneck – Photographs by Dirk Vogel
10. Nov 202610. November 2026
Compelling black-and-white portraits make life stories from Hoheneck visible. Experience photography, contemporary history, and remembrance in the historical penitentiary Cottbus. #TheWomenOfHoheneck
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Cottbus Weekly Market (Tue)
10. Nov 202610. November 2026
Fresh baked goods, fruits, vegetables, and regional specialties await you at the Cottbus Weekly Market at the Oberkirchplatz. Free admission, Tuesday from 08 to 16 hrs. #Cottbus
Märkte
Kostenlos

Concert for Minis – A Moderated Concert for Families with Children Up to 2 Years
10. Nov 202610. November 2026
Cushions, children’s songs, and chamber music sounds: At the concert for minis, families in Cottbus experience music up close and without sitting discipline. Mark the date now! #Cottbus
Konzerte
11,30 €

Traveling Exhibition “Educating Through Work. ‘Asocial’ as Enemies of the State in the GDR”
10. Nov 202610. November 2026
Fourteen biographies, historical documents, and film testimonies make GDR injustice visible at the Human Rights Center Cottbus. A compelling artistic experience of remembrance on November 10, 2026. #MemoryCulture
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Denis Galloway – Woblica ze zajźonego casa / Faces of a Time
10. Nov 202610. November 2026
Historical glass negatives open a touching window into the Sorbian-Wendish life world of Lusatia. Discover faces, costumes, and memories in Cottbus. #FacesOfATime
Ausstellungen
5,00 €

Unrestrained Self-Movements. Art with Photography in the GDR
10. Nov 202610. November 2026
Experience GDR photography beyond the official image: experimental works, performance, and installation at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus. #ArtWithPhotography
Ausstellungen
4,00 €

Exhibition "Afloat / Sound of Waves" in Cottbus
10. Nov 202610. November 2026
Water becomes Sound: Afloat / Sound of Waves transforms the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus into a resonance space for sound art, media art, and artistic research. Discover the exhibition on November 10, 2026. #Afloat
Ausstellungen
4,00 €

Fons Hickmann. Posters of Today and Before
10. Nov 202610. November 2026
Experience Fons Hickmann's poster art at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus: precise typography, powerful image worlds, and social impulses on November 10. #Cottbus #Art
Ausstellungen
4,00 €

Rammstein Symphonic Tribute – Heartfire
11. Nov 202611. November 2026
Rammstein songs in symphonic tribute format: Heartfire will perform on November 11, 2026, at the Stadthalle Cottbus.
Konzerte
€

Special Exhibition "Who invented it? Maybe a pharmacist!"
11. Nov 202611. November 2026
Experience at the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum Cottbus how groundbreaking inventions emerged from pharmacy laboratories. A fascinating journey through science and everyday life. #PharmacyMuseum
Ausstellungen
8,00 €
