24 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!

Traveling Exhibition "Education through Work. 'Asocial' as Enemies of the State in the GDR"
1. Nov 20261. November 2026
Fourteen life stories, historical documents, and film evidence make GDR injustice in Cottbus Prison directly experienceable. An urgent exhibition about dignity and exclusion. #CultureOfRemembrance
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Photo Exhibition “The Women of Hoheneck – Photographs by Dirk Vogel”
2. Nov 20262. November 2026
20 analog black and white portraits tell of imprisonment, dignity, and freedom: Discover Dirk Vogel's compelling exhibition at the Cottbus Memorial. #MemoryCulture
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Traveling Exhibition “Education through Work. ‘Asocials’ as State Enemies in the GDR”
2. Nov 20262. November 2026
Fourteen life stories, historical documents, and compelling eyewitness accounts make GDR injustice visible. Discover the exhibition in Cottbus and take a stand against forgetting. #CultureofRemembrance
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

36th FilmFestival Cottbus
3. Nov 20263. November 2026
Cottbus becomes a meeting point for moving stories, new film voices, and six days of festival feeling. Discover Eastern European cinema live on-site. #FilmFestivalCottbus
Festivals

36th Film Festival Cottbus
3. Nov 20263. November 2026
Cottbus becomes a meeting point for cinema from Central and Eastern Europe: premieres, competitions, film discussions, and six days of festival atmosphere await. #FilmFestivalCottbus
Festivals
7,50 €

Photo Exhibition The Women of Hoheneck – Photographs by Dirk Vogel
3. Nov 20263. November 2026
Poignant black and white portraits, moving biographies, and history in the former prison Cottbus: Discover the exhibition by Dirk Vogel. #Hoheneck
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Traveling Exhibition Education through Work. Asocials as Enemies of the State in the GDR
3. Nov 20263. November 2026
Fourteen life stories show how the GDR excluded and criminalized individuals under Paragraph 249. A compelling exhibition about memory, dignity, and human rights in Cottbus. #GDRHistory
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Denis Galloway – Woblica from the Seen House / Faces of a Time
3. Nov 20263. November 2026
Historical faces, costumes, and everyday moments: Denis Galloway's photographs make the Sorbian-Wendish life world of Lusatia visible. Discover now at the Wendish Museum. #FacesOfATime
Ausstellungen
5,00 €

36th FilmFestival Cottbus
3. Nov 20263. November 2026
Cottbus becomes the meeting point for Europe’s most exciting cinema: six days of premieres, discoveries, and film discussions between Weltspiegel, Kammerbühne, and Obenkino. Secure your festival pass now! #FilmFestivalCottbus
Festivals
7,50 €

Traveling Exhibition "Education Through Work. 'Asocials' as Enemies of the State in the GDR"
4. Nov 20264. November 2026
Fourteen life stories, historical documents, and moving eyewitness accounts make GDR injustice directly tangible at the Cottbus Human Rights Center. An important visit against forgetting. #RemembranceCulture
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Denis Galloway – Woblica ze zajźonego casa / Faces of a Time
4. Nov 20264. November 2026
Discover around 200 glass negatives by Denis Galloway at the Sorbian Museum Cottbus: Faces, traditional costumes, and everyday life of Lusatia become a touching time journey. #FacesOfATime
Ausstellungen
5,00 €

Unbridled Self-Movements. Art with Photography in the GDR
4. Nov 20264. November 2026
Experience photography, performance, and artistic freedom in the late GDR at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus. A compelling exhibition full of visual power and history. #ArtWithPhotography
Ausstellungen
4,00 €

Photo Exhibition "The Women of Hoheneck – Photographs by Dirk Vogel"
5. Nov 20265. November 2026
Intense black-and-white portraits tell of imprisonment, dignity, and freedom at the Human Rights Center Cottbus. Discover photography as a culture of memory. #TheWomenOfHoheneck
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Photo Exhibition The Women of Hoheneck – Photographs by Dirk Vogel
6. Nov 20266. November 2026
Powerful black-and-white portraits tell in the Human Rights Center Cottbus about freedom, dignity, and political persecution. An exhibition that resonates. #TheWomenOfHoheneck
Ausstellungen

Denis Galloway – Woblica from a distant house / Faces of a Time
6. Nov 20266. November 2026
Historical glass negatives open a window into the Wendish world of life in Lusatia: portraits, costumes, and everyday life become moving images of cultural memory. #FacesOfATime
Ausstellungen
5,00 €

Unbraked Self-Movements. Art with Photography in the GDR
6. Nov 20266. November 2026
Experience the photography of the late GDR as a gesture of freedom: experimental images, performance, and installation at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus. #ArtHistory
Ausstellungen
4,00 €

Photo exhibition The Women of Hoheneck – Photographs by Dirk Vogel
7. Nov 20267. November 2026
20 black-and-white portraits tell of imprisonment, dignity, and freedom in the historic prison Cottbus. An intense exhibition about memory and human rights. #TheWomenOfHoheneck
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Traveling Exhibition Education through Labor. Asocials as Enemies of the State in the GDR
7. Nov 20267. November 2026
14 biographies, photos, and witness interviews make GDR repression visible: Experience an intense exhibition in the former prison Cottbus. #EducationThroughLabor
Ausstellungen

Denis Galloway – Woblica ze zajźonego casa / Faces of a Time
7. Nov 20267. November 2026
Encounter the faces of Lusatia: Denis Galloway's historical photographs make traditional costumes, everyday life, and memory visible. Starting November 7 at the Wendish Museum Cottbus. #FacesOfATime
Ausstellungen
5,00 €

Exhibition "Afloat / Sound of Waves" in Cottbus
7. Nov 20267. November 2026
Water becomes sound, movement becomes image: Afloat / Sound of Waves opens a sensual space for contemporary art at Diesel Power Station Cottbus. Discover now! #Afloat
Ausstellungen
4,00 €

Special Exhibition "Who Invented It? Maybe a Pharmacist!"
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Discover at the Pharmacy Museum Cottbus how curiosity, laboratory work, and inquisitive spirit led to inventions for everyday life. Historical rooms and fascinating objects await you on November 8. #Cottbus
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Photo Exhibition The Women of Hoheneck – Photographs by Dirk Vogel
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Compelling black and white portraits tell stories of detention, resistance, and dignity in Cottbus. Discover photographic art and contemporary history at the Cottbus Prison Memorial. #CultureOfRemembrance
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Traveling Exhibition "Education through Work. 'Asocial' as Enemies of the State in the GDR"
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Fourteen biographies, historical documents, and moving testimonies make suppressed GDR injustices visible at the Human Rights Center Cottbus. An impactful visit for all who want to understand history. #MemoryCulture
Ausstellungen
8,00 €

Denis Galloway – Woblica from the Observed House / Faces of a Time
8. Nov 20268. November 2026
Historical glass negatives open a vibrant window of time at the Sorbian Museum Cottbus onto faces, costumes, and daily life of Lusatia. Experience Sorbian-Moravian cultural history live. #FacesOfATime
Ausstellungen
5,00 €
