Events in Dortmund — October 2026

October 2026: events in Dortmund.

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Top picks for October 2026

29 events are listed in Dortmund. These are the ones we'd start with.

Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 08:00 PM

Nachtschnittchen - Halloween-Special

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €29

Sat, Oct 31 · 08:00 PM

Joe Bonamassa - Live in Concert

Westfalenhalle · Dortmund

From €52

Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 08:00 PM

Kasiva Mutua

domicil - Saal · Dortmund

From €27

Sat, Oct 24 · 06:30 PM

Dinner Attacke

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €57

Sat, Oct 17 · 08:00 PM

Panagiota Petridou - Was letzte Preis?

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €29

A hand pulls a teal vinyl record from a crate in warm light. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 08:00 PM

Kasiva Mutua

domicil - Saal · Dortmund

From €27

Outdoor concert crowd facing a glowing stage at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 08:30 PM

Jimmy Cornett & The Deadmen - Live 2026

Musiktheater Piano · Dortmund

From €31

Sun, Oct 18 · 04:00 PM

SOUNDZZ Familienkonzert - SOUNDZZ Familienkonzert

domicil - Saal · Dortmund

From €10

Tue, Oct 20 · 07:30 PM

MitSingDing

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €17

Tue, Oct 20 · 08:15 PM

Mayersche Dortmund (VST 199105764) - Live bei uns Liane Mars mit Cursed by Shadows

Mayersche Dortmund · Dortmund

From €11

Wed, Oct 21 · 07:00 PM

Eierlikör und Toast Hawaii

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €35

Thu, Oct 22 · 07:30 PM

Wortklub 2026 - Dana von Suffrin & Thomas Gsella - Muss schon weh tun!

domicil - Saal · Dortmund

From €23

Thu, Oct 22 · 08:00 PM

Waltraud Ehlert - Kamann machen……..

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €29

Fri, Oct 23 · 07:00 PM

Jack the Ripper

Spielbank Hohensyburg · Dortmund

From €110

Singer seen from behind at a microphone on a lit stage in a gilded historic theatre with the audience in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 08:00 PM

Kings Of Floyd - Dark Side Tour

FZW Dortmund · Dortmund

From €46

Fri, Oct 23 · 08:00 PM

Simon & Jan - Heiße Luft

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €29

Evening concert in a stone courtyard with string lights and candles — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 08:00 PM

Paul Wallfisch & Dana Schechter

domicil - Saal · Dortmund

From €18

People sitting on a grassy hill watching an open-air concert — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 08:30 PM

Epitaph - Don´t let the gray hair fool you - LIVE 2026

Musiktheater Piano · Dortmund

From €27

Sat, Oct 24

Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Signal Iduna Park · Dortmund

From £76Resale

Sat, Oct 24 · 06:30 PM

Dinner Attacke

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €57

Drumsticks blurred mid-strike over a snare and cymbals — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:00 PM

Rymden

domicil - Saal · Dortmund

From €37

Concert crowd with raised hands in the stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:30 PM

Randy Hansen - A tribute to Jimi Hendrix – European Tour 2026

Musiktheater Piano · Dortmund

From €32

Macro of piano hammers and strings — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 06:00 PM

La noche del Tango - "Wenn Engel mit dem Teufel Tango tanzen"

Ev. Stadtkirche Sankt Petri · Dortmund

From €39

Tue, Oct 27

Borussia Dortmund vs SV Werder Bremen

Signal Iduna Park · Dortmund

From £68Resale

Open instrument case on cobbles with blurred passers-by — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28 · 08:00 PM

Erja Lyytinen - LIVE 2026

Musiktheater Piano · Dortmund

From €27

Brass band in a park bandstand seen from behind on a sunny afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28 · 08:00 PM

JAMIE DUFFY: Flâneur Tour 2026 - Budde Talent Agency präsentiert

domicil - Saal · Dortmund

From €36

Afternoon open-air concert crowd facing a stage under a canopy — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 08:00 PM

33. Jazztage Dortmund - Opening: Céline Rudolph Rudolph & Florian Weber / Kira Linn Tentet - Her Wings

domicil - Saal · Dortmund

From €20

Thu, Oct 29 · 08:00 PM

René Sydow - Sie dürfen sich wieder setzen

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €29

Orchestra on a tiny lit stage seen from the back of a steep balcony — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 07:30 PM

Zappa Orchestra Hamm

domicil - Saal · Dortmund

From €21

Guitarist singing in silhouette on a hazy blue and purple lit club stage with crowd hands raised in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 08:00 PM

Nachtschnittchen - Halloween-Special

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €29

Vinyl record on a turntable beside headphones and a lit table lamp, two people softly blurred on a sofa behind — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 08:30 PM

The Queen Kings - The Show must go on - Live 2026

Musiktheater Piano · Dortmund

From €30

Sat, Oct 31 · 08:00 PM

William Wahl - einmal das beste von allem

Cabaret Queue · Dortmund

From €29

Sat, Oct 31 · 08:00 PM

Joe Bonamassa - Live in Concert

Westfalenhalle · Dortmund

From €52

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Autumn arts season

October tends to bring a strong indoor cultural calendar — film festivals, theatre and live music pick up as the weather cools.

Browse film festivals, theatre openings and live-music line-ups
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Check for autumn food and drink festivals while they’re still running