Culture & Art in Essen

Culture & Art: upcoming events in Essen.

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 7 · 08:00 PM

Ferdinand von Schirach - Der stille Freund

Philharmonie Essen · Essen

From €24

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 8 · 08:00 PM

BEN SCHAFMEISTER - „Ein Tic anders“

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €25

Rail of period costumes in a theatre costume department — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 9 · 08:00 PM

Der Ruhrfaust - Mit dem Teufel am Tresen

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €29

Aerial view of a festival crowd filling a sunlit town square lined with arcaded buildings and white tents — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 10 · 05:00 PM

KONTAKTFELD Festival 2026

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €18

Costumed performer among guests at a candlelit dinner in a grand hall — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 10 · 07:00 PM

Das Kriminal Dinner - Kitzel für Nerven und Gaumen - Saison 2026 - Das Kriminal Dinner - Krimidinner mit Kitzel für Nerven und Gaumen · Oct 10

HOTEL ESSENER HOF · Essen

From €100

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 10 · 08:00 PM

Das Känguru-Manifest (szenische Lesung) · Oct 10

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 10 · 11:00 PM

SARA Al-Zakaria

Club Essence · Essen

From €55

Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 11 · 05:00 PM

Oma auf App-Wegen · Oct 11

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 11 · 06:00 PM

MUNDSTUHL - Wir kommen

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €35

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15 · 08:00 PM

DAVID KEBEKUS - „Sensible Inhalte“

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €25

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16 · 08:00 PM

Die Känguru-Chroniken (szenische Lesung) · Oct 16

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Two actors on a dimly lit stage in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 08:00 PM

Niemand muss ein Promi sein – die Live Show zum Podcast.

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €39

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 08:00 PM

Ungehaltene Reden ungehaltener Frauen

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Counterweights and ropes of a theatre fly tower seen from the dark wings — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18 · 05:00 PM

Zwei Witwen sehen rot - Reife Frauen und unreife Sprüche · Oct 18

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Empty raked seating in a studio theatre with light across the stage floor — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22 · 08:00 PM

SIMON & JAN - „Heiße Luft“

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €29

Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 07:00 PM

DRONETALE - Eine Science-Fiction Fabel von Insekten, Drohnen und anderen Feen des Ruhrgebiets · Oct 23

Wiegeturm, UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein · Essen

From €5

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 07:00 PM

DRONETALE - Eine Science-Fiction Fabel von Insekten, Drohnen und anderen Feen des Ruhrgebiets · Oct 24

Wiegeturm, UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein · Essen

From €5

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:00 PM

GUDE LEUDE - „Gude Leude vs. KI“

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €29

Audience in a historic theatre facing a red stage curtain — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28 · 08:00 PM

ANA LUCIA - Gewinner

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €25

Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Nov 3 · 07:00 PM

Offene Seiten - Offene Seiten - Ulli Lust: Die Frau als Mensch: Schamaninnen

24m Ebene in der Kohlenwäsche, UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein · Essen

From €11

Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Nov 3 · 08:00 PM

AKTENZEICHEN PARANORMAL - LIVEGEFLÜSTER TOUR 2026

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €34

Mime performer on a sunny square watched by a crowd from behind — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Nov 3 · 08:15 PM

Mayersche Essen (157105318) - Andreas Winkelmann präsentiert "Moorland. Die Braut"

Mayersche Essen · Essen

From €14

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Nov 4 · 07:30 PM

PulaM's Drag Space - The Qutie Show

Kulturzentrum Grend · Essen

From €18

Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Nov 4 · 08:00 PM

HINNERK KÖHN - Noir

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €27

Performer on stage in a large theatre with a full audience — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Nov 5 · 08:00 PM

Essener Comedy Clash - 3. Vorrunde

Weststadthalle Essen · Essen

From €24

Author reading to an audience in a bookshop — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 6 · 08:00 PM

Das Känguru-Manifest (szenische Lesung) · Nov 6

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Ornate opera house auditorium with gilded balconies facing the stage — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 7 · 08:00 PM

Freunde der italienischen Oper · Nov 7

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €33

Counterweights and ropes of a theatre fly tower seen from the dark wings — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Nov 10 · 07:00 PM

Offene Seiten - Offene Seiten - Eckard Grütters: das Grubenunglück auf der Zeche Hibernia

UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein Halle 10 · Essen

From €9

Empty raked seating in a studio theatre with light across the stage floor — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 13 · 08:00 PM

Prima Facie - Premiere

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 14 · 08:00 PM

König Ödipus

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Castle courtyard set with rows of chairs and an empty stage in golden light — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Nov 15 · 08:00 PM

BENNI STARK - Schon lustig wenn‘s witzig ist

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €24

Rail of period costumes in a theatre costume department — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Nov 18 · 08:00 PM

GRENDSLAM Nr. 61

Kulturzentrum Grend · Essen

From €18

Mime performer on a sunny square watched by a crowd from behind — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Nov 18 · 08:00 PM

ABDUL KADER CHAHIN - “Ehrenlos”

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €27

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Nov 18 · 08:15 PM

Mayersche Essen (157105318) - Lesung mit Jarka Kubsova

Mayersche Essen · Essen

From €12

Riverside summer stage glowing across the water at blue hour — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Nov 19 · 08:00 PM

MAXI GSTETTENBAUER - KOMPLETT ABSURD

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €32

Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Nov 19 · 08:15 PM

Mayersche Essen (157105318) - Zeitenwende – Eine Reise durch Gereon Raths Berlin

Mayersche Essen · Essen

From €14

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 20 · 08:00 PM

Die Känguru-Chroniken (szenische Lesung) · Nov 20

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 20 · 08:00 PM

REIS AGAINST THE SPÜLMACHINE - Tourlaub

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €29

Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 20 · 08:00 PM

Anissa Loucif - MACH NICHT SO AUF TEUER

Weststadthalle Essen · Essen

From €25

Singer performing near candlelit dinner tables — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 21 · 07:00 PM

Das Kriminal Dinner - Kitzel für Nerven und Gaumen - Saison 2026 - Das Kriminal Dinner - Krimidinner mit Kitzel für Nerven und Gaumen · Nov 21

SHERATON Hotel Essen · Essen

From €100

Empty comedy club stage with a microphone and stool under a spotlight — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 21 · 08:00 PM

Joe di Nardo - Comedy Al Dente

Weststadthalle Essen · Essen

From €31

Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Nov 24 · 08:00 PM

GUIDO CANTZ - „Komische Zeiten“

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €34

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 27 · 08:00 PM

Nipple Jesus

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 27 · 09:00 PM

Twin Noir + Kurschatten

Kulturzentrum Grend · Essen

From €22

Ornate opera house auditorium with gilded balconies facing the stage — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 28 · 08:00 PM

Freunde der italienischen Oper · Nov 28

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €33

Rail of period costumes in a theatre costume department — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Nov 29 · 03:30 PM

Oma auf App-Wegen · Nov 29

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Castle courtyard set with rows of chairs and an empty stage in golden light — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 2 · 07:30 PM

PulaM's Drag Space - On the beach

Kulturzentrum Grend · Essen

From €18

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 2 · 08:00 PM

Ingrid Kühne - Ja, aber ohne mich!

Lichtburg · Essen

From €34

Heavy red stage curtain folds with an orchestra glowing beyond — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3 · 08:00 PM

Miss Sophie . Episode One - Gastspiel Theater 8 Frauen - Gastspiel

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €21

Audience in a historic theatre facing a red stage curtain — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4 · 07:00 PM

DAS RUHRICAL - Das Ruhrgebietsmusical - Radio Ruhrpott · Dec 4

UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein, Salzlager · Essen

From €40

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4 · 08:00 PM

Das Känguru-Manifest (szenische Lesung) · Dec 4

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4 · 09:00 PM

Bragolin + Carrellee

Kulturzentrum Grend · Essen

From €29

Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5 · 03:00 PM

Ritter Rost feiert Weihnachten - Familienkonzert mit Jörg Hilbert und Freunden

UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein Halle 12 · Essen

From €6

Riverside summer stage glowing across the water at blue hour — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5 · 04:00 PM

Luzia Konzertreihe 2026 - Licht in dunkler Nacht

Dom Essen · Essen

From €23

Rail of period costumes in a theatre costume department — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5 · 08:00 PM

Prima Facie

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6 · 11:30 AM

#halbzwölf - Sonntalk mit Peter Großmann

UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein Halle 12 · Essen

From €12

Mime performer on a sunny square watched by a crowd from behind — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6 · 03:00 PM

DAS RUHRICAL - Das Ruhrgebietsmusical - Radio Ruhrpott · Dec 6

UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein, Salzlager · Essen

From €40

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6 · 03:30 PM

Zwei Witwen sehen rot - Reife Frauen und unreife Sprüche · Dec 6

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Castle courtyard set with rows of chairs and an empty stage in golden light — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8 · 07:00 PM

Offene Seiten - Offene Seiten - Ulrich Homann: Das hast du dir doch alles nur ausgedacht

UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein Halle 12 · Essen

From €11

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8 · 08:00 PM

MICHAEL HOLTSCHULTE - Tot aber lustig – Lesung + Cartoons

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €26

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