What's on this weekend in Essen · Oct 9 – 11

Browse 11 events happening this weekend in Essen (Oct 9 – 11). Venues include Anleger Kettwig-Unterwasser, GRENDTheater, Villa Hügel.

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

Fri, Oct 9 · 12:00 PM

Linienfahrten 2026 - Kettwig-Unterwasser -> Mülheim-Wasserbahnhof

Anleger Kettwig-Unterwasser · Essen

From €8

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

Fri, Oct 9 · 08:00 PM

Der Ruhrfaust - Mit dem Teufel am Tresen

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €29

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

Fri, Oct 9 · 08:00 PM

HIMMELSSTIMMEN & SAITENFEUER - Konzert Barock · Oct 9

Villa Hügel · Essen

From €42

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

HOTEL ESSENER HOF · Essen

From €100

Silhouetted cyclist on an empty coastal road at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 10 · 07:30 PM

2026/2027 | Hauptrunde (2. Bundesliga Pro A) - ETB Miners - PS Karlsruhe LIONS

Sporthalle am Hallo · Essen

From €14

Sat, Oct 10 · 08:00 PM

Das Känguru-Manifest (szenische Lesung)

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

Winter open-air concert crowd with visible breath under stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 10 · 08:00 PM

HIMMELSSTIMMEN & SAITENFEUER - Konzert Barock · Oct 10

Villa Hügel · Essen

From €42

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

GRENDTheater · Essen

From €24

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

Sun, Oct 11 · 07:00 PM

MUNDSTUHL - Wir kommen

Zeche Carl · Essen

From €35

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