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A boy seen from behind holds the string of a red kite flying over a grassy field at sunset. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 03:00 PM

Heidi

Theater Salz+Pfeffer · Nuremberg

From €9

Children seen from behind on picnic blankets near a carousel in a sunny park — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18 · 03:00 PM

Dschungelbuch - das Musical

Meistersingerhalle · Nuremberg

From €31

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

Wed, Oct 21 · 06:30 PM

Thalia Nürnberg (157025467) - Lesung und Gespräch mit Josi Wismar zu Dead Air

Thalia-Buchhaus CAMPE · Nuremberg

From €12

Sat, Oct 17

NIGHT of the JUMPs - Freestyle MX World Tour Championship 2026

PSD Bank Nürnberg ARENA · Nuremberg

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Double bass and saxophone in a dimly lit jazz club — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 09:00 PM

GISELA HORAT TRIO - Avantgarde Jazz

Jazz Studio Nürnberg e.V. · Nuremberg

From €24

Comedian with a microphone on a small stage lit against a brick wall, audience heads in dark silhouette in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 07:00 PM

100 Jahre comedian Harmonists

Musiksaal in der Kongresshalle · Nuremberg

From €12

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

Fri, Oct 23 · 07:30 PM

I'll Tell You A Tale! - Richard Martin - in englischer Sprache

Theaterkneipe LOFT · Nuremberg

From €20

Top-down view of grilled skewers, flatbreads and salads shared on an outdoor wooden table — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15 · 06:00 PM

Artenschutzreihe im Blauen Salon - "Berichte aus dem Garten Eden" mit 4-Gänge Menü und Getränken

Blauer Salon in der Delphinlagune · Nuremberg

From €142

Crowd walking between festival stalls under warm string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 20 · 08:00 PM

Irish Folk Festival 26 - Gold dust in your pocket Tour

Meistersingerhalle Kleiner Saal · Nuremberg

From €40

Fri, Oct 23 · 09:00 PM

BASTIAN STEIN TRIO feat. JULIUS GAWLIK – „SONG ATLAS“ - Contemporary Modern Jazz

Jazz Studio Nürnberg e.V. · Nuremberg

From €24

Audience seen from behind seated on the stone steps of an ancient amphitheatre at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15 · 10:00 AM

Schlimm Schlimm (6+ / 60 Min.)

Theater Mummpitz · Nuremberg

From €6

Street food stalls with smoking grills along a lit festival street — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15 · 06:00 PM

Artenschutzreihe im Blauen Salon - "Berichte aus dem Garten Eden" mit 4-Gänge Menü und Getränken

Blauer Salon in der Delphinlagune · Nuremberg

From €142

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

Fri, Oct 16 · 06:30 PM

Thalia Nürnberg (157025467) - Buchpräsentation mit Marcel Freund: Where Our Hearts Begin

Thalia-Buchhaus CAMPE · Nuremberg

From €12

Concert lights over a large indoor arena audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16 · 07:00 PM

We Are All Mad Here - Live: Bury A Phoenix | Midnight Sun | Among Idiots

MUZclub · Nuremberg

From €12

Couple holding hands walking away down a red-carpeted corridor lit by brass wall lamps — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16 · 07:00 PM

Festkonzert - Öffentliche Generalprobe - Jung und laut - 80 Jahre Windsbacher Knabenchor

Lorenzkirche · Nuremberg

From €12

Crowd arriving at a theatre entrance under a glowing bulb-lined canopy on a wet street at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16 · 07:30 PM

Buddeln - Premiere

Sebalder Höfe - Theater Pfütze · Nuremberg

From €9

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

Fri, Oct 16 · 08:00 PM

Philipp Scharrenberg - "Wahr, aber falsch" · Oct 16

nürnberger burgtheater · Nuremberg

From €29

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

Fri, Oct 16 · 08:00 PM

Maite Itoiz & John Kelly - Best of 20 Years - Anniversary Tour 2026

Meistersingerhalle Kleiner Saal · Nuremberg

From €60

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

Fri, Oct 16 · 08:00 PM

Die Große Klassiknacht - Von Vivaldi bis Oper - Ein Galaabend

Meistersingerhalle · Nuremberg

From €34

Performer in a top hat holding a cane on a smoky cabaret stage, with candlelit audience tables in front — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16 · 08:00 PM

Volle Möhre! Improkabarett

Theater rote Bühne · Nuremberg

From €19

Jazz musicians on a blue-lit stage seen from a table in a club — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16 · 09:00 PM

DAN PETER SUNDLAND QUINTETT - Contemporary Modern Jazz

Jazz Studio Nürnberg e.V. · Nuremberg

From €24

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

Sat, Oct 17 · 05:00 PM

Festkonzert - Jung und laut - 80 Jahre Windsbacher Knabenchor

Lorenzkirche · Nuremberg

From €20

Audience seated on mismatched wooden chairs seen from behind in a narrow pub back room strung with bulb lights, a performer at the far end — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 07:00 PM

100 Jahre comedian Harmonists

Musiksaal in der Kongresshalle · Nuremberg

From €12

Sat, Oct 17

NIGHT of the JUMPs - Freestyle MX World Tour Championship 2026

PSD Bank Nürnberg ARENA · Nuremberg

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

Sat, Oct 17 · 08:00 PM

Eine Reise in Nürnbergs wilde 1920er - Das Cabinet des Dr. Schmidt

Theater rote Bühne · Nuremberg

From €33

Grand piano on an empty stage with shafts of evening light through tall arched windows — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 08:00 PM

Philipp Scharrenberg - "Wahr, aber falsch" · Oct 17

nürnberger burgtheater · Nuremberg

From €29

Festival campsite at dawn with tents, mist and a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 09:00 PM

ROUND SQUARE - Music from Berlin and the Universe

Jazz Studio Nürnberg e.V. · Nuremberg

From €24

A family of four sits from behind on a gingham picnic blanket beside a fruit basket in a sunlit park at golden hour. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18 · 03:00 PM

Heidi - Premiere

Theater Salz+Pfeffer · Nuremberg

From €9

A toddler crouches at a pond edge feeding mallard ducks while a parent stands in silhouette beside them. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18 · 03:00 PM

Dschungelbuch - das Musical

Meistersingerhalle · Nuremberg

From €31

Two dancers in silhouette mid-leap against a blue and orange backlit stage with haze — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18 · 04:00 PM

Buddeln - Familienpremiere

Sebalder Höfe - Theater Pfütze · Nuremberg

From €9

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

Sun, Oct 18 · 07:30 PM

Saison 2026/27 - Trio Orelon

Meistersingerhalle Kleiner Saal · Nuremberg

From €39

Theatre audience applauding, seen from behind, with a brightly lit stage and balcony beyond — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 20 · 06:00 PM

Blick hinter die Kulissen der Graphischen Sammlung

Germanisches Nationalmuseum · Nuremberg

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Wooden lectern in a bookshop with listeners on folding chairs seen from behind, warm lamp glow — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 20 · 07:30 PM

Close-Up Gostner - Dorian Gray in bright colours

Theaterkneipe LOFT · Nuremberg

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

Tue, Oct 20 · 08:00 PM

Irish Folk Festival 26 - Gold dust in your pocket Tour

Meistersingerhalle Kleiner Saal · Nuremberg

From €40

Two children seen from behind on swings, backlit by a low evening sun with old European buildings beyond. — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21 · 10:00 AM

Heidi - Gruppenvorstellung

Theater Salz+Pfeffer · Nuremberg

From €7

Three panel speakers seen from behind at a draped table facing a packed theatre audience under bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21 · 06:30 PM

Thalia Nürnberg (157025467) - Lesung und Gespräch mit Josi Wismar zu Dead Air

Thalia-Buchhaus CAMPE · Nuremberg

From €12

Diners at candlelit tables in a stone arcaded courtyard at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21 · 08:00 PM

Mittwochskonzert | Ottolien - Im Schutz der Nacht Tour 2026

MUZclub · Nuremberg

From €11

Guests in evening dress mingling in a warm-lit marble foyer with a curved staircase — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22 · 08:00 PM

Philipp Weber - "Power to the Popel: Demokratie für Quereinsteiger" · Oct 22

nürnberger burgtheater · Nuremberg

From €29

Crowd gathering in an old town square at dusk under strings of festoon lights — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 06:30 PM

Thalia Nürnberg (157025467) - Symphonie of the Sinner – düsterer Themenabend mit Becca S. Hale

Thalia-Buchhaus CAMPE · Nuremberg

From €12

Lone reader seen from behind standing in a grand oak library reading room with green banker lamps on long tables — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 07:30 PM

I'll Tell You A Tale! - Richard Martin - in englischer Sprache

Theaterkneipe LOFT · Nuremberg

From €20

Audience silhouettes facing a small club stage with a microphone and stool — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 08:00 PM

Boomer? Na und! Das neue Solo-Comedy-Programm von und mit Julia Kempken - Premiere

Theater rote Bühne · Nuremberg

From €23

Listeners seated on wooden chairs in a candle-lit converted church hall facing a small stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 08:00 PM

Philipp Weber - "Power to the Popel: Demokratie für Quereinsteiger" · Oct 23

nürnberger burgtheater · Nuremberg

From €29

Jazz trio playing in a garden for an audience on picnic blankets — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 09:00 PM

BASTIAN STEIN TRIO feat. JULIUS GAWLIK – „SONG ATLAS“ - Contemporary Modern Jazz

Jazz Studio Nürnberg e.V. · Nuremberg

From €24

A child in a helmet and two cyclists ride away down a tree-lined park path in warm evening light. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 03:00 PM

Heidi · Oct 24

Theater Salz+Pfeffer · Nuremberg

From €9

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

Sat, Oct 24 · 04:00 PM

Buddeln

Sebalder Höfe - Theater Pfütze · Nuremberg

From €9

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

Sat, Oct 24 · 04:00 PM

Schlimm Schlimm (6+ / 60 Min.) - OmaOpa

Theater Mummpitz · Nuremberg

From €6

Three runners seen from behind on a hill trail above a misty valley at dawn — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 06:00 PM

OPEL Handball-Bundesliga 2026/2027 - HC Erlangen - THW Kiel

PSD Bank Nürnberg ARENA · Nuremberg

From €14

Crowd browsing street food stalls with grills — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 06:30 PM

"Rosmarin und Griglia" - Culinartheater mit 4-Gänge Menü

Tiergartenrestaurant Waldschänke · Nuremberg

From €83

Pianist seen from behind at a grand piano in an amber-lit piano bar with glasses in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:00 PM

Burlesque - Golden Glamour Show

Theater Rote Bühne · Nuremberg

From €40

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

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:00 PM

Markus Barth - "Pures Gold"

nürnberger burgtheater · Nuremberg

From €29

Sat, Oct 24

Andreas Gabalier - 10 Jahre Volks-Rock’n‘ Roller Unplugged

Nuremberg

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A visitor seen from behind in a knitted sweater holds a glass of red wine in front of a large colourful abstract painting in a dim gallery. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:30 PM

Geisterwege - Geisterwege: Von Hexenjägern & Pöpplträgern

Direkt vor der Tourist-Information · Nuremberg

From €10

Spectators in coats standing along a rugby touchline seen from behind and below, muddy boots in the foreground, players in the misty floodlit distance — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

FC Nürnberg vs FC Kaiserslautern

Max-Morlock-Stadion · Nuremberg

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Double bass and saxophone on stands on an empty club stage — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 09:00 PM

GRAPHA - Swingender Jazz aus Tirol

Jazz Studio Nürnberg e.V. · Nuremberg

From €24

String trio setting up in a sunlit cloister garden — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM

Klassik für Kinder (o. A. / ca. 50 Min.) - Instrumentengruppe wird noch bekannt gegeben

Theater Mummpitz · Nuremberg

From €7

Children seen from behind blow soap bubbles under trees hung with warm string lights at dusk. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 03:00 PM

Heidi · Oct 25

Theater Salz+Pfeffer · Nuremberg

From €9

Vintage microphone in front of a dark velvet stage curtain in a candlelit cabaret room with patrons at small tables — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26 · 11:00 PM

Thalia Nürnberg (157025467) - Sarah J. Maas ACOTAR 6 – Die Release-Nacht bei Thalia

Thalia-Buchhaus CAMPE · Nuremberg

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

Tue, Oct 27 · 07:30 PM

House of Noris - Die Soap - Staffel 6

Theaterkneipe LOFT · Nuremberg

From €20

Guitarist seen from behind at a rooftop acoustic gig at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28 · 08:00 PM

Mittwochskonzert | Steaming Satellites - support: Filistine - The Lime Paradigm Tour

MUZclub · Nuremberg

From €11

Audience seen from behind in a gilded opera house under a large crystal chandelier — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 07:30 PM

Dorian Gray in bright colours - Premiere!

Gostner Hoftheater · Nuremberg

From €24

Thu, Oct 29 · 07:30 PM

One Night Of MJ - The Tribute To The King Of Pop!

Meistersingerhalle, Großer Saal · Nuremberg

From €46

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

Fri, Oct 30 · 07:30 PM

Dorian Gray in bright colours · Oct 30

Gostner Hoftheater · Nuremberg

From €23

Visitors walking through a museum hall lit around white marble statues — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 08:00 PM

Reiner Kröhnert - "ER - Jetzt wird's MERZwürdig"

nürnberger burgtheater · Nuremberg

From €29

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

Fri, Oct 30 · 08:00 PM

Theater SalzstreuNer: Der Besuch der alten Dame · Oct 30

Theater Salz+Pfeffer · Nuremberg

From €23

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

Fri, Oct 30 · 09:00 PM

MICHAEL ARBENZ TRIO - Modern Piano Jazz from Switzerland

Jazz Studio Nürnberg e.V. · Nuremberg

From €24

Friends with drinks on a rooftop terrace looking toward a domed skyline at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

VEGGIENALE® Nürnberg 31. Oktober/01. November 2026

Ofenwerk · Nuremberg

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

Sat, Oct 31 · 04:00 PM

Baby Dronte (4+ / 45 Min.)

Theater Mummpitz · Nuremberg

From €6

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

Sat, Oct 31 · 07:30 PM

Dorian Gray in bright colours · Oct 31

Gostner Hoftheater · Nuremberg

From €23

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

Sat, Oct 31 · 08:00 PM

Theater SalzstreuNer: Der Besuch der alten Dame · Oct 31

Theater Salz+Pfeffer · Nuremberg

From €22

Guitarist silhouetted against red stage lights with hands raised in the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 09:00 PM

GISELA HORAT TRIO - Avantgarde Jazz

Jazz Studio Nürnberg e.V. · Nuremberg

From €24

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

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