# Talks and readings in Berlin on Friday 30 October

Talks and readings in Berlin on Friday 30 October: 107 events.

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## When

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## Where

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## What

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- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-30/kids-family/?format=markdown): 86
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## Friday 30 October

- 01:00 Autorenlesung: "Wanda" mit Annika Scheffel (Azubi Wochen) — Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek — Free — An author reading from the book "Wanda", part of the Azubi Wochen, for young people aged 11 and up. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/autorenlesung-wanda-mit-annika-scheffel-azubi-wochen-3028/
- 01:00 Performance-Lesung: „Working Class Daughters. Über Klasse sprechen“ — StbMitte — Free — A performative reading based on the book „Working Class Daughters. Über Klasse sprechen“. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/performance-lesung-working-class-daughters-uber-klasse-sprec-3029/
- 12:00 Voyager – Die unendliche Reise — Zeiss-Großplanetarium — 12 € — »Voyager – Die unendliche Reise« is a planetarium show with live narration about the two space probes Voyager 1 and 2, launched from Cape Canaveral in 1977. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/voyager-die-unendliche-reise-24755/
- 13:00 Mit Raketen zu Planeten — Archenhold-Sternwarte — 12 € — »Mit Raketen zu Planeten« is a live-moderated, interactive show for children that takes them on an adventure journey through our solar system. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/mit-raketen-zu-planeten-22470/
- 13:00 Mit Raketen zu Planeten — Archenhold-Sternwarte — 12 € — "Mit Raketen zu Planeten" (With Rockets to Planets) is a live-moderated, interactive journey through our solar system for children aged 7 and up (from grade 2). — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/mit-raketen-zu-planeten-24750/
- 15:00 Sächsische Separatisten als Beispiel für Rechtsterrorismus — Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung — An event on the topic "Sächsische Separatisten als Beispiel für Rechtsterrorismus" (Saxon separatists as an example of right-wing terrorism). — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/sachsische-separatisten-als-beispiel-fur-rechtsterrorismus-9881/
- 15:00 Shaping Reflections #1 — Tanzfabrik Berlin — Free — "Shaping Reflections #1" is a discussion format of the Shape Festival that opens each festival day by bringing artists and the audience together. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/shaping-reflections-1-10005/
- 15:30 Sternstunde — Archenhold-Sternwarte — 12 € — "Sternstunde" is a live-moderated journey through the universe, presenting the celestial bodies and constellations currently visible in Berlin's sky. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/sternstunde-22456/
- 16:00 Künstlerinnengespräch Elif Saydam — Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart — Free — An artist talk at Hamburger Bahnhof about artistic practice and newly acquired works. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/kunstlerinnengesprach-elif-saydam-10892/
- 17:00 Encounters in the Milky Way — Freigelände der Archenhold-Sternwarte — 12 € — Encounters in the Milky Way is a planetarium show about the chance encounters that have shaped our place in the universe, including a 30-minute live part in … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/encounters-in-the-milky-way-40443/
- 17:30 Artist Talk — Haus der Berliner Festspiele — Free — The Artist Talk is a conversation held as part of Jazzfest Berlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/artist-talk-16527/
- 17:30 Galaktische Begegnungen — Eine Reise durch die Milchstraße — Archenhold-Sternwarte — from 12 € — “Galaktische Begegnungen – Eine Reise durch die Milchstraße” is a fulldome show in the planetarium hall with live narration, taking audiences on a journey … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/galaktische-begegnungen-eine-reise-durch-die-milchstrae-22495/
- 18:00 Friedensprozess in der Türkei – Wie weiter? — Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung — A panel discussion on the peace process in Turkey with Kurdish perspectives in the German context. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/friedensprozess-in-der-turkei-wie-weiter-22766/
- 18:00 Lesung: Max Bentow. Puppenherz — Heinrich-Schulz-Bibliothek mit Musikabteilung — Free — The Heinrich-Schulz-Bibliothek invites you to a reading with Berlin thriller author Max Bentow. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/lesung-max-bentow-puppenherz-40471/
- 18:30 „Niewiedervereinigung: 100 Zwischenrufe zur deutschen Einheit“ — Humboldt Forum — 5 € — This event is a reading from the book „Niewiedervereinigung: 100 Zwischenrufe zur deutschen Einheit“ at the Humboldt Forum. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/niewiedervereinigung-100-zwischenrufe-zur-deutschen-einheit-16573/
- 18:30 ODZALA – 360° Hörerlebnis Regenwald — Zeiss-Großplanetarium — 16 € — »ODZALA – 360° Hörerlebnis Regenwald« is a pure listening experience in the planetarium hall, presenting the nocturnal sound world of the African »Odzala« … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/odzala-360-horerlebnis-regenwald-16574/
- 18:30 Kabarett & KZ - Lesung mit Thomas Schleissing-Niggemann in der Ingeborg-Drewitz-Bibliothek — Ingeborg-Drewitz-Bibliothek — Free — A reading by Thomas Schleissing-Niggemann about cabaret during the National Socialist era and in the concentration camps. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/kabarett-kz-lesung-mit-thomas-schleissing-niggemann-in-der-i-32984/
- 18:30 Unendliche Weiten — Archenhold-Sternwarte — from 12 € — »Unendliche Weiten« is a live-moderated planetarium show that takes visitors to the planetarium hall of the Archenhold-Sternwarte. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/unendliche-weiten-22480/
- 19:00 Don Mee Choi: KAUMKRIEG / Freely Frayed — Grüner Salon — Free — A literary evening of conversation and reading marking the book premiere of Don Mee Choi's 'KAUMKRIEG' and 'Freely Frayed'. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/don-mee-choi-kaumkrieg-freely-frayed-268/
- 19:00 Lesben in der Provinz – damals und heute — EWA-Frauenzentrum — Free — A talk with photos and a conversation with contemporary witnesses about the lives of lesbians in small towns of the GDR. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/lesben-in-der-provinz-damals-und-heute-16579/
- 19:00 „War mein Opa ein Nazi?“ Wie Nachfahren ihre NS-Familiengeschichte erforschen — Feurigstraße 68 10827 Berlin — A jour fixe with a book presentation where descendants report on how they researched their own family's Nazi past. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/war-mein-opa-ein-nazi-wie-nachfahren-ihre-ns-familiengeschic-31444/
- 19:00 Lesung Sarah Trentzsch in Lichtenberg — Erich-Kurz-Straße 9, 10319 Berlin — Free — A reading with the Berlin author Sarah Trentzsch, who will present her new book "Alpensegler". — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/lesung-sarah-trentzsch-in-lichtenberg-32564/
- 19:00 Bernardo Paz presenta su novela: La exactitud del instinto migratorio de los pájaros — Andenbuch — Entrada gratu… — The bookstore Andenbuch hosts a presentation of 'La exactitud del instinto migratorio de los pájaros', Bernardo Paz's first novel, published in 2026 by Nuevo … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/bernardo-paz-presenta-su-novela-la-exactitud-del-instinto-mi-33435/
- 19:00 Oliver Lück – Lesung aus „Flaschenpostgeschichten“ und „Buntland“ — Blattgold — 10 € — An evening of readings with author and reporter Oliver Lück at Blattgold. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/oliver-luck-lesung-aus-flaschenpostgeschichten-und-buntland-34369/
- 19:00 L*Ost DDR Vortrag: „Lesben in der Provinz“ – damals und heute — Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv & Bibliothek e.V. — Free — A talk with a contemporary witness conversation about lesbians in the GDR's provinces, then and now. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/lost-ddr-vortrag-lesben-in-der-provinz-damals-und-heute-42855/
- 19:30 "Wir haben es nicht gut gemacht." — Berliner Ensemble — 9–25 € — A literary evening at the Berliner Ensemble titled "Wir haben es nicht gut gemacht." featuring readings of letters. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/wir-haben-es-nicht-gut-gemacht-3770/
- 19:30 Tournée Montréal–Berlin — Haus für Poesie — Free — A multilingual evening of poetry brings poets from Quebec and Berlin together through readings and performances. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/tournee-montrealberlin-9094/
- 19:30 Zwischen Sturm und Stille — Dorotheenstädtische Buchhandlung — 25 € — A reading and conversation held at a bookshop in Moabit. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/zwischen-sturm-und-stille-14546/
- 19:30 Homosexualität und Religion — Das Jüdische Kulturschiff MS Goldberg — A panel discussion aboard the Jewish cultural ship MS Goldberg in Berlin-Spandau under the theme "Vorurteil, Bedrängung, Verfolgung" (prejudice, harassment, … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/homosexualitat-und-religion-16585/
- 19:30 Buch des MonatsLesungDänemark »Offener Himmel« von Jonas Eika — Felleshus, Berlin — 9 € — A reading from the novel »Offener Himmel« by the Danish author Jonas Eika, moderated by Juliane Liebert. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/buch-des-monatslesungdanemark-offener-himmel-von-jonas-eika-40501/
- 20:00 My Pleasure — Lettrétage — 16.75 € — "My Pleasure" is an English-language solo show that weaves together four stories combining autofiction and magical realism. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/my-pleasure-7365/
- 20:00 Sternstunde — Zeiss-Großplanetarium — 12 € — "Sternstunde" is a live-moderated planetarium show that takes you on a tour through the universe – from the constellations currently visible in Berlin's sky, … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/sternstunde-22461/
- 20:30 Poetry Slam — Tanzfabrik Berlin — 3–25 € — A poetry slam show as part of the Shape Festival, where literature is experienced live on stage. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/poetry-slam-10009/
- until 30 Jun Damaged Deliberations — Diffrakt — "Damaged Deliberations" is a series of discussions, workshops and films on democracy and the environment, running from April 2026 to June 2027 at diffrakt, a … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/damaged-deliberations-14500/
- until 15 Nov Ein Land im Container — DDR-Museum — „Ein Land im Container" is an event at the DDR Museum in Berlin about the disposal of GDR state symbols. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/ein-land-im-container-3479/
- until 28 Dec Sonne, Mond und Sterne — Archenhold-Sternwarte — 12 € — "Sonne, Mond und Sterne" is a live-narrated, interactive planetarium show at the Archenhold-Sternwarte. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/sonne-mond-und-sterne-15410/
- until 31 Dec Zeit – Im Strom des Universums — Zeiss-Großplanetarium — 12 € — Zeit – Im Strom des Universums is a full-dome show at the Zeiss-Großplanetarium, followed by a live segment. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/zeit-im-strom-des-universums-15450/
- until 31 Dec Sternstunde — Archenhold-Sternwarte — 12 € — Sternstunde is a live-narrated planetarium show that takes visitors on a journey through the universe. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/sternstunde-15469/
- until 19 Dec Dunkles Universum — Archenhold-Sternwarte — 12 € — Dunkles Universum is a 60-minute planetarium show with live commentary that takes its audience on a cosmic journey into the unknown. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/dunkles-universum-15489/
- until 27 Dec Schwarze Löcher — Archenhold-Sternwarte — 12 € — "Schwarze Löcher" is a planetarium show about black holes, presented with a live host. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/schwarze-locher-15705/