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©Markus Spiske04
Fr
06
Su
Revolution in Hanau
September 2026Revolution in Hanau! – Bürgerfest Hanau
Passionsspiele der Demokratie gUG
At the public festival of Hanau sports clubs on the Mainwiesen, the choreographies on democracy developed over the summer with Hanau residents and actors are performed in a flash mob style among the revelers. Can a celebrating crowd be democratically involved?
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©Schmott04
Fr
Stiftung Buchkunst: 60 Jahre Schöne Bücher
September 2026Eröffnung – 60 Jahre Schöne Bücher
Stiftung Buchkunst
Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt
©Pietro Finelli04
Fr
Sep 26
04
Mo
Jan 27
Frankfurter KunstSäule
September 2026Calling Walter Benjamin – Pietro Finelli
Frankfurter KunstSäule – Kuratoren Florian Koch und Daniel Hartlaub
Frankfurter KunstSäule
©Fabia Kuhlmann04
Fr
Menschen unter Sternen
September 2026Gemeinsamer Sternen-Spaziergang
Astrologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt e.V.
04
Fr
vhs FrankfurtSuperkräfte für die Demokratie
September 2026Test beim Teamtag der VHS in Frankfurt Höchst
VHS – Zentrum West
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©Vlada Shcholkina04
Fr
06
Su
Riviera Festival 2026
Amt für Kulturmanagement der Stadt Offenbach am Main
Festival for pop and club culture.
Offenbach am Main
©Inga Olze04
Fr
Sep
25
Fr
Sep
10:00 – 11:30
Gemeinsam – genussvoll – lebenslang
September 2026Krisenbewältigung und Genussorientierung im Alter (4)
Inga Olze mit der Mediathek Eltville
Four-part workshop with the aim of clarifying important questions such as “How do I want to shape my life going forward?”
Mediathek Eltville
©Schader Stiftung04
Fr
11:00 – 20:00
Schader-Stiftung
September 2026Schader-Festival 2026
Schader-Stiftung
A festival featuring musical, artistic and humanities-based dialogue elements.
Schader-Stiftung
©Laura Hilbert04
Fr
14:00 – 17:00
WDC-PavillonWDC Pavilion in Darmstadt
September 2026Mal was anderes
Linnea Kempf, Ella Dickau, WDC 2026
Using unconventional drawing tools, playful sketching challenges and creative experiments, visitors create a collaborative artwork that grows over time. Drawings, symbols and words make different perspectives on democracy, community and creativity visible.
Carree Darmstadt
©Laura Hilbert04
Fr
18:00 – 20:00
WDC-PavillonWDC Pavilion in Darmstadt
September 2026Tuft Together – Gestalte ein Stück Gemeinschaft
Jia Write
At “Tuft Together”, participants create small carpet puzzle pieces from leftover yarn using tufting guns. Individual pieces come together to form one large community rug, combining sustainability, creativity, and connection.
Carree Darmstadt
04
Fr
Sep
22
Th
Oct
19:00 – 12:00
Frankfurter KunstSäule
September 2026Vernissage: CALLING WALTER BENJAMIN
Frankfurter KunstSäule
Vernissage marking the start of the season at the KunstSäule: The focus is on artist Pietro Finelli, who explores urban spaces through his filmic collages, juxtaposing private and public interiors.
Frankfurter KunstSäule
05
Sa
10:00 – 12:00
Stories and Hopes of the Arrivals to Rhine-Main Archipelago
September 2026Leseraum: Open Veins of Latin America
de_colonialanguage, Manca Arnuš, und Ani Menua
In the following months, we will be reading together five texts in the pluriverse of migrations, exiles, diasporas, displacements, memories, belongings, homelands, (destroyed) environments, embodied knowledge, and sensorial memoirs.
©Scholz & Volkmer05
Sa
10:00 – 17:00
Bike to Work / Brückenschlag Mainz-Wiesbaden
September 2026Le CoffeeRide
weride.mainzwiesbaden
One bike rally, two cities, four checkpoints, excellent coffee. A touch of Alleycat as part of the Bike to Work Challenge.
WerkRaum Wiesbaden
©Laura Hilbert05
Sa
10:00 – 13:00
WDC-PavillonWDC Pavilion in Darmstadt
September 2026Grafisches Verweben – Die visuelle Identität des WDC-Pavillon mitgestalten #6
Laura Hilbert (WDC 2026)
Walk-in workshop to co-create the visual identity of the WDC Pavilion.
Carree Darmstadt
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©Lincoln Wall e. V.05
Sa
06
Su
Lincoln Wall Jam
September 2026Lincoln Wall Jam 2026
Sprühclub – Lincoln Wall e. V.
A graffiti and hip-hop festival in Darmstadt.
Lincoln Wall
©Ikus e.V.05
Sa
11:00
Connections for Friendship
September 2026Vernissage
Internationaler Kultur- und Sportaustausch Bad Soden (IKUS), TS. e.V.
As part of WDC 2026, insights into the history, culture, and life of Franklin, Tennessee, meet three contemporary installations by artists Rosario Arostegui and Viktor Alaluf.
Badehaus
05
Sa
13:00 – 18:00
WDC-PavillonWDC Pavilion in Darmstadt
September 2026Darmstädter KinderKiste
Darmstädter KinderKiste, Darmstadt Citymarketing e.V.
This mobile play trailer offers a varied range of games for children aged 4 to 10 and invites them to play, explore and try things out.
Carree Darmstadt
©Diana Djeddi05
Sa
13:00
Trad is a trap. Für eine neue Frankfurter Stadtteilküche
September 2026Große Abschlussveranstaltung Stadtviertelküche Riederwald
andpartnersincrime
To mark the grand finale of the Riederwald Neighbourhood Kitchen, we warmly invite everyone to come and eat together, enjoy some music and celebrate the project.
Platz vor der Philippuskirche
©Ben Kuhlmann05
Sa
14:00 – 23:00
DAMLampionfeste
September 2026Lampionfest am Bornheimer Hang
Stadt Frankfurt in Kooperation mit Deutschen Architekturmuseum (DAM) und Urban Media Project
Visitors can look forward to a festively lit neighbourhood festival featuring a stage programme, local stalls and guided tours of the area.
Bornheimer Hang
©AdAptiv BauGeno eG05
Sa
15:00 – 18:00
Ausstellung: Frankfurter Cluster
AdAptiv BauGeno eg
The collaborative housing project AdAptiv inspired the vision of a more sustainable and socially inclusive city. Together with the architects Baur & Latsch, designs for a cluster building were developed. The designs and architectural models will be presented at Sommerstraße Bockenheim.
Sommerstraße Bockenheim
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