Hamburg, Germany
Literaturhaus Hamburg is a leading literary venue housed in a late 19th-century villa in the Rotherbaum district. It hosts readings, author talks, panel discussions, and literary festivals, welcoming both established and emerging writers from Germany and abroad. The elegant building also contains a café-restaurant popular with the city's cultural scene.
An interactive detective dinner where guests solve a criminal mystery at the table. An evening full of drama and entertainment for thriller enthusiasts.
An interactive murder mystery dinner combining improvisational theatre with a served meal - a suspenseful evening for crime fiction fans.
A burlesque evening with fine dining in Hamburg. Where culinary artistry meets artistic entertainment for adults.
An evening combining culinary experience with musical entertainment in Hamburg.
An evening combining fine cuisine with a rich entertainment programme in a cabaret atmosphere.
A unique escape room dinner where guests solve puzzles while enjoying a delicious meal in Hamburg.
Students from Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg present their work on the building's history, while acclaimed comic artist Ulli Lust reads from her award-winning works.
A reading and conversation with Austrian author and slam poet Elias Hirschl about his novel "Schleifen" - a captivating story of a girl whose body reacts to every word she hears.
Czech author Jaroslav Rudiš reads from his new novel "Where the Dead Speak" - a story of three friends traveling through European cemeteries in search of the voices of dead poets.
An interactive murder mystery dinner in Hamburg — play detective and solve a bureaucratic murder case right at the table.
German author Shida Bazyar reads from her new novel "Die Lücken", which traces 90 years of German village history and its inhabitants - from Jewish families to contemporary Iranian migrants.
Czech author Radka Denemarková reads from her new novel "Chocolate Blood", which weaves together the lives of George Sand, Božena Němcová, and Rockefeller's oil empire across a 19th-century panorama.
A philosophical evening with Martin Scherer on the longing for closeness in an age of isolation and digital networks. Discussion of the conditions that make genuine human connection possible.
Gynecologist Mandy Mangler and journalist Esther Kogelboom discuss their book "Don't miss the Clitoris", exploring the clitoris's role in sexual health and education.
An interactive murder mystery dinner in Hamburg where guests unravel a murder mystery in the iconic St. Pauli Haifischbar atmosphere.
The launch evening of Literaturhaus Hamburg's new non-fiction discussion series. Paula Fürstenberg and Marieke Reimann present their books on the socio-political situation in eastern Germany.
Maggie O'Farrell presents her tenth novel "Land", set in 1865 Ireland and following two surveyors mapping a country still haunted by the Great Famine. The evening features a bilingual discussion and a German reading by Julia Wieninger.
Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart presents his new novel "John of John", a story of a father and son on the Outer Hebrides. Charly Hübner reads, Julia Westlake hosts.
Eva Menasse reads from her new novel "Alleinruhelage", in which a crumbling GDR-era inn becomes the backdrop for a story of personal memory, East German history, and a marriage coming undone. Hosted by Shirin Sojitrawalla.
An evening celebrating the longlist of the Deutscher Buchpreis 2026, featuring nominated authors reading excerpts from their novels.
Annemarie Stoltenberg and Rainer Moritz bring at least 16 new book recommendations to the Literaturhaus Hamburg stage - their long-running summer reading night, with a bonus pick from bookseller Can Mayaoglu.
Nino Haratischwili discusses with her translators how literature transforms across languages. An event marking the Goethe-Institut's 75th anniversary.