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Things to do in Essen, September 2026

Browse 35 upcoming events and things to do in Essen during September 2026. Highlights include Herbert Knebels Affentheater - Voll Karacho!, PulaM's Drag Space - Extragalactica, Mayflower Madame + No Love Lost and more. Each listing links to tickets, venue details and practical visitor info.

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Herbert Knebels Affentheater - Voll Karacho! event poster

Herbert Knebels Affentheater - Voll Karacho! · Sep 1

Essen · LichtburgTue, Sep 1Culture & Art

🎟️ From €34

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

PulaM's Drag Space - Extragalactica

Essen · Kulturzentrum GrendWed, Sep 2Culture & Art

🎟️ From €14

Herbert Knebels Affentheater - Voll Karacho! event poster

Herbert Knebels Affentheater - Voll Karacho! · Sep 2

Essen · LichtburgWed, Sep 2Culture & Art

🎟️ From €34

Mayflower Madame + No Love Lost event poster

Mayflower Madame + No Love Lost

Essen · Kulturzentrum GrendSat, Sep 5Culture & Art

🎟️ From €23

Frischeparadies Essen - Edutainment - Austern & Kaviar Seminar event poster

Frischeparadies Essen - Edutainment - Austern & Kaviar Seminar

Essen · Frischeparadies EssenWed, Sep 9Food & Drink

🎟️ From €119

Miss Allie - Miss Allie, Paradiesvogel - Tour 2026 event poster

Miss Allie - Miss Allie, Paradiesvogel - Tour 2026

Essen · Weststadthalle EssenSat, Sep 12Music

🎟️ From €41

LENA KUPKE - Pause event poster

LENA KUPKE - Pause

Essen · Zeche CarlSat, Sep 12Culture & Art

🎟️ From €29

Denuit + I am the fly event poster

Denuit + I am the fly

Essen · Kulturzentrum GrendSat, Sep 12Culture & Art

🎟️ From €22

Alte Bekannte event poster

Alte Bekannte

Essen · Weststadthalle EssenSun, Sep 13Music

🎟️ From €43

anaïs - wünsch dir was - extrawünsche tour 2026 event poster

anaïs - wünsch dir was - extrawünsche tour 2026

Essen · Zeche CarlTue, Sep 15Culture & Art

🎟️ From €38

GUIDO CANTZ - „Komische Zeiten“ event poster

GUIDO CANTZ - „Komische Zeiten“

Essen · Zeche CarlThu, Sep 17Culture & Art

🎟️ From €34

Essener Comedy Clash - 2. Vorrunde event poster

Essener Comedy Clash - 2. Vorrunde

Essen · Weststadthalle EssenThu, Sep 17Culture & Art

🎟️ From €24

Frischeparadies Essen - Menüabend - After Work Stammtisch "Pfifferling & Rind" event poster

Frischeparadies Essen - Menüabend - After Work Stammtisch "Pfifferling & Rind"

Essen · Frischeparadies EssenFri, Sep 18Food & Drink

🎟️ From €119

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Gastspiel Die 6 lustigen 7: Der Liebestrank! · Sep 18

Essen · GRENDTheaterFri, Sep 18Culture & Art

🎟️ From €24

SALON DE PARIS - Konzert Folkwang event poster

SALON DE PARIS - Konzert Folkwang

Essen · Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-SaalSat, Sep 19Music

🎟️ From €42

FLOYDBOX - The Emotional Pink Floyd Tribute Show event poster

FLOYDBOX - The Emotional Pink Floyd Tribute Show

Essen · Zeche CarlSat, Sep 19Music

🎟️ From €33

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Gastspiel Die 6 lustigen 7: Der Liebestrank! · Sep 19

Essen · GRENDTheaterSat, Sep 19Culture & Art

🎟️ From €24

Klez.e event poster

Klez.e

Essen · Kulturzentrum GrendSat, Sep 19Culture & Art

🎟️ From €25

Kinderkonzert - VERFLIXT UND ZUGENÄHT! - Eine verzauberte Musikgeschichte event poster

Kinderkonzert - VERFLIXT UND ZUGENÄHT! - Eine verzauberte Musikgeschichte

Essen · Hotel Franz - Saal MargarethenhöheSun, Sep 20Music

🎟️ From €8

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Gastspiel Die 6 lustigen 7: Der Liebestrank! · Sep 20

Essen · GRENDTheaterSun, Sep 20Culture & Art

🎟️ From €24

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells - The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells - The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III · Sep 21

EssenMon, Sep 21Music
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells - The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells - The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III · Sep 22

EssenTue, Sep 22Music
Marc Friedrich - Wenn es Nacht wird im Westen - Premierenlesung event poster

Marc Friedrich - Wenn es Nacht wird im Westen - Premierenlesung

Essen · Weststadthalle EssenWed, Sep 23Culture & Art

🎟️ From €11

11 FREUNDE live - Die andere Geschichte des Fußballs event poster

11 FREUNDE live - Die andere Geschichte des Fußballs

Essen · Zeche CarlWed, Sep 23Culture & Art

🎟️ From €29

GRENDSLAM Nr. 60 - Teamspecial mit k.u.k. – Klötgen & Koslovsky event poster

GRENDSLAM Nr. 60 - Teamspecial mit k.u.k. – Klötgen & Koslovsky

Essen · Kulturzentrum GrendWed, Sep 23Culture & Art

🎟️ From €18

Internationales Flöten Festival - Essen 2026 - Tagesticket Donnerstag event poster

Internationales Flöten Festival - Essen 2026 - Tagesticket Donnerstag

Essen · Folkwang Universität der Künste EssenThu, Sep 24Culture & Art

🎟️ From €50

LATIN QUARTER QUARTET event poster

LATIN QUARTER QUARTET

Essen · Kulturzentrum GrendThu, Sep 24Music

🎟️ From €34

Internationales Flöten Festival - Essen 2026 - Tagesticket Freitag event poster

Internationales Flöten Festival - Essen 2026 - Tagesticket Freitag

Essen · Folkwang Universität der Künste EssenFri, Sep 25Culture & Art

🎟️ From €98

JAN PLEWKA & MARCO SCHMEDTJE - Between The Lights event poster

JAN PLEWKA & MARCO SCHMEDTJE - Between The Lights

Essen · Zeche CarlFri, Sep 25Music

🎟️ From €30

Internationales Flöten Festival - Essen 2026 - Tagesticket Samstag event poster

Internationales Flöten Festival - Essen 2026 - Tagesticket Samstag

Essen · Folkwang Universität der Künste EssenSat, Sep 26Culture & Art

🎟️ From €98

FORMOSA BIERFEST 2026 - FORMOSA, BZFOS, Stølen & Neck Cementery event poster

FORMOSA BIERFEST 2026 - FORMOSA, BZFOS, Stølen & Neck Cementery

Essen · Zeche CarlSat, Sep 26Music

🎟️ From €37

Oldienacht Essen event poster

Oldienacht Essen

Essen · Grugahalle EssenSat, Sep 26Culture & Art

🎟️ From €70

Freunde der italienischen Oper - Jubiläums-Veranstaltung event poster

Freunde der italienischen Oper - Jubiläums-Veranstaltung

Essen · GRENDTheaterSat, Sep 26Culture & Art

🎟️ From €40

Internationales Flöten Festival - Essen 2026 - Tagesticket Sonntag event poster

Internationales Flöten Festival - Essen 2026 - Tagesticket Sonntag

Essen · Folkwang Universität der Künste EssenSun, Sep 27Culture & Art

🎟️ From €80

MATILDE KEIZER - Lasagne im Bett event poster

MATILDE KEIZER - Lasagne im Bett

Essen · Zeche CarlWed, Sep 30Culture & Art

🎟️ From €23

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Back to culture

September is when indoor culture typically returns in force — theatre, gallery and concert seasons reopen alongside the last open-air events of the year.

  • Look for season-opening concerts, theatre premieres and gallery shows
  • Catch harvest festivals and the last open-air markets before autumn
  • Book ahead for autumn arts and film festivals that often launch this month