24 Events in August in Bochum - Events & Activities in August 2026

Eternal Sounds at the German Mining Museum Bochum: Hear post-mining, feel vibrations, experience industrial culture anew. 12.08.2026, 09:30, admission from 15 €. Perspective shift guaranteed – plan your visit now! #Bochum #IndustrialCulture

Experience the future of work at RUB-Makerspace Bochum: interactive AI stations, comprehensible and free. On 12.08.2026, 10 AM – 4 PM. Just drop by and try it out. #WorkInThePot

Bochum invites you: Experience Fast Fashion, sustainability, and upcycling in the city center. August 12–13, 2026, free admission. #Bochum #Sustainability

Get creative in Bochum: Real unique pieces are made from avocado pits at the upcycling workshop. Free on August 12, 2026, from 10 AM. #Bochum #Upcycling

Creative morning in Bochum's city center: Crocheting and Knitting with Margot connects handiwork, exchange, and sustainability. 12.08.2026, free entry. Come by now! #Bochum

A unique art venue in Bochum: Manifesta 16 Ruhr connects contemporary art with the atmosphere of the Gethsemane Church. Free admission, pure cultural experience. #Manifesta16 #Bochum

Contemporary art meets sacred space: Manifesta 16 Ruhr makes St. Anna Church Bochum a place for new perspectives. Free entry, 12.08.2026, 11 AM. #Manifesta16 #Bochum

Experience art, silence, and community in Bochum: Manifesta 16 Ruhr opens St. Ludgerus for new perspectives. Free entry, inspiring and open. #Bochum #Manifesta16

Bochum's city center becomes a meeting point for sustainable ideas: With workshops, repair cafés, and exchange formats at Kortumstraße 93. Free entry. #Bochum #Sustainability

Fast Fashion in Bochum makes sustainability sensory and tangible. Free on 12.08.2026 at the Sustainability Center. Discover, learn, participate. #Bochum #Sustainability

A dragon fairy tale full of stage magic awaits Bochum at the salon magician theatre: close, sensual, and surprising. 12.08.2026, 25 euros. #Bochum #Theatre

An evening for poetry, diversity, and resonance at FLUID Bochum: Queer poetry live, exchange, and strong stage moments on 12.08.2026. #PoetrySlam #Bochum

A special summer evening over Bochum: solar eclipse, science, and city views at the headframe. 12.08.2026, tickets from €10. #Bochum

Bochum's summer cinema with brewery courtyard flair: Fiege KinoOpenAir 2026 combines film, live music, and street food. From 8 PM, tickets from 12 euros. #Bochum #OpenAir

Experience a creative workshop at the Bochum Art Museum. Create your own beings from recycled materials.

Visit the show "Fascinating Universe" at the Planetarium Bochum and experience the universe through breathtaking projections.

Sound art with goosebumps: Eternal Sounds at the German Mining Museum. Experience post-mining live and audible – authentic sounds, deep vibrations. 13.08.2026, 09:30–17:30, 15 €. Experience it now! #Bochum

Bochum discovers its wild side: Urban Wilderness showcases strong wildlife photography and urban nature at Zeche Hannover. 08.13.2026, free admission. #Bochum #UrbanNature

Bochum in the sign of industrial culture: Path of Coal showcases strong photographs in the historical mining site. Free admission, genuine Ruhr area feel. #Bochum #IndustrialCulture

Experience Fast Fashion anew in Bochum: At the Sustainability Center, exhibition, lecture, and participatory impulses come together. 13.08.2026, free entry. #Sustainability

From old to unique: In Bochum's sustainability center, your shirt becomes an upcycle bag. Free on August 13, 2026. #Upcycling #Bochum

Fashion, material, and responsibility meet in Bochum: The lecture on Fast Fashion opens the view on consumption and change. 13.08.2026, free entry. #Bochum #FastFashion

Literature in conversation instead of alone at the edge of the page: Reading together with vhs Bochum at the Sustainability Center. Free, open, stimulating. #Bochum #Literature

Bochum's Gethsemane Church becomes a place for art, space, and encounter. Manifesta 16 Ruhr invites you to a free art experience on 13.08.2026. #Manifesta16