Events and festivals in Saarland on 31 October and 1 November 2026 range from a Halloween day at the zoo to a street art show. On Saturday, Neunkirchen Zoo runs Boo at the Zoo from 12 to 6:30 pm.
The zoo sits in the Kasbruch grounds in Neunkirchen. There it celebrates Halloween on Saturday, 31 October 2026. Events and festivals in Saarland on 31 October and 1 November 2026 range from a Halloween day at the zoo to a street art show.
Boo at the Zoo in Neunkirchen
Boo at the Zoo runs on Saturday, 31 October, from 12 to 6:30 pm. The zoo is home to around 100 animal species.
Children carve pumpkins from the Hof Guhl farm into their own Halloween lanterns, while keepers show snakes, spiders and reptiles up close and explain what they are dealing with.
At 2:30 pm the giraffes are fed, and at 3:30 pm the flight show Nachtjäger starts, with owls and nocturnal birds of prey, and the Kasbruch witches, costumed entertainers, set the mood. A twilight walk through the darkening zoo closes the day.
Children in costume get in free, adults pay the regular rate. The costume contest costs 2 euros to enter, and the top prize is a family annual pass.
The State Theatre and the Völklinger Hütte
In Saarbrücken, the [ tra'vers ] festival enters its last day on Saturday, 31 October. The first edition, put on by the Saarland State Theatre with Kulturgut Ost and Sektor Heimat, has been running since 28 October and brings together classical music, electronic music, visual art, dance and performance. The line-up includes Estella Boersma, Recondite, Extrawelt and Kaan Bulak; the venues are the State Theatre on Schillerplatz and the Alte Feuerwache.
The Urban Art Biennale at the UNESCO World Heritage site Völklinger Hütte runs until 15 November. 55 artists from 17 countries show site-specific works, from murals and wooden sculptures to video mappings. The grounds are open from 10 am to 7 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
A day ticket for the Völklinger Hütte costs 17 euros, 15 euros reduced, and under-18s get in free.