Events and festivals in Saxony-Anhalt on 31 October and 1 November 2026 range from Halle to Wittenberg. The science festival SILBERSALZ shows films, VR experiences and concerts on health in Halle, with free admission.
Three of the venues are Kino Puschkino, the Volkspark and the Stadtmuseum. On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the ninth SILBERSALZ Science & Media Festival is under way in Halle (Saale). The science festival SILBERSALZ shows films, VR experiences and concerts on health in Halle, with free admission.
Health at the centre of SILBERSALZ
The SILBERSALZ Science & Media Festival runs from 28 October to 1 November and devotes its ninth edition to health, with films, discussions, concerts and installations taking on the body, the mind, prevention, illness, care and the future of medicine. For individual top events, the festival recommends registering through its online system.
The programme spans documentaries, dome films on a 360-degree screen, sci-fi, series, children's and family sessions, VR installations, performances, concerts with a scientific angle and DJ sets. The Mitteldeutsches Multimediazentrum and the Zukunftszentrum Halle are further venues. Films often screen in English with German subtitles. Documentary Campus eG organises the festival, the Robert Bosch Stiftung funds it, and it has existed since 2018.
Last year's edition counted over 45,000 visitors and 120 events in five days.
Luther towns, Gruselzoo and film music
Saturday is a public holiday in Saxony-Anhalt. In Lutherstadt Eisleben, Reformation Day opens at 10 a.m. with a festive service, open to all, in St Andrew's Church, where Martin Luther preached his last four sermons in 1546, and an organ and chamber concert follows there at 5 p.m., shaped by organist Thomas Ennenbach together with the Mitteldeutsches Kammerorchester. The concert usually costs 15 euros.
In Wittenberg, lanterns set off from the Lutherhaus for the Schlosswiese at 5 p.m., by day the Reformation festival has a historic market in the old town, and festive services and organ concerts take place in the Stadtkirche St. Marien and the Schlosskirche. Admission to the market is free.
In Halle's Bergzoo, the Gruselzoo turns the zoo into a Halloween world with a laser show, fire performance and zombie actors. Regular opening is Wednesday to Sunday, 5 to 9 p.m., and it is not recommended for children under six. Tram lines 7, 8 and 10 stop at the zoo.
The 19th edition of the Filmmusiktage Sachsen-Anhalt begins on 31 October in Halle. The programme includes a gala concert by the Staatskapelle Halle at the opera house, silent-film concerts, masterclasses and the presentation of the German Film Music Award. The gala concert requires a ticket.