lit.RUHR — International Literature Festival (Bochum) — Edition 2025

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08 Oct 2025 — 12 Oct 2025 Finished

Overview

The 9th edition of lit.RUHR took place in October 2025 as usual — readings and discussions in Essen, Bochum, Oberhausen, Gelsenkirchen, and Mülheim an der Ruhr with numerous international and German-speaking authors. In Bochum, the Schauspielhaus and the Anneliese Brost Musikforum again served as central venues. In parallel, lit.kid.RUHR ran with the established school and family program.

lit.RUHR 2025 — Bochum as a Venue

The ninth edition in 2025 also brought a dense reading program to five Ruhr Area cities and solidified lit.RUHR's status as one of Germany's most important literature festivals. Bochum, with the Schauspielhaus and Musikforum, was again centrally involved, and the lit.kid.RUHR program continued the tradition of broad reading promotion in schools and families.

The five-day event brought together authors from Europe and overseas, with numerous premiere readings of current books. Bochum once again served as the home venue for readings of supra-regional significance, with the Schauspielhaus and the Anneliese Brost Musikforum as central stages. In parallel, lit.kid.RUHR accompanied school classes with the established format of author readings and hands-on workshops.

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