Long Night of Democracy

This event is available in
German
October 2, 5:00–9:00 p.m.
Offenburg Celebrates Democracy! The Long Night of Democracy brings people from all over Baden-Württemberg together to engage in conversation. In Offenburg, too, the evening promises to be filled with dialogue and new connections.

With cultural events and people who want to help shape our society, the message for this evening is: We’re celebrating democracy! Together with initiatives, organizations, dedicated individuals, and visitors, democracy will be made visible and tangible right here in our community.

More info at: www.offenburg.link/demokratie

The Salmen is also participating with its own program:

5:00–9:00 p.m.

Shaping Our Community Together – Questions About Democracy and Peace
Special exhibition by students from the Theodor-Heuss-Realschule and the Schiller-Gymnasium in Offenburg

5:00–9:00 p.m.

Sisters, Break Your Chains! Women and the Revolution of 1848/49
Special exhibition in the Glasbau

7:00 PM

The Sound of Democracy
Theater / Performance / Concert


Free admission
Adresse
Lange Straße 52
77652
Offenburg
+49 781 82 2701
Tarif
Free entry with the Museums-PASS-Musées
Dates
On 02 October 2026
Friday: 17:00-21:00
Additional informations
Exhibitions in this museum
Gemälde: 33 Demokrat*innen © Catarina Chietti
Exhibition
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Where would society be without Mahatma Gandhi and his philosophy of peaceful protest? Where would the world be today without Martin Luther King and his fight against racial discrimination? It would ...

Sonderausstellung "Das Miteinander mitbestimmen" © Der Salmen
Exhibition
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What can you do to promote peace? And what exactly is democracy?—these were the questions posed by the team at the “Wonderland” student café at Theodor-Heuss-Realschule and the students at Schiller ...

Schwestern, zerreißt eure Ketten! Frauen in der Revolution 1848/49 © Friedhof der Märzgefallenen
Exhibition
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The Revolution of 1848–49 was also a women’s revolution throughout Europe. They sought to break the invisible chains that governed their lives. They fought against social hardship and for political ...

Der Salmen Offenburg © Dimitri Dell
Exhibition
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Banquet hall. Synagogue. Electric store. Place of the history of democracy. Cultural monument of national importance. The Salmen has an eventful history that makes the building unique in Offenburg's ...