Programme nearbyCommunityFrankfurtJoin Foodtura City Experiences in FrankfurtJoin Foodtura City Experiences in Frankfurt Foodtura is a ten-day festival (18 to 27 September 2026) where restaurants, farms, initiatives, and kitchens open their doors. Klimagourmet and Initiative Gastronomie Frankfurt organise about 50 City Experiences: tastings, workshops, bike tours, playground markets, and neighbourhood tables. Many events are free. Massif Central on Bethmannstraße is the festival hub. What you can do - Browse the live programme and book the events that fit your week - Start at the free Opening (18 September) or the Playground market (19 September) - Bring neighbours to a supper club, farm day, or unpackaged shop action listed on the map - Follow Über Foodtura for who is behind the festival (not a Solarpunker event) How it works Hosts publish dates, prices, and booking links on each event page. Tickets, if any, go to the organiser. Solarpunker does not take bookings. The programme can still grow through September, so check the festival site before you travel. Why it matters Sustainable eating is easier when it is delicious, local, and shared. Foodtura turns that into a week of doors you can actually walk through.festivalfoodfrankfurt +2
Programme nearbyFood & GardenParisLearn composting at Maison du JardinageA free compost classroom in Bercy The Maison du Jardinage et du Compostage in Parc de Bercy is Paris's hands-on hub for residents who want to compost with confidence. Two Saturdays each month, city gardeners run intro workshops on what goes in the pile, how to balance moisture, and how to use finished compost safely. What you can do - Check the monthly nature programme on paris.fr for the next atelier dates - Visit 41 rue Paul-Belmondo in the 12th arrondissement for demos and Q&A - Download the city's collective and school compost guides from the dossier page before starting your own site - Pair a workshop visit with a building campaign so référents arrive prepared How it works Workshops are free and aimed at beginners. Staff explain the three Paris pathways — collective bins, quartier sites, and lombricomposteurs — so you can pick the scale that fits your home. Why it matters Skills spread faster than brochures. One afternoon with a maître composteur can unlock years of shared soil for a whole stairwell.composteducationworkshop +1
Programme nearbyFood & GardenFrankfurtLearn fermentation and Slow Food cooking in FrankfurtLearn fermentation and Slow Food cooking in Frankfurt During Foodtura, Slow Food Frankfurt, a pinch of salt, Frajda, and Die Fleckenbühler run hands-on kitchens: lacto-fermentation in a greenhouse, water kefir, leftover-bread kwas, vegetarian Slow Food menus, pasta, and a wild-herb dinner. What you can do - Book the Kooperative fermentation workshop (Pay-What-You-Can seats exist) - Join Slow Food at Paulinum: cook, taste olive oil, or make pasta - Bring stale bread to Kwas at Frajda - Cook Kräuterküche with Die Fleckenbühler (Pay-What-You-Can seats exist) How it works Most workshops need advance booking and a fee listed on the event page. Write to the host if the price is a barrier. You leave with jars, dough skill, or a shared table. Why it matters Preserving and cooking together is how regional food stays joyful instead of becoming a lecture.fermentationworkshopslow-food +2
Programme nearbyCommunityFrankfurtJoin democracy workshops at neighbourhood kiosk in FrankfurtJoin democracy workshops at neighbourhood kiosk in Frankfurt DemokratieKioske (WDC 2026) redesigns eleven kiosks across Frankfurt RheinMain into meeting points for dialogue, print labs, music, and youth workshops (February to September 2026). Lust auf besser leben runs the project with Young Urban Future Labs in schools and youth centres. What you can do - Browse open workshops on demokratiekiosk.de (many need no registration) - Visit Frankfurt kiosks in Gallus, Atzelberg, Sachsenhausen, or Sossenheim - Try a hands-on format such as postcard writing to politicians or a print-lab session How it works About 45 open workshops welcome walk-ins; youth sessions may need a group signup via demokratiekiosk.de. All listed open formats are free. Why it matters Democracy works better when it meets people on the corner they already pass every day.democracykioskworkshop +2
Programme nearbyCommunityFrankfurtJoin free making sessions at F°LAB Festival in FrankfurtJoin free making sessions at F°LAB Festival in Frankfurt The F°LAB Festival for Performing Arts & Music (1 to 4 October 2026) fills the former Kommunikationsfabrik in Gallus with performances, but also with free walk-in sessions where you can weave, dance, eat cake, and talk with neighbours. No ticket needed for the participatory formats listed on frankfurt-lab.de. What you can do - Browse the F°LAB programme for formats marked Eintritt frei - Join Weben, a collective weaving session that sends a finished net to Ukraine - Try Community Dance with the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company (free tickets at the DFDC info stand on the day) - Drop into Critical Cake, a playful art-and-cake conversation hosted by ASJA and Nora Schneider How it works Most free workshops need no reservation. Show up at Schmidtstraße 12 during the listed window. Solarpunker does not sell festival tickets for paid performances. Why it matters Contemporary art becomes neighbourhood glue when the door is open and your hands are invited in.workshopfestivalparticipation +2
Programme nearbyRepair & ReuseBrasiliaBuild circuits and learn energy efficiencyBuild circuits and learn energy efficiency SESI Lab's Maker and Biomaker rooms teach energy through your hands. In Construindo circuitos com massinha, participants sculpt modelling clay, test which materials conduct, light an LED, and end up talking about careful use of electricity. The oficina sits on the museum's Eficiência Energética thematic axis and its CTSA framing asks participants to propose their own conscious-consumption actions. What you can do - Check the programação and register for the day's oficinas at opening time (box office, kiosks, or the official ticket platform) - Read the open workshop records and tutorials in the acervo, such as circuitos com massinha and insetos elétricos, then rebuild them in a classroom or at home - Ask about Maker and Biomaker sessions and short courses through O SESI Lab - Use the same recipes to start a household conversation about where the electricity actually goes How it works Places are limited and filled by arrival order; some activities hand out passwords about 30 minutes before the start. Biomaker is presented as a rare public lab of its kind in Brazil. Each oficina is published in the digital acervo with its curricular links, references, and a build tutorial, so the recipes stay usable far outside the museum. Why it matters Closing your first circuit is where energy stops being a bill and becomes something you can reason about: what conducts, what wastes, and what you can repair yourself.makerelectronicsworkshop +2
Programme nearbyFood & GardenSarajevoJoin Green Connections garden in SarajevoJoin Green Connections garden in Sarajevo CENER 21 runs Green Connections intergenerational urban gardens in Sarajevo. Workshops mix planting with neighbour learning. What you can do - Read the project page - Ask CENER about the next planting or workshop day - Meet near the Center for Healthy Aging when invited How it works Pilot workshops are invitation-based. Confirm street details with CENER before travel. Why it matters Sarajevo links elders and youth through shared urban beds.sarajevogardenintergenerational +1
Programme nearbyCommunityLondonRun a freshwater literacy workshop in your neighbourhoodHost a river evening for your block FreshWater Watch materials help any community group run a freshwater evening: where your tap water comes from, what lives in the brook, and how to sample safely. What you can do - Download workshop guides from FreshWater Watch - Invite a local angler, birder, or councillor to share stories of the catchment - End with a pledge: adopt a storm drain, plant a buffer strip, or schedule monthly tests How it works You need a hall or pub back room, a projector, and one trained sampler. Neighbours leave with a map of their sub-catchment and a date for the first test day. Why it matters Freshwater literacy turns abstract SDG talk into names of streams people can walk to after dinner.freshwaterworkshopliteracy +1
Programme nearbyRepair & ReuseHelsinkiJoin Repair Thursdays in HelsinkiJoin Repair Thursdays in Helsinki Repair Thursdays at the Museum of Technology offer free community repair with guidance in Finnish and English. What you can do - Read the Repair Thursdays event page - Bring a small broken object on Thursday 16:00 to 19:00 - Ask for FI or EN guidance when you arrive How it works Free Thursday workshop 16:00 to 19:00. Confirm the next date on the museum calendar. Why it matters Helsinki turns a museum floor into a neighbourhood repair bench.helsinkirepairmuseum +1
Programme nearbyRepair & ReuseBernMend at Repair Cafe Bern workshopsMend at Repair Cafe Bern workshops Repair Cafe Bern hosts free repair events at Werkstatt Viktoria and PROGR. Volunteers welcome skilled helpers and curious neighbours. What you can do - Browse repair-cafe-bern.ch - Pick a listed venue date - Offer to volunteer if you can solder, sew, or diagnose How it works Free events rotate venues. Confirm which hall hosts the next session. Why it matters Bern keeps broken objects in circulation through friendly repair nights.bernrepairvolunteer +1
Programme nearbyRepair & ReuseFrankfurtShop unpackaged and join Frankfurt foodcoopsShop unpackaged and join Frankfurt foodcoops Foodtura week is a friendly on-ramp to unpackaged shops and a neighbourhood foodcoop in Frankfurt. KlaaKarott opens its doors in Heddernheim, Ulf un:verpackt! runs a fill-your-own day in Sachsenhausen, and Die Auffüllerei hosts kefir and umami workshops on Höhenstraße. What you can do - Visit the free KlaaKarott open day on 19 September (bring a cloth bag) - Spend 26 September filling jars at Ulf (free, all day) - Book cheese and kefir or the family Umami workshop at Die Auffüllerei - Try Offenbach's SCAPE° native superfoods evening on 22 September (free) How it works Open days need no ticket. Workshops ask for a short email or a small fee. Shops stay open after the festival if you want a weekly bulk habit. Why it matters Short supply chains and refill bins cut waste without asking anyone to eat sad food.unpackagedfoodcooprefill +2
Programme nearbyRepair & ReuseFrankfurtRun a skills-inclusive open repair workshop in FrankfurtRun a skills-inclusive open repair workshop in Frankfurt The Repair Café Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen offers free help fixing toasters, bikes, and jumpers in a café atmosphere. Volunteers explain each step so visitors leave with working goods and new confidence. What you can do - Check the Frankfurt Repair Café calendar for the next open session - Bring one broken household item and ask to watch the repair - Volunteer as a learner-greeter if you want to help newcomers feel welcome How it works Skilled fixers pair with visitors at shared tables. No appointment needed: drop in, queue briefly, and learn by doing. The network shares dates for Repair Cafés across Frankfurt. Why it matters Repair skills cut waste and repair bills. Cafés that expect questions build a culture where everyone can pick up a screwdriver.repairskillsworkshop +2
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