# Events & Things To Do in Essen in December 2026

- **Subtitle**: Find events and things to do in december 2026 in Essen. Discover parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance happening in 2026 in Essen.
- **Category**: december
- **Display Name**: Events in December
- **Type**: time_filter

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## december Events in Essen

- **Event Name**: SELIG /// The EPIC Years – Tour 2026 /// Essen
  - **Description**: SELIG
01.12.2026
Essen /// Weststadthalle
Einlass: 19:00 /// Beginn: 20:00

Präsentiert von: Kulturnews /// Rolling Stone

Die deutschen Grunge-Legenden können einfach nicht stillhalten: Kaum ist ihre letzte Tour “30 Jahre Selig” erfolgreich beendet, künd
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  - **Date**: Tue Dec 01 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/essen/selig-the-epic-years-tour-2026-essen/200029322776749
  - **Venue**: Weststadthalle Essen
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, performances
- **Event Name**: Marilyn's Army - Weihnachtskonzert 2026 I GREND
  - **Description**: Auf zur nächsten vorweihnachtlichen Sause mit mit einer DER Band-Legenden des Ruhrpotts!
Für alle, die 2025 beim erneut ausverkauften Konzert zu spät kamen… nun schon die Möglichkeit, den Abend vor Heiligabend 2026 zu blocken und alle Weihnachtseinkäufe f
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  - **Date**: Wed Dec 23 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed Dec 23 2026 at 11:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/essen/marilyns-army-weihnachtskonzert-2026-i-grend/200029817147358
  - **Venue**: Westfalenstr. 311, 45276 Essen, Germany
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts
- **Event Name**: ESSEN - MAMMA MIA / ABBA TOUR KONZERT
  - **Description**: 🎉 MAMMA MIA PARTY – DAS FANKONZERT! 🎶
Bei der Mamma Mia Party feiern wir die größten Songs von ABBA – und zwar gemeinsam mit EUCH! 🎤✨
Von „Dancing Queen“ über „Mamma Mia“ bis „Waterloo“ – wir spielen alle Kult-Hits live vom DJ-Pult zum Mitsingen, Tanzen u
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  - **Date**: Fri Dec 11 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri Dec 11 2026 at 11:00 pm (+01:00)
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  - **Venue**: ESSENCE
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, concerts, parties, music
- **Event Name**: KUULT · "KUULT & Friends" Polaroid Tour 2026 · Essen Weststadthalle
  - **Description**: Unser "offizielles Jahresabschlusskonzert KUULT & Friends" in der WESTSTADTHALLE ESSEN

***mit Special Guests***

KUULT – Polaroid Tour 2026

Mit der Polaroid Tour 2026 starten KUULT in ein neues Kapitel – lauter, näher und intensiver als je zuvor. Da
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  - **Date**: Fri Dec 11 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/essen/kuult-·-kuult-and-friends-polaroid-tour-2026-·-essen-weststadthalle/200029710395822
  - **Venue**: Weststadthalle Essen
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  - **Categories**: festivals
- **Event Name**: Ingrid Kühne - Ja, aber ohne mich!
  - **Description**: Ja, aber ohne mich!
Hier wird sehr schnell klar, was die Niederrheinerin in ihrem 4. Soloprogramm sagen will. Vieles verändert sich in der Welt und da bezieht sie ganz klar Stellung, in dem sie den Satz: "Ja, aber ohne mich!" raushaut. Dann muss man auch
  - **Date**: Wed Dec 02 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/essen/ingrid-kühne-ja-aber-ohne-mich/200029907553909
  - **Venue**: Lichtburg Essen
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- **Event Name**: Darvaza Europa Tour 2026
  - **Description**: Darvaza 
mit
Detresse, Helleruin, Merrimack

Running Order:
18:30 Doors
19:00 - 19:30 Detresse
20:00 - 20:40 Helleruin
21:10 - 22:00 Merrimack
22:30 - 23:30 Darvaza
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  - **Date**: Tue Dec 08 2026 at 12:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/essen/darvaza-europa-tour-2026/200029790493048
  - **Venue**: Viehofer Platz 3, 45127 Essen, Germany
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- **Event Name**: The Spirit of Ghost - a ritual in two acts feat. Ghost Hammer I GREND
  - **Description**: Der Klerus tobt – doch an diesem Abend verdichtet sich das Unheil zu einem ganz besonderen Ritual. GHOST HAMMER geben ein Doppelkonzert, das den Spirit von Papa V und seinen namenlosen Ghouls in zwei Akten zelebriert. The Spirit of Ghost – A Ritual in Two
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  - **Date**: Sat Dec 12 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Dec 12 2026 at 11:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/essen/the-spirit-of-ghost-a-ritual-in-two-acts-feat-ghost-hammer-i-grend/200029817147703
  - **Venue**: Westfalenstr. 311, 45276 Essen, Germany
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  - **Categories**: concerts, music, entertainment, business, exhibitions
- **Event Name**: GEOFF TATE (ex Queensryche) - "Operation Mindcrime" - The Final Chapter
  - **Description**: Tickets: Eventim / Yeah Records

ÖV: B&M
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  - **Date**: Tue Dec 01 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/essen/geoff-tate-ex-queensryche-operation-mindcrime-the-final-chapter/200029790493455
  - **Venue**: turock - disco, live-club and lounge
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- **Event Name**: IN THE NAME OF LOVE
  - **Description**: MODELLS @ HOME
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  - **Date**: Sat Dec 26 2026 at 09:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/essen/in-the-name-of-love/200026905536115
  - **Venue**: Essen
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- **Event Name**: Quichotte - Guter Dinge
  - **Description**: Sale Dates and Times:

Public Onsale : Thu, 9 Oct 2025 at 06:00 PM
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  - **Date**: Thu Dec 17 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/essen/quichotte-guter-dinge/200029053684053
  - **Venue**: Zeche Carl
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## Trending Events in Essen

- **Event Name**: Stone Techno Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Tickets for Stone Techno Festival 2026 are officially on sale NOW with the entire contingent. Experience three days of pure industrial energy at the UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein for unforgettable vibes and intimate dance floors.
This is your moment to
  - **Venue**: Zeche Zollverein, Essen
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- **Event Name**: SMAG Sundance Open Air Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Auch 2026 wird wieder am Baldeneysee getanzt!

🔈 Mit dabei:
ALLE FARBEN
DAVID PUENTEZ
JEBROER
PLASTIK FUNK
OLIVER MAGENTA
SAM COLLINS
MBP
CHANY DAKOTA
DJ FISHI
ERIC SMAX
MATTEO FISCHER
EMEKA
KORWYN

☀️ SMAG Sundance Open Air Festival 2026
🗓️ Samstag, 11.0
  - **Venue**: Freiherr-vom-Stein-Str. 384, 45239 Essen, Germany
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- **Event Name**: Jonas Kaufmann at Philharmonic Essen
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to Jonas Kaufmann at Philharmonic Essen, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at Philharmonic Essen in the heart of Essen, NW for an event t
  - **Venue**: Philharmonic Essen
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- **Event Name**: 15 Jahre Markus Krebs - Das Beste aus 6 Live-Programmen
  - **Description**: 15 Jahre Markus Krebs - Das Beste aus 6 Live-Programmen.

Wenn einer weiß, wie man große Hallen mit Kneipenhumor füllt, dann er: Markus Krebs, der Mann hinter dem Bauch, der mit einem Barhocker, einem Mikrofon und einem unerschütterlichen Ruhrpott-Charme
  - **Venue**: Weststadthalle Essen
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- **Event Name**: Premiere: Vier von Hier
  - **Description**: Die Brost Stiftung lädt am 21. April 2026 zur Premiere des Dokumentarfilms „Vier von Hier“ in die Lichtburg Essen ein.

Mit Dietmar Bär, Joachim Król, Peter Lohmeyer und Armin Rohde kommen vier der größten deutschen Schauspieler zurück an den Ort, an dem
  - **Venue**: Lichtburg Essen
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- **Event Name**: Anna Netrebko in Essen
  - **Description**: 🎶 The Ultimate Anna Netrebko Experience LIVE at Philharmonie Essen—This Monday, January 25, 2027! 🎶
It's that time of the year where everyone wants to have a musical breath! Your favorite, Anna Netrebko is hitting P
  - **Venue**: Philharmonie Essen
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- **Event Name**: Nina Chuba in Essen
  - **Description**: 🎤 Join Nina Chuba LIVE at Seaside Beach Baldeney on Friday, August 28, 2026! 🎤  
Here is the moment you've been waiting for! Nina Chuba is coming to Seaside Beach Baldeney on Friday, August
  - **Venue**: Seaside Beach Baldeney
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- **Event Name**: Helge - Ellebogen vom Tich!
  - **Description**: Gleich zweimal wird Helge in diesem Jahr beim Klavier-Festival Ruhr vorbeischauen:
Am 12. Mai, erstmals auf einer Center-Stage, in der Grugahalle mit seiner Band, Kartenlink >>> https://shorturl.at/tnMKL 
und am 21. Juni in der Kokerei Zollverein
  - **Venue**: Grugahalle Essen
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- **Event Name**: FOOD LOVERS – Street Food Markt – 17. -19.April.26
  - **Description**: Essen mit Liebe...🍽❤️

Genau dieses Motto ist es, was Street Food Märkte so besonders macht.

Street Food ist aber noch viel mehr: Ein buntes Zusammentreffen von Menschen unterschiedlicher Nationen und kulinarischer Köstlichkeiten, in ungezwungener und of
  - **Venue**: Zeche Zollverein
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top december events in Essen?
  - **A:** SELIG /// The EPIC Years – Tour 2026 /// Essen (Tue Dec 01 2026 at 08:00 pm at Weststadthalle Essen), Marilyn's Army - Weihnachtskonzert 2026 I GREND (Wed Dec 23 2026 at 07:00 pm at Westfalenstr. 311, 45276 Essen, Germany), ESSEN - MAMMA MIA / ABBA TOUR KONZERT (Fri Dec 11 2026 at 08:00 pm at ESSENCE), KUULT · "KUULT & Friends" Polaroid Tour 2026 · Essen Weststadthalle (Fri Dec 11 2026 at 08:00 pm at Weststadthalle Essen), Ingrid Kühne - Ja, aber ohne mich! (Wed Dec 02 2026 at 08:00 pm at Lichtburg Essen).
- **Q**: How can I find december events in Essen?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming december events in Essen on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for december events in Essen?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for december events in Essen?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting december events in Essen include Weststadthalle Essen, Westfalenstr. 311, 45276 Essen, Germany, ESSENCE.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for december events in Essen?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting december events in Essen include Kingstar Music, GREND, MAMMA MANIA.
- **Q**: Are there any online december events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many december events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new december events in Essen?
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