Department for Culture and Student Initiatives

Dear students,

Whether theatre, music, art, readings, theme days, discussions or film evenings – Bonn is a great city to study in with a lively university culture! In addition to your studies, there are numerous cultural, socio-political and intercultural activities on offer that will help you develop personally and advance your career!
To ensure that as many students as possible can benefit from these activities and help shape them themselves, the Cultural Department of the AStA at the University of Bonn already supports around 60 cultural groups and student initiatives.
We are happy to provide information and advice on current activities and events within university culture. Come by during our office hours or send us an email.

Follow us on Instagram for even more culture!

Important information at a glance

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Deadlines for submitting funding applications for the next meetings of the Culture Committee (14 days before the respective meeting):
Monday, 24 November 2025
Friday, 20 December 2025
Monday, 26 January 2026
Monday, 23 February 2026

The next meetings of the Culture Committee (always held in the group room of the Endenicher Allee 17 hall of residence):
Monday, 8 December 2025, 6 p.m.
Monday, 12 January 2026, 6 p.m.
Monday, 9 February 2026, 6 p.m.
Monday, 9 March 2026, 6 p.m.

Re-registration deadline for cultural groups: 10 October for the winter semester and 10 April for the summer semester

Deadline for submitting payment requests: 6 months after the end of the event

Cultural groups and student initiatives

At the beginning of each semester, cultural groups and student initiatives can re-register. This gives them the opportunity to apply for financial support, rent premises, and advertise via the AStA display cases around the university and in the canteens. Further information can be found in the documents in the download area.

An overview of the currently registered groups can be found here. If a group has caught your interest, you can contact them at the addresses provided and perhaps become part of the group soon! Can't find a suitable group? No problem, start your own!

When registering as a new student group, please note the information in the ‘Information sheet for founding a new student group’. Both new registrations and re-registrations are handled by the AStA office.

Information on financial support and procedures can be found here.

The Culture Department represents the interests of student cultural groups and initiatives in the AStA and therefore strives to maintain regular contact with all groups. If you have any questions, ideas or suggestions, you can contact us by email or in person at the AStA during office hours.

The Kulturticket

The Kulturticket ("Culture Ticket") gives students discounted or even free admission to all participating theatres in Bonn. All you need to do is show your valid student ID card.

You can find more information about the Kulturticket here!

Event Management Project Office

Since January 2024, we have had our own project office that handles event management for the Cultural Affairs Department. Not only does it serve as an additional point of contact for cultural groups and student initiatives, but it is also responsible for organising its own events.

You can find more information about the Event Management Project Office here!

The Stage is Yours

YOUR STAGE. YOUR PERFORMANCE.

Together with the AStA Cultural Department, the idea arose to provide Bonn students with a place where they can present their talents, projects and performances to an interested audience. The Contra-Kreis-Theater makes this performance possible.

Would you like to take part? Send us an email or a DM on Instagram!

You can find more information about the stage here!