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Registration for our Term 3 courses are now open . We offer a range of classes that are continuing from Term 2 and a new Absolute Beginner Class for students with no prior knowledge of German. All classes are open to existing and new students. Membership with Das Zentrum is a pre-requisite of joining our classes. Class fees include annual membership fee. Current Das Zentrum members will receive a discount code for the membership fee. If you are a current member and did not receive your membership discount code, please get in touch and we will email it to you. Class fees are non-refundable unless class gets cancelled. Minimum student numbers per class apply. Please register as soon as possible, as classes fill up quickly. For more information on individual classes and how to register, please go to our Language Class section.

The German Stammtisch Canberra meets on once a month at different places around Canberra. It is a great opportunity to speak German and meet other Germans and German speakers! This month's Stammtisch is on 11 June 2025 at 6:00pm at the Old Canberra Inn. The following Stammtisch will be on 10 July. More information here.

Visit our stall at the German Markets at the Harmonie Club in Narrabundah, Canberra, this Sunday, 22 June, 9 AM - 1PM. This is a great opportunity to enjoy all things German, meet and greet our volunteers and find out more about who we are and what we do. Hope to see you there!

Come and join Das Zentrum for our annual bilingual fundraising Trivia Night. Our popular annual bilingual Trivia Night is back on! Join us on the 13 June at the Harmonie Club in Canberra for an evening of fun and great prizes! Questions will be in German and English, so you can brush up on your rusty German vocabulary. We have an entertaining night ahead of us with questions revolving around Australia and the German speaking regions of Europe. Win prizes sponsored by the German speaking embassies in Canberra and win more prizes at our raffle. Doors open at 6pm for optional dinner   at your own cost. Please arrive by 7pm at the latest for a 7.30pm trivia start . Please book your Trivia Night tickets here.

Join Spielwelt families and friends for a traditional German Lantern walk outside the Turner Scout Hall on Saturday 21 June. "The tradition of Laternelaufen, or lantern walks, dates back to at least the Middle Ages. In some regions, lanterns would be made out of turnips to mark the end of the autumn harvest, similar to Hallowe’en traditions with pumpkins. The tradition became associated with St Martin’s Day, held around the middle of November to celebrate Martin of Tours, a Roman soldier living in Gaul in 316 AD. According to the legend, Martin slit his cape in two, and shared it and his bread with a shivering homeless beggar in the depths of winter." "The Lantern walk therefore celebrates the warmth in our hearts, the light of hope and the importance of helping others when it is cold and dark. In many parts of Germany, the lantern walk is often accompanied by someone dressed as St Martin in his red cape, on a horse, with a bag full of bread that is passed to the children. Spielwelt has honoured this tradition for over a decade in Canberra, albeit in June rather than November!" (from Spielwelt website, Lantern Walk 2024)

Interested in joining our German book club? We get together once a month to chat in German about a German book chosen by the group. Das erste Treffen findet am 2. Juni statt - ein Kennenlerntreffen , wo wir dann auch überlegen können, was wir denn lesen wollen. Mehr Info hier unter Book Club . Für das Juli-Treffen lesen wir "Die Blaue Liste" von Wolfgang Schorlau . Über die weiteren Bücher können wir dann als Gruppe entscheiden. Es wäre toll, wenn wir eine kleine Gruppe zusammenbringen könnten! Alle sind herzlich willkommen. Teilnahme ist kostenlos (gold coin donation erwünscht) - bitte RSVP auf der Book Club Seite .

Drop in to the library and read the latest editions of leading German magazines Der Spiegel and Der Stern, or enjoy the latest in the German women's magazine Brigitte. Der Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. Founded in 1947, it is famous for its investigative journalism and has a circulation of around 724,000 copies. Der Stern is an illustrated weekly current affairs magazine published in Hamburg, Germany, by Gruner + Jahr, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann. Founded in 1948, its emphasis is on providing in-depth background on a wide range of social and life-style issues. Brigitte is a fortnightly women's magazine from the same publishing stable as Der Stern. It was first published in 1886 under a different name, mainly targeting housewives, relaunched in 1949 and later renamed Brigitte in 1954. Brigitte is the best-selling German women's magazine which covers lifestyle topics such as cooking, knitting, fashion and family issues. Big book and magazine give-away : We give away older editions of these magazines and a range of books - check out our "Free to Take" shelves near the entrance of our library! Our library is open Wednesday and Thursday afternoons plus before and after events and language classes. As the library is run by volunteers and we cannot always garantuee that we are open, feel free to ring us at 02 6230 0441 to confirm. (If you want to leave a message, please make sure you say your name and contact details as our answering machine does not record your number!)

Why learn German? At the Tag der Deutschen Sprache, German language students from across Canberra were able to connect with university students, Embassy staff and members of the German community. Hear from personal experiences of why learning a foreign language in addition to your main subject is so valuable!

We still have some places available for Term 2 German Classes. All classes are continuing from Term 1, but new students are welcome depending on their level of pre-knowledge. If you are keen to join us, please check out our Language Classes . We also offer a Conversation Group (Level B1+), where you can practice your German in a relaxed atmosphere within a small group. Please note that we will be offering a new Complete Beginner Course in Term 3, so if you have no prior knowledge of German, we recommend you start in Term 3. You can register your expression of interest here (Course Term 3, A 1.1/1)

Enjoy watching a German movie with friends! Join us for a pre-movie chat at the Canberra German Film Festival on 11 May 2025 for a Sunday morning screening of "The Door-to-Door Bookstore" on 11 May. "The Door to Door Bookstore" is a German Comedy, Drama, and a family film for all ages. For more information and to register, please go to https://www.daszentrum.org.au/event-details/das-zentrum-goes-to-canberra-german-film-festival Registration is free - and will include a small German movie treat! Please note that movie tickets are not included in the registration and need to be purchased separatedly from Palace Electric Cinemas.

Did you know that we not only offer German language classes but also have a library in Canberra stocked with fabulous resources? All Das Zentrum member can borrow these resources for free. We have general books and video material, but also textbooks, grammar books, bilingual 'readers' for different levels of German proficiency and we have a subscription to "Deutsch Perfekt", the German Language Magazine published by Die Zeit newspaper. "Deutsch Perfekt" is a great current affairs magazine that is designed for learners at an upper beginner to intermediate proficiency. And you can borrow it for free! Join Das Zentrum to support our work and get access to these great resources!

The competition is now closed. Winners will be contacted directly. Win one of ten double passes (= two movie tickets) to the German Film Festival! Conditions apply. Entries close Friday 2 May 11:59PM. Open to current and new Das Zentrum Members only . If you haven't renewed your membership yet or want to sign up as a new member, go to Membership to join or renew. Annual Membership fees are $50 for general members and $30 for concession card holders.