On November 20, 2026, it's Nationwide Reading Day again!
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On November 20, 2026, the Nationwide Reading Day invites you to participate under the motto “I’m reading aloud – are you too?”.
This special day has been celebrated for many years in the Oberberg district and has become an established date. Every year, the Education Office calls for participation: Anyone planning a reading event between November 16 and 20, 2026, can easily register it. Every registration automatically enters a raffle for attractive prizes.
Together, we can draw attention to the important topic of reading aloud and further foster enthusiasm for reading in our region. To ensure that numerous (pre-)reading events are offered again this year, we need your support.
The Nationwide Reading Day takes place every year on the third Friday in November and is Germany's largest reading festival. The aim of the nationwide initiative is to inspire children and adults for reading aloud and to draw attention to its great importance for language development, reading enjoyment, and social participation.
In the Oberberg district, the Oberberg Reading Day is coordinated by the Education Office. Kindergartens, schools, libraries, associations, companies, and private individuals are invited to participate with their own reading events. All reported events are centrally recorded and make the diverse commitment to reading in the entire district visible.
As recognition for their commitment, attractive prizes are raffled off among all participating institutions every year. Thanks to the support of the Hans Hermann Voss Foundation, AggerEnergie, and regional museums, these include reading boxes, storytelling boxes, museum trips, author readings, and the grand prize – a hot air balloon ride for two people.
Every year, more than 70 institutions participate with their reading events. Thus, over 6,000 children, young people, and adults are reached in the Oberberg district. The Reading Day is an important component of continuous language education and contributes to sustainably promoting the joy of reading and storytelling.
If you are planning a reading event in your institution or even privately between November 16 and 20, you can register it here with the Oberberg Education Office. Whether related to the annual theme or not: every action counts!
We will raffle off attractive prizes among all participants.
We look forward to your participation!
You can submit your reading event via our online registration form or send us an email at vorlesetag@obk.de with the following information:
Name of the reading event
Organizer (participation in the raffle)
Who is reading? Who is listening?
What will be read?
When and where will the event take place?
Please provide the contact details of the organizer for inquiries and potential prize notifications
Can the reading event be listed and published on the website www.bildung-in-oberberg.de?
Is the reading event open to the public? May press representatives attend the reading event if applicable?
Every registered reading event automatically enters the raffle and has a chance to win great prizes. The prizes will be announced here soon.
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