Munich – October 28, 2026 -- Patients facing a serious diagnosis can now check 1,768 recommended specialist clinics across 57 medical fields and conditions, from ophthalmology to dentistry, in the new FOCUS-Gesundheit "Klinikliste 2027". The recommendations are available in the print issue and online through the FOCUS-Gesundheit clinic search.

Bad Zwischenahn – October 28, 2026 -- Food brand Rügenwalder Mühle has named Saarland the "Meister des Feierabends" (Master of After-Work Time) after a nationwide survey found that 40 percent of Germans often can't fully switch off in the evening.

Mainz – October 27, 2026 -- Visitors to the free SILBERSALZ Science & Media Festival in Halle (Saale) can attend talks, workshops, film screenings and a kids' science show from ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandfunk between October 28 and November 1, 2026. The ninth edition runs under the motto "Ich, verbesserlich?" (roughly, "Me, improvable?") and focuses on health. It is one of the largest free science and media festivals, with more than 45,000 visitors.

Neu-Isenburg – October 27, 2026 -- Anyone who signs a green electricity or natural gas contract on eprimo.de from October 27, 2026 has a chance to win free energy: every tenth successful contract gets either 300 free kWh of electricity or 2,000 free kWh of gas.

The prize covers about one month of use in most German households

According to eprimo, the free kWh are enough for an average German household for a full month. That works out to roughly one twelfth of an annual bill, returned as a credit.

Schöppenstedt – October 27, 2026 -- The folk band Bierschmeichler plays parts of its live sets directly among the audience at medieval markets and folk festivals, including events in North Rhine-Westphalia. What looks spontaneous is backed by a planned setlist.

Munich – October 27, 2026 -- Dog and cat owners can now insure vet bills at up to four times the official fee schedule: Münchener Verein has launched two pet health tariffs, "HundGesund" and "KatzeGesund", each with an optional surgery-only version.

The insurer cites rising vet costs. It points to the 2022 revision of the German veterinary fee schedule (GOT) and to more advanced treatment methods in veterinary medicine.

Bochum – October 27, 2026 -- People who lose 30, 40 or 60 kilograms on GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide often keep loose skin that does not retract on its own. A Bochum surgeon says some of these cases count as medical treatment rather than a cosmetic wish.

Frankfurt -- Buy a Président product between September 28 and December 24, 2026, upload the receipt, and you get a daily chance to win a €150 shopping voucher. Every participant also receives a €1 discount coupon for their next purchase.

Berlin – October 27, 2026 -- Travelers from Germany heading abroad over the holidays can find noticeably cheaper flights to several destinations, with tickets to Lima averaging 29 percent less than a year ago. That is the finding of the new KAYAK Travel Check-in for winter 2026.

Frankfurt – October 27, 2026 -- Gardeners who want new perennials next year can start sowing in the coming weeks. Many perennial species are cold germinators: their seeds carry a built-in germination block that only several weeks of cold can lift. Sown in fall, the seeds spend winter in the soil and sprout from spring, depending on the species, according to Germany's Industrieverband Agrar (IVA).