This weekend, Berlin will hopefully be sunny again, attracting young and old to the streets, parks and waterfront. Whether it's a paradisiacal island Sunday on the Havel, crispy pizzas in Friedrichshain or fairytale encounters in the Britzer Garten: pack your sunglasses, grab your family or friends and have fun!
Tip 1: Spend an ISLAND SUNDAY on the Havel
Finally, the time has come: The many years of renovation work on the fairytale Pfaueninselschloss have been completed. Since the time of Frederick William II, the small pleasure palace has been enthroned in the centre of Peacock Island, clearly visible and gleaming white. Now it is finally open to visitors again. To mark this festive reopening, INSELSONNTAG invites you to Peacock Island in the Havel. In addition to the usual island inhabitants - sheep, water buffaloes and, of course, peacocks - a wonderful mix of art, nature and music awaits you here. Along the paths, you can marvel at magic, glassblowing and all kinds of performances. Guided tours of the palace or Peacock Island are also on the programme. A day trip for anyone who is ready for the island!
When: Sunday from 10am to 5.30pm
Where: Pfaueninsel Palace and Park, Nikolskoer Weg, Wannsee
Tip 2: Eat your way through the world of mozzarella, tomato sauce and pizza
When asked what their favourite dish is, the answer is immediately on the tip of most people's tongues: pizza! After all, the Italian speciality from the stone oven is delicious, quick to prepare and available in every conceivable variation. But we've got just the thing for you so that you can enjoy it a la Bella Italia even without your favourite Italian restaurant or the freezer: The Pizza Fest is celebrating its Berlin premiere this weekend. In addition to street food, show cooking and live music, it will also feature world-class pizzaiolos who will introduce you to the art of pizza baking. Whether it's Parigina-style stuffed pizza, classic Neapolitan, deep-fried or Chicago-style: after the Pizza Fest workshops, you'll have the hang of it, a full belly and a smile on your face!
When: Friday from 4pm to 10pm, Saturday from 12pm to 10pm and Sunday from 12pm to 8pm
Where: Napoleon Komplex, Modersohnstraße 35-40, Friedrichshain
Tip 3: Catch Berlin football fever at the DFB Cup final
"Berlin, Berlin, we're going to Berlin!" When these words ring out in German football stadiums, the time has finally come: two teams have prevailed and are heading to the Berlin Olympic Stadium. This Saturday, the sensationally qualified third division team Arminia Bielefeld will battle VfB Stuttgart for the DFB Cup - with huge fan support. The most important final in German football has been held in Berlin's Olympic Stadium since the 1980s. Millions of football fans eagerly await this sporting highlight every year and tens of thousands bring a good dose of football fever to the streets of Berlin just in time for the final. Even those who have not managed to get a ticket can follow the game at numerous public viewing events. This year, for example, around the Memorial Church on Breitscheidplatz or at the Arminia fan festival on Alexanderplatz.
When: Saturday from 5pm
Where: Olympiastadion - Maifeld, Olympischer Platz 3, Westend
VEGAS ROUGE - The Sexiest Show from Las Vegas
Prepare to feel naughty! VEGAS ROUGE is a unique, ravishing and elegant spectacle, a sizzling mixture of variety and comedy, revue and burlesque that joyfully crosses boundaries. It’s a journey of seduction and adult adventure designed to unleash one’s fantasies and bring them to life on stage. A provocative cast of stunningly gorgeous topless men and women will stimulate your senses, as well as please and tease your inner voyeur.
Tip 4: Feast your way through the buffet on the Captain's Brunch Tour
We all know and love them: the many Berlin Spree ships that take countless day trippers all over Berlin in summer. This season, the Winkler shipping company has come up with something very special: On the Captain's Brunch Boat Tour, you can expect not only exciting anecdotes about the history of Berlin's sights on the banks of the Spree, but also a delicious brunch buffet. Freshly scrambled eggs, pancakes and other delicacies are included in the price and will give you the energy you need to make yourself comfortable on the sun deck afterwards and put your feet up. Let the gentle Spree breeze blow around your nose and become a pleasure captain. Ahoy and bon appétit!
When: At various departure times
Where: Charlottenburg/Schlossbrücke landing stage, Charlottenburger Ufer 1, Charlottenburg
Tickets for the Captain's Brunch
Tip 5: Be enchanted by all kinds of mythical creatures in the Britzer Garten
The rhododendron grove in the Britzer Garten is basically a fairytale forest: The dense bushes bloom far and wide in the colours purple, red and pink and line the winding garden paths. The only thing missing to complete this magical picture are the mythical creatures - and they are not long in coming. On Sunday, the Britzer Garten invites you to the enchanting fairy festival. Young and old alike can look forward to a whole day full of magic, unicorns, goblins, trolls and elves. For one day, all the creatures that we otherwise only know from legend books will be romping around in the greenery and conquering the Britzer Garten with costumes and make-up. Parallel to the fairy festival, there will also be a spectacular model boat ride on the Great Lake. A colourful programme for the whole family!
When: Sunday from 12pm to 6pm
Where: Britzer Garten - Rhododendron grove / meadow at Heidehof railway station, Britz
Fairy festival in Britzer Garten
Tip 6: Share an exhibition perspective at the Deutsches Historisches Museum
There are many different exhibition formats in Berlin's museums that document and visualise the horrors of the Nazi era and make them accessible to visitors:accessible to visitors. However, little attention has so far been paid to the specific history of such exhibitions. How was the Nazi regime dealt with in museums and exhibition spaces immediately after the end of the war? What perspectives, visions of the future and appeals were presented? In the Pei Building of the Deutsches Historisches Museum, the event Exhibiting Violence: First Exhibitions on the Nazi Occupation in Europe 1945-1948 is dedicated to this complex and historically relevant topic. Early exhibitions from London, Paris, Warsaw, Liberec and Bergen-Belsen are on display. With original exhibits, photographs, films, documents and works of art, you can take a look (back) into Germany's violent past from Saturday.
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm
Where: Deutsches Historisches Museum - Pei-Bau, Hinter dem Gießhaus 3, Mitte
Tip 7: Experience VEGAS ROUGE at Berlin's Spiegelpalast
Berlin is always compared to New York, but this weekend it becomes Las Vegas: The successful US production VEGAS ROUGE by renowned director Hanoch Rosènn has also been showing in Germany since April at the Spiegelpalast am Bahnhof Zoo. This tip is aimed primarily at those who want to fill their weekend with a little extravagance - because there is more than enough of that in this unique mixture of varieté and burlesque show. Sexy dance interludes, spectacular acrobatics and sparkling costumes suddenly make everyday life seem far away. Get a drink at the bar, make yourself comfortable in the theatre seats and enjoy the show - because what happens in the Spiegelpalast stays in the Spiegelpalast!
When: Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 7pm
Where: Spiegelpalast am Bahnhof Zoo, Hertzallee 41, Charlottenburg
Tip 8: Taste the whole world at Potsdamer Platz
Berlin is a cosmopolitan city. This applies to its residents, its cultural scene and its culinary offerings. At the Food Festival at Potsdamer Platz this weekend, you can fly through Berlin's multicultural food universe with large and small delicacies from all over the world. Food trucks and street food stalls present international cuisine from its most delicious side and offer you flavours ranging from sweet to salty to scorching hot. A musical programme and children's rides ensure that the festival is also a real weekend treat for the whole family. Feast your way from stand to stand with free admission and enjoy a delicious weekend!
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 10pm
Where: Potsdamer Platz, Mitte
Food Festival at Potsdamer Platz
Tip 9: Take a digital trip to Pergamon from 129 BC. Chr.
The doors of the Pergamon Museum will remain closed for several more years, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on the unique magic of the ancient metropolis of Pergamon during this time. The Pergamon Museum exhibition space. The Panorama am Kupfergraben near Museum Island remains open and brings the ancient world to life with the exhibition Pergamon. The Panorama into the 21st century. Eighty antique originals from the Pergamon Museum are staged here in a unique play of colour and light. The architect and artist Yadegar Asisi knows like no other how to fill distant worlds with a wealth of detail and great vibrancy in his 360° panorama paintings: Here you can experience Hellenistic society at the time of Roman supremacy almost as if you were standing in front of the Acropolis in 129 BC.
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm
Where: Pergamonmuseum. The Panorama, Am Kupfergraben 2, Mitte
Tickets for Pergamon. The Panorama
Tip 10: Be there for the season opener at the Bite Club
The Bite Club is one of the most popular street food institutions in the city. Every year, the most promising newcomers to the gastronomy scene come together on the Arena grounds directly on the banks of the Teltow Spree and entice the Berlin public out of hibernation with their culinary creations. This Sunday marks the start of the season and the organisers are kicking off the event with an all-day programme. Eighteen curated food trucks, ten bars, a wine deck, DJ music and even a pool await you on site. This makes the Bite Club more like an exclusive gourmet festival than a street food market: The street food series is also so popular with Berliners because of the uniquely good atmosphere, which usually lasts until late in the evening and turns balmy early summer evenings into unforgettable moments.
When: Sunday from 12 noon until sunset
Where: Arena Berlin / Berlin Badeschiff, Eichenstraße 4, Alt-Treptow
More about the Streetfood Festival
Tip 11: Enjoy the carnival spectacle at Steglitzer Woche
During the Steglitz Week, Bäkepark in the southern Berlin district of Steglitz is transformed into a funfair that is unique in Berlin. Around sixty exhibitors will be setting up their attractions, rides, games stands and beer tents here this weekend so that you can enjoy yourself to the full from Friday. In addition to the expected fairground hustle and bustle, there will also be live concerts and all kinds of shows to give Steglitz Week a cultural flavour. And you are also cordially invited to the very first item on the fairground programme: On Friday, the traditional tapping of the keg beer by the district mayor Maren Schellenberg. Look forward to a folk festival feeling on the Teltow Canal!
When: Friday and Saturday from 2 pm to 11 pm, Sunday from 2 pm to 10 pm
Where: Festpark am Teltowkanal, Bäkestraße 2A, Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Steglitzer Wochen
