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October 2025 in Berlin

Festival of Lights — © GettyImages, Foto: Yannick Tylle

A month full of highlighs

Each year, October in Berlin puts us under its spell anew. In addition to the beginning of autumn, you can look forward to many major events this month.

Our series

Weekend tips in Berlin

TGIF! We have the best insider tips for city explorers, concert goers, exhibition visitors and sports fans on all 52 weekends.  

Preview

What happens this month? We have compiled the most important events for you.

New Openings

What's new in Berlin? New stores, restaurants, cafés and personal tips from the editorial team. There’s a lot to discover.

Our newest posts

Imbiss Bugermeister am Schlesischen Tor — © visitBerlin, Foto: Philip Koschel

11 times dining out under 11 euros

In Berlin, you can go out for a delicious meal at a low price: Whether home cooking, dolce vita or Asian cuisine.

Written for you by: Josefine

Film location Berlin

Babylon Berlin, Homeland and Counterpart: Berlin is the location for numerous well-known series and international productions.

Written for you by: Josefine

Cocktails in a bar — © GettyImages, Bild: Enrique Díaz/7cero

Bars near the Berlinale cinemas

We have a few tips for a drink after the film - very close to the cinemas of the film festival.

Written for you by: Kristin

Café Benedict in Berlin — © Ideenmanufaktur

Restaurants near the Berlinale cinemas

Where to go between two films at the Berlinale? We have the best tips for restaurants near the cinemas for you.

Written for you by: Kristin

oberbaumbrücke berlin — © visitBerlin, Foto: Philip Koschel

11 Tips for romantic dates in Berlin

A perfect date in Berlin begins with a cozy breakfast together and lasts until the sun rises the next morning. Let yourself be swept away by…

Written for you by: Josefine

Couple on Valentine's Day — © Getty Images, Foto: Martin dm

11 Valentine's Day gift tips

Original gift ideas and classics for Valentine's Day from Berlin.

Written for you by: Catrin

Berlinale - Facade of cinema Zoopalast — © ©2016 Scholvien

11 films we are looking forward to seeing at the Berlinale

Once again, there are many films in the running at this year's Berlinale. We have looked into the programme and present 11 tips.

Written for you by: Kristin

Beautiful couple celebrating in Berlin - Brandenburg Gate — © GettyImages, Foto: Leonardo Patrizi

11 Tips for Valentine's Day in Berlin

The perfect Valentine's Day in Berlin: Here are the best tips for concerts, restaurants, where to go and what to do.

Written for you by: Kristin

Oberbaumbrücke am Abend — © visitberlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien

Top 11 Romantic Places in Berlin

In love in Berlin? We have put together a collection of the most beautiful and romantic places for very special moments for two.

Written for you by: Kristin

Our authors

Berlin Blogger

Fans of fine dining, recreational sports nuts, dog lovers: our guest bloggers see Berlin from their own, completely different perspective. Read for yourself and see where they take us.

Catrin

lives in Berlin for over 20 years and loves to travel the city. Preferrably by bike, she discovers the most exciting and interesting sides of Berlin. Across the city, across country and also off the beaten track.

Dagmar

is an archaeologist who has worked on Mayan sites in Central America. After ten years, she left the world of the Maya for a life in Berlin and found that the city a rich place for field research as well. She has fallen in love with cultural treasures of Berlin. Whether alone or with her children, she loves to be out and about in the city, taking the time to look deeper and turn over a stone here and there.

Josefine

is originally from Munich and started out her career at one of Germanys largest daily news papers. Before finding her home in Berlin, she also reported as a correspondent and trend scout from the US. Today she is cruising Berlin's neighbourhoods, always on the lookout for good stories - with a focus on culture, music and ideas for the future of an innovative Berlin.

Kristin

does not smile on fotos. But in real life she enjoys with a smile in her face the rich cultural life of Berlin - the metropolis both in front of and behind the scenes. Her favourite season is the Berlinale, then she spends 10 days watching movies and writing about them in the blog.

Maria

studied art history in Berlin and is at home in the digital world. For her, things get interesting where technology and sustainability meet art and architecture. As a child, she wanted to become a writer or journalist. Today she writes about the Berlin of the future for you.

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