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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

Kiezkampagne 2024, Landing Page — © visitBerlin

11 Tips for vegan Breakfast in Berlin

Watch out, delicious! These vegan breakfast options in Berlin leave nothing to be desired.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Restaurant Kanaan — © Kaanan, Foto: Sully Salama/Instagram @tidbits photography

Vegan City Berlin

Eat vegan in Berlin and shop online: great offers and tips for all those who want to do without animal products in their everyday life.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Vegetarian and vegan food in Berlin — © Getty Images, Foto: Westend61

Tips for delicious vegan and vegetarian winter menus

From small, cozy cafés to elegant restaurants, you will find a wide selection of vegetarian and vegan cuisine in Berlin.

Written for you by: Catrin

The Green Market Berlin - Autumn-Edition — © The Green Market Berlin

11 tips for a Berlin Veganuary

Berlin is a paradise for vegans. You can find out how to get your Veganuary in Berlin off to a good start here.

11 Tips for Winter-Wellness

Winter time is wellness time: Escape the cold and damp weather and leave behind the stresses of everyday life. Take some time out and let us…

Written for you by: Josefine

Snowy Berlin Cathedral — © gettyimages, Foto: Rafael Dols

11 reasons why the winter in Berlin is better than you think

Berlin doesn’t go into hibernation and the winter months also have lots of great events in store for you. Sports, exhibitions, shows and…

Written for you by: Catrin

Radfahrerin vor dem Humboldtforum in Berlin im winterlichen Sonnenschein — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Top 11 new openings in January

Gourmets are in for a treat this January: From a historic restaurant ship to a chic bodega, an array of exciting new dining spots has opened…

Written for you by: Josefine

Finished bread at the Domberger Brot-Werk — © Marianne Rennella

11 top bakeries in Berlin

Sourdough, wholegrain or something sweet? These Berlin bakeries have something to match your taste!

Eisbahn Wendenschloss — © visitBerlin, Foto: Kira Hofmann

11 tips for the best ice skating rinks in Berlin

Whether you're doing your pirouettes or taking your first steps on skates: the capital invites you onto the ice in many beautiful places. 11…

Written for you by: Josefine

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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