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October 2026 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

11 Places for Karaoke in Berlin

Sing your way across Berlin – from neon boxes to noraebang to drag stages: here are our 11 favorite karaoke spots in the city.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Bird's eye view of the Berlin Victory Column in Tiergarten — © Getty Images, Foto: André Berg / Eye Em

Top 11 autumn activities in Berlin

Get active in nature or cosy in the tea room: The following 11 tips will inspire you to take a wonderful autumn trip in Berlin.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

schöner wärs wenns schöner wär — © Jon-Sebastian Riedel

11 Top Concept Stores in Berlin

Berlin boasts a multifaceted concept store scene that'll give any international shopping capital a run for its money. So get your shopping…

Written for you by: Kristin

Party — © GettyImages, Foto: Hinterhaus Productions

11 tips for Berlins "Tag der Clubkultur"

Whether it’s a sunrise run with House of Colour, a somatic rave on Teufelsberg, a DIY outfit workshop, or the big CTM premiere at Haus der…

Written for you by: Josefine

Party, DJs — © GettyImages, Foto: Hinterhaus Productions

11 Clubs as cultural spaces in Berlin

Berlin’s club scene is legendary, and since 2024, its techno culture has been recognised as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Written for you by: Josefine

Weltzeituhr — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

11 Restaurants on Alexanderplatz

Feeling peckish around Alexanderplatz? No problem! Between sightseeing, shopping and selfies, here are the best spots for a culinary break.

Streetart in Berlin — © visitBerlin, Foto: Maxi-Lena Schuleit

Top 11 instagrammable murals in Berlin

Berlin is one big street art gallery. Everywhere there are fantastic paintings to discover. We have collected the most instagrammable and…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

11 Pubs in Berlin

Berlin pub culture times 11: Here you will find the best Irish pubs, traditional Berlin corner pubs, cosy dive bars and football bars in…

Written for you by: Josefine

11 Thai Restaurants in Berlin

11 Berlin Thai food highlights offer authentic flavours, creative recipes and plenty of culinary wanderlust.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

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.

Person mit langem Haar lächelt in die Kamera. — © visit

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.

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