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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

Christmas market tips for 8 - 10 November

On the weekend of the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, you can warm up at the first winter markets.

Written for you by: Josefine

Group of friends eating a goose — © Getty Images, Foto: golero

11 Tips for delicious Roast Goose in Berlin

In November, many Berlin restaurants serve delicious roast goose - available on site, to take away or delivered to your home.

Written for you by: Kristin

30th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall — © © Kulturprojekte Berlin; unter Verwendung eines Fotos von Harf Zimmermann und historischen Fotos von Rolf Walter und der Stiftung Aufarbeitung / Bestand Klaus Mehner

Hold freedom high: exciting events on the weekend of the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

Celebrations, films and moving stories from contemporary witnesses: this weekend marks the 35th anniversary of the German-German past.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Lamm- und Rindfleisch mit Kartoffelpüree — © visitBerlin, Foto: Getty Images, AlexanderSpatari

11 Tips for french restaurants in Berlin

Discover the seductive world of French cuisine with our 11 tips for the best French restaurants in Berlin! Whether you're looking for…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

11 tips for things to do around the fall of the Berlin Wall

Der Fall der Berliner Mauer war das größte Ereignis in der jüngeren Stadtgeschichte. Hier erfahrt ihr, welche besonderen Events &…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Die Abhörstation auf dem Teufelsberg — © Secret Tours Berlin, Foto: Sarah Schmidt

Top 11 Spookiest Spots in Berlin

Witches, monsters and dark figures are waiting for you in these places and chase a cold shiver down your spine.

Written for you by: Kristin

East-Side-Gallery — © visitBerlin, Foto: Tanja Koch

Top 11 street art icons in Berlin

Berlin is a magnet for international street artists. We tell you, where to find the icon murals.

Written for you by: Josefine

International Film Festival Berlin — © KARSTEN THIELKER

Top 11 Film festivals in Berlin

Autumn in Berlin: It's cinema time! Because now it's not just the big summer blockbusters that are showing, but also the first Oscar…

Written for you by: Kristin

Eingang des Museums Fotografiska — © DZT, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Relive the wild 1990s in Berlin: 11 Must-Visit Places

Experience the flair of the 1990s: vacant buildings became creative spaces that influenced the world. 11 legendary places.

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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