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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

Christopher Street Day 2025 — © visitBerlin, Foto: Maxi-Lena Schuleit

11 Tips for Pride Month in Berlin

Pride Month in Berlin is colourful, loud and inspiring. Look forward to unforgettable parties, fascinating tours and a wealth of queer…

Written for you by: Josefine

Open-air concert in the Parkbühne Wuhlheide Berlin — © Tourismusverein Berlin Treptow-Köpenick e.V. (www.tkt-berlin.de)

Top 11 Open Air-Events in Berlin

This summer in Berlin will be very special. Look forward to concerts and festivals, art and culture under the open sky.

Written for you by: Josefine

Berlin Fashion Week — © Ines Bahr for BFW

11 fashion labels from Berlin you should know

Fashion from Berlin is a mirror of the city: versatile, diverse and cross-border.

Written for you by: Josefine

Children jumping into a lake — © Getty Images, Foto: FatCamera

11 tips for dealing with the heatwave in Berlin

Heatwave in Berlin? These 11 tips will help you stay cool this summer.

Written for you by: Kristin

Berlin barrierefrei — © visitBerlin, Foto: Jens Wegener

11 Secret Tips for Summer in Berlin

If you're looking for new places to discover in Berlin this summer, we've got the right tips for you: refreshing, inspiring and surprising.

Written for you by: Dagmar

Die Pfaueninsel an der Wannsee-Babelsberg Route — © Wirtschaftsförderung Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Foto: Steven Ritzer

11 tips to cool down for hot days

Spend the warm season in the German capital and let our tips on Berlin's top summer locations inspire you!

Written for you by: Kristin

11 extraordinary flea markets in Berlin

Particularly creative flea market experiences that only Berlin has to offer.

Written for you by: Catrin

Top 11 New Openings in July in Berlin

What’s new in Berlin? Dolce vita at Gendarmenmarkt, queer migrant perspectives at the Humboldt Forum, and a secret immersive art exhibition…

Written for you by: Josefine

Tanzen am Monbijoupark — © visitBerlin, Foto: Eric Maier-Rehm

11 tips for free summer activities in Berlin

A summer in Berlin doesn’t have to be expensive to be unforgettable. Whether you want to mingle with the crowds at a public viewing or at…

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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