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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

Film location Berlin

Unfamiliar, Call My Agent! – Berlin, Homeland, Counterpart and Babylon Berlin, : Berlin is the location for numerous well-known series and…

Written for you by: Josefine

Friedrichshagener Bölschestraße in Berlin with house facades — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

11 plus 1 insider tip for an excursion in Berlin's "Kieze"

Holidays in Berlin - with these insider tips from the city's twelve boroughs there's no chance of boredom.

Written for you by: Josefine

Nikolaiviertel Berlin — © visitBerlin, Foto: Artfully Media, Sven Christian Schramm

11 tips for places in Berlin that have stood the test of time

Berlin is full of unusual places that sometimes only fascinate at second glance - and are memorable for that very reason. Between old…

Written for you by: Catrin

At the box office — © Getty Images, Foto: Denkou Images

Top 11 Tips for Film Lovers in Berlin

Cinemas, festivals and celebrities: our Top 11 tips for film lovers take a look behind the scenes of the capital city.

Written for you by: Kristin

Young girl connecting with nature — © Getty Images, Foto: stockstudioX

11 great tips for forest & nature experiences in Berlin

Forest bathing & wildlife watching: 11 unique ways to experience Berlin's natural side.

Written for you by: Josefine

Berlin barrierefrei — © visitBerlin, Foto: Jens Wegener

Top 11 New Openings in May in Berlin

New exhibitions, fresh food spots, club comebacks, and a cinema relaunch: discover the most exciting openings in Berlin this May — including…

Written for you by: Josefine

Friedrichshain, Boxhagener Platz — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Top 11 Record Stores in Berlin

Tips for vinyl collectors, DJs and music fans: favourite albums, rare finds, reissues

Written for you by: Josefine

Boats on the Spree at the Oberbaumbrücke in Berlin Kreuzberg — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Top 11 boat trips in Berlin

Pack all your things and head to the nearby boat rental. The water's calling!

Written for you by: Kristin

Galerie Deschler in der Auguststr. in Berlin — © visitberlin, Foto: Philip Koschel

Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026

For Gallery Weekend 2026, Berlin once again becomes a stage for the international art scene. Between big names and experimental off-spaces…

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.

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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