Pop Electro Rock © visitBerlin, Foto: Stefanie Gronau Pop Electro Rock 17/10/2026 Giant Rooks Pop Electro Rock 17/10/2026 “The Future Is Cancelled” – or is it? Because finally, the German indie rock quintet is coming back on tour with new music in 2026. Read more City of music On Tour Location Max-Schmeling-Halle Am Falkplatz 1 10437 Berlin Time 20:00 pm – 23:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/artist/giant-rooks/giant-rooks-tour-2026-4025390/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Top Event Classical Music © visitberlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Top Event Classical Music 17/10/2026 Gustavo Dudamel & New York Philharmonic Top Event Classical Music 17/10/2026 For the first time, the Venezuelan star conductor Gustavo Dudamel will be making a guest appearance in Berlin in his capacity as Music & Artistic Director with the musicians of the New York Philharmonic. Read more Classic music in Berlin Location Philharmonie, Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/new-york-philharmonic-orchestra-new-york-philharmonic-gustavo-dudamel-philharmonie-berlin-21431964/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Theatre © GettyImages Foto: R. Tsubin Theatre 17/10/2026 + 1 additional date Interactive live radio play – The Wizard of Oz Theatre 17/10/2026 + 1 additional date The three-member women’s theatre group from Cologne brings a unique theatrical format to the stage: interactive live radio plays. Read more Location Varia Vineta Berliner Straße 53 13189 Berlin Time 20:00 pm
Cabaret & Comedy © Britt Schilling Cabaret & Comedy 17/10/2026 Jess Jochimsen Cabaret & Comedy 17/10/2026 Jess Jochimsen tackles the rampant brain and heart freeze with his very own blend of clever political satire, absolutely gorgeous songs, and hilariously funny slides. Read more Location Mehringhof-Theater Gneisenaustraße 2a 10961 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.mehringhoftheater.de/ Buy tickets
Concerts © Friederike Ziegler Concerts 17/10/2026 Kaléko - Friederike Ziegler Concerts 17/10/2026 An evening with Mascha Kaléko exploring the mundane realities of life, from having to get up to being unable to fall asleep. Whether newly in love or recently separated, plagued by existential anxiety or brimming with a zest for life. Whether time passes too… Read more Berlin's neighbourhoods City of music Location Zimmer 16 Florastraße 16 13187 Berlin Time 20:00 pm – 22:00 pm https://zimmer16.com/ Buy tickets
Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Panel discussion 17/10/2026 Mapping the Right Panel discussion 17/10/2026 Anyone who wants to seize power must influence culture and ways of thinking. They must gain control over how history and social coexistence are discussed. Read more Politics & Society Location Roter Salon - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/reihen-und-projekte/afd-monitoring-at/ Buy tickets
Films © GettyImages, Foto: KTSDESIGN Films 17/10/2026 NOSFERATU - A Symphony of Horror Films 17/10/2026 Screening of the 1922 silent film classic: NOSFERATU—A Symphony of Horror, with live music. Read more Film events in Berlin International City of music Location Gemeindehaus der Ev. Paulus-Kirchengemeinde Berlin-Zehlendorf, Großer Saal Teltower Damm 6 14169 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.paulus-musik.de
Concerts © Landstreicher Konzerte GmbH Concerts 17/10/2026 + 1 additional date Ólafur Arnalds - Falling Apart Together Concerts 17/10/2026 + 1 additional date Award-winning artist, composer, and producer Ólafur Arnalds today announces his most daring and adventurous project to date: Falling Apart Together, a series of 18 immersive live shows across Europe and the US that seek to bridge the distance between us. Read more City of music On Tour Location Admiralspalast Friedrichstraße 101 10117 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/artist/olafur-arnalds/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
© visitBerlin, Illustration Jim Avignon 17/10/2026 Politics of Heartbreak #3 17/10/2026 What sustains us when so much seems lost? In her books, the journalist and author Şeyda Kurt has repeatedly explored political emotions – tenderness, anger, hatred – not as a private matter, but as a starting point for social change. She distinguishes between… Read more International LGBTI City of music Location HAU1 - HAU Hebbel am Ufer Stresemannstraße 29 10963 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/programm/pdetail/politics-of-heartbreak-3 Buy tickets
Concerts © visitBerlin Concerts 17/10/2026 Pond Space Night - Images from an Exhibition Concerts 17/10/2026 Modest Mussorgsky composed *Pictures at an Exhibition* for piano in 1874. However, it was Maurice Ravel who, through his unique orchestration, brought this magnificent cycle the attention it deserved, thereby establishing one of the greatest masterpieces of… Read more City of music Location Französischer Dom Gendarmenmarkt 5 10117 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.pond.de/ Buy tickets
Cabaret & Comedy © Marvin Ruppert Cabaret & Comedy 17/10/2026 Quichotte - Good Times: Stand-up & Music Cabaret & Comedy 17/10/2026 Don't worry, this isn't some feel-good fluff or anything. No, the optimism underlying this program is hard-won – born out of the adversity of reality, so to speak. Read more On Tour Location ufaFabrik Viktoriastraße 10-18 12105 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://ufafabrik.de/veranstaltung/38714/quichotte-guter-dinge
Pop Electro Rock © Ben Pearson Pop Electro Rock 17/10/2026 Sixpence None The Richer Pop Electro Rock 17/10/2026 For many couples of the 90s, it remains the ultimate love song: With their global hit "Kiss Me," Sixpence None The Richer captured the hearts of millions of fans worldwide. Now the band is returning to the stage – more mature, more grounded, and with… Read more City of music On Tour Location Columbia Theater Columbiadamm 9-11 10965 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/sixpence-none-the-richer-columbia-theater-21073631/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Concerts © Ulla Meinecke Concerts 17/10/2026 Ulla Meinecke with Reinmar Henschke: BESSERE ZEITEN Concerts 17/10/2026 What times we live in. Ulla Meinecke’s love poetry and everyday irony certainly can’t conjure up better times, but they can help us forget our troubles for a few hours and breathe a sigh of relief. Read more City of music Location ufaFabrik - Varieté Salon Viktoriastr. 10-18 12105 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://ufafabrik.de/veranstaltung/40080/ulla-meinecke-mit-reinmar-henschke Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © visitberlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Dance & Performance 17/10/2026 Zirkus Lea Live Dance & Performance 17/10/2026 On October 17, 2026, Lea Toran Jenner will present "ZirkusLea Live," her first self-produced solo show, at the Punch Line Club in Berlin. Read more International Location Punch L!ne Club Berlin Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm Buy tickets
Theatre © Raphael Howein Theatre 17/10/2026 + 1 additional date THE I-FILES – AN ALIEN STARES BACK Theatre 17/10/2026 + 1 additional date We are not alone. An alien has been sighted. It appears to be searching for its home and seeking contact with others of its kind. Mysterious events and a trail of destruction follow. Read more International Location TD Berlin Klosterstraße 44 10179 Berlin Time 21:15 pm https://td.berlin/stuecke/akte-ich-ein-alien-starrt-zurueck Buy tickets
Pop Electro Rock © Festival of Lights in Concert Pop Electro Rock 17/10/2026 Festival of Lights in Concert: Chris Bekker & Ukãi Ndame Pop Electro Rock 17/10/2026 The Festival of Lights in Concert is back: featuring a series of immersive 3D light art shows and ambient music sets by renowned DJs and artists at Berlin Cathedral – today with Chris Bekker and Ukãi Ndame. Read more City of music Location Berliner Dom Am Lustgarten 10178 Berlin Time 22:00 pm https://visitberlin.reservix.de/tickets-festival-of-lights-in-concert-2026-chris-bekker--uki-ndame-in-berlin-berliner-dom-am-17-10-2026/e2590988 Buy tickets
Pop Electro Rock © Amaury T. Browaeys Pop Electro Rock 17/10/2026 DJ set by Kidcat & Broccoli Pop Electro Rock 17/10/2026 Kidcat & Broccoli are a Berlin-based vinyl DJ duo, known for their high-energy sets spanning disco, new wave and Italo disco. Read more experimental and contemporary Art Free of charge City of music Location Hebbel am Ufer HAU 1-3 Stresemannstr. 29 10963 Berlin Time 22:00 pm https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/programm/pdetail/default-599f356cdd03eb48468944686654bc02
Theatre © BERLIN BURLESQUE FESTIVAL Theatre 17/10/2026 BERLIN BURLESQUE FESTIVAL - NO. 14 Theatre 17/10/2026 The Berlin Burlesque Festival is returning to Berlin—featuring performers from around the world, live music, Surprise Awards, and a curated program blending variety entertainment, empowerment, and spectacular show culture. Read more International Location Wintergarten Varieté Potsdamer Straße 96 10785 Berlin Time 22:45 pm https://heimathafen-neukoelln.de/events/berlin-burlesque-festival-no-14/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Foto: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Antikensammlung / Franziska Vu Lectures & Readings 18/10/2026 + 1 additional date Metal Restoration Workshop Lectures & Readings 18/10/2026 + 1 additional date A glimpse into the metal restoration workshop at the Collection of Classical Antiquities offers a rare opportunity to gain an up-close insight into fascinating aspects of the day-to-day work of the conservators. Read more History Location Altes Museum Am Lustgarten 10178 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=162532 Buy tickets
Puppet & Object Theatre © Kostas Stamou Puppet & Object Theatre 18/10/2026 + 1 additional date All our monsters Puppet & Object Theatre 18/10/2026 + 1 additional date In her dressing room, an artist is getting ready for her big performance on opening night. But whilst she is getting ready, strange things start to happen: wigs come to life, hats fly about, and lights switch on of their own accord. Read more Children Location Figurentheater Grashüpfer Puschkinallee 16A 12435 Berlin Time 11:00 am Buy tickets
Guided Tours © SPSG / Leo Seidel Guided Tours 18/10/2026 + 1 additional date Among Clams and Snails: The Restoration of Prince Heinrich's Dining Hall Guided Tours 18/10/2026 + 1 additional date In 1769, Prince Heinrich commissioned the construction of the Muschelsaal based on a design by the architect Carl Gotthard Langhans the Elder. It is one of the earliest examples of Early Classicism architecture in the Berlin metropolitan area. Over the years… Read more Brandenburg: Nature & Culture close to Berlin Guided tours of the museum Palaces and Gardens UNESCO World Heritage Location Schloss Rheinsberg Schloss 2 16831 Rheinsberg Time 11:00 am https://www.spsg.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/unter-muscheln-und-schnecken-die-wiederherstellung-des-speisesaals-des-prinzen-heinrich/ Buy tickets
