Films © © Deutsches Rundfunk-Archiv Films 25/09/2026 "Effi Briest" — GDR Television, 1970; Screenplay and Direction: Wolfgang Luderer Films 25/09/2026 Film Introduction: Irina Vogt (film scholar): Literature in film, as seen in a 1970 GDR television adaptation that stood out for its excellent dialogue and superb actors, including the (recently deceased) Angelica Domröse, Horst Schulze, Inge Keller, and… Read more Film events in Berlin Location KulturTribüne Grünau Regattastraße 191 12527 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 21:00 pm https://ortsverein-gruenau.de/veranstaltungen
Pop Electro Rock © VELOMAX Berlin, Foto: S. Greuner Pop Electro Rock 25/09/2026 Evanescence Pop Electro Rock 25/09/2026 Evanescence will be back on a major tour in 2026—one of their shows will take place at the Velodrom in Berlin. Poppy will be joining them as a special guest. Read more City of music On Tour Location Velodrom Paul-Heyse-Straße 26 10407 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/noapp/eventseries/4028838/?affiliate=VB1&utm_source=VB1&utm_medium=dp&utm_campaign=berlintourismus Buy tickets
© Miriam Drechsler-Schüler 25/09/2026 + 1 additional date Graduation Choreographies 2026 25/09/2026 + 1 additional date Graduates of the contemporary dance program at the balance 1 Dance Academy will present their final choreographic projects alongside dancers from the second and third years of the program. Read more International Location Studio 14 - Uferstudios Uferstraße 23 13357 Berlin Time 19:00 pm Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Tassilo Rüster Dance & Performance 25/09/2026 + 2 additional dates ICH BIN BULGARE Dance & Performance 25/09/2026 + 2 additional dates Will Romnja manage to become a superstar in Vienna? Why is it that the intellectual only discovers pride in his old “homeland” in Austria? And how does the narrator feel as he jumps back and forth between worlds before finally arriving in Berlin? Read more Location Heimathafen Neukölln - Studio Karl-Marx-Straße 141 12043 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://heimathafen-neukoelln.de/events/ich-bin-bulgare/ Buy tickets
Education © visitBerlin Education 25/09/2026 Johannisthal film history(ies) Education 25/09/2026 From 1937, German film production was largely nationalized. In Johannisthal, Tobis AG shot both Nazi propaganda films and sophisticated entertainment films. A lecture by author and Jofa expert Wolfgang May. Read more Film events in Berlin Free of charge History of National Socialism Location Museum Treptow Sterndamm 102 12487 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/museum-treptow-koepenick/ausstellungen/sonderausstellungen/artikel.1609486.php
Dancing © tic / Detlef Fleischer Dancing 25/09/2026 Jump for Joy – KulturMarktHalle Dancing 25/09/2026 Every fourth Friday of the month, it's time to clear the stage for an unforgettable rock ‘n’ roll party full of energy, rhythm, and good vibes. Look forward to live music from The Killer Dillers, who will rock the hall with their authentic sound, and DJ Kapt'n… Read more Berlin's neighbourhoods City of music Location KulturMarktHalle Hanns-Eisler-Str. 93 10409 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 23:00 pm https://www.kulturmarkthalle.berlin/event-details/jump-for-joy-7
Classical Music © Marco Borggreve Classical Music 25/09/2026 + 1 additional date Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Iván Fischer Classical Music 25/09/2026 + 1 additional date Conzerthausorchester Berlin, Iván Fischer with Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Konzerthaus Berlin - Großer Saal Gendarmenmarkt 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm Buy tickets
Classical Music © Foto: Guido Werner Classical Music 25/09/2026 Music and Politics: The Bach Families in Court Service Classical Music 25/09/2026 In this concert, harpsichordists Aleksandra and Alexander Grychtolik focus on Johann Sebastian Bach and his second-eldest son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, both of whom spent significant creative periods at Central German royal courts and at the Prussian royal… Read more Free of charge Classic music in Berlin City of music Palaces and Gardens UNESCO World Heritage Location Schloss Schönhausen Tschaikowskistraße 1 13156 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.spsg.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/musik-und-politik-die-bach-familien-in-hoefischen-diensten/
Classical Music © visitBerlin, Foto: Arthur F. Selbach Classical Music 25/09/2026 Music and Politics: The Bach Families in Court Service Classical Music 25/09/2026 In this concert, harpsichordists Aleksandra and Alexander Grychtolik focus on Johann Sebastian Bach and his second-eldest son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, both of whom spent significant creative periods at Central German royal courts and at the Prussian royal… Read more Free of charge Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Schloss Schönhausen Tschaikowskistraße 1 13156 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.spsg.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/musik-und-politik-die-bach-familien-in-hoefischen-diensten/
Festivals & Markets © Foto: visitBerlin Festivals & Markets 25/09/2026 – 17/10/2026 Oktoberfest Fischerhütte Berlin 2026 Festivals & Markets 25/09/2026 – 17/10/2026 For 23 years, the Fischerhütte on Schlachtensee has been bringing Bavarian Oktoberfest tradition to western Berlin. Read more Events for foodies Location Fischerhütte am Schlachtensee Fischerhüttenstraße 136 14136 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/eventseries/oktoberfest-fischerhuette-berlin-2026-4157854/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Panel discussion © Christian Brachwitz Panel discussion 25/09/2026 + 1 additional date Queer Vibes Panel discussion 25/09/2026 + 1 additional date Do you love queer literature or want to finally get to know it? Do you think readings could be a little more fun, and that music is a must anyway? Maybe you’ve written something yourself that you’d like to share? Then you’ve come to the right place! Read more LGBTI Literature City of music Location Studio 2 - Theater an der Parkaue Parkaue 29 THEATER AN DER PARKAUE 10367 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.parkaue.de/spielplan/a-z/queer-vibes/ Buy tickets
Concerts © © Claudia Greco Concerts 25/09/2026 + 1 additional date Susanna Sultana – A Song Cycle Concerts 25/09/2026 + 1 additional date The song cycle Susanna Sultana tells the incredible, true, and universal story of Susanna Moshonov (1920–2022). Born in Sliwen, Bulgaria, as the child of Sephardic Jews who had fled their homeland, her experiences as a young woman are shaped by the Second… Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Kulturhaus Schwartzsche Villa Grunewaldstr. 55 12165 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 21:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/ba-steglitz-zehlendorf/auf-einen-blick/kultur/schwartzsche-villa/susanna-sultana-1659407.php Buy tickets
Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Panel discussion 25/09/2026 The Cultural East Panel discussion 25/09/2026 Panel discussion with Marko Martin (writer, Berlin), Kateryna Mishchenko (essayist, Berlin), and Volker Weiß (historian, Hamburg), moderated by Shahrzad Eden Osterer (journalist, Munich). Read more Free of charge Politics & Society Location Schinkel Pavillon Oberwallstraße 1 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.nbk.org/de/ausstellungen/projektionen-osten
Play © Dovile Sermokas Play 25/09/2026 On the phone at night Play 25/09/2026 It all began in 1861: the telephone was invented. This revolutionary invention forms the starting point for the play 'Nachts am Telefon' by Sebastian Zett and Daniel Lindenblatt. From there, they trace the history of the telephone – right up to the present day… Read more History Location Transformator Frohnau Fürstendamm 40 13465 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 20:30 pm https://industriekultur.berlin/festival/veranstaltung/nachts-am-telefon/
Film, theatre, literature & music © Copyright: Verlag für Filmschriften Christian Unucka, Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek, ddrbildarchiv.de/Heinz Schönfeld Film, theatre, literature & music 25/09/2026 + 2 additional dates This is the accompanying programme for the exhibition 'Berlin's Forgotten Dream Factory?'. Film, theatre, literature & music 25/09/2026 + 2 additional dates The Treptow Museum has created an in-depth programme of events to accompany the exhibition 'Berlin's Forgotten Dream Factory?', exploring the eventful history of film and television production in Johannisthal and Adlershof. Read more History The roaring twenties in Berlin Film events in Berlin History of National Socialism Politics & Society Location Museum Treptow - Berlin Sterndamm 102 12487 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/museum-treptow-koepenick/ausstellungen/sonderausstellungen/artikel.1609486.php
Lectures & Readings © Oliver Betke Lectures & Readings 25/09/2026 20 YEARS OF THE CLUB OF DEAD POETS: “Songs of the Gallows” Lectures & Readings 25/09/2026 “Extremely well done…moving!” (NDR Kultur); “…is timeless, powerful, and gets under your skin!” (RBB Kulturjournal); “Highly remarkable!!” (MDR); “An absolutely vibrant project!” (Radio Eins); “Worth a listen!” (WDR 2); “An art form in its own right….” (Neues… Read more Literature City of music Location Renaissance-Theater Berlin Knesebeckstraße 100 Ecke Hardenbergstraße 10623 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/20-jahre-club-der-toten-dichter-galgenlieder/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Mörderische Schwestern Berlin e.V. Lectures & Readings 25/09/2026 And at the end, a shot rings out Lectures & Readings 25/09/2026 The event for fans of good suspense fiction will take place on Friday, September 25, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Location: Krimisalon at the Bruno-Lösche Library, Perleberger Str. 33, 10559 Berlin. Read more Free of charge Literature Location Bruno-Lösche-Bibliothek Perleberger Straße 33 10559 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 22:00 pm Buy tickets
Concerts © Andrei Irimia Concerts 25/09/2026 Andrei Irimia – Live at the Berlin Philharmonic Concerts 25/09/2026 After thrilling audiences at the Passionskirche and Heimathafen Neukölln for two consecutive years, Romanian composer and pianist Andrei Irimia returns to Berlin for the third year in a row. Read more International City of music Location Kammermusiksaal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://andreiirimia.com/ Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Arash Azarm Dance & Performance 25/09/2026 + 2 additional dates Arash Azarm - Āzādi (آزادی) - Freedom Dance & Performance 25/09/2026 + 2 additional dates A dark room is lit only by a video of a mother. Then the connection is lost. From this interrupted image, Āzādi unfolds as a poetic, political and personal solo performance about observing a catastrophe in Iran from the safety of Europe. Read more International Location Vierte Welt Adalbertstraße 4 10999 Berlin Time 19:30 pm
Opera & Operetta © Promo Opera & Operetta 25/09/2026 + 4 additional dates Bovary Opera & Operetta 25/09/2026 + 4 additional dates Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary is a masterpiece of world literature that paved the way for modernism. When it was published in 1856, a scandal ensued. Flaubert was accused of «glorifying adultery and charged with violating public and religious morality… Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Deutsche Oper Berlin Bismarckstraße 35 10627 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.staatsballett-berlin.de/spielplan/stueck-detail/stid/bovary/67.html#a_833 Buy tickets
Top Event Play © JR Berliner Ensemble Top Event Play 25/09/2026 + 2 additional dates Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) Top Event Play 25/09/2026 + 2 additional dates With its legendary songs and a story about love, betrayal, business and morals that is as outrageous as it is cleverly reworked in terms of social criticism and trivial at its core, the "Threepenny Opera," which premiered at this theater in 1928, became a… Read more Location Berliner Ensemble - Großes Haus Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berliner-ensemble.de/inszenierung/die-dreigroschenoper Buy tickets
