Pop Electro Rock © Sub Opus 36 e.V. Pop Electro Rock 08/10/2026 Canarias Calling - Planlos X, Death by Horse, Bifidos, Enrale, Durchfall Pop Electro Rock 08/10/2026 With the fourth edition of the festival in 2026, CANARIAS CALLING brings punk, rebellion, and cultural diversity from the Canary Islands to Kreuzberg. Together with friends from Berlin, Sweden, and Barcelona, they’ll be celebrating at the legendary SO36—where… Read more Accessible Events International City of music Location SO36 Oranienstraße 190 10999 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.so36.com/produkte/70252-tickets-canarias-calling-so36-berlin-am-05-09-2024 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Natalie Toczek Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 Our heavenly story Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 For thousands of years, people have been gazing up at the sky – in search of guidance, answers and stories. Stars and planets have shaped calendars and public holidays, aided navigation and, across cultures, influenced our view of the world. Read more science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/unsere-himmlische-geschichte Buy tickets
Art © Buchcover Leuchtende Jahre (c) ebersbach&simon Art 08/10/2026 Reading: “Radiant Years – Women’s New Beginning, 1926–1933” Art 08/10/2026 This evening, author Regine Ahrem takes her audience on a fascinating journey through time in the footsteps of famous women writers – an evening dedicated to influential women of their era, which, fittingly, coincides with the birthday of Martha Liebermann… Read more History Location Liebermann-Villa Colomierstraße 3 14109 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://liebermann-villa.de/veranstaltungen/lesung-leuchtende-jahre-aufbruch-der-frauen-1926-1933/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Herrmann Pölking Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 2026 Georg Dehio Cultural Award Ceremony Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 The German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe e. V. in Potsdam will present the Georg Dehio Cultural Prize for the twelfth time in 2026. Read more History Free of charge Location Dokumentationszentrum Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung Stresemannstraße 90 10963 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.flucht-vertreibung-versoehnung.de/de/veranstaltung/preisverleihung-des-georg-dehio-kulturpreis-2026
Lectures & Readings © (c) Barrio Berlin Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 Die Grenze verschieben: A Conversation About Poetry with Mara Genschel, José F. A. Oliver, and Carlos Soto Román Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 Poetry consists of words and also of non-words. Of rhythms, but also of anti-rhythms, of empty spaces and of filled-in meanings. You can write a poem, but you can also sing it, tear it apart, erase it, shorten it, rearrange it… To what extent? Read more Location Lettrétage e.V. Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/die-grenze-verschieben-gespraech-ueber-poesie
Concerts © Matthias Leupold Concerts 08/10/2026 Grünauer Green Hour #5: NOUS – Miroir Concerts 08/10/2026 NOUS is a Berlin-based duo consisting of singer Marie Séférian and pianist Henning Schmiedt. Their diverse backgrounds and musical influences come together to form a unique musical language that blends jazz, chanson, improvised music, and atmospheric… Read more City of music Location KulturTribüne Grünau Regattastraße 191 12527 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 21:00 pm https://ortsverein-gruenau.de/veranstaltungen
Lectures & Readings © Ezo Karayel Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 Hexis Productions Launch Event Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 This is an event celebrating the founding of Hexis, a performance company, Read more International Location Acker Stadt Palast Ackerstr. 169/170 10115 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://ackerstadtpalast.de/hexis-productions-launch-event Buy tickets
Concerts © visitBerlin Concerts 08/10/2026 Kunstlieder aus Lateinamerika Concerts 08/10/2026 Under the direction of composer Rafael Marino Arcaro, soprano Hannah Dienes-Williams and Ensemble Utak bring to Germany a rare concert consisting entirely of premieres, spanning a century of Latin American music written between 1927 and 2026. Read more experimental and contemporary Art City of music Location Theater im Delphi Gustav-Adolf-Straße 2 13086 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://theater-im-delphi.de/programm/?prod=512 Buy tickets
© Moritz Haase, Grafik: Birgit Karn 08/10/2026 Literary Opening Night of the 75th Annual Conference of the Kulturkreis 08/10/2026 The opening literary evening takes us back to the founding era of the Kulturkreis, which is now 75 years old. In a spoken-word collage, actors from the Berliner Ensemble bring to life influential speeches and texts from those early years. Read more Literature Location Berliner Ensemble Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berliner-ensemble.de/inszenierung/literarischer-eroeffnungsabend-der-75-jahrestagung-des-kulturkreises-der-deutschen
Art © Nachlass Christoph Schlingensief Art 08/10/2026 Opening | Christoph Schlingensief: Es ist nicht mehr mein Problem, macht eure Scheiße alleine Art 08/10/2026 Come and celebrate the opening of ‘Christoph Schlingensief: It’s Not My Problem Anymore, Sort Out Your Own Shit’ at the Gropius Bau on Thursday 8 October 2026, with free admission to the exhibition and a DJ set. Read more Film events in Berlin Free of charge Contemporary Art Location Gropius Bau Niederkirchner Straße 7 10963 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/gropius-bau/programm/2026/ausstellungen/christoph-schlingensief/eroeffnung-schlingensief
© Son, Gwan-Jung photographer 08/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Perfect Ruins 08/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Perfect Ruins transforms the marks, fractures and remnants that have formed on the body into a language of the senses. Body, language and material become elements that give rise to the narratives of these sensations. Read more Location Studio 1 - Uferstudios Badstraße 41 13357 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.uferstudios.com/de/dance/veranstaltungen/4e805f4d-2138-4dd3-b3dd-994e8f349bef Buy tickets
Photography © Citlali Fabián Mexico Photographer of the Year Professional Competition Creative Sony World Photography Awards 2026 Photography 08/10/2026 – 07/02/2027 Sony World Photography Awards 2026 Photography 08/10/2026 – 07/02/2027 From 9 October 2026 to 7 February 2027, the Friends of the Willy Brandt House, in collaboration with Sony Germany & Austria, will be exhibiting the photographs from the Sony World Photography Awards at the Willy Brandt House. Read more Contemporary Art Location Willy-Brandt-Haus Wilhelmstr. 140 10963 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.fkwbh.de/
Films © Appignanesi Films 08/10/2026 Alles koscher! Films 08/10/2026 Mahmud Nasir may be a Muslim, but he has only a passing interest in religion. And he’s quite happy as he is: the London minicab driver has a clever wife and two sons, and as long as Allah lets the sun rise again tomorrow, this good-natured, portly chap wants… Read more Film events in Berlin Location Various venues Havelufer Dischinger Brücke 13581 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets
Concerts © Jeannette Urzendowsky I Trio Scho Concerts 08/10/2026 Berlin Odessa-Express | Chanson, Swing, Yiddish Songs & Rock 'n' Roll Concerts 08/10/2026 Berlin-Odessa Express Read more International City of music Location Ballhaus Wedding Wriezener Straße 6 13359 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.eventim.de/noapp/event/21931272/?affiliate=VB1&utm_source=VB1&utm_medium=dp&utm_campaign=berlintourismus Buy tickets
Concerts © Ballhaus Wedding Concerts 08/10/2026 Berlin - Odessa - Express Concerts 08/10/2026 Chansons, jazz, swing, tango, Yiddish songs & rock ’n’ roll with ‘Chanson-Nette’ and the Ukrainian-Russian Trio Scho. Read more Location Ballhaus Wedding Wriezener Straße 6 13359 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 22:00 pm https://www.ballhauswedding.de/details-registrierung/berlin-odessa-express Buy tickets
Cabaret & Comedy © Bodecker & Neander Cabaret & Comedy 08/10/2026 – 21/02/2027 Bodecker & Neander - Das Beste aus 30 Jahren Cabaret & Comedy 08/10/2026 – 21/02/2027 BODECKER & NEANDER are a guarantee of sharp humor and touching depth—all without words. With their visual theater full of magic, poetry, comedy, optical illusions, and emotion, they elicit waves of enthusiasm. In their “Best-of Program,” they bring together… Read more International On Tour Location Pfefferberg - Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.bodecker-neander.de/ Buy tickets
Play © visitBerlin Play 08/10/2026 + 1 additional date Männerphantasien Play 08/10/2026 + 1 additional date In the 1970s, when fascist activity in German society was still largely ignored, cultural studies scholar Klaus Theweleit presented *Männerphantasien* (Male Fantasies), a groundbreaking analysis of the connections between masculinity and fascism. Read more Location Box - Deutsches Theater Berlin Schumannstraße 13 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/maennerphantasien Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Alica Minar & col Dance & Performance 08/10/2026 + 2 additional dates POINT OF TOUCH Dance & Performance 08/10/2026 + 2 additional dates “I don’t want strangers to touch me on the subway. And yet I hope that someone will come to my aid if I ever fall.” Read more International Location Dock 11 Kastanienallee 79 10435 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://dock11-berlin.de Buy tickets
© Theater Thikwa 08/10/2026 + 3 additional dates 46 Quadratmeter 08/10/2026 + 3 additional dates Whether alone, together, lonely, in company, renting, living on the streets or owning their own home – everyone lives somewhere. Particularly in large and overpriced cities, questions are increasingly being asked: How do I find a suitable and affordable flat… Read more Location F40 - English Theatre Berlin & Theater Thikwa Fidicinstraße 40 10965 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.thikwa.de/stuecke/46-quadratmeter/
Cabaret & Comedy © Stephan Minx Cabaret & Comedy 08/10/2026 EGERSDÖRFER, SCHULZ, MUELLER: Carmen or words that touch the heart Cabaret & Comedy 08/10/2026 Carmen decided to live as a hikikomori a few months ago. The man from Egersdorf initially thought she had caught a bad cold because he had only half-listened again. Read more On Tour Location BKA – Berliner Kabarett Anstalt Mehringdamm 34 10961 Berlin Time 20:00 pm Buy tickets
Concerts © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Concerts 08/10/2026 Fragment of Memory For One Listener Concerts 08/10/2026 A two-hour cello performance by Khabat Abas for a single listener. No one can experience *Fragment of Memory* in its entirety. Instead, each person encounters a five-minute fragment of an ongoing performance that began before their arrival and continues after… Read more experimental and contemporary Art City of music Location Grüner Salon - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/produktionen/fragment-of-memory-for-one-listener/
