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Classical Music © Promo Classical Music 20/12/2026 Gala Concert L’Orchestra I Sedici Classical Music 20/12/2026 A gala concert featuring L’Orchestra I Sedici, conducted by Petru Lupan and Jan Sakaci (cello). Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Kleiner Saal - Konzerthaus Berlin Gendarmenmarkt 10117 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.konzerthaus.de/de/programm/festkonzert-l-orchestra-i-sedici/13273
Ballet © visitBerlin Ballet 21/12/2026 + 7 additional dates The Nutcracker - Grand Classic Ballet Ballet 21/12/2026 + 7 additional dates The Nutcracker has long been more than just a ballet—it is a pop culture phenomenon with a soul. Read more Children Teenager Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Various venues 10243 Berlin Time 19:00 pm Buy tickets
Show © Joachim Hiltmann Show 21/12/2026 Bidla Buh – „Advent, Advent, der Kaktus brennt ...“ Show 21/12/2026 Bidla Buh's farewell tour during the Advent season will be a whirlwind journey through the Christmas songbook. Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Ernst-Reuter-Saal im Rathaus Reinickendorf Eichborndamm 213 13439 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.komoedie-berlin.de/produktionen/bidla-buh-advent-advent-der-kaktus-brennt-3.html Buy tickets
Classical Music © Promo Classical Music 21/12/2026 SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF Classical Music 21/12/2026 A concert series featuring Sir András Schiff at the turn of the year has almost become a tradition at the Pierre Boulez Saal. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin Französische Straße 33 D 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.boulezsaal.de/de/event/sir-andras-schiff-769786 Buy tickets
Improvisational Theatre © Hans-Jürgen Hannemann Improvisational Theatre 21/12/2026 Chaos Royal: Christmas Special Improvisational Theatre 21/12/2026 Come, shepherds and angels, and join us for the truly festive and joyful Christmas show by the improvisational theater Chaos Royal. Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location BKA – Berliner Kabarett Anstalt Mehringdamm 34 10961 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/chaos-royal-weihnachts-special-bka-theater-20230486/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Show © Sabine Hahnefeld Show 21/12/2026 CHRIS HOPKINS „SWINGING CHRISTMAS“ Show 21/12/2026 A MUST-SEE FOR JAZZ FANS Christmas is just around the corner. Jazz fans definitely shouldn’t miss Chris Hopkins’ Swinging Christmas performance at the Schlosspark Theater. Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Schlosspark Theater Schloßstraße 48 12165 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.schlossparktheater.de/produktionen/chris-hopkins-swinging-christmas.html Buy tickets
Exhibitions © Markus Haner Exhibitions 22/12/2026 + 2 additional dates Linus Faber - A Magical Elf Mission Exhibitions 22/12/2026 + 2 additional dates Nothing seemed to stand in the way of Christmas. But then Santa Claus and his sleigh got stuck in a blizzard. Now the new head elf has to manage the entire Christmas celebration on his own – and in the chaos, the golden book is lost. Is Christmas going to be… Read more Children Location Die Wühlmäuse Pommernallee 2-4 14052 Berlin Time 14:00 pm https://wuehlmaeuse.de/veranstaltung/faber-magische-elfenmission/ticket/56875 Buy tickets
Concerts © Getty Images, Foto: The Real Tokyo Life Concerts 22/12/2026 Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg - The Sound of Christmas Concerts 22/12/2026 Often, just one movie is enough to instantly put you in a romantic Christmas mood. At the gala film concert *The Sound of Christmas*, you can experience the soundtracks of classic Christmas movies in a very special way: the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg… Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Philharmonie, Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57246 Buy tickets
Show © Thomas Leidig, NM Show 22/12/2026 Die Zimtschnecken „Swingelingeling“ Show 22/12/2026 More cheerful and lively than somber and contemplative: The Zimtschnecken are celebrating Christmas! With their usual sparkling charm, the Hamburg-based all-female vocal trio dives headfirst into the most wonderful time of the year and rolls out the red carpet… Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Schlosspark Theater Schloßstraße 48 12165 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.schlossparktheater.de/produktionen/die-zimtschnecken-swingelingeling.html Buy tickets
Concerts © Design: Berliner Dom Concerts 23/12/2026 Distler: The Christmas Story Concerts 23/12/2026 This year, the Chamber Choir of the Berlin Cathedral Choir is dedicating itself to a special work of sacred choral music: Hugo Distler's "The Christmas Story, Op. 10." Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Berliner Dom Am Lustgarten 10178 Berlin Time 18:00 pm – 19:00 pm https://shop.berlinerdom.de/Event/Kalender/28380/54726?typ=Vorlage
Show © Woodwind & Steel Show 23/12/2026 Irish Christmas - Woodwind & Steel Show 23/12/2026 Celebrate Christmas the Irish way! The IRISH CHRISTMAS SHOW presents a spectacular mix of humorous entertainment, lively jigs and reels, traditional Christmas carols, and world-famous modern Christmas classics such as “Jingle Bells,” “Joy to the World,” and “O… Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Schlosspark Theater Schloßstraße 48 12165 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.schlossparktheater.de/produktionen/irish-christmas-woodwind-steel.html Buy tickets
Cabaret & Comedy © Anja Pankotsch Cabaret & Comedy 23/12/2026 Der Tod: Tödliche Weihnacht Cabaret & Comedy 23/12/2026 Every year the Christian world celebrates a birth. Fie on the spider, says Death. But because every beginning has an end, this year he personally invites us to a special Christmas version of his award-winning comedy program. Read more On Tour Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Die Wühlmäuse Pommernallee 2-4 14052 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/der-tod-toedliche-weihnacht-berliner-kabarett-theater-die-wuehlmaeuse-16253311/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Opera & Operetta © visitBerlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Opera & Operetta 23/12/2026 + 4 additional dates Hansel and Gretel Opera & Operetta 23/12/2026 + 4 additional dates With Hänsel und Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck created a fairy-tale opera that has captivated children and families for over 100 years, not just during the Advent season. Read more International Children Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Deutsche Oper Berlin Bismarckstraße 35 10627 Berlin Time 19:00 pm
Classical Music © visitBerlin, Foto: Artfully Media, Sven Christian Schramm Classical Music 23/12/2026 Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Lucas & Arthur Jussen Classical Music 23/12/2026 Together with the Dutch piano duo Lucas & Arthur Jussen and the State Opera’s children’s choir, the RSB presents a Christmas program featuring the most beautiful passages from Engelbert Humperdinck’s now legendary family opera *Hansel and Gretel* and Pyotr… Read more Classic music in Berlin Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Philharmonie, Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57249 Buy tickets
Cabaret & Comedy © European Union 2022 Cabaret & Comedy 23/12/2026 Martin Sonneborn: Mayhem and Satire Cabaret & Comedy 23/12/2026 An evening with Martin Sonneborn is a completely unhurried multimedia spectacle with funny films, shocking insights into the political process that the non-affiliated member of the European Parliament brings from the back rooms of power, and brutal political… Read more Politics & Society Location Kabarett-Theater Distel Friedrichstraße 101 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://distel-berlin.de/spielplan/event/martin-sonneborn-krawall-und-satire-mediale-machtergreifung/ Buy tickets
Classical Music © Promo Classical Music 23/12/2026 SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF & YOUNG PIANISTS Classical Music 23/12/2026 A concert series featuring Sir András Schiff at the turn of the year has almost become a tradition at the Pierre Boulez Saal. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin Französische Straße 33 D 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.boulezsaal.de/de/event/sir-andras-schiff-junge-pianist-innen-769787
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin, Illustration Klio Karadim Lectures & Readings 25/12/2026 + 1 additional date Silent Night – Joyful Night Lectures & Readings 25/12/2026 + 1 additional date Holidays filled with candlelight and harmony? Let’s be honest: that would be pretty boring! Fortunately, the oh-so-contemplative Christmas season can sometimes be quite different: chaotic, funny, and wonderfully unpredictable. Read more Literature Location Ernst-Reuter-Saal im Rathaus Reinickendorf Eichborndamm 213 13439 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://www.komoedie-berlin.de/produktionen/stille-nacht-heitere-nacht.html Buy tickets
Classical Music © Promo Classical Music 25/12/2026 Christmas Organ Music Classical Music 25/12/2026 Festive Christmas music on the organ: Christoph Schoener fills the Great Hall of the Konzerthaus Berlin with atmospheric music for the Advent and Christmas season. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Konzerthaus Berlin - Großer Saal Gendarmenmarkt 10117 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.konzerthaus.de/de/programm/weihnachtliche-orgelmusik/12549 Buy tickets
Concerts © Roger Pabst Concerts 25/12/2026 + 1 additional date Die Frank Sinatra Christmas Show Concerts 25/12/2026 + 1 additional date For the holiday season, the singer and his orchestra, the Swingin' Strangers, have come up with something truly special: the most beautiful American Christmas carols AND Frank Sinatra's greatest hits in a program that is both contemplative and upbeat! Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Schlosspark Theater Schloßstraße 48 12165 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.schlossparktheater.de/produktionen/die-frank-sinatra-christmas-show.html Buy tickets
Opera & Operetta © 2018, Marcus Lieberenz Opera & Operetta 26/12/2026 + 7 additional dates La traviata Opera & Operetta 26/12/2026 + 7 additional dates Isolation and loneliness have become part of our collective experience, especially since the coronavirus pandemic. Violetta, the young courtesan, suffers them on her deathbed, forced by societal demand to reject her lover. Verdi’s only opera set in the… Read more Classic music in Berlin Location Deutsche Oper Berlin Bismarckstraße 35 10627 Berlin Time 16:00 pm
Cabaret & Comedy © Promo Cabaret & Comedy 26/12/2026 Lars Redlich: Lars Christmas Cabaret & Comedy 26/12/2026 After his first solo show "Lars But Not Least!" celebrated by the press and the public throughout Germany and awarded various prestigious prizes, the Christmas program of the likeable Berliner now follows. Read more On Tour Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Die Wühlmäuse Pommernallee 2-4 14052 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/lars-redlich-lars-christmas-berliner-kabarett-theater-die-wuehlmaeuse-16092878/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
