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Classical Music © David Ignaszewski Classical Music 29/08/2026 Le Concert des Nations Classical Music 29/08/2026 With his magnificent original sound orchestra Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall has made a significant contribution to shedding new light on the classical and romantic repertoire. Read more Classic music in Berlin Summer of Culture Location Philharmonie Berlin - Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/musikfest-berlin-2026-philharmonie-berlin-21054779/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Pop Electro Rock © Kulturhaus Spandau Pop Electro Rock 29/08/2026 Die Gabys - Titanium Pop Electro Rock 29/08/2026 Titanium – it’s like a Gabys concert! Titanium – it’s the seemingly endless treasure trove of Gabys songs! Titanium – it gets every Gabys hip swaying and rolling. Titanium – it’s the Gabys element! Read more Open Air Location Freilichtbühne an der Zitadelle Spandau Am Juliusturm 62 13599 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://kulturhaus-spandau.de/ev_event/die-gabys/ Buy tickets
Photography © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 Photography 29/08/2026 + 1 additional date Evidence Photo. On the Trail of the Women Photographers of the Bauhaus. Photography 29/08/2026 + 1 additional date What do photographs reveal—and what do they conceal? Read more Guided tours of the museum Location Museum für Fotografie - Newton Foundation Jebensstraße 2 10623 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.bauhaus.de/events/beweis-foto-auf-den-spuren-der-bauhaus-fotografinnen_153/?date_id=698 Buy tickets
Top Event Panel discussion © Fabian Schellhorn Top Event Panel discussion 29/08/2026 Former Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel in Conversation with Saba-Nur Cheema and Meron Mendel Top Event Panel discussion 29/08/2026 The curators of the Thematic Days 'Reflexes & Reflections 2026 | The Great Disorder' ask former German Chancellor Angela Merkel: How have Germany’s and Europe’s roles in the world changed over the past few decades? Read more International Politics & Society Location Haus der Berliner Festspiele - Großer Saal Schaperstr. 24 10719 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/reflexe-und-reflexionen/programm/2026/kalender/angela-merkel-im-gespraech Buy tickets
Guided Tours © DHM Guided Tours 29/08/2026 Guided Tour by an Expert: “Nature and German History: Faith, Biology, and Power” Guided Tours 29/08/2026 Project Director Dorlis Blume will lead a tour of the exhibition “Nature and German History: Faith—Biology—Power.” Read more Guided tours of the museum Location Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau Hinter dem Gießhaus 3 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.dhm.de/veranstaltung/expertinnenfuehrung-natur-und-deutsche-geschichte-glaube-biologie-macht/ Buy tickets
Theatre © © Altstadttheater Köpenick Theatre 29/08/2026 + 4 additional dates Head Over Heels 2 – Until the Goal Separates Us Theatre 29/08/2026 + 4 additional dates Performance No. 2 of the Union play! The sequel to the Union soccer comedy, featuring humorous plays, a match to fall in love with, and the most beautiful triviality in the world. Written and performed by Benjamin Stoll and Loretta Müller at the… Read more Location Altstadttheater Köpenick Jägerstraße 4 12555 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://altstadttheater-koepenick.de/reihe/eisern-verschossen-2-union-theaterstueck/ Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Michele Zampol D Ortia. Dance & Performance 29/08/2026 Madalena-Berlin Dance & Performance 29/08/2026 Madalena-Berlin is part of the international Ma-g-dalena network of the “Teatro de las Oprimidas,” which includes feminist theater groups from Latin America, Africa, and Europe. Read more Location Uferstudios Uferstraße 23 13357 Berlin Time 19:00 pm
Concerts © Heiko Richard Concerts 29/08/2026 Viva la musica Concerts 29/08/2026 On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the open-air arena of the Gardens of the World will once again be filled with the sound of ‘Viva la musica’. The Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Austrian conductor Christoph Koncz, will present ‘Viva la Vida’. Read more Green City City of music Open Air Location Gärten der Welt Berlin Blumberger Damm 44 12683 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://gruen-berlin.ticketfritz.de/Event/Kalender/27035/53035?typ=Vorlage
Lectures & Readings © © ESA/Science Office Lectures & Readings 29/08/2026 Water in the Solar System Lectures & Readings 29/08/2026 From a scientific perspective, where are the most promising places to find extraterrestrial life? On which celestial bodies will space missions specifically search for extraterrestrial life in the near future? Frank Postberg takes us on a journey to the… Read more science Location Humboldt Forum Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 19:45 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/termin/gespraech/wasser-im-sonnensystem-168020/ Buy tickets
Workshop © ESA/Science Office Workshop 29/08/2026 Water in the Solar System Workshop 29/08/2026 From a scientific perspective, where are the most promising places to find extraterrestrial life? On which celestial bodies will space missions specifically search for extraterrestrial life in the near future? Frank Postberg takes us on a journey to the… Read more Location Humboldt Forum: Humboldt-Labor, 1. OG. Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/ Buy tickets
Exhibitions © jf_commissions / Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge Exhibitions 29/08/2026 + 1 additional date Good Things - Bad Things Exhibitions 29/08/2026 + 1 additional date A look at the permanent exhibition reveals that social values, norms, and power dynamics are reflected in the design of objects. Read more Guided tours of the museum Location Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge Leipziger Straße 54 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/event/gute-dinge-boese-dinge-582046c0/ Buy tickets
Theatre © Eike Walkenhorst Theatre 29/08/2026 + 1 additional date Heimsuchung Theatre 29/08/2026 + 1 additional date In eleven chapters, Erpenbeck recounts, in a documentary style, the time and history of three generations that befall this patch of earth, from an architect successful during the Nazi era who builds a house according to his wife's wishes, to a Jewish cloth… Read more Location Deutsches Theater Berlin - Saal Schumannstraße 13 A 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/heimsuchung Buy tickets
Theatre © Globe Berlin/Thorsten Wulff Theatre 29/08/2026 Urfaust Theatre 29/08/2026 Goethe’s fragment from his Sturm und Drang period describes humanity’s susceptibility to losing itself in hubris, to overstepping the boundaries of scientifically determined action, to disregarding moral limits, and to the consequences of reckless behavior… Read more Summer of Culture Open Air Location Globe Berlin Sömmeringstraße 15 10589 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.globe.berlin/ Buy tickets
Play © visitBerlin Play 29/08/2026 + 1 additional date Yesterday's Snow, Tomorrow's Snow Play 29/08/2026 + 1 additional date It is impossible to sum up the subject of Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke’s latest text in a pithy, concise phrase. In a kind of poetic exploration, a poet traverses the world, and the world traverses him. Read more Location Berliner Ensemble Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berliner-ensemble.de/inszenierung/schnee-von-gestern-schnee-von-morgen Buy tickets
Cabaret & Comedy © Peter Woller Cabaret & Comedy 29/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Abdelkarim: Plan Z - Jetzt will er's wissen! Cabaret & Comedy 29/08/2026 + 3 additional dates The German comedian and stand-up artist Abdelkarim, with roots in Morocco, inspires with his socially critical humor. In his performances, Abdelkarim often deals with topics such as migration, identity and integration, including from personal experiences. Read more On Tour Location Die Wühlmäuse Pommernallee 2-4 14052 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://wuehlmaeuse.de/veranstaltung/abdelkarim-plan-z/ticket/51399 Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © (c) visumate Dance & Performance 29/08/2026 Benji's Mind Show Dance & Performance 29/08/2026 Downward Spiral: The Benji’s Mind Show is an absurd solo comedy play that takes place inside the mind of a young man named Benji. Read more International Location Artjom Theater Boxhagener Straße 18 2. Hinterhof 10245 Berlin Time 20:00 pm Buy tickets
Concerts © © Matthew Johnson Concerts 29/08/2026 fuga. Sound Exhibition at the Hörraum Concerts 29/08/2026 A live performance that sets archival sounds from 1930s Egypt in motion, mobilising queer histories and migratory narratives into an immersive listening experience. Read more City of music Location Humboldt Forum Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 20:00 pm – 20:30 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/termin/klanginstallation/fuga-klangausstellung-im-hoerraum-166918/ Buy tickets
Guided Tours © DHM Guided Tours 29/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Guided Tour of Sites of German History Guided Tours 29/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Assassinations and political murders have repeatedly influenced political decisions in Germany. Read more History Guided tours of the museum Location Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau Hinter dem Gießhaus 3 10117 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.dhm.de/veranstaltung/fuehrung-ueber-tatorte-deutscher-geschichte/
Blues & Jazz © Verena Herbst Blues & Jazz 29/08/2026 Hot Tropical Nights. De Carvalho/Maciel/Duarte/Filip Blues & Jazz 29/08/2026 Hot Tropical Nights: The Jazz Scenes in Rio de Janeiro and Havana Around 1950 and Their International Reception. Read more City of music Location Raumerweiterungshalle Kopenhagener Straße 17 10437 Berlin Time 20:00 pm – 23:00 pm https://www.jazzamhelmholtzplatz.com
Lectures & Readings © Ekko von Schwichow Lectures & Readings 29/08/2026 Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk: Faschismus ist keine Meinung. Stabil bleiben in autoritären Zeiten Lectures & Readings 29/08/2026 (Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk: Fascism Is Not an Opinion. Staying Steady in Authoritarian Times): Despite all its problems, Germany remains one of the most politically stable, socially secure, economically strong, and socially free countries in the world. Yet… Read more Politics & Society Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets
Concerts © Matze Nagel Concerts 29/08/2026 Matze Nagel Concerts 29/08/2026 "Matze" is a songwriter, singer, and guitarist. He started out as a street musician and now performs in bars, pubs, cafés, small concert halls, and at festivals. He describes his musical style as cross-genre folk-pop. 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
