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Cabaret & Comedy © Die Wühlmäuse Cabaret & Comedy 07/09/2026 Lach-Stoff: Martin Frank & Gäste Cabaret & Comedy 07/09/2026 New comedians are constantly presenting their best gags on stage and offering a short, varied insight into their program. Read more Location Die Wühlmäuse Pommernallee 2-4 14052 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://wuehlmaeuse.de/veranstaltung/lach-stoff-martin-frank/ticket/51845 Buy tickets
Concerts © Marco Borggreve Concerts 07/09/2026 NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Concerts 07/09/2026 On the occasion of his 100th birthday, this concert by the Berliner Festspiele honors composer Hans Werner Henze, who was associated with the festival throughout his life, with a performance of his one-hour piano concerto Tristan. Soloist Tamara Stefanovich… Read more experimental and contemporary Art Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Philharmonie Berlin - Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/musikfest-berlin-2026-philharmonie-berlin-21054784/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Marianne Richert Lectures & Readings 07/09/2026 Satzwechsel. Literature & Music Lectures & Readings 07/09/2026 Literature and music both reflect the world and life: sensuous, exciting, and inspiring. The new series *Satzwechsel* brings these two art forms together. Read more Literature City of music Location Kammermusiksaal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57007 Buy tickets
Theatre © David Balzer / bildbuehne.de Theatre To 28/01/2027 Alle außer das Einhorn Theatre To 28/01/2027 Everyone in his class calls Julius “Floppy”. But they write the much worse things in the class chat. Above all, Fever, who thinks she is the King Kong queen of the school and continuously churns out nasty posts. Read more Teenager Location Grips Theater Altonaer Straße 22 10557 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.grips-theater.de/de/stuecke/einhorn/6
Theatre © David Baltzer | bildbuehne.de Theatre To 12/01/2027 KUCKUCKSNEST Theatre To 12/01/2027 They can all be seen in the photo next to Saffa's bed: Saffa herself, her sister Nim, mom and the dog. What a beautiful family. But now the picture is broken. It fell down when Mama banged the door too hard. And everything else is broken too. Read more Teenager Location Grips Theater im Podewil Klosterstraße 68 10179 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.grips-theater.de/de/stuecke/kuckuck/124
Panel discussion © Promo Panel discussion 08/09/2026 + 1 additional date The Scent of Freedom Panel discussion 08/09/2026 + 1 additional date "Grandmas Against the Right" is one of the largest nonpartisan women’s civil society initiatives in Germany. For them, being a grandma is a way of life. They advocate peacefully and nonpartisanly for human dignity, diversity, and democracy. Read more Free of charge City of music Politics & Society Location Theater Strahl Marktstraße 9-12 10317 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.theater-strahl.de/gastspiele/der-geruch-von-freiheit
Art © Thomas Meyer Art 09/09/2026 – 06/11/2026 Gonzalez Haase AAS shapes the space with marble objects Art 09/09/2026 – 06/11/2026 Curated by Judith Haase and Pierre Jorge Gonzalez, the exhibition features a selection of marble furniture and spatial objects that have emerged from the ongoing collaboration between the two studios. Read more Fashion and Design Urban development Contemporary Art Location OUVERTURE Studio Bergstraße 22 10115 Berlin Time 13:00 pm – 18:00 pm
Excursions © Barnett Newman Foundation / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025 / Foto: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie / Jörg P. Anders Excursions 08/09/2026 + 3 additional dates From a curatorial perspective: Zerreißprobe Excursions 08/09/2026 + 3 additional dates Maike Steinkamp, Marta Smolińska and Joachim Jäger report from a curatorial perspective on the presentation, the themes and the background of the exhibition. Read more Guided tours of the museum Location Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße 50 10785 Berlin Time 16:30 pm – 17:30 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=156261 Buy tickets
Guided Tours © Dronebrothers.de Guided Tours 08/09/2026 The Stasi in the Neighborhood: A tour of the former Stasi headquarters with a look inside the archives Guided Tours 08/09/2026 The Stasi Headquarters in Lichtenberg – Power, Surveillance, and Coming to Terms with the Past. Read more Berlin wall History of the GDR Free of charge Events on the Cold War Location Ehemalige Stasi-Zentrale (Haus 7) Ruschestraße 103 10365 Berlin Time 16:30 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.aufarbeitung-berlin.de/veranstaltungen/detail/lichtenberg-mein-kiez-geschichten-des-geteilten-berlins
Excursions © Dieter Ebert, Basel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Excursions 08/09/2026 Ancient crustaceans – living fossils Excursions 08/09/2026 Ancient crustaceans get their name because they have lived on Earth for hundreds of millions of years—long before dinosaurs roamed the planet. Many people are familiar with ancient crustaceans like triops or brine shrimp from experiment and breeding kits. But… Read more Green City Environment & Future science Location Spreepark Plänterwald Kiehnwerderallee 1-3 12437 Berlin Time 17:30 pm – 19:30 pm https://www.campus-stadt-natur.de/angebote-aktionen/kalender/detail/2026-05-21_1800/urzeitkrebse-spreepark-2026-05-21/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Baptistengemeinde Steglitz Lectures & Readings 08/09/2026 Ensuring Fair Practices in Raw Material Extraction Lectures & Readings 08/09/2026 Old cell phones, smartphones, and tablets contain valuable raw materials, but their extraction is often associated with difficult working conditions, environmental damage, and social conflicts. Read more Location Baptistengemeinde Steglitz Rothenburgstr. 12a 12165 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.inkota.de/projekte/projekt-sierra-leone
Art © unruhe I mahalla Art 08/09/2026 + 5 additional dates UNREST Art 08/09/2026 + 5 additional dates As part of Berlin Art Week, MaHalla is presenting a group exhibition in the industrial halls in Oberschöneweide that explores inner turmoil. Read more Berlin Art Week Contemporary Art Location Mahalla Berlin Wilhelminenhofstraße 76 12459 Berlin Time 18:00 pm
Lectures & Readings © C.Hewitt Lectures & Readings 08/09/2026 Amitav Ghosh: Ghost-Eye Lectures & Readings 08/09/2026 The renowned Indian author, who is considered a contender for the Nobel Prize, is making a rare appearance in Berlin at the 26th ILB. His new novel spans continents and centuries. In it, he uses the techniques of magical realism to explore family ties and… Read more Location Haus der Berliner Festspiele Schaperstraße 24 10719 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.eventim.de/noapp/event/21895560/?affiliate=VB1&utm_source=VB1&utm_medium=dp&utm_campaign=berlintourismus Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Vivian Werk, Photografic Berlin Lectures & Readings 08/09/2026 Baumissimo: “Actually, I’m a good woman” Lectures & Readings 08/09/2026 What does “well-behaved” actually mean—and who sets the boundaries? A reading with Claudia Clarin. Read more Literature Location Kulturhaus Baumschulenweg Ernststraße 14 12437 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 21:00 pm https://www.kulturring.berlin/programm
Concerts © Anja Koehne Concerts 08/09/2026 CONCERT – DUO CON MOTO Concerts 08/09/2026 Duo con moto—violinist Anna Göbel and cellist Anna Catharina Nimczik—demonstrate the versatility and expressiveness of their instruments. Their program combines well-known and rarely performed chamber music spanning four hundred years of musical history. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Kulturhaus Karlshorst Treskowallee 112 10318 Berlin Time 19:00 pm
Panel discussion © visitBerlin Panel discussion 08/09/2026 A Mysterious Fall from a Window Panel discussion 08/09/2026 Leipzig 1986 – Hotel Astoria – Forty years after the mysterious death of Bonn government official Alfons Reiser in the GDR, a historian has now written a book. Extensive research into the complex web of inter-German jurisdictions and investigations at the time… Read more History History of the GDR Events on the Cold War Politics & Society Location Deutsches Spionagemuseum Leipziger Platz 9 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de/events/aktuell
Panel discussion © visitBerlin Panel discussion 08/09/2026 Patterns of Propaganda Panel discussion 08/09/2026 In his book *Patterns of Propaganda: Films of National Socialism* (2026), Rainer Rother examines four films from the period before the start of World War II: *Hitlerjunge Quex* (1933), *Triumph of the Will* (1935), *Der Herrscher* (1937), and *Urlaub auf… Read more History Film events in Berlin History of National Socialism Location Topographie des Terrors Niederkirchnerstraße 8 10963 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.topographie.de/veranstaltungen
Classical Music © Konzerthaus Berlin Classical Music 08/09/2026 Symphony Concert: Spotlight on Parsifal Classical Music 08/09/2026 In the context of “Wednesday of Light,” Titus Engel brings together the musical worlds of Stockhausen and Wagner for his first concert as Conductor in Residence. Read more experimental and contemporary Art Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Konzerthaus Berlin Gendarmenmarkt 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57213/
Miscallenous © © Strandbad wendenschloss Miscallenous 08/09/2026 The Bingo Show with Paul Rausch Miscallenous 08/09/2026 Excitement! Prizes! BINGO! A legendary evening of entertainment awaits you at the Wendenschloss Beach! Read more Location Strandbad Wendenschloss Möllhausenufer 30 12557 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 21:00 pm
Theatre © Eike Walkenhorst Theatre 08/09/2026 + 6 additional dates Die Physiker Theatre 08/09/2026 + 6 additional dates Director Bastian Kraft, who has already directed The Visit of the Old Lady, Max Frisch's Biography: A Play and George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion at the Deutsches Theater Berlin, dedicates himself to the Dürrenmatt classic, with a fine sense for the tragicomic… Read more Location Deutsches Theater Berlin - Saal Schumannstraße 13 A 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/die-physiker Buy tickets
Play © Ron Kunz Play 08/09/2026 + 8 additional dates Fabian. Going to the Dogs Play 08/09/2026 + 8 additional dates Fabian lets himself be swept along by Berlin’s excessive nightlife, because despite the global economic crisis, the city still offers enough entertainment in dance clubs, bars, and brothels to distract him from his lack of work and prospects. Berlin presents… Read more Location Vaganten Bühne Kantstraße 12A 10623 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.vaganten.de/repertoire/fabian-der-gang-vor-die-hunde Buy tickets
