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Lectures & Readings © Foto: Ruben Manuel Gonzales Espinoza Lectures & Readings 27/08/2026 Country Tour: Peru Lectures & Readings 27/08/2026 Photographs, Poems, and Flavors: A 10-Year Photographic Retrospective of a Peruvian Living Between Two Worlds. Read more Free of charge International Summer of Culture Location Stadtteilbibliothek Karow Achillesstraße 77 13125 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=284881&ls=0&c=409&kategorie[1]=364&v_ort=46367&date_start=10.07.2026
Musical © Jörg Metzner Musical 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Emil und die Detektive Musical 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Kästner’s classic, a fabulous Berlin tale and the most successful children’s mystery story of all time, returns to the stage. It’s about the strength of children and their capacity for solidarity: Together, we can move mountains! Read more Children Open Air Location Luftschloss Tempelhofer Feld Tempelhofer Feld 12101 Berlin Time 16:30 pm
Guided Tours © Jon-A.Juarez.jpg Guided Tours 27/08/2026 + 1 additional date Medicinal Plants and Herbal Magic Guided Tours 27/08/2026 + 1 additional date Read more History Green City Location Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8 14195 Berlin Time 17:00 pm https://www.bgbm.org/de/heilpflanzen-und-kraeutermagie Buy tickets
Workshop © Foto: Ali Ghandtschi Workshop 27/08/2026 + 1 additional date Open Lab Evening: Human Centered Design Workshop 27/08/2026 + 1 additional date The future is uncertain—but people can shape it. At this Open Lab evening, you’ll learn how to do just that. You’ll be introduced to the Human-Centered Design method, which allows you to tackle complex problems in a creative and solution-oriented way. Read more Sustainability Location Futurium - das Haus der Zukünfte Alexanderufer 2 10117 Berlin Time 17:00 pm https://futurium.de/de/open-lab-abend/open-lab-abend-human-centered-design-2/open-lab-abend-human-centered-design-3 Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Jean David Lemarié Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Bruits Marrons Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Like many artists who were too radical for their time, the Black, gay composer, singer, and performer Julius Eastman died in poverty and obscurity in New York in 1990. For choreographer Calixto Neto, his music was love at first note. His latest work is a… Read more Location HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2) Hallesches Ufer 32 10963 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.tanzimaugust.de/produktion/detail/calixto-neto-voa-bruits-marrons Buy tickets
Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Günter Steffen Panel discussion 27/08/2026 Threatened Desire – Queer Life in Divided Berlin, 1945–1970 Panel discussion 27/08/2026 When it comes to what the Berlin Wall divided, one aspect has been neglected in the culture of remembrance: The Wall also tore Berlin’s queer community apart, separating queer couples and friendships. After all, even in the 1950s and 1960s, Berlin was a city… Read more Berlin wall History of the GDR Events on the Cold War LGBTI Location Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer Bernauer Straße 111 13355 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/de/gedenkstaette-berliner-mauer/besuch/programm/bedrohtes-begehren?date=2026-08-27T18%3A30%3A00%2B0200
Dance & Performance © Grasiele Pacheco Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 Fear Machine Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 How should we respond to the growing support for racist and exclusionary views among large segments of the population? Read more International Location Uferstudios Uferstraße 23 13357 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.uferstudios.com/de/dance/veranstaltungen/9b2ac4b1-3ab3-42d8-ae26-b4a8ef736e39/
Dance & Performance © Felipe Fizkal Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates MONUMENTO Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates This performance, comprising body, space, and sound, takes the form of a two-meter-high anatomical-architectural structure made of flesh, bone, skin, textiles, hair, singing, tides, and visible technical systems. Read more International Location Dock 11 Kastanienallee 79 10435 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://dock11-berlin.de/theater/programm/spielplan/monumento Buy tickets
Panel discussion © Fabian Schellhorn Panel discussion 27/08/2026 The Great Disarray: A New Beginning or the End? Panel discussion 27/08/2026 The West is losing influence—economically, politically, and morally. Authoritarian forces are gaining ground even in formerly liberal societies. Read more International Politics & Society Location Haus der Berliner Festspiele - Großer Saal Schaperstr. 24 10719 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/reflexe-und-reflexionen/programm/2026/kalender/die-grosse-unordnung Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Lea Dietrich Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Carbon Negative Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Blurring the lines between laboratory, interaction, and audiovisual performance, Carbon Negative creates a shared space for reflection, provocation, and possibilities for action. Read more International Sustainability Location F40 - English Theatre Berlin & Theater Thikwa Fidicinstraße 40 10965 Berlin Time 20:00 pm Buy tickets
Cabaret & Comedy © Promo Cabaret & Comedy 27/08/2026 FIL: Endlich wieder jung Cabaret & Comedy 27/08/2026 Youth – that long one-way street full of wrong-way drivers. Read more Open Air Location Luftschloss Tempelhofer Feld Tempelhofer Feld 12101 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://luftschloss-tempelhoferfeld.de/programm/fil-endlich-wieder-jung/
Dancing © Sara Rman Dancing 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates MASTERWORK FOR SIX DANCERS Dancing 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates “MASTERWORK FOR SIX DANCERS” celebrates the expressive power of the body while simultaneously presenting it with unusual challenges. Read more International Summer of Culture Location HAU1 - HAU Hebbel am Ufer Stresemannstraße 29 10963 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.tanzimaugust.de/produktion/detail/en-knap-masterwork-for-six-dancers Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Justanothershot Lectures & Readings 27/08/2026 Spree vom Weizen - Poetry Slam & Stand Up Lectures & Readings 27/08/2026 A wild live literature show featuring stand-up comedy, spoken word, and electronic music at the Technoclub. Read more Literature Open Air Location Modus Berlin Lobeckstraße 30-35 10969 Berlin Time 20:00 pm – 22:00 pm https://www.spreevomweizen.de/termine/ Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Promo Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Zweiland Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates For the first time in over 10 years, “Zweiland” is returning to the stage: the choreography by Sasha Waltz, which premiered in the Sophiensæle in 1997, unfolds a poetic approach towards the theme of “Pictures from Germany” against the backdrop of a symbolic… Read more Summer of Culture Location radialsystem Holzmarktstraße 33 10243 Berlin Time 21:00 pm https://www.radialsystem.de/de/veranstaltungen/zweiland/
Top Event Architecture & Design © Foto: Foto Schlegel Top Event Architecture & Design 28/08/2026 – 01/02/2027 Josef Kaiser ꟾ Building for the GDR Top Event Architecture & Design 28/08/2026 – 01/02/2027 Josef Kaiser (1910–1991) was one of the most influential representatives of “socialist” architecture in the GDR. Between 1950 and 1980, he and his collective realized numerous state and municipal construction projects, including the Kino International cinema… Read more History of the GDR Politics & Society Urban development Location Berlinische Galerie - Landesmuseum für moderne Kunst, Fotografie und Architektur Alte Jakobstraße 124-128 10969 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/tageskarte-berlinische-galerie-museum-fuer-moderne-kunst#/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Fabian Schellhorn Lectures & Readings 28/08/2026 World Order of the Future?! Lectures & Readings 28/08/2026 As part of the school project “World Order of the Future?!”, Berlin students aged 14 to 16 from four different Berlin schools are collaborating with artists and art educators from various disciplines. Read more Free of charge Literature Teenager Location Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Kassenhalle Schaperstraße 24 10719 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/reflexe-und-reflexionen/programm/2026/kalender/weltordnung-der-zukunft
Guided Tours © Manfred Claudi Guided Tours 28/08/2026 With Wilhelm and Caroline von Humboldt through Berlin-Mitte Guided Tours 28/08/2026 “Ultimately, it is our connections with other people that give life its value,” is a much-quoted saying by Wilhelm von Humboldt. Read more History Location Mendelssohn-Remise Jägerstraße 51 10117 Berlin Time 14:00 pm https://www.mendelssohn-gesellschaft.de/gesellschaft/veranstaltungen
Excursions © Fotolia 641559 Excursions 28/08/2026 Nature Beats Everything Excursions 28/08/2026 On this self-guided journey of discovery through the Britzer Garten, you’ll make the invisible audible. Explore the sounds of plants, insects, and underwater worlds using high-tech equipment, and transform organic signals into your own beat. Read more Green City City of music Location Britzer Garten Berlin Sangerhauser Weg 1 12349 Berlin Time 16:00 pm – 21:00 pm https://www.campus-stadt-natur.de/angebote-aktionen/kalender/?id=524&no_cache=1&tx_events2_events%5Baction%5D=list&tx_events2_events%5Bcontroller%5D=JavaScriptSearch&tx_events2_events%5Bcategories%5D%5B%5D=&tx_events2_events%5Bgroups%5D%5B%5D=&tx_events2_events%5Blocations%5D%5B%5D=25&tx_events2_events%5Bstart%5D=&tx_events2_events%5Bend%5D=&tx_events2_events%5Bsearch%5D=Nature+Beats+Everything Buy tickets
Guided Tours © SPSG / Daniel Lindner Guided Tours 28/08/2026 "Almost too good for a prince's band…" Guided Tours 28/08/2026 This is how King Frederick II described his younger brothers, Heinrich and Ferdinand, who played music together. The tour is being held to mark the 300th anniversary of Prince Heinrich’s birth, and sparkling wine and savory pastries will be served afterward. Read more Brandenburg: Nature & Culture close to Berlin Guided tours of the museum Palaces and Gardens UNESCO World Heritage Location Schloss Königs Wusterhausen Schloßpl. 1 15711 Königs Wusterhausen Time 17:30 pm https://www.spsg.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/fuer-prinzenmusik-fast-zu-gut/
Festival © Beer Week GmbH Festival 28/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Berlin Beer Week Festival 28/08/2026 + 3 additional dates 28. & 29. August - 04. & 05. September 2026 Local and international breweries are coming at Berlin Beer Week and present a diverse selection of unique brewed beers. Berlin is the capital of craft beer for fans of handcrafted beers. Berlin Beer Week celebrates this trend with its own festival. Read more Events for foodies International Location Verschiedene Orte Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://beerweek.de/
Lectures & Readings © SPSG/FVP, Foto: Leo Seidel Lectures & Readings 28/08/2026 Mondnacht mit Special Guest: URANIA-Planetarium Lectures & Readings 28/08/2026 When the sun sets over Belvedere Palace and the full moon rises, it's a feast for the senses. The Italianate architecture of King Frederick William IV is bathed in warm evening light, and as the moon reflects in the pool, bats silently circle overhead. Read more Brandenburg: Nature & Culture close to Berlin Palaces and Gardens UNESCO World Heritage Location Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg Potsdam 14469 Potsdam Time 18:00 pm https://www.pfingstberg.de/kalender-eintrag/mondnacht-mit-special-guest-urania-planetarium/
