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Dancing © Claudiu Popescu Dancing 18/08/2026 + 2 additional dates The Choreography of Water Dancing 18/08/2026 + 2 additional dates “The Choreography of Water” explores how water might influence our thinking and our lives. Through sound and movement, three dancers explore the body as a fluid entity in which nature and humanity are interconnected. Read more International Location Hebbel am Ufer - HAU3 Tempelhofer Ufer 10 10963 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.tanzimaugust.de/produktion/detail/deaconescu-moser-oprescu-the-choreography-of-water Buy tickets
Architecture & Design © Foto: Jochum Rodgers Architecture & Design 19/08/2026 – 17/01/2027 Sofie Dawo. Textile Experiments Architecture & Design 19/08/2026 – 17/01/2027 The textile artist Sofie Dawo, born in Saarland in 1926, left behind a small but extremely significant body of work, which is presented here as an example. Read more Fashion and Design Location Kulturforum - Kunstgewerbemuseum Matthäikirchplatz 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/kunstgewerbemuseum-mit-ausstellungen-tageskarte#/ Buy tickets
Guided Tours © Manfred Claudi Guided Tours 19/08/2026 Moses Mendelssohn in Berlin Guided Tours 19/08/2026 City Walk with Eva Ghosh / Karin Maaß: From Talmud student Mausche mi Dessau to a champion of the Haskalah. Read more History Jewish Berlin Location Mendelssohn-Remise Jägerstraße 51 10117 Berlin Time 14:00 pm https://www.mendelssohn-gesellschaft.de/gesellschaft/veranstaltungen
Education © Zitadelle Spandau Education 19/08/2026 + 1 additional date Archive Tour Education 19/08/2026 + 1 additional date How is history actually preserved? What happens to old documents when they are sent to the archive? Archive director Sebastian Schuth opens the doors and gives you an insight into the fascinating work behind the scenes at the archive during a guided tour of… Read more Guided tours of the museum Free of charge Spandau Location Zitadelle Berlin Am Juliusturm 64 13599 Berlin Time 15:00 pm – 16:30 pm https://www.zitadelle-berlin.de/veranstaltungen/
Workshop © Haus des Papiers Workshop 19/08/2026 Bending and Tension Workshop 19/08/2026 How does paper change under pressure, tension, and movement? In this workshop, participants will explore bending as a design element for creating three-dimensional surfaces and spatial forms. Read more Children Teenager Contemporary Art Location Haus des Papiers Seydelstraße 30 Ecke Elisabeth-Mara-Straße 10117 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://www.hausdespapiers.com/veranstaltungen
Guided Tours © Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand Guided Tours 19/08/2026 Exploring the Reichsbanner show depot Guided Tours 19/08/2026 From membership cards and newspapers to records—the Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold exhibition storage area features an extensive collection of artifacts. Read more History Free of charge Politics & Society Location Friedhof der Märzgefallenen Ernst-Zinna-Weg 1 10249 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://forum1848.de/veranstaltungen/schaudepot-gdw/ Buy tickets
Guided Tours © Museum für Kommunikation Berlin Guided Tours 19/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Pneumatic tube guide Guided Tours 19/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Behind an unassuming gray door lies the pneumatic tube basement of the former W 66 post office, just as it was left in 1973. On a guided tour, you can explore this secret room with its machinery and equipment. Read more Location Museum für Kommunikation Berlin Leipziger Str. 16 10117 Berlin Time 17:00 pm https://www.mfk-berlin.de/rohrpost-fuehrung/ Buy tickets
Play © Thorsten Wulff Play 19/08/2026 + 1 additional date Crime and Punishment Play 19/08/2026 + 1 additional date Poor student Raskolnikov believes he has committed the perfect murder when he slays a greedy old pawnbroker. Great men, he thinks, are allowed to destroy "life unworthy of life" in order to promote "life worth living". But he has made the calculation without… Read more Summer of Culture Open Air Location Globe Berlin Sömmeringstraße 15 10589 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.kanttheaterberlin.de/ Buy tickets
Concerts © Samurai Museum Berlin Concerts 19/08/2026 Live Concert: Samurai Diva Concerts 19/08/2026 Immerse yourself in an evening filled with sound, emotion, and Japanese aesthetics: With “Samurai Diva,” acclaimed artist Yuko Suzuhana makes her Berlin debut—exclusively at the Samurai Museum Berlin. Experience her new album live and let yourself be swept… Read more City of music Location Samurai Museum Berlin Auguststraße 68 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://samuraimuseum.de/aktuelles/ Buy tickets
Films © Strandbad Wendenschloss Films 19/08/2026 Open-Air Cinema at the Beach: Ocean Film Tour Vol. 12 Films 19/08/2026 Open-Air Cinema: International OCEAN FILM TOUR Vol. 12. The fascination of the oceans returns to the big screen—right on the water at Wendenschloss Beach. Read more Film events in Berlin Location Strandbad Wendenschloss Möllhausenufer 30 12557 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 21:30 pm https://strandbad-wendenschloss.berlin/events-directory/freiluftkino-ocean-tour/
Concerts © Presse Concerts 19/08/2026 Bundespolizeiorchester Berlin Concerts 19/08/2026 Charity concert to benefit the “Herberge zur Heimat Spandau.” Read more Open Air Location Freilichtbühne an der Zitadelle Spandau Am Juliusturm 62 13599 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://kulturhaus-spandau.de/ev_event/18174/
© Julian Krissel 19/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Rachel Intervention: RACHEL HAT TALENT 19/08/2026 + 3 additional dates After her successful one-woman late-night show on the foyer stage and the regularly celebrated drag variety show in the theater, the time has come: Rachel Intervention presents her first full-length solo program in the BKA Theater. Read more City of music Location BKA – Berliner Kabarett Anstalt Mehringdamm 34 10961 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/eventseries/rachel-intervention-3486957/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Family © Promo Family 20/08/2026 KMT | Ich & Herr Meyer - Spieleabend Family 20/08/2026 Clear the stage for modern sounds and infectious energy: This summer, ICH & HERR MEYER are bringing their award-winning hits and guaranteeing a concert experience that goes far beyond classic children’s songs. Read more Location Freilichtbühne an der Zitadelle Spandau Am Juliusturm 62 13599 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://kulturhaus-spandau.de/ev_event/ich-herr-meyer/
Panel discussion © Barbara Eismann Panel discussion 20/08/2026 Public Talk: 30th Anniversary of Rio Reiser's Death Panel discussion 20/08/2026 Where are we now? 30 years after Rio Reiser’s death – the lasting influence of Rio Reiser and Ton Steine Scherben. Read more City of music Open Air Location Luftschloss Tempelhofer Feld Tempelhofer Feld 12101 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://luftschloss-tempelhoferfeld.de/programm/public-talk-30-todestag-rio-reiser/
Education © Foto: David von Becker Education 20/08/2026 Open Lab evening: All's well that ends well Education 20/08/2026 What does the future of the soil look like? What ideas are needed to protect this valuable resource? At the Open Lab evening “Good Soil, Good Life,” everyone is invited to help shape ideas for the future. Read more Sustainability Teenager science Location Futurium - das Haus der Zukünfte Alexanderufer 2 10117 Berlin Time 17:00 pm https://futurium.de/de/open-lab-abend/open-lab-abend-boden-gut-alles-gut/open-lab-abend-boden-gut-alles-gut-5 Buy tickets
Cabaret & Comedy © Promo-Plakat, Urheberangabe nicht erforderlich Cabaret & Comedy 20/08/2026 To one person, it's a Tesla; to another, it's a cargo bike Cabaret & Comedy 20/08/2026 Gawk, marvel, laugh—it doesn’t get any more Berlin than this! Musical cabaret tales from the neighborhood with “Chanson-Nette” Jeannette Urzendowsky & Tal Balshai (piano / vocals). During this highly entertaining evening, it will become crystal clear whether… Read more The roaring twenties in Berlin Berlin's neighbourhoods City of music Location Theater am Frankfurter Tor Karl-Marx-Allee 133 10243 Berlin Time 18:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://chanson-nette.de/wat-dem-einen-sein-tesla-is-dem-andern-sein-lastenrad/ Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © @ D Alisauskas Dance & Performance 20/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Tanz im August: CLAP & SLAP Dance & Performance 20/08/2026 + 2 additional dates CLAP & SLAP is a performance by Agnietė Lisičkinaitė and Igor Shugaleev that explores the political tensions between Lithuania and Belarus in the context of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Through dance, gestures, and short media excerpts, it invites… Read more International Summer of Culture Location radialsystem Holzmarktstraße 33 10243 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.tanzimaugust.de/produktion/detail/lisickinaite-shugaleev-clap-slap Buy tickets
Play © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle Play 20/08/2026 Alle Frauen lieben KAI Play 20/08/2026 A romantic comedy… or something like that (in German). Read more Location Altstadttheater Köpenick Jägerstraße 4 12555 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://altstadttheater-koepenick.de/reihe/alle-frauen-lieben-kai/
Dance & Performance © Promo Dance & Performance 20/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Joan Dance & Performance 20/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Based on Friedrich Schiller’s classic bourgeois novel *The Maid of Orleans*, this dance performance explores cultural-historical motifs shaped by the patriarchal gaze and reinterprets them from a queer perspective. Read more International Location Dock 11 Kastanienallee 79 10435 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://dock11-berlin.de/en/theater/program/calendar/joan Buy tickets
Show © Klaus Manns Show 20/08/2026 + 1 additional date Barbaren Barbies: NEW SHOW Show 20/08/2026 + 1 additional date The BARBARIAN BARBIES are an international circus collective based in Berlin. Read more Summer of Culture Open Air Location ufaFabrik: Open Air Bühne im überdachten Sommergarten Viktoriastraße 10-18 12105 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://ufafabrik.de/veranstaltung/39057/barbaren-barbies Buy tickets
Concerts © lulo_reinhard_2018-72_dpi-kl Concerts 20/08/2026 LULO REINHARDT & YULIYA LONSKAYA Concerts 20/08/2026 Lulo Reinhardt and Yuliya Lonskaya embark on a new journey with a new genre: Gypsy meets Classic. Read more City of music Location Petruskirche Lichterfelde Oberhofer Platz 12209 Berlin Time 20:00 pm
