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Top Event Lectures & Readings © Promo Top Event Lectures & Readings 27/08/2026 – 30/08/2026 Reflexes & Reflections Top Event Lectures & Readings 27/08/2026 – 30/08/2026 Certainly since the re-election of Donald Trump it has become clear that a violent, multipolar world order is evolving. Autocratic tendencies that are now also manifesting themselves in former liberal democracies are converging with returning fantasies of… Read more Politics & Society Location Haus der Berliner Festspiele Schaperstraße 24 10719 Berlin Time 02:00 am https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/reflexe-und-reflexionen Buy tickets
Street festival / Folk festival © Partner für Spandau GmbH Street festival / Folk festival 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Spandauer Altstadtfest & WeinSommer Street festival / Folk festival 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Coverbands of the highest class present thrilling live concerts for the Altstadtfest on the big stage at the town hall from August 27th to August 30st, while at the same time Berlin's largest vineyard for conversation and enjoyment around the grape juice and… Read more Events for foodies Berlin's neighbourhoods Children City of music Location Altstadt Spandau Markt 1 13597 Berlin Time 15:00 pm http://www.partner-fuer-spandau.de
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
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
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
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/
Architecture & Design © Foto: Foto Schlegel Architecture & Design 28/08/2026 – 01/02/2027 Josef Kaiser ꟾ Building for the GDR 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
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/
Dance & Performance © Johanna Ryynänen Dance & Performance 28/08/2026 + 1 additional date reinkommen Dance & Performance 28/08/2026 + 1 additional date Johanna and Aleksandra are exploring rhythm as a space for encounter and friction—as a way to connect without erasing differences. Read more International Location Uferstudios Uferstraße 23 13357 Berlin Time 18:00 pm
Concerts © © Stadttheater Köpenick Concerts 28/08/2026 CARA CIUTAN Singer / Actress Concerts 28/08/2026 The SUMMER Concerts at the Köpenick City Theater: Read more City of music Location Stadttheater Köpenick Wendenschloßstr. 103-105 12557 Time 19:00 pm Buy tickets
Top Event Concerts © Foto: Chris Christodoulou Top Event Concerts 28/08/2026 Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Helsinki Chamber Choir Top Event Concerts 28/08/2026 The Musikfest Berlin opens with a concert performance of György Ligeti's anti-opera ‘Le Grand Macabre’. At the same time, Berlin's famous classical music festival celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Berliner Festspiele, which was founded in 1951 as the… Read more experimental and contemporary Art 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-21054775/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Concerts © Presse Concerts 28/08/2026 Mathis & Friends - Benefit Concert Concerts 28/08/2026 Mathis Richter-Reichhelm is once again hosting a benefit concert for the Christophorus Hospice Service. As with his "SIXTY" concert last summer, numerous fellow musicians will join him on stage for a diverse and energetic show. Read more City of music Open Air Spandau Location Kulturhaus Spandau: Freilichtbühne an der Zitadelle Am Juliusturm 62 13599 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://kulturhaus-spandau.de/ev_event/friends/
