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Lectures & Readings © The Ballery I Simon Williams Lectures & Readings To 31/12/2026 Ballery Ballroom Lectures & Readings To 31/12/2026 Starting on 8 December, Ballery Ballroom invites Berliners of all experience levels to take part in daily cha-cha and rumba classes. Read more International Location The Ballery Nollendorfstraße 11-12 10777 Berlin https://www.theballery.com/
Art © Daniele Molajoli Art To 05/09/2026 BAUBAU Art To 05/09/2026 Initially conceived as a pilot project by Kerstin Brätsch, a freely accessible play space opened in September 2024 in the west wing of the ground floor, then grow over the next several years and expand into the outdoor area. Read more Free of charge Children Location Gropius-Bau Niederkirchnerstraße 7 10117 Berlin https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/gropius-bau/programm/baubau
Top Event Cabaret & Comedy Advertisement © Maulhelden Top Event Cabaret & Comedy 13/04/2026 The 228th Blue Monday Top Event Cabaret & Comedy 13/04/2026 Cabaret artist Arnulf Rating and his legendary show. Always fresh, always exciting. Always featuring top performers. A serial success at the Wühlmäuse theatre. Featuring, among others: linguistic genius Marcus Jeroch and elastic man Tigris. Amazement! Laughter… Read more Accessible Events Politics & Society Location Die Wühlmäuse Pommernallee 2-4 14052 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://wuehlmaeuse.de/veranstaltung/der-blaue-montag/ticket/48850/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Exhibitions © visitBerlin, Foto Mo Wüstenhagen Exhibitions Permanent exhibition Berlin unpacks – gifts from 75 years Exhibitions Permanent exhibition The exhibition “Berlin Unpacks – Gifts from 75 Years” presents a selection of gifts that Berlin’s Governing Mayors have received from around the world over the past 75 years. Read more History Free of charge Location Rotes Rathaus Rathausstraße 10178 Berlin https://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/service/rotes-rathaus/ausstellungen/
Education © Jason Harrell Education To 30/01/2027 Berlin's Queer & Trans History Tour Education To 30/01/2027 This Tour is a multimedia walking tour tracing Berlin’s queer and trans history, from early emancipation movements and persecution to resistance and the present day. Read more LGBTI Location Nollendorfplatz Nollendorfplatz 10777 Berlin https://berlinguide.de/where-it-all-began-berlins-queer-trans-history-tour/ Buy tickets
Top Event Show Advertisement © Barbara Braun / TIPI AM KANZLERAMT Top Event Show To 29/03/2026 When Berlin visits the moon Top Event Show To 29/03/2026 Starting on 24 January, TIPI AM KANZLERAMT will be hosting a galactic treat based on Paul Lincke's ‘Frau Luna’ – retold with a stunning cast. Secure your tickets now for this heavenly Berlin moon adventure! Read more Location Tipi am Kanzleramt Große Querallee 10557 Berlin https://www.tipi-am-kanzleramt.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/frau-luna-operette.html?utm_source=visitberlin_topevent&utm_medium=native_teaser&utm_campaign=frauluna-2026 Tickets & Dates
Education © Jason Harrell Education To 30/01/2027 Berlin Uncensored: A History of Sex & Freedom Education To 30/01/2027 This Tour is a multimedia walking tour exploring Berlin’s history of sexuality, sexual freedom, repression, and forgotten stories of liberation. Read more Location Nollendorfplatz Nollendorfplatz 10777 Berlin https://berlinguide.de/berlin-uncensored-a-history-of-sex-freedom/
Education © Jan Frontzek Education To 13/11/2026 A Bird's Eye View of Berlin Education To 13/11/2026 When it comes to altitude, you can’t top Marzahn-Hellersdorf: where else can you enjoy a more breathtaking view of Berlin and Brandenburg! Read more Free of charge Open Air Location Marzahner Promenade Marzahner Promenade 12679 Berlin https://dein-marzahn-hellersdorf.berlin/hoch-hinaus/
Top Event History & Archaeology Advertisement © Vordrasiatisches Museum, Barbara Helwing Top Event History & Archaeology To 19/07/2026 Built community Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler and life 12,000 years ago Top Event History & Archaeology To 19/07/2026 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers in present-day Türkiye built monumental structures that archaeologists are still studying today. In cooperation with Türkiye, spectacular finds from Göbeklitepe and the surrounding region are coming to Berlin’s Museum Island. Read more 200 years Museum Island Berlin Accessible Events Location James Simon Galerie Bodestraße 1-3 10178 Berlin https://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail/gebaute-gemeinschaft/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Exhibitions © BND Besucherzentrum Exhibitions Permanent exhibition BND VISITOR CENTER Exhibitions Permanent exhibition The Federal Intelligence Service, or BND for short, offers interested parties interesting insights into its work in the interactive exhibition at its visitor center. Read more History Free of charge Politics & Society Location BND BESUCHERZENTRUM Chausseestraße 99a 10115 10115 https://www.bnd.bund.de/DE/Besucherzentrum/bnd-besucherzentrum-node.html
Art © Courtesy Filmgalerie 451, Nachlass Christoph Schlingensief, Berlin Art Permanent exhibition Christoph Schlingensief. Deutschlandsuche ’99 Art Permanent exhibition The Neue Nationalgalerie is honored to present Christoph Schlingensief (1960-2010) – the highly influential German artist, author, filmmaker, theater and opera director as well as professor of fine arts – with a dedicated room in the current collection… Read more Location Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße 50 10785 Berlin https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/neue-nationalgalerie-tagesticket#/ Buy tickets
Top Event Events for foodies Advertisement © Designer Outlet Berlin Top Event Events for foodies 21/03/2026 Street Food & Style at Designer Outlet Berlin Top Event Events for foodies 21/03/2026 Spring kicks off at Designer Outlet Berlin with the “Street Food & Style” event. On March 21 (10 a.m.–8 p.m.), visitors can enjoy international street food from 9 food trucks, including corn dogs and Japanese fried chicken, plus relaxed open-air shopping. STAR… Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies Free of charge Open Air Location Designer Outlet Berlin Alter Spandauer Weg 1 14641 Wustermark Time 10:00 am – 20:00 pm https://www.designeroutletberlin.com/stories/news/?source=bde More information
Education © visitBerlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Education To 15/11/2026 Critical guided tours of the Soviet War Memorial in Treptow Education To 15/11/2026 Memorial Deutschland e.V. offers free tours of the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin-Treptow, deliberately breaking with the pompous staging of a triumph that almost makes one forget the people buried here. Read more History Free of charge Politics & Society Location Sowjetisches Ehrenmal im Treptower Park Puschkinallee 50 12435 Berlin https://www.memorial.de/sowjetisches-ehrenmal-berlin-treptow/kritische-fuehrungen
Lectures & Readings © Fachbereich Kultur Steglitz-Zehlendorf Lectures & Readings To 22/03/2026 Currents – Charlotte Ming & Yangkun Shi Lectures & Readings To 22/03/2026 Charlotte Ming and Yangkun Shi’s collaborative and interdisciplinary work brings to light the obscured history of German colonialism in China, combining photography, video, writing, and archival imagery. Read more History Berlin's neighbourhoods Politics & Society science Location Forschungscampus Dahlem Lansstraße 8 14195 Berlin http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=87790
Top Event Workshop Advertisement © Sebastian Runge Top Event Workshop 10/04/2026 – 12/04/2026 European Artistic Crafts Days Top Event Workshop 10/04/2026 – 12/04/2026 Workshops, studios, and exhibition spaces will open their doors from April 10 to 12, 2026. Look forward to demonstrations, workshop discussions, and hands-on activities. New this year: a large arts and crafts market on Saturday, April 11, at the East Side Mall… Read more Berlin's neighbourhoods Free of charge Urban Art Contemporary Art Location EAST SIDE MALL Tamara-Danz-Straße 11 10243 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://kunsthandwerkstage.de/berlin More information
Education © MPG Archiv-Design for History Marketing Education To 10/05/2026 DahlemTour Berlin Audioguide App Education To 10/05/2026 The history app for science in Berlin-Dahlem. A historical journey. A journey through 100 years of contemporary history as reflected by science in Berlin-Dahlem. The Dahlem research campus in southwest Berlin wrote scientific history at the beginning of the… Read more History Berlin's neighbourhoods science Location online https://www.mpg.de/12677886/dahlem-app
History & Archaeology © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung / Rendering, Studio Michael Müller History & Archaeology To 14/03/2027 Dioscuri – The Given Day History & Archaeology To 14/03/2027 This special exhibition, presented in the staircase hall of the Neues Museum, offers a dialogue on the meaning of time, mortality and the connection between past and present. Read more 200 years Museum Island Berlin History Contemporary Art Location Neues Museum Bodestraße 1 10178 Berlin https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/ticket-neues-museum-berlin#/ Buy tickets
Exhibitions Advertisement © Ines Doleschal Exhibitions Permanent exhibition Exhibition: Home, elsewhere Exhibitions Permanent exhibition Collages and texts by Ines Doleschal at the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation. In her work, Doleschal explores the history of her family from Hohenelbe in northern Bohemia. Exhibition opening on 25 February! Read more Location Dokumentationszentrum Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung Stresemannstraße 90 10963 Berlin Time 08:11 am https://www.flucht-vertreibung-versoehnung.de/de/veranstaltung/zuhause-woanders-collagen-und-texte-von-ines-doleschal?source=bde More information
Exhibitions © Key Visual: Rolf Eusterschulte Exhibitions To 23/10/2027 EAST WEST EAST Exhibitions To 23/10/2027 The exhibition explores the post-war period in Berlin. Using the architectural ensembles on Karl-Marx-Allee as an example, the reconstruction after 1945 comes to life. Comparative perspectives include the Hansaviertel and post-war modernism elsewhere. Read more Bauhaus & Modernism History of the GDR Free of charge Urban development Location U-Bahnhof Schillingstraße Karl-Marx-Allee 32 10178 Berlin
History & Archaeology © visitBerlin History & Archaeology To 10/05/2026 Escape into the interior History & Archaeology To 10/05/2026 The writer, painter and Kleist Prize winner Paul Gurk led a reclusive life, living in Berlin Wedding from 1936 onwards. During the Nazi dictatorship, many of his works remained unpublished; the novel "Tresoreinbruch" (1935) was banned. Read more Free of charge Literature History of National Socialism Location Mitte Museum Turmstraße 33 (während der Gebäude-Sanierung) 10551 Berlin https://www.mittemuseum.de/de/ausstellungen/2025/flucht-ins-innere
Show Advertisement © © Barbara Braun / BAR JEDER VERNUNFT Show 31/03/2026 – 12/04/2026 Oh What A Night! – Easter in Berlin with pop hits & show glamour Show 31/03/2026 – 12/04/2026 This rousing sing-along dance show celebrates the songs of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – from Grease to Can't Take My Eyes Off You. Great voices, powerful choreography and pure feel-good entertainment in the spring sunshine of Berlin. Read more International City of music Easter Location BAR JEDER VERNUNFT Schaperstraße 24 10719 Berlin https://www.bar-jeder-vernunft.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/oh-what-a-night-frankie-valli-show.html?utm_source=visitberlin_eventcalendar&utm_medium=native_teaser&utm_campaign=owan-03-2026 Tickets & Dates
