48 hours of art, one month Pride and a night full of knowledge await you in just one weekend. And that's not all: the Kreuzbergfestival attracts visitors with jazz, a market feeling and street food, and 120 stalls full of books await you on Bebelplatz. Or head to Potsdam, where fairy-tale castles and gardens invite you to take long walks.
Tip 1: Celebrate this year's Pride Month Opening at the LARK Club
For over fifty years, the queer community has been celebrating Pride Month in June. The memory of the Stonewall riots and state repression against queer people are still at the centre of this special month. However, the beautiful sides of life are also celebrated: Diversity, community and, above all, love.
Under this year's motto Never Quiet Again, Berlin's queer scene is inviting friends and fans to the LARK Club on Thursday evening to get in the mood for Pride Month with DJ music, an activist show and plenty of queer power. Look forward to a raucous party and numerous other weekend events on topics such as gender-equitable urban development, self-love and East Pride Berlin.
Tip: Listen to our podcast episode Eisenherz & Siegessäule - your insider guide to queer Berlin!
When: Thursday from 6pm
Where: LARK Club, Holzmarktstraße 15-18, Friedrichshain
Tip 2: Browse the latest literary highlights on Bebelplatz
With the Berlin International Literature Festival, the Poesiefestival and Open Mike, Berlin is a hotspot for the German-language book industry. For many, the Book Festival on Bebelplatz is the secret favourite among Berlin's literary events. Between the imposing façades of the State Opera House and the Prinzessinnenpalais, not only hip newcomers and established greats of the writing profession come together here, but also booksellers and publishers with their audience.
Expect interactive discussions, live readings and, of course, books about books at over 100 stands. There will also be reading sessions and craft activities for the youngest guests so that parents can also relax and browse. Reading paradise and family fun in one!
When: Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm
Where: Bebelplatz, Mitte
Tip 3: Experience a district as an art gallery at 48h Neukölln
From Reuterkiez to Baumschulenweg, from Hasenheide to Rixdorf: Neukölln is big. So big that it can easily become a canvas for over a thousand artists once a year. During 48h Neukölln, the entire neighbourhood is transformed into a huge art gallery with around 300 exhibition venues.
Established artists and newcomers alike show their work, which this year focuses on the Motto WTF (What the Fact)? - Truth and perception . Is an objective view of the world still possible in view of the media's communication of facts? What truth content do objective facts have if we lack the contexts to categorise them? This weekend, you can approach these questions from countless artistic perspectives - without paying admission.
When: At various venues throughout Neukölln
Where: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
VEGAS ROUGE - The Sexiest Show from Las Vegas
Prepare to feel naughty! VEGAS ROUGE is a unique, ravishing and elegant spectacle, a sizzling mixture of variety and comedy, revue and burlesque that joyfully crosses boundaries. It’s a journey of seduction and adult adventure designed to unleash one’s fantasies and bring them to life on stage. A provocative cast of stunningly gorgeous topless men and women will stimulate your senses, as well as please and tease your inner voyeur.
Tip 4: Stroll through the Kreuzberg Festival with jazz and sunshine
A Berlin summer weekend is only half as nice without a neighbourhood street festival. So it's a good thing that the Kreuzberg Festival one of the city's most beautiful neighbourhood festivals starts right on time on Friday. For three days, around 120 market stalls with crafts, fashion, jewellery and lifestyle products line Kreuzbergstraße below Viktoriapark.
In addition, there are over 50 food stalls with culinary delicacies from all over the world, and 60 musicians provide a lively evening programme on the three stages that have been set up. The perfect setting to drift through the Bergmannkiez neighbourhood to the sounds of jazz, blues, world music and electro with a cool Aperol!
When: Friday from 4pm to 11pm, Saturday from 12pm to 11pm and Sunday from 12pm to 8pm
Where: Kreuzbergstraße, Kreuzberg
Tip 5: Stay up late for science adventure
Do you fancy doing something unusual at the weekend? For example, climb into an Egyptian priestess tomb, go treasure hunting with a metal detector or listen to an earthquake? You don't even have to travel to Egypt, Mount Etna or the Caribbean - the Long Night of Science brings all these adventures to Berlin. During the smartest night of the year, universities, research institutions and museums open their doors to share the wonders of science with a wide audience.
The events range from experiments and talks to interactive exhibitions and VR experiences. Here you can take a rare look behind the scenes of research. Even if the Long Night of the Underworlds is already sold out - this alternative programme will also take you deep into strange worlds!
When: Saturday from 4pm to midnight
Where: Various venues throughout Berlin
Tip 6: Enjoy the June sun in Potsdam's palaces and gardens
Sanssouci Palace, Charlottenhof Palace, the Flatow Tower in Babelsberg Park and many more ... With this abundance of magnificent buildings, you simply can't miss the royal flair of Prussian architecture in Potsdam. But who would want to? Because these places make a trip to our neighbouring city a unique experience.
Some of the buildings have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for good reason. With the sanssouci+ combi ticket, you have access to palaces and gardens for a whole day, all of which are practically within walking distance of each other. Look forward to a sunny June walk that takes you past lakes, forests and flower meadows and immerses your weekend in a fairytale atmosphere!
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where: Potsdam's palaces and gardens
Tip 7: Fall in love with Gaultier's glittering world at FALLING | IN LOVE
The fashion icon Jean Paul Gaultier has a flair for design and proves this not only on the catwalks in Paris, Milan and New York. In the lavish grand show FALLING | IN LOVE at the Friedrichstadt-Palast, the star designer has taken on the role of curator since 2023.
Actors and dancers shine in brilliant costumes and a stage set with more than 100 million Swarovski crystals and tell a story about hope, passion and love. When the young poet You sets off in search of a better world, poetry meets sparkling joie de vivre and lends the city a very special glamour long after the performance has ended.
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 19:30
Where: Friedrichstadtpalast, Friedrichstraße 107, Mitte
Tip 8: Take a summery look at Berlin from the TV tower
From the observation deck of the Berlin TV Tower, you can enjoy a spectacular view of Berlin from 203 metres above the ground. In addition to the popular viewing platform at a height of 203 metres, the Sphere Bar awaits you, where you can enjoy the summer air with a drink - or comfort yourself with Tim Raue's comfort food if you do get scared of heights. Look forward to the sky above Berlin!
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 11 pm
Where: Berlin TV Tower, Panoramastrasse 1A, Mitte
Tip 9: Visit the final exhibition of the Lette-Verein
The Lette-Verein is one of Berlin's most renowned training centres for artistic professions, which produces many young talents from various professional fields every year. From Saturday, you can view the works of the 2025 photography class at their final exhibition "viertel vor" at Kühlhaus Berlin and get your own impression of the work of the 26 young photo artists.
Viertel vor stands less for a time than for a moment of transition: from one phase to the next, from youth to adulthood, from studies to career, from production to exhibition. The Kühlhaus brings together impressive, multimedia works that deal with this multi-layered theme in their very own way.
When: Saturday from 5.45pm to 10pm and Sunday from 12.45pm to 10pm
Where: Kühlhaus Berlin, Luckenwalder Straße 3, Kreuzberg
Tip 10: Have a refreshing time at the 8. Berlin Water Sports Festival
With around 13 per cent water surface area, Treptow-Köpenick is the front-runner among Berlin's districts when it comes to wet recreational fun. Whether it's Müggelsee, Seddinsee or Dahme - people don't just splash around here, they also do real sport.
Numerous water sports clubs are based in the region and offer both beginners and professionals a diverse programme. The 8th Berlin Water Sports Festival at the Berlin-Grünau regatta course shows just how varied the programme can be. You can expect exciting regattas in the disciplines of sailing, rowing and paddling, an action-packed inflatable boat slalom, demonstrations by naval divers and much more. Live music, a colourful children's programme and leisurely boat tours add to the atmosphere - a festival for water sports fans and the whole family. Dive in!
When: Friday from 2pm to 10pm, Saturday from 10am to 10pm and Sunday from 10am to 8pm
Where: Regattastrecke Berlin-Grünau, Regattastrasse 191, Grünau
Tip 11: Dance into the summer evening at the ATR Open Air - Latinx Dance Festival
The Berlin party series ATR stands for pure dance energy - and across all genres: from nu metal to reggae, everything is included. But its Latinx format is the most celebrated, regularly transforming clubs like the Lido in Kreuzberg into a pulsating sea of cumbia, salsa and reggaeton beats. On this summer weekend, however, the dancers are drawn outdoors - and the weather is perfect!
The party is held open air on the beach of the legendary YAAM directly on the banks of the Spree. Between palm trees, sand and street art, you can swing your hips to mojito, piña colada and tropical music and enjoy the Berlin summer to the full. This is where Caribbean lifestyle and capital city vibe meet. A Saturday like in Cuba - in the centre of Berlin.
When: Saturday from 2 to 10 pm
Where: Yaam Club, An der Schillingbrücke 3, Friedrichshain
