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October 2026 in Berlin

Festival of Lights — © GettyImages, Foto: Yannick Tylle

A month full of highlighs

Each year, October in Berlin puts us under its spell anew. In addition to the beginning of autumn, you can look forward to many major events this month.

Our series

Weekend tips in Berlin

TGIF! We have the best insider tips for city explorers, concert goers, exhibition visitors and sports fans on all 52 weekends.  

Preview

What happens this month? We have compiled the most important events for you.

New Openings

What's new in Berlin? New stores, restaurants, cafés and personal tips from the editorial team. There’s a lot to discover.

Our newest posts

Reichstag & Goverment district Berlin — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

11 reasons to look forward to autumn

When the leaves change colour, the best time of the year begins. Here are our very personal Top 11 reasons why we are looking forward to…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

11 Tipps zu Billard Locations in Berlin

We'll show you the best places to play billiards in Berlin – including bar tips, secret addresses and cult locations in old Berlin.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Tram in der Oranienburger Straße — © visitBerlin, Foto: GettyImages, golero

Top 11 Events in Autumn

Freedom Week, Festival of Lights, Jazzfest, fairy tales & Halloween: here are our 11 top events this fall.

Written for you by: Josefine

The Brandenburg Gate with colorful light installations at the Festival of Lights — © berlin-lights.com, Foto: Verworner

11 tips for the Festival of Lights

Lightseeing tours, concerts & city history: for your special Festival of Lights moment.

Written for you by: Josefine

Junges Paar an der Spree — © visitberlin, Foto: Westend61

Weekend tips 18 - 20 / 9 / 26

A weekend in Berlin in September: opera at the airport, industrial heritage on a vintage bus, Berlin’s history at the Wall and visions of…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

11 tips for the best chocolate in Berlin

Chocolate – a treat surrounded by many wonderful myths! It is said to strengthen the heart, provide energy, invigorate the senses and make…

Written for you by: Catrin

Nebula Art Space — © visitBerlin, Foto: Xenorama

Top 11 new openings in Berlin in October

Eleven exciting new spots that make Berlin even more thrilling.

Written for you by: Josefine

Stadtbad Charlottenburg — © STB Charlottenburg-alte Halle; Foto: Elke A. Jung.-Wolff/Berliner Bäder

The most beautiful swimming pools in Berlin

Berlin's swimming pools are stunning and offer the perfect backdrop for and a mini-break.

Written for you by: Josefine

Friedrichstadt-Palast — © Kristian Schuller

11 tips for musicals and shows in Berlin

Discover recommendations for musicals and shows in Berlin and plan your next night out. Whether it’s big emotions, poetic acrobatics or…

Written for you by: Catrin

Our authors

Berlin Blogger

Fans of fine dining, recreational sports nuts, dog lovers: our guest bloggers see Berlin from their own, completely different perspective. Read for yourself and see where they take us.

Catrin

lives in Berlin for over 20 years and loves to travel the city. Preferrably by bike, she discovers the most exciting and interesting sides of Berlin. Across the city, across country and also off the beaten track.

Person mit langem Haar lächelt in die Kamera. — © visit

Dagmar

is an archaeologist who has worked on Mayan sites in Central America. After ten years, she left the world of the Maya for a life in Berlin and found that the city a rich place for field research as well. She has fallen in love with cultural treasures of Berlin. Whether alone or with her children, she loves to be out and about in the city, taking the time to look deeper and turn over a stone here and there.

Josefine

is originally from Munich and started out her career at one of Germanys largest daily news papers. Before finding her home in Berlin, she also reported as a correspondent and trend scout from the US. Today she is cruising Berlin's neighbourhoods, always on the lookout for good stories - with a focus on culture, music and ideas for the future of an innovative Berlin.

Kristin

does not smile on fotos. But in real life she enjoys with a smile in her face the rich cultural life of Berlin - the metropolis both in front of and behind the scenes. Her favourite season is the Berlinale, then she spends 10 days watching movies and writing about them in the blog.

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