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September 2026 in Berlin

Festival of the Giant Dragons — © Stadt und Land, Foto: Nils Bornemann

Han Kang, Nina Chuba & Giant Kites

Music, literature, Berlin Art Week, giant kites at Tempelhofer Feld, and everything else September has in store.

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.  

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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

Long Night of the museums in Berlin — © Sergej Horovitz

11 Tips for Berlin’s Long Night of Museums

Escape games, secret files, gangster stories and mysterious puzzles: Experience the most thrilling side of the Long Night of Museums.

Written for you by: Josefine

WeihnachtsZauber at Gendarmenmarkt — © iStock.com, Foto: mkrberlin

These Christmas markets open first

When exactly do the first Berlin Christmas markets start? Find out here when the first markets open. A chronological Christmas market…

Written for you by: Josefine

Top 11 New Openings in Berlin in September 2026

Berlin is revving up in September - and celebrating many exciting new openings. Be there!

Written for you by: Josefine

Kiezkampagne Neukölln 2025 — © visitBerlin

Weekend tips 21 - 23 / 8 / 26

Raves, Schlager music, drag, food and culture: this weekend showcases Berlin’s many facets. Here are our 11 tips.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Remains of the Berlin Wall at Martin-Gropius-Bau — © visitBerlin, Foto: Martin Gentischer

The top 11 places to see what remains of the wall

The division of Germany, the "imprisonment" of an entire nation, the centre of the Cold War - there is hardly any other building of the 20th…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

SUP - eine beliebte Aktivität auf dem Wasser in Berlin — © visitBerlin

Top 11 summer activities in Berlin

From relaxed beach bar visits to stand-up paddle boarding on the Spree or beer gardens - the top summer activities in Berlin have numerous…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Cycling tour at the East Side Gallery in Berlin — © visitBerlin, Foto: Philip Koschel

Weekend tips 14 - 16 / 8 / 26

Around the anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, remembrance and history meet techno, dance, circus and open-air music.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Volksbad an der Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz — © visitBerlin, Foto: Maximilian Streich

Top 11 Outdoor Swimming Pools & Lidos in Berlin

Sand between your toes, the sun on your face and a dip in the water to cool off: treat yourself to that holiday feeling at Berlin’s most…

Written for you by: Josefine

Dachterrasse_Rocco Forte Hotel de Rome — © Hotel de Rome, A Rocco Forte Hotel

Top 11 Rooftop Bars in Berlin

Don't want to sit inside a bar on a nice summer evening? Then up to one of the cool roof terraces.

Written for you by: Kristin

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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