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This is where the editorial team of visitBerlin gives tips and personal recommendations from their city. Insider tips for events, discoveries from the neighbourhoods, news from Berlin: we have written down what we like.

August 2026 in Berlin

Tanzen am Monbijoupark — © visitBerlin, Foto: Eric Maier-Rehm

Culture, Circus, Raves & Music

From the Long Night of Museums and the 65th anniversary of the Berlin Wall to Rave The Planet, discover 11 cultural highlights, festivals and unforgettable summer experiences in Berlin this August.

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

Weekend tips 31 / 7 - 2 / 7 / 2026

Berlin’s cultural summer is in full swing, with festivals, live music and many surprises to look forward to.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Anzeige_PP_Advertorials_©Adrian Schulz_301.jpg — © Adrian Schulz

Potsdamer Platz: 11 Tips for a Perfect Day in Berlin

[ADVERTISEMENT] Views, history, shopping, food, wellness and entertainment: discover 11 highlights for a perfect day around Potsdamer Platz…

Written for you by: Josefine

Candles — © Getty Images, Foto: Alicia Llop

11 Tips for Christopher Street Day in Berlin

An information hotline for relatives has been set up on +49 30 8485 4460.

Written for you by: Josefine

Restaurant Fischerhütte am Schlachtensee — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Top 11 Beer Gardens in Berlin

Where does the beer taste particularly good on the first sunny days? In our Top 11 beer gardens.

Written for you by: Kristin

pink pillow Berlin Collection 2023 — © visitBerlin, Foto: Fotoagentur Wolf, freiheitswerke

11 tips for FLINTA* in Berlin

Typically atypical: Find out more about the FLINTA* movement in Berlin and discover the best meeting places

Written for you by: Josefine

Schwules Pärchen: Drinks — © visitBerlin, Foto: Fotoagentur Wolf, freiheitswerke

Best Gay Bars in Berlin

In Berlin, you can be whoever you want. You'll meet like-minded people in these gay bars.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Christopher Street Day — © Fabian Böttcher

11 tips for queer places in Berlin

The queer scene in Berlin doesn't just come together for CSD. Here you will find LGBTQ+ diversity in action!

Written for you by: Josefine

Christopher Street Day 2025 — © visitBerlin, Foto: Maxi-Lena Schuleit

Weekend tips 24 - 26 / 7 / 26

This weekend, Berlin brings together queer visibility, an international festival atmosphere and summery experiences. From CSD to street food…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

© visitBerlin, Foto: Water Lantern Festival - Fever

Top 11 new openings in Berlin in August

Berlin surprises once again with its new openings: From designer fashion and new food trends to a socially committed retirement home for…

Written for you by: Josefine

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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