Concerts © visitBerlin Concerts 18/10/2026 Drink the Sea Concerts 18/10/2026 Anyone reading the names behind Drink The Sea might initially think of a classic all-star project. But the new band is far more than the sum of its famous members. Here, musicians come together who have been among the most creative minds in the international… Read more City of music On Tour Location Festsaal Kreuzberg Am Flutgraben 2 12435 Treptow Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/noapp/event/21738760/?affiliate=VB1&utm_source=VB1&utm_medium=dp&utm_campaign=berlintourismus Buy tickets
Classical Music © visitBerlin Classical Music 18/10/2026 Near & Far Classical Music 18/10/2026 The Berlin Symphony Orchestra kicks off its new season with a musical journey into the world of children’s games: Georges Bizet’s “Jeux d’enfants.” Originally written for piano, Bizet later transformed some of the pieces into the colorful “Petite Suite”—full… Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Philharmonie, Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 15:30 pm https://www.berliner-symphoniker.de/nah-fern/ Buy tickets
Classical Music © Shin-Joong Kim Classical Music 18/10/2026 Piano recital. Yunchan Lim plays Mozart Classical Music 18/10/2026 In his performance at the Berlin Philharmonie, at the invitation of the Berlin Philharmonic, the acclaimed young virtuoso pianist Yunchan Lim will devote himself entirely to the works of Mozart. Read more Classic music in Berlin Location Kammermusiksaal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57039 Buy tickets
Concerts © Daniel Buchwald Concerts 18/10/2026 he is tall ++ The Sirens Concerts 18/10/2026 He is tall Read more Berlin's neighbourhoods City of music Location Zimmer 16 Florastraße 16 13187 Berlin Time 20:00 pm – 22:00 pm https://zimmer16.com/ Buy tickets
© Verena Eidel 17/10/2026 + 5 additional dates THE GEMS OF RIXDORF 17/10/2026 + 5 additional dates Like all forward-thinking people, the Rixdorf Pearls (barmaid Marianne, sex worker Jule, and cleaning lady Mieze) have so far successfully turned a blind eye to their retirement planning. Life in uncertainty could be so wonderful. After all, who could have… Read more City of music Location Heimathafen Neukölln Karl-Marx-Straße 141 12043 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://heimathafen-neukoelln.de/events/die-rixdorfer-perlen-operation-abendsonne/ Buy tickets
Art © Milan Soremski/HKW Art 04/10/2026 + 9 additional dates A Walk Through the Exhibition with… Art 04/10/2026 + 9 additional dates The tour provides an introduction to the themes and background of the current exhibition *Not All Travellers Follow Paths – Humanity as Practice* and introduces the artists and their works. Read more Free of charge International Contemporary Art Location Haus der Kulturen der Welt John-Forster-Dulles-Allee 10 10557 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://www.hkw.de/programme/not-all-travellers-walk-roads-of-humanity-as-practice/a-walk-through-the-exhibition-with Buy tickets
Art © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025 Art 19/10/2026 Curator-Led Tour: Hannah Höch and Lotte Laserstein, The Professionalization of Women Artists in the 20th Century Art 19/10/2026 Hannah Höch and Lotte Laserstein: two female artists whose bodies of work are internationally acclaimed. Their paths to artistic recognition, however, were very different. Read more Guided tours of the museum Location Berlinische Galerie Alte Jakobstraße 124-128 10969 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://berlinischegalerie.de/veranstaltung/kuratorinnenfuehrung-hannah-hoech-und-lotte-laserstein-professionalisierung-von-kuenstlerinnen-im-20-jahrhundert/#2026-10-19T16:30:00+02:00 Buy tickets
Concerts © New Berlin Konzerte GmbH Concerts 19/10/2026 EUROPE - The Final Countdown - 40th Anniversary Tour Concerts 19/10/2026 Swedish rock legends EUROPE are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their iconic album "The Final Countdown" in 2026 – and will be playing a concert in Berlin as part of their major anniversary tour. Read more City of music On Tour Location Admiralspalast Friedrichstraße 101 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/europe-the-final-countdown-40th-anniversary-tour-admiralspalast-20996505/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Classical Music © Stephan Rabold Classical Music 19/10/2026 U30 dress rehearsal with Christian Thielemann & the Staatskapelle Berlin Classical Music 19/10/2026 An exclusive treat for everyone under 30: experience Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Berlin live. Read more City of music Location Staatsoper Unter den Linden Unter den Linden 7 10117 Berlin Time 18:00 pm
Blues & Jazz © CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT Blues & Jazz 20/10/2026 CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT (Quartet) Blues & Jazz 20/10/2026 An old soul with futuristic ambitions and a voice so timeless that it seems to transcend space and time—that is Cécile McLorin Salvant. Read more International City of music Location Philharmonie (Kammermusiksaal) Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm Buy tickets
Blues & Jazz © visitBerlin Blues & Jazz 20/10/2026 CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT (Quartet) Blues & Jazz 20/10/2026 An old soul with futuristic ambitions and a voice so timeless that it seems to transcend space and time—that is Cécile McLorin Salvant. Read more International City of music On Tour Location Kammermusiksaal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/56988 Buy tickets
History & Archaeology © Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin | Zeichnung: Mawil History & Archaeology 20/10/2026 Grandkids Time: Culture History & Archaeology 20/10/2026 A cross-generational trip to the museum: this event gives grandparents and grandchildren the chance to explore together what Berlin was like in the past. Read more History Children Location Berlin Museum: Ephraim-Palais Poststraße 16 10178 Berlin Time 14:00 pm https://www.berlin.museum/veranstaltungen/enkelkinderzeit-kultur Buy tickets
© Max Moorconfilmlab.de Sebastian Schramm 2024; Katty SaliéMario Föllmer; Miriam SteinPascal Buenning 20/10/2026 Max Moor and Katty Salié in Conversation: Sisters. Despite Everything 20/10/2026 The audiobook *Sisters: Despite Everything*, read by Miriam Stein and Max Moor, is being presented. (in German) Read more Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets
Panel discussion © visitBerlin Panel discussion 20/10/2026 The World of Intelligence Agencies Panel discussion 20/10/2026 A BND Director Spills the Beans—Intelligence agencies are among the most mysterious institutions of our time. There is a great deal of speculation about them—yet few people know how they actually operate. Read more History Free of charge Politics & Society Location Deutsches Spionagemuseum Leipziger Platz 9 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de/events/aktuell
Top Event Musical © Theater des Westens Top Event Musical To 28/02/2027 WIR SIND AM LEBEN - The Berlin Musical Top Event Musical To 28/02/2027 The new German musical by Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer premiered on 21 March 2026 at Berlin's Theater des Westens. ‘WIR SIND AM LEBEN’ (We Are Alive) is a story about family, freedom and the attitude towards life in Berlin in the early 1990s. Read more City of music Ticket tips Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Theater des Westens Kantstraße 12 10623 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://tickets.stage-entertainment.de/de-int-reg/Online/default.asp?brandingName=DE-WSAL-TDW-1-IR-DF-C1Z8&SessionSecurity::referrer=IMR-582 Buy tickets
Pop Electro Rock © Hannes Wolf Pop Electro Rock 21/10/2026 Deer Anna – For the Birds Tour – Support act: Lily Rieke Marty Pop Electro Rock 21/10/2026 Deer Anna enchants with cinematic indie-folk and pop songs that blend melancholy and intimacy, creating an atmosphere that lingers long after the music has ended. Read more experimental and contemporary Art City of music Around Kurfürstendamm Location Art Stalker Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 67 10627 Berlin Time 20:00 pm – 22:00 pm https://art-stalker.reservix.de/events Buy tickets
© Ralf Kokemüller 21/10/2026 + 7 additional dates an elephant in the room 21/10/2026 + 7 additional dates The new choreography by cie. toula limnaios is conceived as a diptych and explores the unsaid and silence. Two quartets, which stand in both contrast and harmony with one another, reveal their meaning only through their interaction. Read more International Location HALLE Tanzbühne Berlin Eberswalder Straße 10 10437 Berlin Time 20:30 pm https://toula.de/de/an-elephant-in-the-room/ Buy tickets
Top Event History & Archaeology © Ghenggis Khaan National Museum Top Event History & Archaeology 21/10/2026 – 18/04/2027 Genghis Khan and the world of the Mongols Top Event History & Archaeology 21/10/2026 – 18/04/2027 To mark the 800th anniversary of Genghis Khan’s death, a major exhibition is dedicated to the world of the Mongols. Important archaeological finds from Mongolia and Europe shed light on the lives of the nomadic horsemen and the history of the Mongol Empire. Read more History Location James-Simon-Galerie Bode Straße 10178 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=82716
Lectures & Readings © Rainer Bock: Pascal Bünning / Harald Lesch: Harald Lesch / Andreas Rebers: Susie Knol Lectures & Readings 21/10/2026 Rainer Bock, Harald Lesch & Andreas Rebers lesen Hüsch Lectures & Readings 21/10/2026 Hanns Dieter Hüsch: a legend, a literary philosopher, and an inspiration and role model for both admirers and practitioners of rhythmic subtlety. Read more Location TIPI AM KANZLERAMT Große Querallee 10557 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.tipi-am-kanzleramt.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/rainer-bock-harald-lesch-andreas-rebers.html Buy tickets
Photography © Tina Winkhaus, janinebeangallery Photography 21/10/2026 – 06/02/2027 Tina Winkhaus – HM4T 4 EVR Photography 21/10/2026 – 06/02/2027 In HM4T 4 EVR, Tina Winkhaus explores the concepts of home, cultural memory and familiar visual worlds. She herself describes football, the forest, hunting, deer, allotment gardens and pigeons as ‘German attributes’. In her works, these motifs become symbols… Read more Contemporary Art Location janinebeangallery Torstraße 154 10115 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 21:00 pm https://janinebeangallery.com/tina-winkhaus-heimat-forever/
Show © fever Show 22/10/2026 + 2 additional dates DroneArt Show: Harry Potter™ Show 22/10/2026 + 2 additional dates This year, Berlin will serve as the stage for an extraordinary open-air experience: In 2026, the DroneArt Show: Harry Potter™ will bring a groundbreaking drone spectacle to the city, uniquely blending technology, music, and iconic movie moments. Read more International Open Air Ticket tips Location Gärten der Welt Eisenacher Straße 99 12685 Berlin Time 21:00 pm Buy tickets
