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Cabaret & Comedy © Marvin Ruppert Cabaret & Comedy 04/12/2026 Lennart Schilgen: Abwesenheitsnotizen Cabaret & Comedy 04/12/2026 Being constantly available is a thing of the past. Lennart Schilgen is back with his third show—and is conspicuous by his absence. When he’s not giving concerts and racking up cabaret awards (Prix Pantheon, Stuttgarter Besen, and many more), he does one thing… Read more Location ufaFabrik - Theatersaal Viktoriastr. 10-18 12105 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://ufafabrik.de/veranstaltung/39031/lennart-schilgen Buy tickets
Photography © Erbengemeinschaft Ruge Photography 04/12/2026 – 18/04/2027 Photography Matters Photography 04/12/2026 – 18/04/2027 Photography can amaze us, make us doubt, or inspire belief. Not only the subject matter plays a role, but also the materiality of the photograph. Whether on glass, paper, or screen, every manifestation of the medium influences our perception. Digital processes… Read more History Location Museum für Fotografie - Helmut Newton Stiftung Jebensstraße 2 10623 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/museum-fuer-fotografie-tageskarte-fuer-alle-ausstellungen#/ Buy tickets
Cabaret & Comedy © Maya Claussen Cabaret & Comedy 05/12/2026 Cordula Stratmann & Bjarne Mädel - You Too! Cabaret & Comedy 05/12/2026 Cordula Stratmann and Bjarne Mädel will be performing live for the first time at the Philharmonie Berlin with their acclaimed show “Sie mich auch!” Their hit show promises an entertaining evening full of punchlines, as humor and literature are among Cordula… Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Philharmonie, Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57208 Buy tickets
Concerts © Sandra Ludewig Concerts 05/12/2026 DUO STIEHLER/LUCACIU Concerts 05/12/2026 Christmas, a time of traditions: Christmas carols, Christmas trees, and the Christmas concerts by the Stiehler/Lucaciu Duo. Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Heimathafen Neukölln Karl-Marx-Straße 141 12043 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://heimathafen-neukoelln.de/events/duo-stiehler-lucaciu/ Buy tickets
Theatre © Robert Recker Theatre 05/12/2026 + 1 additional date Gayle Tufts Very Christmas Theatre 05/12/2026 + 1 additional date An American Christmas without kitsch? That’s just not possible! Gayle Tufts knows everything there is to know about Christmas and tells the story with captivating humor, precision, and a powerful voice. Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Schlosspark Theater Schloßstraße 48 12165 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.schlossparktheater.de/produktionen/gayle-tufts-very-christmas.html Buy tickets
Classical Music © Justin Pumfrey / Decca Classical Music 06/12/2026 Piano Recital with Mitsuko Uchida Classical Music 06/12/2026 The acclaimed virtuoso pianist Mitsuko Uchida will be performing at the Philharmonie Berlin at the invitation of the Berlin Philharmonic. 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/57070 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Sebastian Blutau Lectures & Readings 07/12/2026 Christoph Maria Herbst & Moritz Netenjakob: The earnest effort towards silliness Lectures & Readings 07/12/2026 One is among Germany's most popular TV and film actors, the other a bestselling author and cabaret artist. And yet they have much in common: a love of subtle satire, the enjoyment of quickly switching roles, and an admiration for Loriot. Read more Literature On Tour Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Tipi am Kanzleramt Große Querallee 10557 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/christoph-maria-herbst-moritz-netenjakob-das-ernsthafte-bemuehen-um-albernheit-tipi-am-kanzleramt-21244366/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Ballet © Ovation_Events Ballet 08/12/2026 The Nutcracker - International Ballet Festival & Festival Orchestra Ballet 08/12/2026 Few ballets are as synonymous with the winter and Christmas season as *The Nutcracker*. Read more International Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Admiralspalast Friedrichstraße 101 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 09/12/2026 Love Letters: Luise Wolfram & Jasna Fritzi Bauer read the correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West Lectures & Readings 09/12/2026 “I have missed you. I miss you. I will miss you. And if you don't believe that, you're a long-eared owl and a donkey.” At a dinner party in 1922, the writer Virginia Woolf meets the author and celebrated aristocrat Vita Sackville-West. Read more Literature Location Pfefferberg - Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/
Ballet © Leo Seidel Ballet 10/12/2026 + 2 additional dates Children' s ballet – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Ballet 10/12/2026 + 2 additional dates David Simic, long-time director and choreographer of our Children's Ballet Company, presents his latest creation this holiday season: Alice in Wonderland, based on Lewis Carroll's famous classic. Read more Children Classic music in Berlin Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Deutsche Oper Berlin Bismarckstraße 35 10627 Berlin Time 11:00 am
Opera & Operetta © 2022, Bettina Stöß Opera & Operetta 11/12/2026 + 8 additional dates La bohème Opera & Operetta 11/12/2026 + 8 additional dates At its premiere in Turin in 1896, La bohème was met with scepticism. Only after further performances in several Italian cities did it achieve the success that quickly brought Puccini and his librettist international fame. With their first collaboration, based… Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Deutsche Oper Berlin Bismarckstraße 35 10627 Berlin Time 19:00 pm
Pop Electro Rock © LAING Pop Electro Rock 12/12/2026 Laing - The big gala Pop Electro Rock 12/12/2026 In December, "The Grand Gala" returns to Huxleys Neue Welt. Since its premiere in 2019, the event has become a true institution – for both the band and their audience. Every year, LAING transforms their home advantage into a truly exceptional celebration: with… Read more City of music Location Huxleys Neue Welt Hasenheide 107 10967 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/laing-die-grosse-gala-2026-huxleys-neue-welt-20909125/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Daniela Incoronato Dance & Performance 12/12/2026 Navidad Flamenca Dance & Performance 12/12/2026 Navidad Flamenca offers a unique opportunity to experience the Christmas season in a completely new and thrilling way. For flamenco, more than almost any other art form, embodies passion and emotion, rhythm and song, tradition and modernity—an endless dialogue… Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://www.centroflamenco.de/ Buy tickets
Classical Music © Matthias Daenschel Classical Music 13/12/2026 Wunsch & Weihnacht Classical Music 13/12/2026 A truly festive Christmas atmosphere is guaranteed when Devid Striesow narrates the story of the two children who got lost in the forest, accompanied by the music from Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera “Hansel and Gretel,” performed by the Berlin Symphony… Read more Classic music in Berlin Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Philharmonie Berlin - Philharmonie - Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 15:30 pm https://www.berliner-symphoniker.de/wunsch-weihnacht/ Buy tickets
Concerts © Axel Bahr Concerts 14/12/2026 BRASS BAND BERLIN „The Swinging Christmas Show“ Concerts 14/12/2026 The sound of brass instruments is as much a part of Christmas as the smell of cookies and the Christmas tree. But a little extra pizzazz never hurts—even at Christmas. Read more City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Schlosspark Theater Schloßstraße 48 12165 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.schlossparktheater.de/produktionen/brass-band-berlin-the-swinging-christmas-show.html Buy tickets
Show © Niels Blazyczek Show 15/12/2026 Fil with new show – Winter 26/27 Show 15/12/2026 Fil grew up in the Märkisches Viertel district, like Sido, but chose a career outside of hip hop. He started drawing comics for the Berlin city magazine "Zitty" at the age of 15 and over the years gained an honest, down-to-earth fame among his fellow citizens. Read more On Tour Location Pfefferberg - Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/fil-mit-neuer-show-winter-2627-literatur-live-pfefferberg-theater-21067420/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Concerts © visitBerlin, Foto: Fragasso Concerts 15/12/2026 Lucia - The Swedish Queen of Light Concerts 15/12/2026 Swedish and German Christmas carols from the traditional repertoire, performed by the chamber choir of the Stockholm Music High School. Conducted by Sofia Ågren. Read more City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Berliner Dom Am Lustgarten 10178 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://shop.berlinerdom.de/Event/Kalender/28447/54843?typ=Vorlage Buy tickets
Pop Electro Rock © Marcel Brell Pop Electro Rock 18/12/2026 NO ANGELS Pop Electro Rock 18/12/2026 No Angels are releasing their first Christmas album, ‘It's Christmas,’ and celebrating in style with an exclusive concert on 18 December 2026 in Berlin! Read more City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Uber Eats Music Hall (ehemals Verti Music Hall) Uber-Platz 1 10243 Berlin Time 20:00 pm – 22:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/no-angels-its-christmas-live-in-berlin-2026-uber-eats-music-hall-20948442/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Classical Music © visitBerlin, Foto Mo Wüstenhagen Classical Music 18/12/2026 + 3 additional dates Bach: Christmas Oratorio - Cantatas I-III Classical Music 18/12/2026 + 3 additional dates It's that time of year again: timpani rolls resound through Berlin Cathedral, trumpets blare their fanfares, and the grand oratorio choir of the Berlin Cathedral Choir proclaims the motto of the quintessential Christmas classic: "Rejoice, be glad, praise the… Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Berliner Dom Am Lustgarten 10178 Berlin Time 20:00 pm – 21:30 pm https://shop.berlinerdom.de/Event/Kalender/28376/54718?typ=Vorlage Buy tickets
Classical Music © Gulliver Theis Classical Music 20/12/2026 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra: Christmas Concert Classical Music 20/12/2026 In its Christmas concert, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Mass in C minor, preceded by Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat. Read more Classic music in Berlin Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Kammermusiksaal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57251 Buy tickets
Concerts © visitBerlin, Foto: Enrico Verworner Concerts 20/12/2026 Sarah Willis & The Sarahbanda: »Cuban Christmas« Concerts 20/12/2026 With “Cuban Christmas,” Sarah Willis and “The Sarahbanda” offer a fresh take on familiar pieces. They invite you to experience the Christmas season through music in a special way. Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Philharmonie, Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57245 Buy tickets
