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Dancing © Hanna Fasching Dancing 24/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Phoenix.Sun Dancing 24/08/2026 + 2 additional dates “Phoenix.Sun” by Kasia Wolińska is a dance solo about destruction, renewal, and transformation. Accompanied by live music and video art, the piece depicts the body in a constant cycle of creation and decay. Read more International Location Villa Elisabeth Invalidenstraße 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.tanzimaugust.de/produktion/detail/kasia-wolinska-phoenixsun Buy tickets
Concerts © Stefan Weber Concerts 24/08/2026 The Happy Disharmonists 40 JAHRE! – The Happy BIRTHDAY Disharmonists Concerts 24/08/2026 The Happy Disharmonists are one of the weirdest and most unusual choirs in the country. Great songs from 22 voices, sung in a naughty way and always with a strong pinch of humor. The "oldest pop choir in Germany" has long since missed the right time to stop… Read more City of music Location BAR JEDER VERNUNFT Schaperstraße 24 10719 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.bar-jeder-vernunft.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/the-happy-disharmonists-40-jahre.html Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Martynas Plebys Dance & Performance 25/08/2026 + 1 additional date Mélissa Guex „DOWN (Full album)“ Dance & Performance 25/08/2026 + 1 additional date Performance as part of Tanz im August. Read more International Location Berlinische Galerie Alte Jakobstraße 124-128 10969 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://berlinischegalerie.de/veranstaltung/melissa-guex-down-full-album/ Buy tickets
Theatre © René Löffler Theatre 25/08/2026 + 4 additional dates Much ado about nothing Theatre 25/08/2026 + 4 additional dates Claudio falls in love with Hero, while Beatrice and Benedick engage in their usual rhetorical skirmishes. Everything seems to be going smoothly at the court of the Governor of Messina, until a playful bet and a malicious plot turn everything upside down and… Read more Green City Summer of Culture Open Air Location Shakespeare Company Berlin Munsterdamm 80 (Theater am Insulaner) 2169 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://shakespeare-company.de/show-item/viel-laerm-um-nichts/ Buy tickets
Pop Electro Rock © Foto: Poliça Pop Electro Rock 25/08/2026 Poliça - Dreams Go Tour 2026 Pop Electro Rock 25/08/2026 To be called the best band of all time by Bon Iver is a great honor. And in Poliça’s case, it’s absolutely well-deserved - after all, the American indie rock band has been shaking up the scene for nearly 15 years. Read more International City of music On Tour Location Bildungs- und Kulturzentrum PETER EDEL Berliner Allee 125 13088 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.peteredel.de/events/ Buy tickets
Musical © Jan Wirdeier Musical To 26/09/2027 CABARET – Das Berlin-Musical Musical To 26/09/2027 Berlin 1930: The American writer Clifford Bradshaw comes to Berlin, a liberal and open-hearted metropolis with a fascinating artistic scene, but crisis-torn by poverty and political unrest. He lives and writes at the Nollendorfplatz, and throws himself with… Read more The roaring twenties in Berlin Summer of Culture Around Kurfürstendamm Location Tipi am Kanzleramt Große Querallee 10557 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/eventseries/cabaret-das-berlin-musical-1502286/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Top Event Dance & Performance © visitBerlin Top Event Dance & Performance 26/08/2026 + 3 additional dates for the time being Top Event Dance & Performance 26/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Sasha Waltz, together with a group of dancers and music by Diego Noguera, creates a collective practice of experiencing the moment – for the time being. Read more International Summer of Culture Location radialsystem Holzmarktstraße 33 10243 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.radialsystem.de/de/veranstaltungen/for-the-time-being-08-2026/
Art © KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Foto: Frank Sperling. Art To 13/09/2026 Kyiv Biennial – A Bird That Cannot Land Art To 13/09/2026 The Kyiv Biennial is a nomadic, international project that interweaves artistic, political, and social issues. For its tenth anniversary, it took place across Europe through a series of exhibitions and events in 2025, including at the Museum of Modern Art in… Read more Contemporary Art Location KW - Institute for Contemporary Art Auguststraße 69 10117 Berlin Time 11:00 am – 19:00 pm https://www.kw-berlin.de/de/ausstellungen/kyiv-biennial-a-bird-that-cannot-land
Panel discussion © © Pinelopi Gerasimou Panel discussion 26/08/2026 Telling the Story of Europe - Beyond Borders Panel discussion 26/08/2026 An Evening with Michael Pärt, Anita Raja and Prodromos Tsinikoris. Read more Location Humboldt Forum Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 22:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/termin/gespraech/europa-erzaehlen-ueber-grenzen-hinaus-167201/
Cabaret & Comedy © Florentine Lüdecke Cabaret & Comedy To 12/01/2027 The future is temporarily out of reach Cabaret & Comedy To 12/01/2027 Do you have trouble understanding German politics? Or international politics? Trump? Putin? Wondering what the future holds? Great—then come to this great revue! Read more Politics & Society Around Kurfürstendamm Location Kabarett-Theater Die Stachelschweine Tauentzienstraße 9-12 10789 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/artist/die-stachelschweine-berlin/die-zukunft-ist-voruebergehend-nicht-erreichbar-eine-revue-kabarett-theater-die-stachelschweine-3922088/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Theatre © Marion Kollenrott Theatre 26/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Ton und Kirschen Wandertheater: WOYZECK by Büchner Theatre 26/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Georg Büchner's fragment WOYZECK (1837) is a true tragedy of ordinary life. Woyzeck, a poor soldier, is the protagonist of the drama. He is an outsider, abused in a medical experiment, mocked by his superior, betrayed by his wife, and ostracized by the world. Read more Location ufaFabrik Viktoriastraße 10-18 12105 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://ufafabrik.de/veranstaltung/39305/ton-und-kirschen-wandertheater Buy tickets
Play © Globe Berlin/Thorsten Wulff Play 20/08/2026 + 5 additional dates Twelfe Night, Or what you will Play 20/08/2026 + 5 additional dates “As You Like It” is THE classic Shakespearean comedy, one that remains politically relevant even today and is much more than “just” a comedy. Read more International Summer of Culture Open Air Location Globe Berlin Sömmeringstraße 15 10589 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.globe.berlin/ Buy tickets
Films © Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Foto: Thomas Ecke Films 26/08/2026 + 2 additional dates UFA Movie Nights on Museum Island Films 26/08/2026 + 2 additional dates In cooperation with UFA, Bertelsmann is presenting the 15th annual UFA Film Nights—three evenings of open-air screenings against the spectacular backdrop of Berlin’s Museum Island, accompanied by live music. Read more Film events in Berlin Open Air Location Museumsinsel Berlin Am Lustgarten 10117 Berlin Time 21:00 pm https://www.ufa-filmnaechte.de/
Dance & Performance © Jean David Lemarié Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Bruits Marrons Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates Like many artists who were too radical for their time, the Black, gay composer, singer, and performer Julius Eastman died in poverty and obscurity in New York in 1990. For choreographer Calixto Neto, his music was love at first note. His latest work is a… Read more Location HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2) Hallesches Ufer 32 10963 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.tanzimaugust.de/produktion/detail/calixto-neto-voa-bruits-marrons Buy tickets
Top Event History & Archaeology © Foto: fot. Piotr Ligier / Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie Top Event History & Archaeology To 17/01/2027 InterNationalgalerie#1 Top Event History & Archaeology To 17/01/2027 To kick off a new cabinet series at the Old National Gallery, the National Museum Warsaw is visiting Museum Island. Read more History Location Alte Nationalgalerie Bodestraße 1 10178 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/alte-nationalgalerie-berlin-ticket-fuer-alle-ausstellungen#/ Buy tickets
Dancing © Sara Rman Dancing 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates MASTERWORK FOR SIX DANCERS Dancing 27/08/2026 + 2 additional dates “MASTERWORK FOR SIX DANCERS” celebrates the expressive power of the body while simultaneously presenting it with unusual challenges. Read more International Summer of Culture Location HAU1 - HAU Hebbel am Ufer Stresemannstraße 29 10963 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.tanzimaugust.de/produktion/detail/en-knap-masterwork-for-six-dancers Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Felipe Fizkal Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates MONUMENTO Dance & Performance 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates This performance, comprising body, space, and sound, takes the form of a two-meter-high anatomical-architectural structure made of flesh, bone, skin, textiles, hair, singing, tides, and visible technical systems. Read more International Location Dock 11 Kastanienallee 79 10435 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://dock11-berlin.de/theater/programm/spielplan/monumento Buy tickets
Nightlife © Stefan Klenke Nightlife 08/10/2026 Silent Disco Tour - Tiergarten Nightlife 08/10/2026 Silent Disco Tours past some of Berlin's most iconic sights. Unique, inclusive, and just really good fun! Read more City of music Open Air Location Tiergarten Berlin Time 21:00 pm – 22:30 pm Buy tickets
Street festival / Folk festival © visitSpandau, Foto: Claudia Schwaier Street festival / Folk festival 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates Spandauer Altstadtfest & WeinSommer Street festival / Folk festival 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates As summer slowly draws to a close, Spandau’s Old Town invites you to a special experience from August 27 to 30, 2026. The Spandau Old Town Festival combines exquisite wines, culinary specialties, rousing live music, and a unique atmosphere set against a… Read more Children Summer of Culture Spandau Teenager Events for foodies Berlin's neighbourhoods City of music Location Altstadt Spandau Markt 1 13597 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://partner-fuer-spandau.de/veranstaltungen/spandauer-altstadtfest-weinsommer-foodfestivalvier-tage-geniessen-feiern-und-den-sommer-ausklingen-lassen/54
Panel discussion © Fabian Schellhorn Panel discussion 27/08/2026 The Great Disarray: A New Beginning or the End? Panel discussion 27/08/2026 The West is losing influence—economically, politically, and morally. Authoritarian forces are gaining ground even in formerly liberal societies. Read more International Politics & Society Location Haus der Berliner Festspiele - Großer Saal Schaperstr. 24 10719 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/reflexe-und-reflexionen/programm/2026/kalender/die-grosse-unordnung Buy tickets
Festival © Fridolin Freudenfett (CC BY-SA 4.0) by wikimedia commons Festival 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates World Heritage Festival at ‘Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf' Festival 27/08/2026 + 3 additional dates The Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf, built between 1926 and 1932, is one of the major works of the famous architect Bruno Taut. It will be celebrated at the 2026 World Heritage Festival. The festival celebrates the beauty, colorfulness, and cheerfulness of this unique… Read more Bauhaus & Modernism Urban development UNESCO World Heritage Location Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf Argentinische Allee (Ausgang Onkel-Tom-Straße) 14169 Berlin Time 17:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=284614
