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Show © visitBerlin Show 05/09/2026 + 1 additional date König Theater – Drag King Theater Show Show 05/09/2026 + 1 additional date A unique show where the arts of Drag and Theater merge in the shape of a musical theater. 13 Drag Kings, 2 nights, 1 stage. A brand new story full of comedy, drama, burlesque, drag, circus, choreography and campness! Read more International LGBTI Location Theater im Delphi Gustav-Adolf-Straße 2 13086 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://theater-im-delphi.de/programm/?prod=518 Buy tickets
Dance & Performance © Leo Seidel Dance & Performance 05/09/2026 Livestream of the Helicopter String Quartet Dance & Performance 05/09/2026 The first premiere of the new season will be a major musical event. Karlheinz Stockhausen’s *Wednesday of Light* is one of the most elaborate opera productions ever. Read more experimental and contemporary Art Free of charge City of music Location Foyer der Deutschen Oper Berlin Bismarckstraße 35 10627 Berlin Time 15:00 pm
Excursions © BBR / Thomas Bruns / Ludwig Mies van der Rohe / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021 Excursions To 19/12/2026 Mies van der Rohe: Weniger ist mehr Excursions To 19/12/2026 With the New National Gallery, the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created an architectural icon for the city of Berlin. What makes the building a typical Mies building? This tour takes a closer look at the museum's special features and characteristics. Read more Bauhaus & Modernism Guided tours of the museum Urban development Contemporary Art Location Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße 50 10785 Berlin Time 11:00 am – 12:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=155826 Buy tickets
Excursions © Manuel Larbig Excursions 05/09/2026 – 29/11/2026 Mushroom tour - Deadly, poisonous or super tasty? Excursions 05/09/2026 – 29/11/2026 There is a great fear of getting it wrong when picking mushrooms. Not entirely without reason, after all, there are some very poisonous species of mushrooms in this region. Nevertheless, mushrooms have always held a great fascination for people - what kind of… Read more Events for foodies Green City Location Erfragen / bei Anmeldung Berlin Time 10:00 am https://waldsamkeit.de/produkt/pilzfuehrung-berlin/ Buy tickets
Classical Music © Thomas Koy + Matthias Heyde Classical Music 05/09/2026 RIAS Kammerchor Berlin I Classical Music 05/09/2026 “To be fun,” according to Henze, was the intention behind his concert *Musen Siziliens*—which premiered in 1966 as part of the Berliner Festwochen—for both the audience and the performing musicians. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Kammermusiksaal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 21:00 pm https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/musikfest-berlin/programm/2026/kalender/rias-kammerchor-berlin-1 Buy tickets
Opera & Operetta © Brinkhoff/Mögenburg Opera & Operetta 05/09/2026 + 8 additional dates Rigoletto Opera & Operetta 05/09/2026 + 8 additional dates When Victor Hugo brought his play Le roi s’amuse to the stage for the first and last time in Paris in 1832, the performance ended with the immediate banning of the play. When the Italian Risorgimento composer Giuseppe Verdi decided to set the revolutionary… Read more Classic music in Berlin Location Staatsoper Unter den Linden Unter den Linden 7 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/de/veranstaltungen/rigoletto.2774/ Buy tickets
Concerts © GettyImages, Foto: Eloi_Omella Concerts 05/09/2026 Sold Out: Live Performance by the Helicopter String Quartet Concerts 05/09/2026 Their first premiere of the new season will be a major musical event. Karlheinz Stockhausen’s *Wednesday of Light* is one of the most elaborate opera productions ever. Read more Brandenburg: Nature & Culture close to Berlin Open Air Location Flugplatz Schönhagen Straße / Nr. 14959 Trebbin Time 15:00 pm
Theatre © Jörg Brüggemann Theatre 05/09/2026 + 1 additional date Spielerfrauen Theatre 05/09/2026 + 1 additional date Not only since the public assault of former football president Luis Rubiales on the Spanish national team player Jennifer Hermoso has the persistence of patriarchal power structures in professional football become evident. The German word "Spielerfrauen" means… Read more Location Berliner Ensemble - Neues Haus Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berliner-ensemble.de/inszenierung/spielerfrauen Buy tickets
Excursions © 2026 Arne Krasting Excursions 05/09/2026 + 2 additional dates The Babylon Berlin tour Excursions 05/09/2026 + 2 additional dates Babylon Berlin – one of the most successful and internationally acclaimed German series – has transported millions of people into the fascinating world of the Weimar Republic. Now you can immerse yourself in this era: on our official tour of the original film… Read more History The roaring twenties in Berlin Film events in Berlin Location Eingang zur Immanuelkirche Prenzlauer Allee 28 10405 Berlin Time 16:30 pm – 19:30 pm https://babylon-berlin.tours Buy tickets
Concerts © Antoine Saito Concerts 05/09/2026 WDR Sinfonieorchester Concerts 05/09/2026 At his concert with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano will interpret Mendelssohn's “Reformation Symphony.” He will also present a special rediscovery: a highly expressive orchestral work by composer and pianist Yvonne Loriod, which he found in the… Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Philharmonie Berlin - Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/musikfest-berlin-2026-philharmonie-berlin-21054783/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Events for foodies © botho I Future Maps Events for foodies 05/09/2026 World Record Attempt for the Largest Vegan Potluck Brunch Events for foodies 05/09/2026 On September 5, 2026, Future Maps will host a world record attempt for the largest vegan potluck brunch at the Haus der Visionäre in Berlin. Read more Events for foodies Location Haus der Visionäre Eichenstraße 4A 12435 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 14:00 pm
Festival © Freunde der Freilichtbühne Weißensee e.V., Inga Weber Festival 06/09/2026 Berlin Spa Concerts in Weißensee – Summer Vibes & Pop in the Neighborhood Festival 06/09/2026 The Berlin spa concerts at Weißensee are back! Read more Children City of music Open Air Teenager Location Freilichtbühne Weißensee Große Seestraße 10 13086 Berlin Time 14:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://freilichtbuehne-weissensee.de/events/berliner-kurkonzerte-in-weissensee-sommerfrische-pop-im-kiez-2/
Classical Music © WDR, Katja Engelhardt Classical Music 06/09/2026 + 1 additional date Das Konzert mit der Maus Classical Music 06/09/2026 + 1 additional date "Das Konzert mit der Maus" celebrates its Berlin premiere and invites audiences to the Philharmonie Berlin for rousing music and engaging stories—both humorous and educational—about the life of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Read more Children Classic music in Berlin Location Philharmonie, Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57004 Buy tickets
Top Event Concerts © Nikolaj Lund Top Event Concerts 06/09/2026 London Symphony Orchestra Top Event Concerts 06/09/2026 Under the baton of Sir Antonio Pappano, the London Symphony Orchestra will perform the religiously inspired Concerto for Viola and Orchestra by the acclaimed composer Sofia Gubaidulina, who passed away in 2025. Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 will also be… Read more experimental and contemporary Art Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Philharmonie Berlin - Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/musikfest-berlin-2026-philharmonie-berlin-21054778/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Excursions © 2026 Christian Fessel ⁄ Mann mit Hut Touren Excursions 06/09/2026 + 1 additional date Man With A Hat Tours : The Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf Excursions 06/09/2026 + 1 additional date A Blaze of Color in the Forest – Discover the Zehlendorf Forest Settlement | Between the “roof war” and bold color theory, Christian Fessel (Man With A Hat Tours) guides you through the Zehlendorf Forest Settlement. Join us on a relaxed, informative journey… Read more Bauhaus & Modernism The roaring twenties in Berlin Urban development UNESCO World Heritage Location Diverse Veranstaltungsorte in Steglitz-Zehlendorf Berlin Time 14:00 pm – 16:30 pm https://mannmithuttouren.de/stadtfuehrung-waldsiedlung-onkel-tom-2/ Buy tickets
Play © Arno Declair Play 06/09/2026 + 1 additional date Sophie Rois fährt gegen die Wand Play 06/09/2026 + 1 additional date “I can allow myself to write the truth; everyone for whom I have lied all my life is dead.” The catastrophe comes because we dream it. And we dream it because we fear it and long for it. Once the catastrophe has occurred, the tormenting fantasies stop. Read more Location Deutsches Theater Berlin - Saal Schumannstraße 13 A 10117 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/sophie-rois-faehrt-gegen-die-wand-im-deutschen-theater Buy tickets
Festival © WABE Festival 06/09/2026 Summer Festival on Kulturinsel Festival 06/09/2026 To kick off the new season, the Department of Art and Culture of the Pankow District Office in Berlin, together with WABE, Theater unterm Dach, Galerie Parterre Berlin, Kunsthaus e.V., Prater Galerie, and Galerie Pankow, cordially invites you! Read more experimental and contemporary Art Summer of Culture Contemporary Art Location WABE Berlin Danziger Str. 105 Kulturinsel 10405 Berlin Time 15:00 pm
Classical Music © Foto: Anita Wasik, Zuzanna Specjal, Lukasz Rajchert Classical Music 06/09/2026 Sunday Concert in the Hall of Mirrors Classical Music 06/09/2026 The TRIO PROSONUS, a string trio renowned for its exceptional sound and intensity, is set to provide a musical treat today at Clärchens Ballhaus. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Clärchens Ballhaus Auguststraße 24 10117 Berlin Time 18:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://www.sonntagskonzerte.com/#concert-trio-prosonus Buy tickets
History & Archaeology © Foto: Franz Weber/Medienzentrum Hanau Bildarchiv History & Archaeology To 30/12/2026 The Holocaust – What Did the Germans Know? History & Archaeology To 30/12/2026 For a long time after the end of the Second World War, many Germans claimed that they had known nothing about the mass murder committed under National Socialism. They thereby sought to avoid accusations that they had been jointly responsible for the crimes… Read more Free of charge History of National Socialism Location Topographie des Terrors - Dokumentationszentrum Niederkirchnerstraße 8 10963 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 20:00 pm https://www.topographie.de/ausstellungen/der-holocaust-was-wussten-die-deutschen#1-1
Opera & Operetta © visitBerlin Opera & Operetta 06/09/2026 + 9 additional dates Tosca Opera & Operetta 06/09/2026 + 9 additional dates What is worth living and dying for – love, art, freedom? This question lies at the heart of Tosca, uniquely blending musical brilliance with a gripping plot and historical events with archetypes of the operatic stage. Read more Location Deutsche Oper Berlin Bismarckstraße 35 10627 Berlin Time 16:00 pm Buy tickets
Art © CANK Neukölln I Presse Art 06/09/2026 – 11/09/2026 Types of Deviation Art 06/09/2026 – 11/09/2026 The exhibition brings together international artistic perspectives that view difference as a productive force. In her work, Tuli Mekondjo intertwines Namibia’s colonial and postcolonial history with personal memory, cultural identity, and spiritual traditions. Read more Contemporary Art Location CANK Karl-Marx-Straße 95 12043 Berlin Time 17:00 pm – 20:00 pm
