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Top Event Opera & Operetta © Jasmin Schuller Top Event Opera & Operetta 15/06/2026 + 5 additional dates Der Gesang des Pottwals (The Song of the Sperm Whale) Top Event Opera & Operetta 15/06/2026 + 5 additional dates Musical, grand opera, socially critical pamphlet, recital, morning, noon, and night until the next day. For five or six theater madmen and a clever pianist. Read more Open Air Location Open Air-Bühne - Deutsches Theater Berlin Schumannstraße 13 10117 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/der-gesang-des-pottwals Buy tickets
Top Event History & Archaeology © Karahantepe Project Archive/Yusuf Aslan Top Event History & Archaeology To 26/07/2026 Building community Top Event History & Archaeology To 26/07/2026 This special exhibition at the Museum of the Ancient Near East focuses on art and sculptures from the first settled cultures. Twelve thousand years ago, people in what is now Türkiye erected monumental stone structures and populated them with spectacular stone… Read more History UNESCO World Heritage Location James-Simon-Galerie Bodestraße 10178 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/gebaute-gemeinschaft-ticket-zur-ausstellung-der-james-simon-galerie#/ Buy tickets
Top Event Musical Advertisement © pop-out Top Event Musical To 31/12/2026 "The Nurse" at the Theater des Westens! Top Event Musical To 31/12/2026 Don't miss this show! In Die Amme, Steffi Irmen reveals what Shakespeare left out – funny, wild, and full of heart! Featuring the biggest Rosenstolz hits from "Ich bin ich" to "Vincent" and brand-new songs. Guaranteed to bring tears of laughter! Read more Accessible Events Around Kurfürstendamm Location Theater des Westens Kantstraße 12 10623 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/die-amme-berlin?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Top Event Art © visitBerlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Top Event Art To 27/09/2026 Cassirer and the breakthrough of Impressionism Top Event Art To 27/09/2026 In 2026, the Alte Nationalgalerie will honor Paul Cassirer (1871–1926), one of the most important art dealers of his time, showcasing his impressive commitment to art with over 100 outstanding works of Impressionism and classical modernism. Read more 200 years Museum Island Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Location Alte Nationalgalerie Bodestraße 1 10178 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/alte-nationalgalerie-tagesticket#/ Buy tickets
Top Event Art © Lina Lapelytė / Martynas Norvaisas Top Event Art To 08/01/2027 CHANEL Commission: Lina Lapelytė. We Make Years Out of Hours Top Event Art To 08/01/2027 With her performance “We Make Years Out of Hours,” Lina Lapelytė transforms the historic hall of the Hamburger Bahnhof into a place of collective action and singing as part of the second CHANEL Commission. Lapelytė is known for her meditative works, in which… Read more Contemporary Art Location Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart Invalidenstraße 50-51 10557 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/tageskarte-hamburger-bahnhof-berlin-museum-fuer-gegenwartskunst#/ Buy tickets
Top Event Street festival / Folk festival Advertisement © Thomas Rafalzyk Top Event Street festival / Folk festival 20/06/2026 – 21/06/2026 Open House at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Top Event Street festival / Folk festival 20/06/2026 – 21/06/2026 Visit us and enjoy a vibrant street festival with live music, street food, and activities for all ages. Join a guided tour of the building or talk with our colleagues. We look forward to welcoming you! Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies Children Open Air Politics & Society Location Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales Wilhelmstraße 49 10117 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.bmas.de/DE/Ministerium/Veranstaltungen/tag-der-offenen-tuer-2026.html?source=bde More information
Top Event Art © bpk / CNAC-MNAM / Adam Rzepka Top Event Art To 09/08/2026 CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI Top Event Art To 09/08/2026 In 2026, the glass hall of the Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin will become the venue for the first major exhibition of the exceptional artist Constantin Brancusi in Germany in more than 50 years. Read more Location Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße 50 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/neue-nationalgalerie-tagesticket#/ Buy tickets
Top Event Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Jens Ziehe, VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2022 Top Event Art To 22/04/2027 Extreme Tension. Art between Politics and Society Top Event Art To 22/04/2027 Hardly any other era was so marked by division, rupture and transformation as the time after the Second World War. In light of this, the Neue Nationalgalerie is very deliberately showing its new collection display of post-1945 art under the title Extreme… Read more Events on the Cold War Contemporary Art Location Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße 50 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/neue-nationalgalerie-zeitfenster-ticket#/experience/BTM00020101169779100 Buy tickets
Top Event Street festival / Folk festival Advertisement © Thomas Rafalzyk Top Event Street festival / Folk festival 20/06/2026 – 21/06/2026 Open House at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Top Event Street festival / Folk festival 20/06/2026 – 21/06/2026 Visit us and enjoy a vibrant street festival with live music, street food, and activities for all ages. Join a guided tour of the building or talk with our colleagues. We look forward to welcoming you! Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies Children Open Air Politics & Society Location Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales Wilhelmstraße 49 10117 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.bmas.de/DE/Ministerium/Veranstaltungen/tag-der-offenen-tuer-2026.html?source=bde More information
Top Event Art © Giulia Andreani, Max Hetzler, VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2025 / Charles Duprat Top Event Art To 13/09/2026 Giulia Andreani Top Event Art To 13/09/2026 Giulia Andreani’s new paintings, created for her first institutional solo exhibition in Germany, will be shown alongside works from the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities), the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts), the Museum… Read more Contemporary Art Location Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart Invalidenstraße 50/51 10557 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=87683 Buy tickets
Top Event Art © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 / Foto: Frank Kleinbach, Stuttgart Top Event Art To 03/01/2027 Ruin and Rush. Berlin 1910–1930 Top Event Art To 03/01/2027 With the exhibition “Ruin and Rush,” the Neue Nationalgalerie focuses on selected works from its outstanding collection of classical modern art that address the themes of Berlin in the 1910s and 1920s. Marked by World War I and the Weimar Republic, these… Read more History The roaring twenties in Berlin Location Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße 50 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/museen-einrichtungen/neue-nationalgalerie/home/ Buy tickets
Top Event Architecture & Design Advertisement © Architektenkammer Berlin Top Event Architecture & Design 27/06/2026 – 28/06/2026 Architecture Day – Berlin 2026 Top Event Architecture & Design 27/06/2026 – 28/06/2026 On June 27 and 28, 2026, architecture firms across Berlin will open their doors, showcase their projects, and offer insights into their work. More than 80 events will showcase the diversity of architectural creativity – free of charge. Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Sustainability Open Air Urban development Contemporary Art Location Diverse Veranstaltungsorte Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.ak-berlin.de/baukultur/tag-der-architektur/programm-2026/?source=bde More information
Top Event Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Courtesy the artist / Foto: Thomas Bruns Top Event Art To 30/12/2027 A Thousand Ways to Be Berlin. Nationalgalerie Collection at Hamburger Bahnhof Top Event Art To 30/12/2027 To mark its 30th anniversary, the Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery of Contemporary Art is presenting a new collection showcasing the Berlin art scene in global dialogue from 1989 to the present day. Read more Contemporary Art Location Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart Invalidenstraße 50-51 10557 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/tageskarte-hamburger-bahnhof-berlin-museum-fuer-gegenwartskunst Buy tickets
Top Event Show © Markus Nass Top Event Show To 31/12/2026 BLINDED by DELIGHT Top Event Show To 31/12/2026 The new Grand Show at Friedrichstadt-Palast “BLINDED by DELIGHT” takes its audience on a moving journey into the world of dreams and happiness. Over 100 wonderful artists offer you dazzling show entertainment on the largest theater stage in the world. Read more International City of music Whitsun Ticket tips Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Friedrichstadt-Palast Friedrichstraße 107 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.eventim.de/artist/friedrichstadt-palast-berlin/blinded-by-delight-grand-show-friedrichstadt-palast-3862595/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Top Event Play Advertisement © ATZE Berlin Top Event Play 16/06/2026 – 13/09/2026 Open-Air Family Summer at Luftschloss Top Event Play 16/06/2026 – 13/09/2026 Open-air family theater at Tempelhofer Feld! From May through September, come see ATZE performances in our beautiful wooden amphitheater. Join us as we bring children’s burning issues and questions to the stage and explore them together! Read more Berlin's neighbourhoods Children Summer of Culture Open Air Politics & Society Urban Art Location Luftschloss Tempelhofer Feld Tempelhofer Damm 45 12101 Berlin Time 16:30 pm Tickets & Dates
Top Event Musical © FerranCasanova_popout 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 Whitsun Ticket tips Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Theater des Westens Kantstraße 12 10623 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://tickets.stage-entertainment.de/de-int-reg/Online/default.asp?brandingName=DE-WSAL-TDW-1-IR-DF-C1Z8&SessionSecurity%3A%3Areferrer=IMR-582 Buy tickets
Top Event Events for foodies © Juliane Sonntag/photothek.de Top Event Events for foodies To 30/08/2026 Colonnade Bar 2026 Top Event Events for foodies To 30/08/2026 The Kolonnaden-Bar will open again this year in one of Berlin’s most beautiful locations—on the edge of the historic Kolonnadenhof at the northern tip of Berlin’s Museum Island, with a direct view of the Spree. Read more Events for foodies Summer of Culture City of music Open Air Contemporary Art Location Kolonnaden-Bar Bodestraße 10178 Berlin Time 16:00 pm – 22:00 pm https://www.vagabund.de/en/gastronomy/kolonnadenbar
Top Event Show Advertisement © Live City r.s.o Top Event Show To 25/07/2026 Sinatra Dinner & Show in Berlin Top Event Show To 25/07/2026 A glamorous evening of live music, Sinatra’s greatest classics and a signature 3-course dinner at Hotel Palace Berlin. Perfect for everyone who loves swing, style and unforgettable experiences. Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies Summer of Culture City of music Around Kurfürstendamm Location Hotel Palace Budapester Straße 45 10787 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://sinatraberlin.de/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Top Event Show © Wintergarten Varieté Berlin Top Event Show To 19/07/2026 AHOI – Swing * Dinner * Acrobatics Top Event Show To 19/07/2026 Cast off and full steam ahead! With AHOI – The Acrobatic Swing Show, Wintergarten Varieté Berlin presents show that takes audiences on an incomparable journey across the world’s oceans. Read more City of music Whitsun Ticket tips Location Wintergarten Varieté Potsdamer Straße 96 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://wintergarten-berlin.de/shows/ahoi/ Buy tickets
Top Event Festival © cyan Top Event Festival To 25/07/2026 Anniversary Festival at HALLE Tanzbühne Berlin Top Event Festival To 25/07/2026 To mark the 30th anniversary of cie. toula limnaios, the Berlin-based dance ensemble will celebrate an anniversary festival from June 3 June through July 25, 2026, an anniversary festival that brings selected works from various creative phases to the stage… Read more Summer of Culture Location HALLE Tanzbühne Berlin Eberswalder Str. 10-11 10437 Berlin Time 20:30 pm
Top Event Exhibitions Advertisement © DeJa Vu Museum Berlin Top Event Exhibitions To 30/06/2026 DeJa Vu Museum Berlin Top Event Exhibitions To 30/06/2026 A unique experience with wow moments awaits you at the Museum of Optical Illusions at Alexanderplatz. Celebrate a feast for the senses, take cool photos and marvel at amazing effects. Read more Children Teenager Location Deja Vu Museum Rochstraße 14c 10178 Berlin https://dejavumuseum.de/?source=bde Tickets & Dates