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Art and culture, knowledge and entertainment in the German capital

What is going on in Berlin?

The German capital offers you a first-class, varied programme of experiences: event highlights, entertainment and lots of culture. Just drive off, Berlin awaits you!

Take a look ahead to next year: in Berlin 2025 you will find the most important highlights.

We also have tips and recommendations for every day , plus dedicated weekend tips for the very best over the weekends!

In addition, you will find current updates and event tips in our visitBerlin blog .

Events in Berlin for every day

What events are on in Berlin today? What events can you find here in summer and winter? Berlin hosts so many events every day that we can hardly count them all!

To help you find your favourite events easily, we have prepared a selection of the top events – for every day, weekend and year.

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Event highlights on 10/24

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• Markus Barth: Pures Gold
• Eagle, Lion, Crown
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What's on in Berlin?

Winter events in Berlin

What's on in Berlin during the holidays? So much that the winter blues don't have a chance: visit fascinating shows, festive operas or winter events. Find more tips for culture, theatre and more in Berlin's largest event calendar at visitBerlin.de

Christmas concerts

Attending a festive Christmas concert is a wonderful family tradition. Here are our classical music tips for the Christmas season.

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Christmas events

From The Nutcracker and Harlem Gospel Night to dazzling musicals: ring in the Christmas season just the way you like it.

Berlin’s opera scene will ecstasize you

Opera & dance

For opera and dance lovers visiting Berlin, the huge wealth of venues, big and small, are sure to make for a memorable evening out here.

Witness unique acts on exceptional stages

Shows & Musicals

Experience all the glitz and glamour of the theatre by catching a show or musical in Berlin - the scene here is wide and thrilling.

Be there every evening when Berlin’s stages show you love, laughter and sorrow. High-profile opera or classical music concerts, theatre

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Contemporary Art in Berlin

Immerse yourself in the exciting art of the present - Berlin is the place to be!

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Exhibitions

Painting, sculpture, history, and photography: Berlin hosts exciting exhibitions of art ancient and modern every day.

Dance the night away

Clubs in Berlin

Clubs, bars and nightlife in Berlin: dance the night away. There's something going on 24 hours a day in Berlin.

The best bands of all genres in one city

A city diverse in its ideologies, neighbourhoods and art movements offers visitors an equally varied and pulsating live music scene.

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The must-be-there events in Berlin

Berlin’s cultural landscape is packed with things to do – which can make it hard to know where to start!  That’s where we can help.

Looking for great exhibitions in Berlin? Here, we’ve selected the top exhibitions in the city for you to enjoy.

Food Week , Fashion Week , and Art Week – in Berlin you can immerse yourself in (almost) any topic for a week and just go with the flow.

The Long Night events have already become a tradition in Berlin. Since 1997, the Long Night of Museums has been held twice a year –  a model also inspiring a Long Night of the Sciences, Religions, Start-ups, and much more.

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Berlin has its classics - and we don't just mean classical concerts or opera.

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In Berlin, there’s always so much to do, every day of the year, any time of day or night – a sparkling array of events, highlights, entertainment and culture.

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Berlin is a happening place

Berlin is open – for people, music, the new and traditional, partying and chilling out, for inside and outside. You don’t have to decide for Berlin – the city is just there. Always.

At any time of day or night and any time of year, Berlin has a sparkling array of events, highlights, entertainment and culture.

The city’s museum landscape is fascinatingly diverse. Concert halls and three opera houses offer a wealth of events and music to enjoy in the evening, while Berlin’s nightlife gets into gear after midnight in the city’s innumerable clubs.

Berlin is as diverse as the Berliners, as loud as its traffic, as quiet as its parks and gardens. There is simply always something going on in Berlin.

So, you don’t have make detailed plans for your trip to Berlin – when you’re here, the city is your inspiration!

In Berlin, the past is just as much present as the work on creating the future. The new is emerging, the old stepping aside, demand increasing and services expanding.

Art weeks, fashion weeks, theatre weeks, music weeks – the city is bursting with new ideas, creativity and inspiration. A city driven by innovation – where what hasn’t been thought of yet today is already a thing of the past tomorrow.

Berlin has the perfect mix for every taste – any time, any day, all year round.

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The 9 best annual events in Berlin

Don’t know when to come? For a really good time, coincide your trip with one of the very best events in Berlin

This city sure knows how to have fun – and the very best annual events in Berlin reflect that. From kitsch carnivals to international film celebrations, there’s always something big, bright and brash going on in this madcap town. While it’s true the German capital has typically forgone high-profile happenings for more DIY efforts, in recent years Berlin has warmed to the idea of international recognition. Contemporary art festivals like Transmediale and Berlin Art Week now draw appreciative crowds from Europe and beyond. And ever heard of the Berlinale?

If drinking in the sunshine among over-excited crowds isn’t your bag, you may well want to avoid the city between May and August, when there seems to be some kind of street festival every weekend. But if it is? Then alongside the endless succession of excellent bars , restaurants and attractions , this city’s going to spoil you. So go ahead and coincide your trip with one of these brilliant events… then come straight back for the next. 

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Best events in Berlin

1.  karneval der kulturen.

Inspired by London’s Notting Hill Carnival and intended as a celebration of Berlin’s ethnic and cultural diversity, this long holiday weekend (which coincides with Pentecost) centres on a ‘multikulti’ parade (on the Sunday) involving dozens of floats, hundreds of musicians and thousands of spectators. The parade and festival snake from the Hallesches Tor area to Hermannplatz.

2.  Christopher Street Day Parade

Originally organised to commemorate the 1969 riots outside the Stonewall Bar on Christopher Street in New York, this fun and flamboyant parade has become one of the summer’s most enjoyable and inclusive street parties. Hundreds of thousands of people march for and celebrate the rights of LGBTQ+ people each year. Check the website for details of the route.

3.  Berlinale

For more than 60 years, the Berlinale (or Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, to use its official title) has been the city’s biggest cultural event, as well as one of the world’s three most prominent film festivals. Although Potsdamer Platz is the focus of the festival, screenings take place around the city, including at Alexanderplatz, at the Zoo Palast cinema in Tiergarten and in a renovated crematorium ( silent green Kulturquartier ) in Wedding. The Berlinale offers the chance not only to watch undiscovered movies and rub shoulders with fellow film buffs and industry leaders, but to experience Berlin’s unique architectural and cultural heritage. 

4.  Transmediale

One of the world’s largest festivals for media art and digital culture,  Transmediale offers a five-day programme of presentations, installations and performances, then leaves a month-long exhibition in its wake. The exhibitions and screenings are helmed by artists working in video, TV, computer animation, internet and other visual media.

5.  Lange Nacht der Museen

Around 100 museums, collections, archives and exhibition halls stay open into the wee hours, with special events, concerts, readings, lectures and performances. A ticket gets you free travel on special shuttle buses and regular public transport. Lange Nacht der Museen is the final night of Berlin’s MuseumsSommer, in which museums around the city host special open-air events throughout July and August.

6.  Berlin Art Week

Berlin Art Week has become the highlight of the contemporary art calendar in the city since the inaugural event in 2012. Around 50 participating institutions put on events, art fairs (notably ABC Contemporary and Positions Berlin) and wildly popular opening nights. Even the bigger venues, such as Tempelhof Airport and the Hamburger Bahnhof , struggle to handle the swarms of art scenesters at peak times. The central theme varies each year, but it’s consistently a great way to discover up-and-coming as well as established artists.

7.  Hanami Cherry Blossom Festival

Taking place on Berlin’s border with Brandenburg, this one-day festival is a delightfully light-hearted alternative to the city’s serious contemporary art happenings. Over 70 stands offer high-quality Japanese crafts and specialities, and it’s a great excuse for a leisurely walk around the scenic Teltow canal, which once divided East and West Germany. From the station, just follow the cosplayers.

8.  JazzFest

A fixture since 1964, JazzFest Berlin is one of the oldest and most prestigious in Europe, showcasing a wide variety of jazz from an array of internationally renowned artists; past guests have included Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. Curator and jazz player Nadin Deventer took over as artistic director in 2018.

9.  Silvester

Given Berliners’ enthusiasm for tossing firecrackers out of windows, New Year’s Eve is always going to be vivid, noisy and hazardous. Thousands celebrate at the Brandenburger Tor. Thousands more trek up the Teufelsberg in the Grunewald or head to Viktoriapark in Kreuzberg to watch fireworks across the city, though seasoned watchers often prefer the safety of their own balconies. Be careful out there!

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Throughout Berlin, you’ll notice an array of day – and night – spas designed to rest, relax, heal and nourish even the most ravaged of bodies. Scattered conveniently throughout each district are saunas, bathing houses and massage parlours to primp and preen yourself to oblivion. 

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