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November 2026 in Berlin

Christmas Garden Berlin — © visitBerlin, Foto: Michael Clemens

Science week, winter markets and the fall of the Berlin Wall

Berlin is celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall, Freedom Week, Jewish Culture Days and the opening of the first winter markets.

Our series

Weekend tips in Berlin

TGIF! We have the best insider tips for city explorers, concert goers, exhibition visitors and sports fans on all 52 weekends.  

Preview

What happens this month? We have compiled the most important events for you.

New Openings

What's new in Berlin? New stores, restaurants, cafés and personal tips from the editorial team. There’s a lot to discover.

Our newest posts

visitBerlin, 15 Minuten Stadt — © visitBerlin, Foto: Mo Wüstenhagen

11 tips for seafood restaurants in Berlin

We've compiled a list of the best spots to check out if you're in Berlin and looking to satisfy a seafood craving.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Vew from the Panoramapunkt at Potsdamer Platz Berlin — © Panoramapunkt

12 beautiful viewpoints in the neighbourhoods

All of Berlin's neighbourhoods offer great views of the city. Different angles, different heights, but always impressive.

Written for you by: Catrin

Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023, Athletes — © Special Olympics Inc.

11 Tips for the Special Olympics

This year, the Special Olympics will take place in Berlin for the first time. Thousands of athletes will compete in 26 sports at the Special…

Written for you by: Josefine

EGX Berlin: People with headphones on desktop computers — © Foto: EGX

11 Tips for Gamers in Berlin

The best places for game lovers are not only in front of the screen. Take a look at our tips and discover Berlin's gamer side.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Staatsoper Unter den Linden — © Gordon Welters

11 reasons to look forward to in the upcoming season

Berlin's theaters, operas and concert halls start the new season with a full program.

Written for you by: Josefine

Black-and-white photograph Brandenburger Tor Berlin 1907 — © Landesarchiv Berlin

The Skladanowsky Brothers: When the Pictures Learned to Move

Noch vor den Brüdern Lumière brachten die Berliner Brüder Skladanowsky die ersten Bilder vor großem Publikum zum Laufen.

Written for you by: Josefine

© Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Foto: Georg Schroeder

Rio Reiser & the Rauch Haus: Squatters occupy the Bethanien

With the Rauchhaus song, Rio Reiser writes the anthem of the left-wing scene, and co-initiates the occupation of the Bethanien.

Written for you by: Josefine

Fascinating stories: the Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin

Where there are wide open spaces, small and big ideas are born, courageous experiments are dared, but also tragic stories are written…

Written for you by: Dagmar

Berlin Airlift 1948 — © Landesarchiv Berlin

Berlin Airlift - Chocolate on parachutes

Via the Berlin Airlift, the socalled "Rosinenbomber" supply the enclosed city - also with chocolate.

Written for you by: Josefine

Our authors

Berlin Blogger

Fans of fine dining, recreational sports nuts, dog lovers: our guest bloggers see Berlin from their own, completely different perspective. Read for yourself and see where they take us.

Catrin

lives in Berlin for over 20 years and loves to travel the city. Preferrably by bike, she discovers the most exciting and interesting sides of Berlin. Across the city, across country and also off the beaten track.

Person mit langem Haar lächelt in die Kamera. — © visit

Dagmar

is an archaeologist who has worked on Mayan sites in Central America. After ten years, she left the world of the Maya for a life in Berlin and found that the city a rich place for field research as well. She has fallen in love with cultural treasures of Berlin. Whether alone or with her children, she loves to be out and about in the city, taking the time to look deeper and turn over a stone here and there.

Josefine

is originally from Munich and started out her career at one of Germanys largest daily news papers. Before finding her home in Berlin, she also reported as a correspondent and trend scout from the US. Today she is cruising Berlin's neighbourhoods, always on the lookout for good stories - with a focus on culture, music and ideas for the future of an innovative Berlin.

Kristin

does not smile on fotos. But in real life she enjoys with a smile in her face the rich cultural life of Berlin - the metropolis both in front of and behind the scenes. Her favourite season is the Berlinale, then she spends 10 days watching movies and writing about them in the blog.

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